Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-10
Brilliant HousewarmiDq Held
in New Commercial Club
Rooms
Allen D. Albert Tells Business
Men How City will Be-
come Metropolis
Location and Resources, He
Says, Point to Coming
Greatness

Picturing Bismarck as the coming
metropolis of the Northwest, Allen D.
Albert Minneapolis, in glowing
speech to over 100 members of the
Commercial club told how, by COOP
Grafton and industry they could make
his splendid vision come true.
More than that, he showed them
how Bismarck should, for logical and
economic reasons, grow to- be to the
twin cities what they are at present
to Chicago.
Almost the full membership of the
club listened to his talk and then de-
parted full of new inspiration to
make the Bismarck of the future all
that Mr.. Albert's words had describ-
ed.
No small portion of their enthusi-
asm was inspired by the pleasant clu0
rooms that the meeting last night in
itiated. t..
The new quarters were brilliantly
lighted and decorated for their OPEN
ing. Guests of the club members
were escorted through the different
rooms and shared with the members
the feeling of pride that the business
industry and progressiveness Of It's
citizens had made such quarters pos
sible to Bismarck.
Shortly after $50 the big dining
hall was thrown open and an elegant
\ 4 q. a g,aRst setHsi 3s..f ssssSs 3s
After the cigars were lighted Pres
ident r. i. Conklin Of the Conner
cial club introduced Governor Hanna.
The governor made only brief
speech. congratulating the club on
their new home and sketching the
greater Bismarck that was sure to be
If the splendid spirit of industry and
cooperation among business men con-
tinued.
Governor Hanna made special
point of the fact that the future
growth of Bismarck must depend on
the growth of the state and urged
that more diversified warming, partic-
ularly corn raising and dairy farming,
be encouraged in order that immi-
grants from the German and Scandi-
navian countries of Europe be induc-
ed to come into the state.
Following Mr.. Hanna's talk Mr..
Conklin introduced Mr.. Albert, the
speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Albert launched Immediately
into the point of most vital interest
to his auditors, the future prosperity
of Bismarck.
After congratulating the club mem
bers upon the opening of their splen-
did new uuartarS he said. ~ fs
mo man, or business, or city can
operation and team work All the
men in this room could not stop the
advance down the field Of II trained
football players. The same principle
is true in business. No business man
can truly succeed who does not CO.
operate for the purpose of greater
business with his rival. g FL
"The building up of this CONNER.
cial club is proof that the evil of
business rivalry is being eliminated In
Bismarck. 1t is good that this is so.
Rivalry is sectionalism, mans meas
ure of his own inefficiency. No bust
ness man can expect more trust from
his neighbor than he gives to anoth-
er business man in his town. When
the business men of a town begin to
cooperate and pull together for great
er things that town is going to pro-
gress.
History shows us that towns were
originally built from four different
motives. that of a refuge, for mar
ket place, for a place of learning, or,
in later history. as center for a pat
ent industry. The greatest Of the cit
les of the world were built as a result
of combination of two or more of
these motives s
However, no really great town was
ever founded that did not have this
greatest OfSall elements to lead to its
the element Of transporta-
ton or good roads. Rome was great
because all roads led to Rome. Chi
cago became great as a railroad cen
ter. New York, London, all the large
cities became great on account of
their transportation facilities.
lit was on account of this element
of transportation that the rule was
established that two great cities could
not thrive nearer to each other than
a nights journey. In the east cities
grew closer, to each other than q
nights journey because when they
We're founded transportation had not
developed and the linear standard OF
a nights Journey was less than 1t is
now. With the development Of rapid
transportation cities within the limit
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