The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-30
APPRECIATION THE
KEYNOTE To CLUB
SUCCESS
That Feature Emphasized by
Town Development Men
in Grand Forks Today
T THEORY
AND COME
Sampson Addressed
Directors Of Organization
at Noon Luncheon
T THEORY
AND COME

DEVELOPMENT Of public appreciation
or what the Commercial club is doing
for the city Of Grand Forks is the OBJ
Ject that will be sought to be attained
at q dinner which will be given this
evening with three prominent COM
muntty development men as speakers.
Ihey are Louis Betz, president of the
st. Paul Commercial club; Lewis
Sampson, editor Of Town Development,
Chicago. and William L. Finch, asso-
ctate editor Of the same magazine.
Town development Is q subject Of
such great possibilities and it has TAX
en- such Arm hold in go many of the
cities of the United States within the
last few years. that we have concrete
examples without number to point to
n proving the benefits that are to be
derived through public work for COM
munity improvement" said MI. Samp-
son in an interview with the Times to.
day.
Appreciation of what the CONNER
cial club is doing for the city is, with
out doubt. the most important ele-
ment entering into successful COM
muntty work. Make every citizen
realize that the club is his club and
that 1t does not belong to Lander or
to Graves. Make each and every citi-
Ger understand that the work that is
being done by the club is for his in
dividual benefit. AS a matter of fact,
club work is for the benefit Of ali
citizens. and the sooner they come to
thoroughly realize that fact the bet
ter.
Grand Forks has surprised me. 1t
Is my first visit here and I admit I
had no idea that the city was so
metropolitan. Your club has been do
Ing good work. Its efforts have been
OF a constructive nature and its sue
cesses have been above the average.
anything ] have ever seen in a city of
this size."
Mr.. Finch. associated with Mr..
Sampson in the editing of Town De-
velopment, and who, up to q year ago
was a resident of Cincinnati, where
he was successful to a marked degree
in handling that city's development
work, expressed sentiments much the
same as those of Mr.. Sampson.
Results come when you get every
citizen interested In his commercial
club" said Mr.. Finch. When the
citizens come to realize that they have
q good city, that their club il working
for them. and when they all get to-
gether their powers r great. They
will go forward with a force that is
irresistable. Town development work
dAOHS ina lln0 Will De SUCCESSFUL.
Lewis Betz. who will be one of the
speakers at tonight's 6:15 o'clock club
banquet, is another town development
worker who has the greatest Of faith
in the possibilities Of a commercial
club. He is the president of the St.
Paul club. Mr.. Betz arrived in Grand
Forks this morning.
Guests at Noon Luncheon.
Today the members Of the board Of
directors entertained the visitors at
luncheon. Mr.. Sampson addressed the
directors on club questions, such as Sc
curing new memberships. etc.
Previous to the luncheon the three
visitors were given an opportunity Of
touring the city by automobile.
"You certainly have a great park
SYSTEM" said Mr.. Finch onA his re-
turn. Lincoln park is a beautiful
place and would do credit to cities
many times the size of Grand Forks"