The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-15

in Kentucky, and every year finds her
attending the sessions of the general
assembly, where she yields powerful
influence for good.
The gopher state contractors held
! their meeting yesterday at Duluth.
Mayor Lowell was introduced as the
most handsome man in Fargo rep
resenting the most handsome city in
the northwest. He spoke of the signs
of progress in North Dakota. He
said that the buildings which were
cropping out in the state were evil
dences of the material prosperity OF
the 1ickertail commonwealth. He duly
praised the rival city Of Grand Forks
and spoke of it as being in line with
the best cities of the United States.
The chief executive called atten-
ton to the fact that the city Of Fargo
was just building a new fire house
and detention hospital and that by the
time the next meeting of the organiza-
| ton was held in Fargo. the key
city would have q brand new pumping
station to cost $125,00O. He welcomed
the visitors to the city and expressed
desire that they feel at liberty to-
make themselves welcome guests of
! Fargo at any time.
Trade School.
Professor Scull of the A. c. gave
splendid address outlining the work
that will be done by the proposed
! trade school, which was endorsed at
the meeting yesterday, He said in
part:
"The supply of labor of the best
class has been limited and the quail
| ty is not such as is most satisfactory
to the contractor and. employer, The
unions have in a measure prohibited
apprentices to start to do practical
work, and in such school as has been
proposed these youths would be given
an opportunity to gain Roadway in
practical education and employment
1.-THE trade school would teach such
| things as carpentering, plumbing, ar
| chitectual drawing and would employ
no instructors who had not already
had ten years actual experience IN
their line Of work. Shop methods
would be used entirely.
Evening classes and short winter
courses would be introduced for irs,
mediate value to the people. taking
the courses. BY the evening work,
those actively engaged in construction
work could secure a thorough prac-
teal knowledge of the subjects.
"The school would be state insti-
tuition and benefits would be derived
from the contractors all over the state.
A bureau of employment would be
established and in this manner con-
tractors would be able to locate de-
sired men for their positions.
1.-The cost of such a building as will
be necessary for the trade school will
not exceed $4,000 and the maintenance
for instructors would be about $4,000
year In two years time $50 stu
dents could be graduated from the
school. 1t is planned to locate the
school at the A. C. and bill will be
framed to be presented at the next
session of the legislature to estab-
lish such department at the A. c.
superintendent Hoover.
One of the remarkable addresses
made during the evening was by SUI
perintendent Hoover of the Fargo
schools. He said that he was in sym
patty with the trade school proposed,
but was not in favor of young men
who were under 16 years of age
taking up this kind of work He
talked on the subject of child labor
and pointed out the significant fact
that boys beginning too early in
life TO work was responsible for the
large number OF human failures.
THE first is years OF child's life"
he said, belongs to his childhood. He
who robs the child of this heritage
commits a crime and it is wholly un-
just to cause a child to begin work
in his boyhood or her girlhood days"
H w. Gearey OF Fargo presented
the bankers side of the building pro-
position to the assemblage and said
that there was no class of men who
were more pleasant to deal with than
she builders and traders of the COM
munfty ut Is always a pleasure to
assist the builders and traders" said
Mr.. Gearey
Hon. W. j. Price Of the exchange
told of some of the things that the
organization did for the local con-
tractor 1.-THE object was mainly self
ish, said he, "and the organization
lis meant to assist us in our work
However we are the forerunners of
decent contract letting in North Da-
kota and we are doing great many
good things for the public as well as
ourselves He spoke of the great
building up and BENEFITS that were
being derived by the public at large
as well as the members of the ex-
changes.
The First President.
william spriggs Of Grand Forks,
the first president Of the state assoc
citation talked on Smiles and great
ny encouraged the work that was be-
ing done He spoke OF the i'm
provement In tho local exchange and