The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
COMMERCIAL CLUB
c|7Ys BIG ASSET
Secretary Strong of Mime
apolis Organization Shows
its Many Benefits.
SAYS GRAND r
HAS GOOD STANDING
Publicity Work Brings Re-
the Plan
Should be Adopted.

At the regular bi-weekly dinner Of
the Commercial club, given last even
ing. club members and officials learned
a number Of Interesting facts in con-
'nectlon with city development and
growth. Howard Strong. secretary
OF the MINNEAPOLIS Civic and Com
and delivered a splendid address. in
which he touched on the important
features Of Commercial club work.
Following Mr.. Strong's address. G v
eral members of the club and Presi-
dent +. L. Goodman and Secretary g..
W.. Graves delivered short addresses.
Chairman V. r. Squires Of the
house committee presided and intro
duced MIR. Strong. He called atten-
ton to the fact that Mr.. Strong gave
to Minneapolis from the Cleveland
chamber OF commerce.. one OF the
largest and mo effective organiza-
lions of its kind in the country.
City Has Good Reputation.
In opening his address, Mr.. Strong
said he had gained A. splendid opinion
of Grand Forks from reputation and
through the publicity material sent
out by the club. He spoke first Of the
benefits derived from the Commercial
club, and the work such an organiza-
ton can do in dealing with all great
civic problems. The club, he said. is
a. clearing house for ideas. where the
citizens at large al secure expert
knowledge regarding the various
problems they have to face. The club
is also a big help. he declared, in
securing legislation that will help tho
citizens and in insisting on the broad
er viewpoint in city administrations.
The speaker discussed briefly three
lines Of work which the local club
could take UP. First he called atten-
ton to publicity. and pointed out in
this connection that the club should
first get something to advertise and
then advertise it. He complimented
the local club OH the publicity work
they have been doing.
Ready for City Plan.
The work Of city planning. FOR
which Grand Forks now is ready. he
said, is another important thing the
club can take ur. Ten years from
now, he declared. brick ana mortar
will have made conditions which will
make future planning many times
more difficult than it is at the present
time. Grand Forks is bound to glow
to be a. city many times Its present
size. and then it will be too late to
CONSTRUCT a Guy IH"H S1e WI S'h
conditions which IAN he ooviated by
Immediate action.
The first thing any city should do
before taking sters to adding 70 it's
population, is to lnok carefully at its
basis Of Prosperity, and. having deter
mined that. should reach out for man
u%facturing industries. He said it Is
not essential or oven desirable to Sc
cure large manufacturing plants. but
that they should be suited to the trade
territory Of the city in which they are
to be located. Grand Forks should
factories. he said. for the manu.
facture Of such simple necessities as
the agricultural people Of the terri
tory. north, east. west and south
In closing. Mr.. Strong referred
briefly to the membership campaisn.
He declared the club should go after
new members first. and then to go
after their money. The man who
asks what he is going to get II of
the club is not worth having. he said.