Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-02-29
A COMMERCIAL
CLUB NECESSARY
Best interests Of Both Farmer and
Business Man Demand 1t..What
other Towns Are Doing.

AS spring approaches. the fact
that Linton is sorely in need of a
commercial club is emphasized in
many ways. Last week the Record
mentioned few reasons why such
an organization was an absolute me-
cessity. But there are great many
other just as important reasons.
For instance. never before have the
business men here been brought to
realize so poignantly how much they
are dependent upon the prosperity
of the farmers in the surrounding
country If the farmer prospers.
the business man does likewise. II
the farmer has no crop, the business
man eats ow-balls. 1t is abso-
lutely essential for the best business
conditions that the farmer is given
every chance Here. again, the COM
mercial club is essential. There is
| no end to the good which can be &C.
complished in the way of providing
| farmers Institutes and other means
of instruction for the farming COM
munity through the medium Of the
commercial club.
The Record here quotes . few
Items which show what other towns
| in the state are doing. For instance.
Tine citizens of Overly have organ
| lied commercial club and elected
10. c. Thompson president. Fred
Hanson secretary and E. j. Skiold
treasurer. Overly is the division
point of the 500 railroad, and its cit-
izens propose to see that the town
gets what is coming to it in a COM
mercial way" Again. "Enderlin.
n. D.-The commercial club. with
the assistance of President Penning-
ton, of the 500 railroad, arranged q
series of four farmers Institutes to
be held here in February and
| March.
4 recent issue of the Fargo For
UNI has the following communica-
ton: The organization Of the En-
mons County Corn Club will be
brought about as the result Of the
action taken by several farmers in
fathering such movement. 1t is
the plan of the association to secure
four or five good varieties of corn
and breed them up to the highest
standard possible under the climate
and soil conditions prevailing here.
More corn acreage, better corn and
d larger yield per acre are the three
objects of the club, and it will have
a membership of from 300 to 4OO
farmers. .
The Record has been unable to
find any very definite facts to war.
rant the above. bat the desirabflity
of such movement is unquestioned
1t is another Of the fields which
should be in charge Of the CONNER
cial club, and, with that institution
to foster the movement. such action
could certainly be brought about,
the results being Of the greatest
I profit to both business men and
/ farmers.
Only recently representative Of
the Northern Pacific railroad was
in Linton offering apologies in the
name Of the road which he repre-
sents for the action of his company
last fall when it had been under
stood that the Northern Pacific
would provide reduced fares fol
those attending the Industrial Elk
position at Bismarck. His only ex
PLANTATION Of the matter was thai
there had been misunderstanding
that the railroad would have beer
only too willing to grant the people
of Linton and vicinity the privilege
they desired, and that the cause o.
\ the misunderstanding had resulted
from the fact that the matter hat
not been brought before the prop
er authorities at the time. 1t is tn,
province Of a commercial club t
handle all such matters. and it j
practically assured in advance tina
their efTorts in such matters will b.
crowned with success,