The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-19
NORTH DAKOTA
FOR N. DAKOTANS
STRONG LETTER URGING PEo-
PIE TO INVEST IN THEIR OWN
STATE SENT OUT BY THE
STATE FEDERATION OF COM.
MERclAL CLUBS.

The Federation of Commercial
Clubs Of the State Of North Dakota
is getting busy Just now and sending
out several circular letters, one of
which has arrived here and is an APP
peal to the people OF the entire state
to ~patronize the business men OF the
state. The president of the organiza-
ton Is 2. j. Lander, of Grand Forks
and the secretary is H. N. Johnson of
Lankin, while G. p. slime of the Fargo
Commercial club Is chairman Of the
executive committee.
The letter which Is just now being
sent out is a strong one and the fed
GRAFTON hopes that all will pay at
tentton to 1t. 1t is as follows:
A Strong Letter.
1.-THE safest and best place that can
be found for a North Dakota man to
invest his North Dakota money is in
North Dakota. We North Dakotans
know conditions here. We know the
land, and what 1t will produce. We
are, therefore, in a position to know
North Dakota values. We do not
know values in distant lands. Invest
ments that we might make in other
parts Of the country are full Of risk
to rs. Our wi investments, made at
home, are safe and sure.
Money cent away
Hundreds or thousands Of dollars
have been sem out Of North Dakota
and invested in distant localities,
which the investor knows little about.
Demand creates values. Here are the
official 1910 ensus figures of a few
states showing percentage of growth
during the preceding decennial period:
Florida increased 42.4 per cent; Tex
as, 27.s per cent; Montana, 54.5 per
cent; Oregon, 62.7 per cent; Califor-
MIA, SOL per cent; North Dakota, sos
per cent. Evidently North Dakota is
growing more rapidly than other COM
munities into which our investment
money has gone, and rapid growth
means rapid increase in value.
BE Careful in Investing.
North Dakotans, because of the fact
that they are prosperous due to their
North Dakota Investments, are con-
stantly fm~portuned by statesmen for
all kinds of so-called investment prop
ositions, which range from land locat-
ed in various states and countries
down through the scale to mining
stocks, wild cat industrial stocks, oil
quick propositions. Hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars are lost to our people
every year through these channels.
which. If invested here at home would
be saved to our state.
To Invest at Home.
we believe North Dakota none
should be invested in North Dakota:
that North Dakota men should boost
North Dakota. We believe that 1t is
to the interest OF all OF us that this
should be done. Occasionally there
may be a good investment that might
be made aside from this, but these
A. ~ %~mv nnz E1a h-4rrynn- vNY.,-
local club will be glad to cooperate
with you in investigating any propo-
sitfons that are presented to you.
When a salesman calls upon you. IL
you do not know of his proposition.
refer him TO your local club, and 1t
will investigate the matterthouroughly.
and IL the proposition is a good one.
will so report to you.
Let us all join In a movement to
keep North Dakota dollars in North
Dakota. for the upbuilding Of our own
community and state. North Dakota
Federation of Commercial clubs"
Another Circular.
The federation is also sending out
another circular letter. and this bears
directly upon what every citizen in
the state should be interested In. 1t
is referring to the building Of dirt
roads, and the letter contains the re-
Communications as made at a recent
meeting of the North Dakota Society
Of Engineers, giving concise explana-
lions as to the best method of build
ing and maintaining such roads. The
article was carefully prepared by the
engineers and lis one that should be
in the hands Of every county commits
sioner as we'll as road supervisor and
street commissioners. These circulars
will be sent to every commercial club
In the state.