Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-02

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an dat the time Of the visit of the Min
neapolis Civic and Commerce Association
entertained them at a smoker in the old
quarters.
AS a result Of all this work the city
OF Bismarck is the best advertised city
in North Dakota and it has the reputa-
ton of being the most progressive city
in the state.
For the coming year there are a mum.
Der of things the a ought to 70,
among which are agitating for a new
Capital Building; paved streets. a surface
drainage system, continuation of the In
dustrial Exposition agitate for a bridge
across the river, but most Of all it should
the surrounding country. TO begin this
latter work the business men and citi-
gems generally in Bismarck should learn
what Burfeigh county has to offer the
hOmeseeker. lie stated as a fact that
the real estate men of the city were
afraid to allow a prospective investor
to circulate among the business house
of the city for fear they would discourage
from investing in our lands; that this
feeling should, be. overcome and done
away with and hat the best way to do
it was for Bisnarckers to Investigate
Bnrleigh county and they would find tina
our crops would be better than those in
other counties, that II land values are
the prospective investor than any county
in the state; that while the business men
were united in saying that there should
be more farmers in the. county at the
same time these business men We're
knocking the county.
Several short talks were given by bus
mess men present who mnited in saying
the Secretary was right and the newly
elected Board OF directors were instructed
to carry out a campaign of home adVertis-
ing as well as to see what could be done
about interesting outsiders. 0s
Mr.. Bell presented an array of interest.
ing figures showing the business done in
Bismarck over q, period of four years
year preceding, 1918 being the best Of
all in all lines. These figures will be
published in detail in q later issue.
DR.. Bodenstab presented q statement
in which he. showed that patients from
outside of Bismarck to, the number of
over, $500 had been received in the two
local hospitals the past year; that an in
v~estigation had been made and that
to the number Of over 1000 had also come
to Bismarck, making a total of nearly
10000 people who had come to Bismarck
as a result Of the hospitals being here.
Mr.. Duemeland presented the annual re-
port Of the House Committee which
showed a very favorable condition of at
fairs. sssa$
Following the reports and the general
discussion of plans for the future the elec
LlOu Ol directors IOf CNe ensuing years
was held in which Messrs. r. L.. Conk-
lin, J. L.. Bell. r.. c.. Batty, Geo. A..
| WEIGH, o. II. Will, +. d. Young, j. A.
Larson, J. DuemeIand. -. A.. Hughes.
l.. X. Thompson and G.. L.. Young were
successful. The business interests Of Bis
marck ought to feel perfectly safe in
the hands of these men and citizens gen
orally can feel assured that everything
that can be done to help the city n
county grow along safe lines will be
done. tFY
The meeting was a successful and en-
thusiastic one and everyone appeared
the club and the city as shown in the
various reports made by the officers.