Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-05
YoUIdS REPORT

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bismarck at that time and We have
been In receipt OF letters warmly
commenting the club on the manner
In which these Affairs were handled.
Early in the year we gave apsefles
Of four smokers to the clubmeinbers
and their friends. At these smokers
we're present professors from the
state university and state Agricultural
college, who gave lectures on The
Resources of the State, "''Tree Plant.
ing and Tree Culture" and other sub
jects. They were highly interesting
and opened the eyes of all Who were
%fortunat enough to attend them.
An effort was made to have Bis.
mar. named as a port Of entry, and
while we were unsuccessful In the
attempt, we at least let the officials
in Washington, and others, know that
Bismarck was on the map.
Another matter Of interest aud im.
portance to our business men is the
fact that through our eorts the mail
on the Mott line now goes direct
from Bismarck to Mott. while former.
ly 1t had to 80 In a very roundabout
way over the Milwaukee, letters tax.
ing 3 and 4 days to make the trip,
instead Of only n as at present.
Also through Duh efforts a mail route
has been established from Thinner on
the Mott line to Shields on the Mil
waukee, thus opening up the southern
part Of the State to quick and direcs
mail service. IT.
Another matter the club took up
was having more Bismarck news
items in the outside papers, and as Il
result the number OF dispatches bear.
ing the Bismarck date line has great
ly increased and this is acknowledged
to be one of the best forms of city ad-
vertising possible.
In closing the report OF u doiags
for the year, l believe the thanks OF
the business interests of the city are
especially due the automobile own
ers, who have so generously turned
out with their cars when we request
ed, not only on the long trip to Dick
inson and Mott and to Linton, but on
those other occasions when cars were
needed, as when the geographcrs and
w. c. r. u. delegates were here and
on smaller and less conspicuous times
as well. They seemed to be glad to
do It and their assistance and pres
ence added immensely to the pleas
ure of those occasions. .
AS to the future, ihere are many
things the club should do and in
which it should take the lead. .
believe that the proposed Munich.
pal auditorium should be hurried
along, if it was needed two years ago
lit Is certainly still more needed now.
Our down town streets should be
paved at an early date; our alleys,
especially those down town, should
be cleaned up and kept clean. and our
business men, a good share of those
present here, can learn a lesson from
the Commercial club about keC .iing
your back yards clean and pr~esenta-
BILE; just take a look at our back
yard! There is n~aEreason Why YOU
cannot have yours as clean, though
perhaps with all yosr packing boxes
and crates and draying you cannot
have a grass plot. but you@can keep
the back of your premises clean.
| believe that the installing of a
storm water sewerage system should
be FASTENED. Before u streets car
be paved this will have to be done.
Besides this, our telephone and other
wires should be laid underground.
believe the streets IN our resi-
dence districts can be greatly imprOv
ed in appearance by carrying out some
plan Of parking. TM parking Of our
streets is bound to come, public senti
mcnt is gradually turning that way
and we might just as well take the
lead in such an Improvement as not
There should be dozens off, new
street and alley crossings construct
ed. ! do not believe it necessary tC
lay cement or stone c~rossingsain the
residence districts, as plank and gray
ell will do as well; the stone and ce
ment crossings arc very expensive
and Should be laid down town a1ld
Whese the traffic is heavy at least
for years to come, and there arc many
othe matters of city affairs in which
| believe the Commercial club Cal
legitilnately take a hand without en-
teriAg politics.
Then we should take up the matter
Of a new capitol building during the
meeting Of the state legislature this
winter. The present building is a dis
grace to the state and no; one knows
it better than do we, Whoflive in Bis
marck. Now many times, when we
have had visitors here have Q had 70
apologize to them for the I'd decrep.
it, tri.colored building its cracked
walls and moldy ceilings.
The legislature should also do some
thing toward the support of thesln'
dustrial Exposition. An appropriation
sufficient to carry it along OF an in
CREASED scale Should be made. We,
in Bismarck, have certainly done our
share toward the making a success
OF 1t and 1t has proven such q sue.
cess that certainly the state should
back it up.
AS to the club itself, Mr.. Hoskins
put it very aptly, when he said, we
have got to 60 forward, il We don't We
might just as well quit We must s,
60 forward. we must keep on ilcreas-
ing our membership; Al the city ~.
c~resses in size, our expenses will IN.
crease and the calls on club funds
will grow larger; We must seek new
and larger quarters, at least our pres
ent ones must be greatly hatlged, TO
accommodate the many people Who
wn,,lHltkn tn make l1sn ar the rooms.