The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-24
IN THE HOTEL LOBBIES

Aaron stern, the well known mer-
chant and capitalist Of the city OF
Wahpeton. Richland county, was a
business visitor to the city yesterday
and took dinner at the Waldorf. The
crops down way are simply
grand" said he, "and / know some
thing about them, for / have done a
great deal Of travelling about the
try in the past few days. l had heard
some talk about the black rust and
so I took particular pains to make in
uuiry and I can say that / did not
hear Of a.. singiy authenticated case.
Richland county is all right. 1t is in
frst-cIass shape and SO greatly do l
think of the county that ! have named
my new Fargo block which will stand
on the site of the old Plaza hotel, the
Richland, but / understand the hotel
which win occupy the block will have
another name. / have the greatest
faith In Fargo or / would not be
spending close to $4,000 on a business
block there. / like to come to Fargo
once In awhile, for to tell you the
truth the average North Dakota man
is proud Of our largest and most up to
date city"
w. HI. Colburn and wife of Mime
apolis, are spending a few days at the
Waldorf. Mr.. Colburn is of the
general agents of the American Tobac-
co Co., and has charge of the states Of
North and South Dakota and Mime
sofa in the interests OF his company.
To The Forum he said that he had
never heard so much favorable crop
talk In connection with the state as
was emanating just now, land l have
been coming this way for a good many
years" said he. From every side
comes nothing but the very best Of re-
ports and unless / am YER much mis-
taken you will have the best yield
ever in the history OF the state. ]
know one thing and that Is that our
business ts increasing right along. ]
intend to pay a visit to both North
Dakota and South and take look
all over each of the two states. ! nav
Just been taking an extensive look ov-
er Minnesota and / can say b a the
| conditions in that state could hardly
| be improved upon. Everybody in the
three states il looking for the finest
kind OF crops and / don't believe thai
it is possible for them to be very much
mistaken.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Piper of New
York, are making a trip by autono-
| bile to the Pacific coast, and they
stopped In Fargo at the Hotel Gardnel
for d day or two to take q rest.
They were very much pleased with
the Of Fargo and MI. PIPE
er said that il he didn't have such
big business interests in the state o.
New York he would like to live here
ave have had a delightful time,
said he to The Forum. w expect tt
spend the entire summer in travelling
Ia our machine and SO 9 we have
not met with anything like unpIeas-
antness. / think we had more trouble
in getting through New York and
Pennsylvania than we did IN any 9TH
ar state we have crossed. OF course
Wa are not making a hurried trip, but
are taking it easy. It ID one of the
Anesf ways that I know of to take q
vacation and Mrs. Piper and myself
are enjoying every minute Of the time
we are leaving now for the west and
our next stop for a day win be at your
state capital, for we have heard thai
ii. too. is a very pretty place and
worth seeing. We have met with
nothing but kindness In the middle
west and you have q great people
here"
prof. Neti G. Macdonald Of Valley
city. state inspector of high schools
was one OF the prominent guests al
the Gardner hotel today.
s~Hsverything I'm the western part 81
tha state looks pretty good said G
ri. Crockard Of Bismarck, publisher
az several newspapers In the western
part of the state and copublisher o1
Tim Jam Jems, to a Forum represent.
ative IN the Gardner hotel lobby iasi
night. 1T looks as though we were
wnfnR to have Il repetition of the cror