The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-12
PROGRESSIVE FARGO FIRMS
Commercial Club Notes


Over nifty letters of inquiry and a
large number Of requests for booklets
about Fargo have been received. as
q direct result of the ad in The Chi
cago Record Herald. and every day
letters are coming in to the secre-
tary from the territory covered by
their special edition.
Secretary slime has received a copy
of The Far-East Review published in
Manila, p. L. also The Merchants AS
ISOLATION Review Of Mal.illa, a month
ly publication devoted to the adver-
tisement Of the Philippines. They are
very interesting papers and r very
creditable geographically.
The secretary received a letter from
the NJ. B. Austin Company OF Chicago,
in regard to Ornamental Lighting
Systems; asking to be allowed to fur
nish estimates. The eastern people
are evidentaly not aware that the or
namental lighting system has been in
use in Fargo for some time before 1t
was adopted in the east
The Northwest Development Cong
ress will hold their convention in Sc
attic, June 5 to 8. This will be their
annual meeting and all commercial
organizations of the northwest will
have delegates. Some Of the speakers
III Walter L. Fisher, J. j. Hin and
Senator Borah. Special trains from
Minnesota, the Dakotas n Montana
will be run for this occasion.
The Good Government Club of Phil
adeIphia are still sending out their
literature, in regard to the High Cost
of Living and How Best to Regu-
late 1t. Some Of the documents are
quite lengthy, but are interesting.
They advocate competition as he
national safeguard and federal to
control the restrictions Of corporation.
The seven states Of Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Montana,
Idaho, Washington and Oregon re-
allied an increase of $2,S12,450,132 in
the value Of their farms in ten vars,
as a direct results Of their efforts to
secure settlers for their territory.
They secured 1000, 900 people, in
creasing the farms to 114,363, show
ing a. Increased acreage of 1885,
500 acres during the ten years. If
an actual comparison could be made
there is but little doubt that this
growth exceeds the record of any
other in the world. On a basis this
figures a family which works the land
is actually w.rth about $4,000 to
the American northwest.
The Town Crier's section Of the
club have arranged for a lecture by
Albert Hubbard, Fra Albertus, on
Tuesday evening, April %. This lee
ture will be held in the Grand theatre
commencing at 8 O'Clock. Mr. Hub
bard is one of the most famous char
acters in the world today, and as a
lecturer, is Of great demand in ali
parts Of the country. This is his first
visit to Fargo, and no person 1t ali
interested in things as they are
should neglect the opportunity of
hearing him. He has a wonderful
flow Of language, is witty and sar-
castle, and uses no gloves in his dis
cussion of topics of interest to the
people. The tickets will be placed on
sale and exchange tickets can be pur-
chased of members of Town Crier's
club for the lecture. MIR. Hubbard
has the following in nearly every town
or city in the country. and there will
be people here from long distances
to hear him lecture.
Secretary Slime has been busy this
week at the Sunday meetings. He has
demonstrated his ability as a chief
usher in the handling of the crowds.
The auditorium project is not dead.
Just waiting for the various commit
tees to recover from the spring fever.
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