The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-24
GRAND FORKS MEN IN
MOVE To BETTER
THE CITY
Speakers at Commercial Club
Dinner Indicate Belief in
the Future
NEW
SHOW
Tell Why They Came Here
Travelling Men Prove
Good Boosters
NEW
SHOW VIEWPOINT

Grand Forks testimonials. sugges-
tons for betterment OF certain con-
ditions and the enumeration of efforts
which are being made to bring Grand
Forks more prominently to the front,
We're heard at the noon-day luncheon
today by the Grand Forks
club. The new feature
in the clubs social activities was a
success with a very good at
tendance of members, and with Soy
cral short talks by new men in club
work which proved to be unusually
inspiring.
When President Lander opened the
brief program of addresses. he told
in n few words of how the city of
.illiamsport. Pa, had. during the
past few years. lost a total of twenty
three saw mills which previously pro-
vided employment for about $500
people, but that the city had. as IA
Of fact. cven gained in popn-
lation during hat time, by providing,
through it's commercial club or board
of trade. new industries ia take tho
plac' uf those which had passed way.
\ motto of the W%illialnsport or
ganization is to bend its energies to-
wards doing things. and President
Lander suggested that while the Grand
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dinner. he did not want the members
to elicv the organization was de-
voting its energies to such affairs eN-
cluSivcly. but he believed that they
had Il place i'm the development of tho
proper kind of Il home spirit.
Three comparatively new residents
of the city We're then given an oppor-
tunity to speak. with Il. p. Page,
formerly of Devils Lake, AS the first.
Mr. Ibaro coiJ 1n hc1iayo1 ~, fScnyrl
Forks from the start. The various
methods by which the city reaches
ont, he said. have had the effect of
making the people of the state see
Grand Forks i'm a new light. The
university extension bureau. he said,
n of those agencies engaged in
the work of giving Grand Forks a
better name wherever the university
men appeared.
People of the state arc coming to
look upon Grand Forks as a good
place to live in, III that sentiment
will continue to grow. 1t is a good
place for a family; a good place to
raise boys in"
He pointed out the fact that Grand
Forks was the gateway tn the north
ern half of the state. and. properly
command the entire trace. In fact.
he contended that it was Grand Forks
right to ask such trade.
when I live in Grand Forks | am
going to hollcr for it," said the sneak
CT, in closing.
He Left Minneapolis.
Harry GaNcre was the second
speaker. He said that when he was
employed in a Minneapolis bank about
this city. but had no idea tina it was
as important as it is. and they had
little conception of it's higness. When
the opportunity came to locate here,
he made Il trip to Grand Forks. He
was impressed. he said. by its MANY
evidences of rrogressivcncss. and With
the every evident opportunity for
greater things in the future. and for
those reasons came to the city to live.
Become Commanding Pastor.
G. w. Ross said the fact tina he
was here was evidence in itself of his
faith in Grand Forks. The advantages
Grand Forks possesses. in the point
of territory, etc. were considered by
him to be exceptionally remarkable.
The purchasing power of the vast ter
rltorN will grow ach year, and it is
only natural that Grand Forks should
derive benefits from that power.
All conditions here were pointed to
as ideal. When it comes to climate
ne said Chicago newspapers of Feb
ruary 90 carried stories of the great
troubles in h Il city from a blizzard
the night previous. when cars We're
not running, SUBURBAN trains were
laid up, etc. and when $4,000 men
mad been given employment in clear
ing up the wrcrkasc and the snow.
Travelling Men are Boosters.
II. r.. Payne was tho first of the
travelling men who spoke. lie said
that travelling non like to live in
Grand Forks because they found. in
this city. a splendid place tn make
their homes. You can't find a bet
ter body of boosters than the travel
ing men" said Mr.. Payne, land they
will always start q % if anyone says
ANYTHING against Grand Forks
Travelling men who live here, he
said. like h city, they like the peo-
pie, n the manner in which they ara
treated. Business and commercial
men. he said. are with them.
The travelling man is somewhat diff
ferent from the ordinary man in that
he doesn't depend upon the city in
which he i've for his salary. and the
average mar covering North Dakota
territory could just as we'll live any
where else in the state. so far as his
salary is concerned. as he could in
Grand Forks.
Whenever we find a travelling man
casting about for IA place to live, we
always do all we can to bring them
to Grand Forks he said.
Urges City Scales.
W. O'Gorman urged that Il city
scales be established. reciting an in
stance as worthy of attention. Estab-
lishment of city scales would make
the city a central marketing place
and would mean Il great deal for the
farmers of the district.
President Lander made reply by
stating that the club directors had
just appointed a new committee to
investigate that question.
Publicity Has Worked.
Publicity work for the city was dis
cussed by II. a. Bronson, chairman
Of the publicity committee, and he
declared that much good had come
from the campaign.
Dean II. l.. Burleson was the last
speaker. n he expressed himself as
we'll pleased with having the oppor-
tunity to meet with Grand Forks bus
mess men.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Leominster. Mass. Feb. 24,-Flora
Curtis was burned to death and seven
other persons We're severely injured,
two perhaps fatally, today, when cell
luloid scarps caught fire in the fac
tory Of the Puritan Comb COMPANY.
Forty other persons escaped uniniur.