The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-15

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1t is something one should be inter-
ested In. I think great deal of this
community plan. We are not in
position yet to tell about 1t, but /
want every one OF you here on that
occasion for know you will be in
terested.
To Show Home Products.
Next january we will have the
Tri-Etate Grain Growers and the Corn
Growers association here and we
want to have in these rooms a home
/ product show to let the people know
what Fargo Is making. don't be-
lieve the average citizen Of Fargo
knows what Is being made here. We
want these rooms filled with the prod
ucts Of Fargo, and ! think you will
all be astonished at what we are al
ready doing.
The commercial club has In
dorsed the governors train which is
soon to take trip east with the
products of the northwestern states,
| for we believe North Dakota will get
exceedingly good advertising from
| this venture. We have also Endorsed
the St Paul land show and viii have
a fine exhibit there for the Red River
valley and incidentally this will help
Fargo. the metropolis Of the valley.
We have Endorsed and have obtained
space in the permanent Philadelphia
Northwest Development Leagues
show that will be located there and
| will send speakers all through Penn
sylvania telling the people Of what
we have out here.
1--WE are strongly In favor of an
auditorium and we need it. In fact
have a letter from an organization
that wants to hold a meeting here
at the time of the State Grain
Growers convention here. but we
have not found a hall that will hold
them, but we hope to arrang cit in
some manner. We need this auditor
ium and hope every member of the
club will think of 1t for the next
thirty days and think hard.
I'VE are needing an exchange OF
courtesies with other clubs. We now
have about sixty on our list, and we
need 800, so that member of the
Fargo Commercial club can feel at
liberty to visit clubs all over the
United States and Canada and Next
co. Here is an application for ex-
change with the Rock Island club.
which is just completing a $95,000 club
house and we want more.
There is a plan on foot for rails
ing money so the merchants will not
have to be pestered all the time by
solicitors.
"We shall endeavor to get better
passenger and freight rates for the
people of this city.
1--WE have secured the Prize Co.'s
consent to open the club room dining
hall every day between IL and 2
o'clock, so that members can get their
MONDAY lunch at 35 cents. It will be
lunch wen worth while.
There is no place FOR good ideas
so good as over lnnch table and
we want as many Of you as can to
meet here at the lunch hour.
There viii be other committees APP
pointed from time to time, as 1t Is the
} intention to make Of every member a
worker In some line
1--WE hope to have a guarantee fund,
not for the purpose of buying plants
to come here. but for the purpose Of
assisting plants that may be In need
Of money to get a start. and this we
believe win not be difficult matter
; to attend to for other places have
: such funds and they are working
nicely.
1--WE hope the officials OF the street
car company will reach the city to-
morrow and that an arrangement will
be entered into so that we soon can
be able to announce that the street
car line win be extended to DilwoEth
at once and thus relieve a situation
, needing relief.
There are many other matters TO
come up from time to time that the
J members will be made acquainted
with, but we think enough has been
, said along these lines for tonight.
want to say to you that we have q
J working capital Of about $4,000 at the
present stime."
Following Mr.. Stine's address Prest-
, dent Hardy called on various members
. of the club who have been active IN
I the movement toward it's Regeneration
: and who have been instrumental IN
9 starting it's present activities. Col
Morton Page was the first Of the I'M
: promptu speakers Of the evening.
, Colonel Page stated he felt sure
: everyone would like to hear about the
work that is being done by the Red
river valley boosters. and he excused
! himself from speaking further by
calling upon Mr.. Amerland. the Cass
. county member Of that organization, to
! tell the club members all about what
is being done by that association.
Mr.. Amerland presented the matter
I in comprehensive manner. He praised
the efficient work OF former Governor
Sarles OF Hillsboro, who Is at the head
; of the association. and dilated upon the
7 energy Of all the men who repre-
! scented the various counties belonging
!. to the association.
Mr.. Amerland stated that large
Iquantity OF specimens Of grain and
products OF the Red river valley had
Y been collected for the st. Paul show
and especially called attention to the
apples that were grown in this valley
{ Reference was made to the great grain
growers convention which will be held
: in this city In January. He prophesied
that there would be at least 1000 ex-
{ hibitors here at that time. which was
based on the expectations of Professor
Randlett of the A. 9.
S He spoke of the great good thai
would come to Fargo through this
n great meeting, as ell the cities of the
8 northwest would hear Of 1t. as well ri
9 cities in other sections Of the country
Z that there would be newspaper rep
a resentatives from many Of the leading
!. papers from all around present to gel
4 q good account OF the sessions of the
B eonvanffnu Mr. AuerIand felt that tl,t