The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-01
BUSY MONTH FOR COMMERCIAL Club:
BULLETIN DEPICTS ACTIVITIES
Change in Great Northern Mail Service ~Soueht-Propose
New Motor Observation-Disclosures Promoted
Publicity Campaigns Prove Successful.

Numerous activities Of the Grand
Forks Commercial club are stated in
the monthly bulletin of the organize
ton. issued today.
One Of the important features ia
that of asking the Great Northern to
give Grand Forks better mail and a
senger service to the west by changing
their a train No. 8 from the Devils
Lake to the Larimore branch and run
ming the Hannah train out Of Grand
Forks n the morning SO as to connect
with No. 3 at Larimore. thus giving
earlier mail connection throughout
the northern half of the state and also
giving a fast day train to Minot and
Wtlliston. No. 3 would be due in Lar.
imore about 8 a. m. and would reach
Devils Lake about 1880 a. m. and MI.
not at 2 p. m.
Under such an arrangement the
Forks about 6:45 a. m. but would lay
over in Larimore until the arrival
there of No. 5. which would carry
Hannah branch passengers to Lari.
more.
Discuss Automobile Regulation.
The municipal affairs committee OF
the club, consisting Of Prof. v. p
squires. o. A. Webster. DIR. H. Fl
Healy. j. Nelson Kelly, George II. VIII.
der. and T. j. Smith is considering the
matter of recommending a set Of or.
dinances regulating automobile traf.
ffc in the city streets. The ordinance.
would deal with the conduct of drivers
and the operation of cars and other
features.
Membership Committee.
The membership committee Of the
club. consisting Of James E. Turner
Max Rabinovich. w. W. Fegan, ]. s
Hatcher. DR.. e. p. Robertson, P. 8
Peterson. B. F. Brockhoff. Tom
Moore. Andrew Veitch, c. N. Barnes
has mapped out a systematic plan fol
keeping the membership up to the tor
holds a meeting at a noon lunch al
which time prospective new members
are discussed and divided between
subcommittee whose duty 1t is to gel
them into the club membership. Ex.
cellent results are secured through
this method of work.
Invited to Join the Club.
The club has addressed a letter t.
100 travelling men who make Crane
Forks their headquarters. asking then
through the state. An invitation ha.
been addressed to 149 of the leading
business men of northern North Da.
kota not residents Of Grand Forks
asking them to become nonresident
members of the club. Grand Fork.
already has the largest list of non
resident club members Of any club II
the state.
A total of 5.32s pieces of mail wen,
out from the club offices during March
This Is an average of POI pieces a day
and gives some indication of the bust
ness transacted.
Tables in Good Shape.
During March an expert from tn.
factory was employed by the club t.
put the billiard and pool tables ant
equipment into first class condition
New coverings were put on and tn,
tables were thoroughly overhauled.
The seventh billiard tournament o
the club was completed during March
H. w. Mum won first prize, will
Thomas Berge a very close second
A handsome jointed billiard cue wa
the prize.
Publicity Plans Arc Successful.
The publicity committee of the clul
is we'll pleased with the manner ii
which its plans are working out. Las