Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-10-06

sDelleMqu G0aC ~Ino city was sCIOu8
enough to build the road and had q
sort an idea as to procedure That
q censany should be organized to,
,r@at<h survey and find the cost OF
spn ttMg IN the road, that thesseity:
should be bonded at from $4,000 to
'$25, 600 for this purpose, and this with
the help of citizens and other hnan-
cial backing which could be secured.
the road could be put through. This
would surely tend to give Us more fac.
tories and q larger CITY,: It IS hard
to interest q man in your goods if you
are off of his line of railroad, as there is
not the same friendly feeling as with
the salesman on his own line. He be.
lieved the commercial club should take
the matter up this winter and make it
Ia definite proposition. M. N.
Williams asked for standing vote Of
those favorable to bonding the city pro-
viding the road cannot be secured
otherwise. The feeling for it seemed
unanimous.
Farm Lands" by Congressman Lind
bergh. He said he had noticed the
mark we wished to gain, but that he
would rather see 10. 600 people in the
city of Little Falls we'll clothed, we'll
fed and properly housed than 90 600 in
opposite circumstances. That We did
not want more merhants, doctors and
people of business until there was busi-
ness enough for them to do. We do not
want boom, but city and county
that is built on q solid foundation.
With the soil occupied, Morrison
county's rural population would be
quadrupied in population and would
tend to reinforce the city. This would
be greater than any one industry and
would be gradual. and continual.
People living on farms could help-and
instead of discouraging those whose
wish to locate here-they should on
courage them. He believed that each
piece ~of land was suited for some
particular kind of farming. We
should he careful about exaggerati0n
in advertising and that We should be
able to show that the investor is going
to make sometf ing from his labors.
How Can Local Cond,tions zbe I'm.
proved. -. z. Martin thought that
the one WORD boost would pretty well
cover the ground. improvement OF our
own property would prove an in-
centivo to others. He thought that II
the commercial club attendance could
increase in two weeks from TO to 125
that evening there would be little
doubt OF the city's population reaching
10000 in q very short time.
D.. Burton thought we had good
town, but staat we ought TO employ
Imoresconcertod action and cut out the
hammer. He was pleased TO accept
the hospitality Of the Water Power
company, and would gladly accept
another like invitation. # s s s
I e. B. Buckman said tha t
while we might differ in
many matters. it was pleasing 10
note that ali were here for one common
purpose. Nothing can rest. That dur.
ing his residence Of one- third Of CEN
/ tury in the county when its population
was but 1000 and but 500 in the city,
there had been progress. The older in
habitants had done some things and
the younger blood would carry on pro-
1jects to better results. He also mem
toned the posi- bilities from the
mineral deposits of the county. He
said that he was always an optimist
tand was sure Of a bright future for the
community. 3z
The slaat ats.peaker Of the eseveuing was
Frank II. Parsons OF New FORK vice
the Water Power com.
PAM. who spokezon S Now Get Busy,
HI that Though not Ieaidenft,