The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-07
COMMERCIAL CLUB
GUARANTEE FUND
GUARANTEE FuNp OF CONNER
GAL CLUB ANNOUNCED THIS
MORNING AND WILL BE ciRcU-
LATED AMONG MERCHANTS OF
CITY AND OTHER BUSINESS.

Secretary Slime of the commercial
club sent out letters to all the mem
bers of the club this morning regard
ing the guarantee fund which the club
is raising. Following is a list of the
purposes for which this money will
be expended and the hearty cooper
alton of every business man in the
city is asked in this movement which
has been SO well worked out.
First: Publicity. This includes adj
vertising the city, its resources and
advantages, participating in exposi-
tons and exhibitions for advertising
North Dakota, and especially for put
ting Fargo to the front in all of the
same.
Second: Conventions. This item
yer the expense incident to present
ing invitations, and procuring the
holding of various conventions in
Fargo during the current year. 1t is
usually necessary to send a personal
representative to present arguments
and show the advantages of the city
for the holding of conventions.
Third: New Industries. This item
relates to the expense incident to
AOONilA6 up ISW lHduSIIl6S, Dul, Is vi
course, does not cover any guarantee
fund in connection with their estab-
lishment In Fargo.
Fourth: Associated charities. This
charity being conducted for the er-
elusive benefit of the INDECENT people
Of Fargo, 1t was thought that an ap-
preparation should be made by the
club to enable it to carry on it's work.
In this way those contributing to the
budget of the club will be relieved of
obligations to making miscellaneous
subscriptions for similar purposes.
Fifth: Contingent fund. Under
this head Is included additional sums
required for any of the foregoing
subjects, and also for any other OBJ
jects where money will be required to
be expended or advanced during the
current year, in connection with the
building UP Of u city and the pro-
motion of it's interests.
The committee believes that money
intended for use in advertising the
city, for obtaining conventions, look
ing up new industries, and other like
matters, can be more advantageously
and economically expended by the
club, as an organization, than Fby in
dividual citizens acting separately and
with ne concerted plan. It is their
idea to protect contributors from So
hcitations at the hands Of %individu-
ais interested in some phase of work
intended to benefit the community at
large. In this way a given amount of
money will accomplish greater re-
suits and will be more wisely expend-
ed. The persons having contributed
to the club towards the defraying of
the matters covered by this budget
can properly decline all other appli-
cations made by individuals, or other
associations, for a like purpose dur
ing the year. The committee has CALI
ed to its assistance a large number
of representative men from different
branches Of business in the city and
has used it's best efforts to distribute
the burden Of raising this fund rat
ably and equitably among those in
terested in the prosperity of the city.
Certificates will be issued to all per-
sons contributing to the club for these
purposes.