The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-22
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structive must give way to the onward
spirit. Your work lies everywhere
around; yours Is leadership toward the
city beautiful toward desirable eco.
nomic conditions. public health and
public morality. industrial prosperity.
state and national. harmony out Of
political strife, conversion Of the pes
simist who says 1T can't be DONE" 1t
seems to me there 10 little that a com.
mercial body should not undertake.
There Is much to be done and only by
you. else 1t cannot be accomplished.
I am not sufficiently familiar with
local conditions and the accessible
markets to suggest the nature OF In
you to a great city built in less than a
score Of years upon q wide prairie 800
miles from another great city half q
century old. There were no natural
resources outside Of a great .expanse
Of undeveloped land and a rainfall of
q foot a year. I speak Of Oklahoma
City. Okla. with its 10000 live wires
can't be DONE" Here are great pack
ing houses. stock yards. -four mills.
machine shops. railroad terminals,
jobbing houses. and what not? ! per-
sistently prophesied this ctty's com.
pletion up to five years ago when tts
population was half that Of today. I
have abandoned the profession Of q
prophet after mingling occasionally
with the indefatigable. reiently. resist.
great and beautiful city. A look at
the map reminds me Of your similar
geographic position: q look ut you re-
minds me Of a similar type OF human
irresistablcs.
Plan Of Other Cities.
1 am afraid I can suggest no new
plans to which you might work toward
industrial growth but l will tell you
briefly Of plans adopted by several
southwestern cities. Incorporation of
commercial club at Fort Smith: Ark.
invested in buying real estate, plated
and sold to loyal merchants and cit
Teens at 800 to 500 per cent profit.
Proceeds used for magazine advertts-
ing. Bonuses and RENTED taxes to q
dozen new industries in two or three
years time. Employing 500 OF more
operatives, after which the stock was
retired two for one. and a balance left
for future work.
At Muskogee. okal.. the same plan
IL now under way by a group Of men
outside the commercial association.
Private profit is the object, but the city
and its people will be the greatest ulti-
mate beneficiaries. At Oklahoma City.
free land and 100000 cash by popu-
lar subscription were donated the Nor
ris packing interests. which were fol-
lowed by 8. and 8. receiving like assist
ance. The two institutions are equal
to similar plants in Kansas City. The
municipality donated free water for q
long term Of years. The subscription
list passed around IL, to my mind, q
poor plan. The prospective subscriber
sees you .frst and frequently hides
away. The solicitors soon tire with
often q small subscription sets the pace
tor those lucky enough to follow.
Stock subscriptionS to new and Ineft.
torious enterprises 10 Q safe gamble
for the enthusiastic town builder and
often attracts him who wants Q sure
thing.
Cooperation with the industrial de-
very often productive Of great results.
I want to tell you OF the eommssce
association OF my home city. With
nearly 5000 members It is pushing
forward trresistab1y toward better gov
ernment,. better. social. conditions, bet
ter public health. city Identification,
more factories. more 1obbers. more re-
transportation costs, lower production
costs. lower tariff. more immigration
OF desirable foreigners. the worlds
peace. deep waterways, the merchant
marine and every. conceivable thing
that makes directly or indirectly for q
greater and better city and country.
Saw the Necessity.
A word about my people H. M.
Byllesby & Co. We early recognized
the attitude of the public toward util-
ity corporations. We saw the need
of q broad and liberal policy II we
| were to grow and succeed. It 10 need.
less for me to tell you Of our lively
interest in this community and every
other where u interests lie. We Of
~. you freely without asking In re-
turn. brains. muscle and our
financial. assistance toward the greatest
possible Development Of this your city
and ours. we have, that Fashionable.
selfish interest IN Aoping for the sale
| of more electricity ana more gas than
we now sell. just as yoe hope to seil
more groceries. more dryeeods. more
Tobacco ana nore furniture Our
dream Is sell every unit Of powae ana
every candle power Of light DAeo "a
this city. Produced under n root II