Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-02-22
COMMERCIAL
CLUB NEEDED
The One Thing Linton Needs Badly--
Hardly q County Seat Town
in State without One
The Only Method OF Securing Proper
Cooperation OF Business Men,
Why Not Get Busy Now
BY r. b. STREE TER

Why Not Get Busy Now
BY r. b. STREETER
One thing which strikes a stranger
coming to Linton for the first time
is he lack of cooperation among its
4 business men. This is the more So
because of the fact that il is gener
+ ally true that cooperation tends to
improve the business condition of
all The reason for this lack of
community interest N the part Of
! the Individual business man is to a
great extent the result Of careless
ness. Linton is exceptionally free
from the local jealousy and petty
chickering's which are in evidence in
the business life of many of the
smaller towns. In fact, the past his
tory of the town has shown that
when it was necessary TO finance any
local enterprise such as baseball an
opera house, celebrations of various
kinds, etc, in spite of the fact that
in each instance the direct financial
remuneration was nothing ,neverthe-
less sufficient funds We're always
forthcoming
This leads to the question, Where
in lies the difficulty In the
writer $ opinion the answer lies i'm
the fac, that such local efforts are
not properly organized and direct
ed And the only way in which to
correct that fault is by a properly
organized and conducted commercial
club A commercial club is some
thing which is essential To the well
fare of every town, no matter how
small. In the larger places the bust
ness men would as soon think of con
/ Quoting the city without government
as to go without a commercial club.
TO thus body is referred all matters
of civic interest, and, with the pre-
sumed support of all who are CON
nected with such organization, it is
| possible for its representatives to
secure results which can m no other
way be obtained. Nearly all of the
county-seat towns of North Dakota
have commercial clubs
Take the local situation, for in
stance. Suppose that the time has
arrived for celebration of some
certain day or event. There is hard
ly a business man who does not do
his share financially when APP
/ preached But, on the other hand,
there is hardly man who desires
voluntarily to put his shoulder to
the wheel and stand the brunt of the
executive work which is bound to fol-
low. The thing finally drags along
until some one man usually one of
4 three or four i'm every instance i'm
a spirit of desperation decides to
start some action The result is
that preparations are never started
far enough i'm advance, and that,
when they finally are begun. one
man will have to stand the greater
share of the work. A commercial
4 club does away at once with both of
these faults. From time to time,
at regular meetings. such subjects
are taken up and discussed and prop
er arrangements are made. A com
mittce is appointed to take charge
of the work to be done. and it goes
ahead. Several men take the work
otherwise falling on one mans
shoulders, and each then does his
share The next time it becomes
necessary for such work. a new com
mttee is appointed and some one
else helps it along.
4 There is no limit to the value of
occasional meetings of the business
representatives of a town or city.
They become better acquainted per
sonaIly; their interests are more in
common; there is better spirit
4 of co-operation, and the latter. above
all else. is especially essential to the
welfare of a town.
Here is another matter fnO small
/ Importance. From time to time
conditions ARISE whereby it is made
necessary that certain influences be
brought To bear outside of a
town. There have been instances
when it was desired to secure a
/ special train or some such concession
where the authority lay outside Of
the local field. In such cases per
sonal acquaintance, of course, would
| not be taken into account. The
only other thing which would natu-
rally carry weight would be com
munication from the local CONNER
cial club. For wherever business IS
transacted the commercial club Is a
recognized power and meets with
success i'm its demands. accordingly.
1 OF course, the commercial clubs
power is measured to a great exent
1 according to the size of the town.
i Here is another method of getting
proper action. Linton is tributary
/ in a business sense both to Aberdeen
and to Bismarck. Each town has an
] efficient commercial club. The oc-
\ caslon arises that some certain ac-
y ton is desired by US here. We, per 4
haps, by virtue Of our own import
i ance in the business worla. are not
able to secure what we desire. An
appeal is made @ the commercial
/ clubs of the towns mentioned. 10
them we are much more important
that TO Interests farther removed.
/ The cooperation is at once secured
and the combined efforts bring sue
4 cess.
Linton at the present time is In
position to organize a commercial
club with little difficulty. 1t isl