The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-08-11
THE MIDSUMMER MEETING OF THE
EDITORS OF THE STATE WAS THE
LARGEST EVER HELD IN the
STATE. ENTERTAINED ROYAL.
LYBY the GOOD PEOPLE OF
1.-THE CITY OF OPPORTUk.
ITY." SOMETHING 90.
.. ING ALL the TIME.

awful DhAVV0 AAAACOA S1A 0ooVSA0e1Vu
held at Wnliston Friday and Satur.
day, Aug. and 6, eclipsed any meet
ing of the kind in the history OF the
state. One hundred and eighty
of the more important newspapers OF
the state were represented, and many
Of the publishers were accompanied
by their wives. The total number OF
guests entertained by the hospitable
people Of '@The City OF Opportunity"
exceeded two hundred.
When Ben Whitehead, editor of the
Williston State, in behalf OF the cit1-
zens of Williston, invited the North
Dakota editors to partake of their
hospitality at the midsummer meet
ing, it took little wire pulling to land
the convention, for everybody realized
that Mayor John Bruegger, the mem
bers of the Commercial club and every
other citizen would lend their best
efforts to make good their promise to
write a bright chapter in the lives
OF those accepting the invitation.
The editors have just one complaint
to make concerning their entertain
ment-tne job was done only too we'll.
The editors hardly found time to con-
duct their business meetings, never
theless, when they did meet, their
sessions were 50 harmonious, that a
great edal was accomplished, which
il followed out, will revolutioni2e the
business of the publishers and print
ers, the state over and raise the
standard of their calling several
notches, likewise tending to swell
their bank accounts. We wouldn't
be surprised to see every publisher
in the state riding in his own auto
within year or two, just like the
bankers, if they will only. practice
what was taught to them at the WI
nston meeting.
How the Crowds Were Handled.
The committee realized that Will
liston's hotels would be inadequate
to handle the big crowd of visitors,
so arrangements were made to throw
open the beautiful homes in THE City
Of Opportunity" to the guests. The
best was none too good for the pub
fishers. For at least once in their
lives, they learned that their money
was counterfeit They were met at
the station by committees, who ex-
tended the hand of welcome and their
smiling countenances told palmer
than words that WiIliston was proud
OF the opportunity to entertain them.
The guests registered at the beaut1-
full building near the depot, erected
for the display OF the wonderful crops
Of farm products grown in the vicin-
ity Of that city. Autos carried them
to the various homes assigned to them
and from the moment the train stop
ped until the guests departed, Sun
day morning, there was something do
ing every minute. B.. ..
49, An Ideal Place.
Wifliston was the ideal place to
hold this midsummer meeting. Lo-
Gated as it is on the banks of the
Missouri, the city is most picturesque.
While the people of Williston are
often divided on various questions,
there is always one subject upon
which the agree, and that is the prop
osition Of boosting for their city.
Here they meet on one plane, and the
Knockers, If any there be, are not in
evidence. The stranger is told that
Williston is city of 5,126 souls, mind
you, everybody has the exact figure
on his tongue. He is shown that Will
iston within the past decade has
grown from wild Little cowboy town
on the frontier to a most beautiful
city, which for It's size is the very
best in the entire state of North Da-
kota. Attention Is called to the SUI
perb manner in which the townsite
lies, with plenty of room for growth.
An auto ride about the city convinces
him that there is something doing in
Williston continually and that the
only man with the hammer Is the car
penter, who is building an elegant
new residence in almost every block.
The wide streets, the cement side
walks, the up-to date sewer system,
and the hne supply Of pure Missouri
river water are an noticeable. The
stranger realizes within . few min
utes after his arrival that iW1liston
q Commercial club not mere
y an organization whose object d the
!urtherance Of social pleasures, but q
busy business institution that works
,ieht and dav and successfully, too,
br the upbuilding Of one Of the great
vt cities in western North Dakota.
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