The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-15
GOOD CROWD AT
COMMERCIAL CLUB
FIRST MEETING OF BUSINESS OR.
eANIZATIoN IN NEW CLUB
ROOMS SUCCESSFUL IN POINT
OF ATTENDANCE IMPORTANT
MATTERS CONSIDERED.

From the standpoint of attendance,
at least, the first meeting of the Fargo
Commercial club in It's new club
rooms, following an elaborate O'Clock
luncheon. was a success. on account
Of the absence of President Hardy
who was called unexpectedly out Of
the city Hubert Harrington. first vice
president of the Organization, presided.
A great deal OF time was consumed
with the discussion as to WHO should
go to Mott to represent the club at
banquet to be held in that enter.
prising little city on Friday, March "a,
celebrating the opening of the new
Hotel Brown of that place. Some felt
the mayor ought to go, but he was not
so sure about it and lengthy debate
ensued, resulting that the representa-
ton at that function would be left with
the chair to appoint a committee Of
one or more men to attend and speak
for the city.
Following the reports of two p-evi-
Gus meetings by Secretary Baernstein,
reports, Of standing committees were
heard. r. S. Lewis made brief re-
port for the house Committee in which
he stated that the club rooms had as
yet only been partially furnished. A
report was then called for from the
committees appointed to solicit funds
for the purpose of erecting new city
auditorium. From time TO time the
committee had only reported progress.
Drought Struck Committee.
W IL, 80
mittee, in his report stated the com
mittee, he believed, had been caught
in last summers drought. He said
that he thought 1t was useless at this
time to consider the proposition fur
Their, or at least until the crops were
better and the state and city had a
better financial year than last. He
thought ii was i'll advised to continue
the solicitation of funds just now, when
later he knew that ample amounts
could be raised from everyone and a
good auditorium could be erected with
in the limits of the city that would do
it proud. Further than this, he said
IL it was the purpose of the club to
pursue it's present attitude in this re-
gard he wished to resign from the
committee
]. B. Folsom urged that the club
wait for better crops, that there was
no use trying at this time. He said
that If the committee continued in its
efforts probably sufficient funds could
be raised to build a poor building, but
he thought it would be penny wise and
pound foolish in building a poor audi
forum now when a good one could be
erected later.
other members of the committee
were called on for comments, includ-
ing Fl. L. Loomis, who stated that he
had nothing to add to the remarks OF
the other gentlemen except that a
conference had been held with Co. B
of the N. D. N. G. during the winter,
but nothing had been done recently
along this line.
Reciprocity Communications
Secretary Baernstein read several
communications in regard to the re-
ciprocity treaty with Canada. ono
was from Senator McCumber, who
stated to the members of the club he
had received their resolution of pro-
test and had presented same to the
attention of the senate reciprocity COM
mittee with the request that 1t be
spread upon the journal of the senate
which was done. A copy of the con-
gressional record containing the record
of the resolution was enclosed.
There were six applicants for mem
bership and under suspension OF the
rules all were voted on at the time
resulting in their election.
RoIIo Statue Discussed.
A communication from the mass
meeting held Monday night in regard
to the Rollo statue was read. Mayor
Lowell stated that as the city could
not participate by law in the levyine
of funds for the purpose Of securing
the bronze casting of the model, ne
asked to be relieved of further work
He stated he would either recommend
to the park commission that three
members from that body be appointed
to serve with the committee in charge
of the matter, or he would appoint
three members from that body himself
preferably the former.
B. G.. Tenneson stated he would
make the report of the mass meeting
to the Sons of Norway, and he stated
the cost of the entire project, from
! the securing of the bronze casting to
the installation and unveiling in Fargo
| would approximate $1,000.
Mayor Lowell suggested to the chair
| that in the naming of the three mem
bers of the committee from the COM