The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31

for charity. In return for your. bust
ness to. which he is entitled, he gives
you his when he needs anything In
your line. & u h u n Il. h
So Tar we have talked much and
done little. At our last meeting judge
Palda said that II we looked after
the big things, the little things would
look out for themselves, or words. to
that effect. would reverse that sem
timent and say that every big thing
is merely the sum Of many little
things. Patronazing your local mer-
chants is one OF the little things
upon which hinges every big thing
that comes, to pass, IN A community.
What this town needs far and away
above everything else is MORE SOIL
DARITY AND LESS INDIVIDUAL
HOSTIElIY.
I'VE have no objection to the doctor
getting two dollars for day call and
five dollars. for for a night call nor
the money loaner getting 10 and ~
per cent interest on his money, nor
that the real estate owner makes ~
to 80 per cent on his investment, but
we do say that in return he should
spend his money here with the peo-
pie who make it possible for him to
get these rates. In order that the
merchant too may enjoy some OF the
benefits which he helps to create. We
want him to subscribe for public en-
terprises as literally as do these mer-
chants. do not want you to think
that all the men in the above lines
are what are termed tight Wads, but
on the contrary, we have among us
doctors, money loaners, and real es-
tate men, some of the most liberal
men in the community, this Is espec-
Tally true OF some Of our bankers. who
are at the head Of all public enter
prises. 4,
I will try to show you how incon-
sistent we are: we have this CONNER
cial club whose object is to encourage
home industry and home enterprise.
Yet we, have influential members who
send out OF town for household goods
and personal supplies. We have mem
beers Of this club who make SO 100000
per year loaning money who refuse to
give a cent for a public cause and
send away for their household sup
plies. They say that they are not
going to be robbed by anyone. A
man making $40, 100000 a year talking
about merchant robbing him. 1t is
worse than the pot calling the kettle
black, the pot had some license which
this class of fellows have not, and
besides people in glass houses should
not throw stones.
Let us get together giving the 9th
err fellow the same chance that we
want ourselves Taking President
Tracy's motto for our motto: "You
scratch my back and I'll Scratch
Yours" Simply reversing it, Scratch
the Fellows Back that Scratches
Yours"
John J. Keavin, the next speaker,
advocated great White Way for Mi
not, and said that he had given the
question good. deal of thought. He
Is about to visit the business men and
endeavor to interest them in. this pro-
position. Grand Forks Fargo. csook-
ston. Billings and Miles City already
have this feature, and there could be
no better advertising feature for our
city. We want TO give the travelling
public something to talk about. "Ad-
vertise what you have and be sure
to have what you advertise. This
will make your city succeed the same
as any business" was one of Mr..
Keavin's pointed remarks.
& c. A. Grow touched on = few points
in an unusually capable manner. He
knows that considerable money is
spent outside of Minot that should be
left here. A few years ago, Minot
was upon everybody's lips as the com
ing city, and business men were in
duced to locate here. Travelling sales
men stocked the merchants up with
big lines, and advertised the fact over
the state.' The fact is that while
Minot is good city, and is going to
SoAIA1uS " USy we Adt0 uOL iuCTGdS0u
the business as fast as the stocks
have increased. We are fortunate in
having some good towns located in
Northwestern North Dakota, and Mi
not depends upon them for a large
share OF our trade. Mr.. Grow ven
tured to assert that without the trade
from these towns, not one of our mer-
chants could make cent.
He paid his compliments to the
"peddlers'' WHO travel about from Of
flee to Office, taking orders for cloth
ing which is made outside of Minot.
He believes that 80 per cent of that
class of business leaves Minot.
I'VE have the greatest resources
Of any city in the state Mr.. Grow
stated. Ignite coal fields at our
very door and natural gas close by
that is about to be pdped here This
will make North Dakota Z manufac-
turing State as well % . state noted
for agriculture. We must have man
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