The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-28

Entire State, His Plea-Meees with
Local Directors ae Noon Luncs,em-
Represents Powerful osxaniz,eson.
"rexas leads them all. and North
Irefz. the we'll known commerc,si
Evangelist" In discussing the an.
ciency Of commercial clubs in the
states. That North Dakota c,,,h. srS
and up to date. much moe
30 tnan clubs in other states. is the
opinion OF the man who has visited
almost every city in the United states
OF e population Of 5000 and over in
sne interests Of the chamber Of oom.
merce Of the United States.
Aim to Better Farming.
MI. Trefs pointed to the fact that
agriculture Is North Dakota's hack.
u.Hs. poms: 10 develop the science Of az.
riculture, r, to perfect the process OF
farming, to increase the efficiency ~
tne agencies behind North Dakota's
growing prosperity, are the real roals
TO be aimed at in this state" he said
agriculture Is the states main re.
source Of wealth. Increased wealth
San a5 ms time come only from i'm.
proved farming. The Introduction. Of
scientific farming. which is nothing
common sense. has already been
made. The immediate problem is to
make 1t general. Rotation and divers
ihcatton Of crops. stock raising and
iattentng are essentials in the Scienti-
nc farmers method Of farming, Tho
other industries in the state are onlv
latent .a as yet. The Ignite fields and
the clay beds will in time be an ines-
timaole una source Of revenue. It will
meanwhile it ts highly essential that
tne present source OF revenue-the
farm lands Of the state-be conserved.
ana utilized in an economic way.
Cooperate ON wide Hads,
Commercial clubs in the states
should cooperate for the best inter-
ests of the entire state. This nro.
cedure Is what has placed. Texas in
the lead. That big state has the COM
mercial club field SO we'll in hand that
II any commercial enterprise can be
induced to come to the state. no mat
ter where. the entire federation of
clubs gets behind the enterprise and
makes 1t success. They work on
the principle Of all for one. and one
for all.'"
Mr. Trefz is the representative OF
the chamber of commerce of the Uni.
ted States. This is national or9an.
ization Of commercial clubs.
1t was formed for the purpose Of
encouraging trade and commercial in
tercourse between the states, the ter.
rltories, and insular possessions Of the
United States Of America and: with
foreign nations and of promoting CO.
nnorQ ftnn hofunon oNo WI
merce. boards Of trade and other com.
merctal manufacturers organizations
of the United States. increasing their
efficiency and extending their useful.
ness. It is intended II secure co.op-
erative action in advancing. the com-
mon purposes of its members. uni.
formity and equity in business usages
and laws and proper consideration
and concentration Of opinion upon
questions affecting the financial, COM
mercial. civic and industrial interests
Of the country at large.
All Affect Business Men.
At present it has three main OH
jects in view-all Of which vitality Of.
feet the American business men.
Grand Forks business men are aa
much interested as eastern, southern
or Pacific coast men. The chamber
Of commerce Is seeking to eliminate
polltlcs from tariff making, or rather
to take tariff making out of politics.
1t is working for the creation Of q
permanent tariff commission: 1t is
working for monetary reform. It is
contended that the present method
of making tariff laws is absurd. Train-
ed experts instead Of politicians are
sought. The present monetary sys-
tenn is hampering the extension and
full development Of American busi.
ness.
Surprised by Activity.
Turning to the subject Of North
Dakota again. Mr.. Tretz said:
I'm my trip through the state 7
have been surprised by the activity Of
your people. Everybody is working.
The farmers are all busy. and they are
optimistic. Its the sort Of spirit that
wins every time"
Meets Club Directors.
A luncheon was given Mr.. Tref5
by the directors of the Commercial
club at noon today. Matters affecting
the welfare and progress Of the club
were informally discussed. A big
banquet will feature this evenings en-
tertainment. 1t is expected that the
dining room Of the club will be more
than packed by those who want to
hear the commercial evangelist" give
his lecture