The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-05

THINGS
Make the City Better, His
Idea-Bigness Will Come
As a Result
The great membership campaign Of
the Grand Forks Commercial club
was inauguEated Monday evening with
a banquet that was, in every sense.
for a better and bigger Grand Forks
was generated by the banquet and
the program Of coasts following than
has been brought about by any single
force in the city's history.
It was found that the Elk hail was
toe small to accommodate the big
crowd. and as a result yer were
laid for additional numbers in the
Commercial club hall. Over 400 busi-
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Forks attended the event. and assist
ed in making It the success 1t was.
The address Of Commissioner Wall
lace g.: Nye Of the Minneapolis Com
mercial club was filled with interest
to the club members. and during the
course Of his remarks the speaker
pointed out many channels through
which Grand Forks could work.
Musical features during the e
to- -AA ~oASA~A h-
Of Wesley college. in violin solos. and
by W. W. Norton Of the university
in vocal solos. Orchestra numbers
also added to thai. feature Of the q
ing's program.
Nye's Address
Commissioner Nye prefaces his re-
marks with the statement that he was
glad indeed to come to Grand Forks
and that he was glad to bring the cor
mercial club. He declared that what
has made Minneapolis grow will also
make Grand Forks grow. Both cities
reach back to the soil. Both cities are
interested in what has been termed
the great American northwest. He
emphasized the fact that one Of the
things the people of both Minneapolis
and Grand Forks should be interested
Ia 10 moro intensified farming. 1t
means a greater variety Of products
and more than all it ear q larger
urban population.
Passing directly to the subject Of
the work Of the commercial club. Com.
missioner Nve pointed out that there
Is scarcely a city Of any consequence
In the United States that has not a
commercial club. He urged that the
than the old board Of trade which 1t
has supplanted in many cities because
It has a broader viewpoint. The mere
fact at"there are 20 many Of these
organizations Is proof in ITSELF that
they. are worth while.
Tie first basic cas- which has
lead to the establishment Of CONNER.
ciai clubs. declared the speaker. is
knowledge that a city Is man built.
He said that the old saying God made
the country and man made the town
was in fact true. Almost every city
fs essentially man made. although To-
cations sometimes play a material
part. To prove his point he told Of
how New York. Chicago and even the
Of. natural conditions but Of the ef-
forts Of bold progressive business men.
The second basic principle that has
lead to h formation Of commercial
clubs, said h speaker. is the knowl.
age that there is power in co-opera.
tive effort. He drew from the wild
hover OF nature the illustration that
FORCES Is necessary in the production
I q thing Of beauty. Man has real
ICED this important fact and CONNER.
clal clubs. boards of trade and other
ORGANIZATIONS Of a life nature have
peen formed for the purpose Of getting
mel together in a social and business
way Tor the betterment of civic and
Oyl01nAAA NANNt<{~~. rA.
tons have been brought about also
from the fact that the men Of today
realize that it is their duty to do
something for the common good.
Selfshnese. said Mr.. Nye, is one of
tne greatest foes Of the race. It has
oeen the cause Of bloodshed and bond
age IN b past. Association does
away with selishness. And by asso-
cianon. the progressive ideas Of men
nave deem brought to the front.
the problems In different cities VAR
VIDE n 1t Is hard indeed to a what
any particular city should outline an a
program. Chiefly stated, however, the
speeker said a commercial club should
40 everything It can to make a city
.. ossser place In. which to live and
pleced the word better" before big
ger because he believed It wa more
big n Men are not moving to elite.
simply because they are big
w: Nye emphasized especially the
20 OF having a city that is healthy
hns OF n1ving q city that provides the
pest possible educational facilities. Ia
declared that with the state uniyersitv
located here. Grand Forks bids fail
70 become the educational e al
the state. Although he did not decrv
IS d Of getting factories, MI. Nv
G!o not strongly urge this feature
re ealo that he was glad to learn OF
sne P1ov1s!on Grand Forks had already
maze IN y way Of parks. In .closins
he laid before his hearers the thou1hi
10y = the club is a good thing The
lareer the organization the better. Hf
said that a club could not be doins
some big thing all the time. He de.
cared that every citizen Of Crane
= should feel that he was liyins
aH .ne pest little city on earth AMI
snould give his attention to thos,
things which would make II an evs,
better city. 'e
Murphy Talked.
Mayor NJ. F. Murphy was next call.
ed upon by President Lander, and in 8
cnaracteristicly enthusiastic speech. h.
declared his confidence in the work o,
.ne commercial club and emphasized
some OF the things Grand Forks ha,
ALREADY accomplished. He declarei
mat he was for a more united Cram
FORKS: The mayor said that he dif
0 mean to intimate that Crane
forks is not now united, probably bet
Ter united than aver before in its his
!orN. 70 this spirit of unity, he sait
credit. III
President Lander next called q,
Prof. G. A. Lampert Of the Wesle,
college conservatory. In a BRIEF hi