The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-14
sign PETITION
FOR FEDERAL BLDG.
PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN OF
FARGO AND COMMERCIAL CLUB
HEADS SIGN PETITION FoR|
NEW FEDERAL BUILDING FOR
THIS CITY.

Oficers and members of the Fargo
Commercial club and other Fargo busi-
ness men, including the heads OF the
various banking institutions in the
city, have signed petition to be sent
to Congressman Hanna and Helgesen
and Senators McCumber and Gronna
asking for a new federal building for
the city of Fargo, bill for which was
introduced in the lower house OF con-
sress yesterday by Congressman Han
ma.
The petitioners ask the North Da-
kota congressional delegation to press
this matter as vigorously as possible
before the national legislative assem-
bly, at washington so remedial steps
may be taken at once to relieve the
congested conditions of the local post
office and federal building In this city,
as the government business has con-
siderably outgrown the present struc-
ture.
The Petition.
The petition in full. with the names
Of those signing 1t. follow;
Whereas, the local business Of the
Fargo postoffice has increased 10 per
cent in the last Ave years, and
Whereas, the postoffice department
has centralized considerable OF its
business at the Fargo office, including
the postal deposits of all Offices in the
state. the payment of all rural car
riers for North Dakota, the supply of
stamped paper for all the postoffices in
the state, and making it the trans
shipment point for the general Office
supplies for several states in the
northwest, where the goods are sent
here as freight and forwarded as mail,
and
Whereas, the present federal struc-
ture Is also too small to AFFORD suf-
ficient accommodation for the officers
of the federal courts, especially the
United States Judge, district attorney
and clerk of court, and
Whereas, only portion OF the officers
and employees of the federal govern
ment who should be housed in the
public building can at the present time
be accommodated therein, and
Whereas, it Is only FIVE years since
the last addition was completed to this
building and the structure is as near
the edge of the government reserva-
ton in most respects as it is possible
to place 1t and the site and building
are inadequate for the present needs
to say nothing of the future growth
Of the city OF Fargo and the business
of the officials having Offices in said
building, therefore
Be 1t resolved that we, the members
of the commercial club of the city of
Fargo, hereby earnestly urge congress
to make this an emergency case and
Immediately pass a bill providing for
a new site for a federal building in
Fargo and a suitable appropriation for
the erection Of the same, which struc-
ture shall be large enough to supply
the present demands and also have
facilities to accommodate the steady
growth of the business controlled by
the federal oficials and employees In
this city. We feel that this is not an
ordinary request but that an emer-
gency exists which makes 1t necessary
that action be taken at once by con-
gress in order to remedy the existing
conditions, and
Be 1t further resolved that this pre-
amble and resolution be sent to Hon.
L. b. Hanna and Hon. HI. r. Helgesen,
members of congress for North Dakota
and to Hon. p. j. McCumber and Hon.
A. J. Gronna, United States senators
from this state and that each OF them
be urged to press this matter as vigor-
ously as possible.
Signers of Petition.
Those signing this petition are ]. p.
Hardy. president of Fargo Commercial
club: C. p. slime, secretary Of Fargo
Commercial club; w. r. Rowland, re-
tailers association; e. e. Cole, hotel
and restaurant men; A. L. Wall, lum-
bermen; r. j. Cohn. manufacturers:
F. B. Leech, laundrymen: w. s. Low
man, agriculturalists; ]. l.. ANGEL,
implement dealers; DIR. Paul Sorkness,
medical association; ]. 8. Watson. as
ISOLATED charities; J. e. Fields, auto
mobile dealers; M. A. Baldwin, auto
mobile club. George H. HOLSTER, clear
ing house; w. w. Smith, credit men,
A. w. Fowler, bar association; W. j.
Price, builders and traders; Sidney d.
Adams. Town Criers; J. Norton Page.
real estate men; G. o. FoIlett, jobbers'
union; F. A. Irish, First National
bank; Martin A. Hector. Fargo Ma
tional bank; Max Stern. Dakota Trust
Co.; w. G. Macfadden, Commercial
bank; IA. p. Beckwith. Northern Trust
Co., and III. ]. Hagen, Scandinavian
rnerican National hank