The Dickinson press., 1912-05-04

Dickinson. Our Home was assigned
to Mrs. Guy Hunter. The speaker refer
red to our remote ancestors who had for
their homes the tree tops, later the
wigwam, tepee and finally the town.
But not until the cultivation of the soil
was practiced was there permanancy
in the place of abode. 1t is of late
years. said Mrs. Hunter. that we have
learned that we owe something to our
neiehbor as we'll as to ourselves.
The time has lone since passed when
our neighbor is allowed to abuse his
animals, and it is time that he should
be restrained from allowing his back
yard to become unsanitary, thereby
jeopardizing the lives of his neighbor
as we'll as himself. We also realize
now that We have q right to know that
the milk and groceries we buy are
wholesome. The speaker wanted to see
the spirit of eet-to-gether a reality in
Dickinson to the end that we might Sc
cure better drainage. cleaner streets. |
and the enforcement of laws which
make it a criminal offense to sell liq-
uor and tobacco to minors and also the
frequenting of pool halls by persons Of
unlawful age as prescribed by law.
She thought the Commercial Club could
help to correct these wrongs by securing
q gymnasium. skating rink. clean NOV
ing picture shows. etc.
Attorney T. D. Casey handled the
subject of RAILROADS for Dickinson
in an able manner. With our natural
resources such as clay and coal he said
Dickinson was certain to become an
important center. The location was
right. and he believed it perfectly FEAST
BILE for the Great Northern to come down
through the city and on to the great
markets of the south. We also have
great wealth in our grains and live
stock and he was sure that all we need
ed to do to get a north and south line
was to show the railroads that we have
freight. This is what the roads want
and when they know that you have it
or will have it as soon as the road is
built. they will come to you.
Dickinson as a Jobbing Center"
was assigned to J. W. Reed who sa i'd
that many people were asking if it vas
possible to make a jobbing center here.
He thought that brick yards and briquet-
ting plants would eventually make this
possible. Fargo and Bismarck started
when smaller places than Dickinson.
The location is right, he said, but there
must be more than the N. P. railroad.
With a south line it would be easy.
The city cannot be a Minneapolis but
We car start in the same as Mandan
and Fargo did and work up
Attorney T. F. Murtha made a most
practical talk on Highways" He
said the greatest assets a city could
have VAS its highways. It had been the
greatest factor in the growth of all inn
portant cities !; it should be of Dickin-
son, but it was not. We could get
good roads if we only would, and if we
had the kind of roads we should have
it would help us to get railroads. The
highways are within our reach but the
railroads are not. He said it did not
help to view with alarm everything
that had been one The club has already
done too much of this and as q conse-
quence we were not in a very good posi-
ton to get what naturally belonged TO
us. When there is q bridge thought of
for any Of the territory tributary to
Dickinson. that is the time to Oct busy
and work with the county board in loca-
ting it rather than taking no interest
until the work is completed and then
coming around with criticism. MI.
Murtha. said that the club could do a
lot for Dickinson and he advised again
that we start right in with the road
proposition and thereby lay the corr >ct
foundation for greater things.
In the report of President Heaton it
was shown that the club had the past
wear arranged a successful farming in
stitute at the Dickinson experiment
station. paid for 200 subscriptions to
Campbell's Farmer for distribution
among the farmers. contributed toward
the Western Governors special, sent
delegates to Minot which secured the
merchants convention for Dickinson
this year. financed the Irving and Gil
lett lectures, started the white Way
movement, sent delegates to Fargo to
protest against proposed railroad freight
Redistribution. ARRANGED successful
1911 4th of July celebration. and main
tanned rooms for band practice and sew
eral gatherings of general interest.
In opening his address MI. Baker said
that he wished to compliment the citi-
zens of Dickinson for the many good
things he had noticed in the city. He
noticed that there were miles of ce-
ment side walks. good buildings not
usually found in places the size Of
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