The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-11

! played by the C~oncordia college band
under the direction of Professor Herts-
gard. ..
Calling the assembled guests to order
Rev. Father Edward Basic, pastor OF
st. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic church
who made the formal address of well
come. The speaker was s~trikingly
forceful in his expressions of good will
and the prominence of the enterprise
which means the cementIng OF the in
terests of the peoples of three towns
In a way which could not be done 9TH
erwise-it was a new enterprise which
he was sure would result in new bust
ness and new pleasures for all concern
ed. The reverend speaker was most
generous in his bestowal compliments
to the builders of the road and the
commercial clubs of Moorhead and
Fargo for getting behind the enter
prise with a spirit of cooperation and
push which brought success. He hoped
for the best relations between the
"three sister ~Cities.'
Words of welcome were also added
by Editor Lang of the recently estab-
lished Lang's Enterprise, a newspaper
for Dilworth.
The response from Moorhead to the
address of welcome was made by Presi-
dent Huntoon of the commercial club
of Moorhead, who was presented with
a large key, showing that he had the
freedom of the city. Mr.. Huntoon said
1t was a joy to him to be able to ex-
press the pleasure of the citizens of
Moorhead at the linking of the three
towns together with bands of steel.
Fargo's response was very happily
made by Pres. Morton Page of the
commercial club of Fargo. He express
ed the appreciation of the citizens or
Fargo of the street railway to Dill
worth-it meal closer business and
social relations and he was certain that
all three towns would grow more and
prosper better under the new condi-
lions now that there could be a going
and coming at will.
The programme closed with a string
address by S. G.. ,Comstock, one of the
very first pioneers of the Red River
valley. He predicted that the trinity
of cities so directly interested in the
enterprise which was opened today
would in a few years stretch from the
Sixth ward of Dilworth to the ~Sheyennc
river"
Continuing Mr.. Comstock aroused
great applause when he said: al came
into this metropolitan community in
1871 and then there wasn't even a
shanty where our cities now tand.
Perhaps you smile when l call it
a metropolitan community. Blu here
in this little space we a $4,000 peo-
pie. 1t is the most populus community
between Minneapolis and Butte, Mont.
1t is the largest community along LOO
miles of Northern Pacific railroad and
that is metropolitan enough for me-.
Mr.. Comstock Counselled the people
of Dilwcrth to be careful in the domes-
tic enterprises, not attempt too much
in the way of improvements-he, could
communities which had overburdened
themselves with too many taxes,
brought about by being TOO ambitious.
Manager Hubbard of the street rail-
way company expressed his thanks for
the splendid support given the enter
prise by the commercial clubs of Moor
head and Fargo and the business men
in general. -
nl,a -~~rro--nn 1901. -
numbers on the piano by Miss Mabel
Nelson and Pearl johnson and solos on
the violin by the Rev. Father Basic. ,
After a tour of the car shops by the
visitors the special cars started on the
return journey to Moorhead and Fargo
about 8 o'clock amid the wild hurrahs
of the children and people of the now
very proud town of Dilworth.