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

three-quarters. the method being to
form a particular corporation for the
real estate holdings Of each factory and
the subscribers would own stock in pro-
portion to the amount they paid in. If
the manufacturers desired the option
to buy the property within reasonable
time. that option could be given them
at cost. If they should be so unfortu-
nate as to fail in business. the COM
pany would still have the real estate
with its building. all ready for another
factory. My idea is to get small manu-
facturers who have already had exper-
ience and been successful and who are
located in places which are much larger
and which form too great competition
for them so that it becomes to their in
terest to make a change. These oc-
casions are rising continually all over
the country and it is up to your club to
make your city and it's advantages
known and get into communication
with them.
First you should ascertain what char
acter of goods can be manufac ctured in
Dickinson at a profit. Now this will
not be done by your club nor by large
committee, but will be worked out by
an individual; some man of intelli-
gence. originality and force who is a
live wire and who will give his entire
attention to the work.
All this man will have to have will
be proper literature about Dickinson
and the surrounding country and STEM
ographer and he can have his office right
in the club so that his other expenses
will be small. He should be provided
with the latest directories giving lists
of the manufactures of the United
States and their locations. He should
study conditions, and in six months,
if he is student and the right man,
he will know more than all the club put
together, about this particular business.
He will tell you things you never
dreamed of. Do not think for minute
that manufacturing cannot be done in
Dickinson. The very fact that you are
far removed from the commercial CEN
tiers. is in many ways an advantage.
The fact that you only have one railroad
does not make it impossible. You can
develop your city so that the railroad
people will want to build north and
south line as much as you want it. You
are going to have that line. 1t is only
a question of time and the more active
you become in the matter the sooner
you will obtain the desired results.
confess myself too ignorant to advise
you as to the class of manufacturing
that would thrive in Dickinson. But
imagine, for example. a canning tac.
tory would be successful and such fac.
tory Gives work to many people. There
is the work of manufacturing the cans
and preparing the contents and it gives
profitable business to agriculturists. Il
you had a large canning factory in
Dickinson any man could make g0o6
living off few acres of ground and
your whole territory around Dickinson
would besa garden. You have the ad'
vantage of the experimental station
and this mani am telling you about
would study up the kind of goods which
could be raised and canned at Dickinson
to advantage and by wise council from
the experimental station and from the
agricultural department of the govern.
ment. would educate the people and
your enterprisiue newspapers would un
doubtedly gladly assist in dissemina
ting this knowledge. At your reQues
the agricultural department at Washing
ton would send you an expert withou
charge. speak on this subject with
authority.
Please understand the proposition
make Is for this time and not for th'
future. for conditions may change s,
that may not desire to embark in nev
/ enterprises later on. am now, as..I hav'
always ben. firm believer in the fu
ture of Dickinson. You have one of tn
best little cities know of and you hav
an empire, very small per cent o
which is developed. believe in you
star and with your cooperation it vii
rise in glory.
With the assurance of my very hiel
regard to all the members and apprecl.
ating the honor of being your colleague
remain
Cordially yours,
i JAMES C. YOUNG
4 MISSION FESTIVAL
4 The Lutheran church of th is city vii
Sunday, November 10th. celebrate it
annual Mission feast Two service
will be held. one in the morning in tn
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