The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-02

The vast majority of business men
and real estate owners of the city are
very much pleased over the, recent
decision Of the city to enter the ranks
of city commission governed munici-
palities and they were all pleased
with the selection of the city com
missioners. although of course many
of them did not secure their entire
choice in the Est of Commissioners.
A Forum representative met a number
of real estate owners on. the street
and they expressed themselves in re-
gard to the subject in various ways. (
J.. n. Bowers Pleased.
? j. H. Bowers, the well known con-
tractor and real estate owner, re-
marked: Il am very much pleased
over the fact that Fargo is soon to
want to say that it would be difficult
to get a better class of men than were
selected on this occasion. / believe
the five men who were selected will
be able to stop any leakage there may
be in the affairs of the city and
have been told that there is some.
judge that these men will be able to
stop this leakage, because have
noticed that they have been able 10
stop overhead expenses and leakage
in their own business and I take it
for granted that they will be able to
do, the same thing with the city af-
fairs "
|. p. Ciapp.
/. P. Clapp, one or the heaviest real
estate owners of the city said the fol-
vino roy,
with the selection of the men who will
be the first commissioners of the city,
for l believe that each and every one
will do his full duty. ! want to say
that every citizen should do his
utmost to assist in every way possible
in the work, when they may be called
up. The selection of the men was all
right r-.
Peter Luger.
The head Of the Luger Furniture
Co., Peter Luger, said that he thought
the commission form OF government
is all right. II think 1t will save in
the way of expenses and II. the end
will give us a clean and better town
all around. 1t is my honest opinion
that five good men who have been
selected will be better able to do busi-
ness than fourteen or score, and
am very much pleased to see the
change, for / believe that it will in
the end reduce the expenses of run
ming the city administration"
{. J. Weiser.
E. j. Weiser, vice president of the
First National bank. remarked: YES,
think the selection of the city COM
missioners will prove to be all right
and believe that in, the end the city
will be greatly benefited, and think
the affairs of, the city will be in safe
hands" ass.-. ..-
r. r. Grant.
F. F. Grant, president of the North
ern Savings bank: II think it was
the only thing to do, under the present
condition Of our finances and other
affairs, and welcome the commission.
believe that in the time the five men
who have been selected will eventual
ly get our business affairs out of the
tangle they are apparently in at the
present time. But want to say
further that the people must not be
impatient but must give them time
to work out their plans and get the
city in every department. on a sound
working plan, believe the commits
sion Is well balanced and L am well
satisfied with the selection
n. j. Hagen.
The president of the Scandinavian
American bank, III. j. Hagen, said the
following: II believe the commission
form of government is a grand reform,
one that will help the city financially
and otherwise. am in favor Of an
investigation yof the affairs of the city
in every department, with a view 20
forming new systems that will work
out to the satisfaction Of the people
and for the benefit of the whole
people. Any. system that is formed
must be necessity depend upon the
men who are selected to take charge
to make 1t a perfect system and eff
fective and believe that the men
who have been selected will do their
best and that is all that any one can
do. 1t looks to me as though good
men have been selected. System must
be used in not only personal business,
but even more SO in the public busi- \
ness and the system that is founded
on sincerity and has high ideals is the
system that is sure to win
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