The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-25
FARGO DELIGHTED
The union men
HEARTY WORDS OF. coMMENDA-
TON AND PRAISE FOR WAY
THIS CITY ENTERTAINED THE
LABOR DELEGATES, FROM Or
GAN OF MINNESOTA UNIoNlsM.

! Under the caption, Fargo Convention
is Glorious Success, The Minnesota
Union Advocate, the official organ Of
the Minnesota State Federation, has
the following to say about Fargo as
a convention city:
Fargo N. D., smiled benignIy on
the Minnesota State Federation Of
Labor, which began its annual con-
vention in that city last Monday
morning, giving the delegates a very
cordial reception as they arrived and
showing at once that the spirit Of hos
pitality was fully awake in the big
little city, and determined to do every
thing possible to make the time of the
convention pass pleasantly for every
body connected with the gathering. In
fact, many Of the delegates said they
got there the warmest reception they
ever had on an occasion Of the kind.
The thermometer did it's best to make
record. but, although it made a
high one, it did not surpass the
warmth Of the people in their greet
ings and entertainment OF the visitors
TO their wonderful city.
Marvellous Growth and Progress.
When Fargo invited the Minnesota
State Federation of Labor to hold it's
annual convention in that city. and
declared it was able to meet all the
requirements for facilitating the bust
ness OF the gathering and the enjoyable
entertainment of the delegates and
their accompanying friends, it made
no idle boast, for it is metropolitan in
essence and spirit and sustains its
claim to such distinction in the in
tensity, comprehensiveness and sweep
of its industrial, commercial, educa-
tional and social vitality
From an obscure settlement on the
wild prairie of the west it has grown
to be a city Of nearly 10000 inhabi-
tants, with three national banks, one
state bank and two trust companies
whose combined capital and surplus ag-
gregate over 81, 000,0 900, and whose de-
posits amount to more than $1,000 000
The bank clearings in the city reached
the thrilling total of nearly $41, 600, 900
for 1909, and are still rapidly on the
increase. The financial transactions
Of the postoffice amounted to $4,000,
900, and the sale OF stamps to $4,000
in the last twelve months.
A very satisfactory conception of the
growth Of the city may be gathered
from the amount of money involved in
the building permits in the last two
or three years. This amounted to
S741, 900 in 1908; $S45, 600 in 1909, and
$725,O00 for the first five months of
1910. These are figures enough to
show that Fargo is one of the most
progressive cities in the country. It
is also very busy city, containing
almost every kind of industry suited
in this latitude with the materials at
hand or available for manufacturing
purposes. These employ all the force
necessary to run them at high speed
and on full time, and all show substan-
tial increases in output every year, and
new industries are added as the sea-
sons come and CO.
A Convention City.
Fargo is, moreover, a convention
city. BY the time this season ends it
will have entertained about ten general
| conventions and a large number of
state or sectional assemblies. It's
bounty is royal, but is resources
seem sufficient for every requirement,
and it appears to have no greater de-
sire than to employ them for the en-
tertainment of all the guests that come
within its gates.