The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-11-09
WILL WORK
FOR OUR CITY

FOR OUR CITY
James c, Young Writes Letter to
Commercial Club. Will
Help Get Ry. and
Manufacturing
Minneapolis. Minn., Nov. End, 1912.
The Commercial Club. ,.s
Dickinson. N. D.,
Gentlemen.
expect to he in Dickinson on No.
vember 7th. to remain week and at
that time it will give me great pleasure
to confer with the members of the club
upon any subject for the welfare of
Dickinson which they may think wise to
consider at this time. !,
If you desire to cooperate with the
Northern Pacific Railway in placing a
: viaduct under the tracks connecting the
North and South side, believe you will
find no time more opportune than the
present, and if you propose to attain
this object the sooner you begin the
more likely you will be to succeed. You
need not be assured in advance of my
hearty corporation. You doubtless
know that the Northern Pacific people
are planning extensions east and west
and north aud south of Dickinson and
that these lines will be built in the
not distant future and that you have
no hope from this company of north
and south line, nor in my judgment is
that particularly desirable. II is of
the utmost Importance that you should
have north and south line and in my
judgment il is not impossible. Enter
prises of this character are promoted
by concentrated effort but are really ac-
coEplished by one or few individuals.
In campaign of this character it is
always necessary to have a general.
Vast projects of building will come
along as sure as the years roll by and l
hope after this election there will be a
new interest developed by railway cor
porations in the development of your
section of the country. which looms up
with such vast promise.
I particularly desire at this time to
call your attention to manufactures.
Only by the development of the farms.
which is already assured and by build
ing of factories which can thrive in
your locality, can you hope to be great.
After an experience of thirty. six years
in active business life, believe there
is nothing so important as factories in
the development of cities. as factories
employ many people. These people must
all patronize your stores, must have
homes and that brings more merchants
and more business generally.
You must ascertain what class Of
manufacturing can be conducted in
Dickinson at profit. There are com.
panies all the time looking fol, locations
and situated as you are. 80 far from
great commercial centers, there is ne
reason why certain lines of goods can.
not be made in Dickinson at profit.
and if you proceed actively in
establishing those factories which
prove successful it will be much easier
to get others. "
am willing to consider with you al
this time any business propositions
and have received authority from the
Empire Real Estate 8. Mortgage Com
pany, which is so largely interested il
your growing city, to cooperate will
you on the part of the company, in g
liberal manner in any reasonable in
vestment. may say that while tn.
company's interests are mostly on thu
west side. its policy will be so broat
that it will work for the interests of th'
whole city and in no sense in a partisan
manner. Naturally if it comes to th'
location, of factories. it will enter int,
a friendly rivalry with interests on tb,
east side, for the location. if Their
should be occasion for any such rivalry
What the company might do at this
time will he no precedent for the fu
ture, as it might not be in 6nancia
condition or my health mieht not b.
such as to undertake new projects
Some two years ago my health was sucI
that was Obliged to practically resiel
from all work. am now in the ha1nes
again and ready for the battle. So if a
this time you have any projects in viev
which You can bring to my attention
when am in Dickinson and which ap
peal tony business judgment as desir
able so that can recommend them t
the Empire Real Estate & Morteae
1. Company. then that company will joil
you in their promotion. The policy Q
the companyin obtaining manufacture
is not to become partners in the bust