Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-07-10
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ON CITY MATTERS
EFFORT MADE TO SECURE AID.
VENTIST HEADQUARTERS.
Want Auto License Money Expended
on County Roads.

There was meeting of the Com
mercial club at the city hall Monday
night, we'll attended by mem mbers,
and number of important matters
were acted upon. The meeting was
called to order by President ]. j.
Nierling; Secretary Chas. Rathman
read the minutes of the last meeting,
and also several communications of
interest to the members.
A committee from the Seventh
Day Adventist church was present,
among them being Rev. Jackson,
president Of the association, and
Rev. Reiswig, the local pastor. Mr..
Jackson stated that at the last con-
ference it was voted to remove the
headquarters of the association to a
more central point in the state, to
erect an Office building, and other
wise look after the work of the Ad-
ventists in North Dakota. He stat
ed that the headquarters of the Ad-
ventists meant the handling of
church funds, the books and period
icals, and that from 100000 to $70,-
900 annually were disbursed for the
association. That four families at
least would locate wherever the
headquarters were, and that many
transient people would visit the
headquarters during the year. The
committ.e wanted suitable lot do
mated, md suggested a bonus of
$500 if the location was made here.
A building to cost from $4,000 to
$4,000 for Office purposes would be
built by the association, and that in
all likelihood the state camp meet
the headquarters are located. A COM
mittee was appointed consisting of
Messrs. Burns, Wimberley and Buck
to look up lot, which was not want
ed on the main business street, and
was desired within four blocks of the
postof11ce. The Adventist committee
is to report to the general committee
within a short time, when the mat
ter will be finally determined.
The Auto Road Fund.
President Nierling brought up the
matter of expending the money de-
rived from auto license funds on the
public roads, and general discus
sion was had regarding it. The view
of all members was that the money
should be expended to best advantage
for the largest number OF people US
ing any one country road and it was
urged that the road b:tveen James
town and Courtenay, which is tavel-
ed the most of any county road, be
repaired and put in better shape than
it is at present, as portions OF the
road were full of deep ruts, rough
and almost impossible fof two teams.
It was stated that proposition was
before the county commissioners
from Foster county to spend the au-
tomobile license fund paid from this
county on a road on the boundary OF
Foster and Stutsman counties.
C. S. Buck spoke of the prejudice
existing in the legislature against
any plan for road construction or
maintenance which appeared to be
in the interest of auto owners. Ihat
farmers regarded any proposition
coming from that source with sus-
picion, and he believed that it was
unjustified, as any first class road'
built in any county, would equally
henefit the farmer as we'll as the auto
owner. and as many farmers were
now using autos themselves, he
thought an effort should be MADE 10
cooperate with them wherever pos
sible and make at least one good strip
of road; get the first mileage OF good
roads constructed, he declared, anu
others will follow when the benefits
are fully seen.
It was stated that the road from
Cleveland to Windsor and west was
in bad shape, and that a direct east
and west road through the county
should be put in repair and main
tanned for the traffic in that d1rec-
tion. as we'll as for the north and
south traffic. 1t is said that about
$4,000 remains in the auto license
fund, and a committee of three was
appointed consisting of A. B. De-
Nault, H. w. Kelley and j. scheide
to confer with the county commits
sioners at the present session, ana
see what plan can be agreed upon
for the use of the auto license fund