The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-08
FARGO AND GRAND FORKS JOIN
HANDS OVER BANQUET TABLE
Boosters Of North Dakota's Leading Cities Talk THINGS
Over and Decide That a Pull Together Will
Bring About Desired Results.

The f:erriest g~et-together feast In
the history Of the commercials clubs
o! north DakOta's two big cities took
pace at Fargo last night, when seven
teen Grand Forks boosters were the
guests of the board of directors of the
gate city club.
At this banquet the rest Of feeling
netWeen the w cities was expressed
n from now on Fargo and Grand
Forks propose 10 boost the Develop
inent Of the Red river valley as never
before. They will start in by boosting
;ha fairs and the meridian road
proposition hand in hand. Hereafter
when one hears that something good
Is In line for Fargo he can figure out
that Grand Forks is on the Job with a
Whole hearted boost.
II banquet in Fargo last night was
erved by the Pirie company and was
%genuine joy. President Hardy of
Ghe gate city club presided and n good
share of the talking was done by the
Visitors.
President Lander Of the Grand
Forks cit was the first speaker. He
spoke of the necessity that exists for
Cass county to get busy on the matter
OF the meridian. road. lie believed in
advertising the state in other states,
ne said. for every man who resides in
North Dakota has All undying faith
In the state and needs nothing in the
way of advertising. He believed in
but felt that the poole of the state
ought to feel ashamed that outsiders
we're doing the work that ought to be
done by people in the state. what
we need is more settlers here" said he,
and when we get them we want peo-
pie here. who will stay and make citi-
zens. and we want to keep what we
have here. While we are boosting
Grand Forks and Fargo and the Red
river valley" he said, "let us not for
get other parts of the state, for what
benefits the state also benefits us.
Canadian Advertising.
We have great examples of what
advertising will do in looking at Cam
ada. We have seen cities spring up,
where ten years & there was nothing
but the bare ground. cities that are
spending more money in improve
ments than the twin cities together
nave done in q car l believe in this
hrotlerly feeling between the two
cities. for it could not but help both"
+. l.. Goodwin of Grand Forks en-
dorsed what tho president had said.
and declared he believed in co-opera-
ton and conservation and that such a
friendly relation was worth while.
j.. ID. Bacon OH "CO.Opcration.
Jerry y. Bacon said he believed in
s>co-operation and conservation and he
Vi,d Grand Forks working together for
Mks. heartily in favor of both Fargo
tho hsenetit of the two fairs. the state
and county fairs. and he believed that
It would be a good thing for the two
to exchange exhibits. He believed in
making the two fairs bigger and bet-
ter than ever and that this could only
he lone by the Forks inc Fargo peo-
pie working together.
Former Mayor Lowell of Fargo, al
so spoke in the same Vein and was
heartily in favor of cooperation on
the fair matter, but Hon. II. S. Lewis
thought it was about time to abolish
the county fair in each city and only
have the state fair each year. ,