The Dickinson press., 1912-03-23
BUSINESS MEN owe TALKS
m CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

m CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
The first of q series Of talks on Tho
IT a City, by business men
of Dickinson drew an interested audi
ence Sunday night at the Congregation
al church.
F. G. Reed. the first speaker. intro
duced to talk OF Business Standards''
said substantially as follows:
THE first thing toward the making Of
a city," said Mr.. Reed. lis coopera-
tion. No man should work for selfish
ends alone, but each should have
the interests of the city at heart, and
always conduct his business along
modern lines and methods"
MI. Reed called to mind the fact
that the grain buyers in towns both east
and west of Dickinson were paying
more for grain than was paid here, thus
taking away business that riehtfuily be-
longed here and affecting all lines of
trade. There was no reason why this
should have happened had there been
cooperation.
Mr.. Reed spoke of some of the most
successful business men of the world
such as Marshall Field. Philip D. Ar
mour, John Wanamaker. John Rockefel-
Ter and others and pointed out their
standards and methods. All of them
started with nothing but ambition, a
strong body and sound principles and,
above all. perseverance. 1t is not the
capital that counts but business habits
and method with which to create CAPT.
tai. Such business men as those
toned have certainly improved the con-
dition of the cities in which they lived
as we'll as in the whole country. The
business man is the most important
factor in the making of a city.
Mr.. Hacke said: IA city gains a Ger
tain reputation like an individual and
its reputation is the reputation of Its
business men,. their business methods
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the city. The outward appearance of a
city goes a long way in influencing
strangers" Mr.. Hacke then introduced
Supt. L. r. Waldron to discuss MAX
ing the City Attractive"
Mr.. Waldron said in part: 81 have
been out ticking alfalfa to the farmers.
Some l found eager and ready to SOW
this crop; others are not ready. For
ten years we have been leading up to
the point where the farmers would be
ready to grow alfalfa. because it will
make the pocketbook fatter. This is an
average city and we are trying out
various things. Some may not be
ready as yet to work in earnest for a
CITY beautiful-may not yet see the
value of such efforts. especially from
a money point of view."
THE backyard and alley with its
ash and garbage piles, its tin cans. its
flies. "a menace to the health and wen
the lives of the children-appeals per-
haps more directly than does tree and
shrub planting.
Cooperation is necessary. Individual
effort is alright but it must become
epidemic through organization if the
city is to be made beautiful. 1.-THE
vacant lots IRE an eyesore and often
the owners are non-residents. But
there is a provision of law for cutting
weeds in such places and charging the
expense against the property Speak
ina of tree and shrub planting, Supt.
Waldron said: The method of water
ing is often wrong. Instead of a SUI
perfcial shower-bath insert a tube two
or three feet and water thoroughly
al the roots ; or if surface watering is
practiced use q mulch. Trees and
shrubs cannot compete with grass roots.
Keep grass out and trees will grow
better. A tree in good, rich soil needs
less water than another in poor soil.
Enrich the soil with plenty of rotten
manure More plants, shrubs and trees
in our latitude fail through cold than
through heat. Many of US are trying
out those that are not hardy. 1t is bet
ter TO secure hardy seed and have ac-
climated trees. Many native shrubs
become very beautiful under cultiva-
ton if given reasonable care. The
sand cherry and other Heart river
shrubs have made a fine showine at the
experiment station.
Organization and cooperation and a:
systematic, vigorous campaign will
bring about a city beautiful"
Next Sunday B.. H. Crawford will
speak on the subject of Good Roads,"
and Judge W. C. Crawford on Law
Observance"
So