The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-17
PUBLICITY plan GETS
FEDERATION APPROVAL.

west aud north. into Washington, Ore
gon and California and into Canada.
Ninety per cent of them. he said,
We're passing through tho state TO
other sections of North America. The
found in other sections of the state.
Use the Railroads.
In order to keep the people in the
state. he said it was-necessary to have
cooperative advertising. There are
. transcontinental railroads run
ming through the state. he said, and
there are three that cross the country
in h southern states. Means should
be adopted to advertise the state to
the people passing from one end Of
the country to the other. He suggest
cd the establishment Of booths at va
lou places. These booths, according
to his plan. should be information
bureaus. where the travellers could
learn of North Dakota and it's re-
sources.
He also referred to the North Dako-
tn year book, which contains all the
salient facts pertaining to the state.
For every M Of these books sent to
a north European country, he declar-
cd. n family could be brought to
North Dakota.
He declared that literature d,strib-
utcd should contain no faint Of
resources and its advantages, clearly,
concisely and reliably.
Building OF a City.
DR.. Guild spoke on 1.-The Building
Up Of a City," He referred to the SUI
perior methods of California in adver-
Using. No Californian ever tells Of
the f1eas, the dust, the long rainless
months; they tell the good things. The
literature circulated for advertising
purposes should be placed. not on
trains but got into the homes of the
people before they leave.
He quoted an article by Prof. Weeks
Of h North Dakota agricultural COL
lege in the current Popular Science
Monthly in which 1t is asserted that
the movement Of the people to the cit
les Is due to economic adjustment and
that it is destined not to "a but
to increase until an economic ratio is
reached between rural and urban pop
ulation. Prof. Weeks thinks this
ought to be about 1852. If this be
true we need not look for any serious
back to the farm movement for IA
good while to come, but should get
busily to work to make our cities fair
dwelling places for the multitudes
which are to inhabit them.
Highest Development.
The city is the highest development
Of civilization, and while we talk OF
going back to the farm none of us are
doing it. We want the other fellow
to go, but we remain where the pleas
ures Of mutual companionship and OPP
portunity are accessible, for the thing
pie and their fellowship. The cities
and towns are the heart and nerve
ganglia OF civilization.
E. II q mar could be put into a retort
and separated from all that society
has put into his personality he would
be a poor dessicated remainder. The
mutual intimacies of life are so in
tense thai they must be smoothly adj
iusted. That city will be built the best
which eliminates, all social friction,
gives equality Of opportunity to all,
and where the sentiment is such that
the game Of business i played in ac-
cord with the rules" Social Justice,
Incorporation and teamwork will tell.
The thing which rnakeSsthe best cities
IL for the people themselves t become
interested In conducting their own at
fairs.
To build a city w-.=and reach it's
leaders must not always have the
busy signal on when personal atten-
tion is sought. "Let George do it"
will not build a city MOI solve the
problems of our mate.
The speaker said that he could not
be expected to give q practical things
as these men who have been facing
the problems of North Dakota for so
many years. his relation to the fed
Grafton wa advisory and something
like that of George Lotus. ]. NJ. An
derson, f. Y. Sarles and ]. J.. Hill, for
instance, to the farmers work in the
state.
To make the cities clean, light them
well. conserve their health and leave
the world better for those who come
after us Is worth while, and nothing
can contribute more toward this than
the earnes efforts of commercial
clubs, disarming antagonisms, soften.
ing competition and planning for CO.
operation and progress.
Membership is Increased,
h report OF Secretaly-Treasurer
Graves. which was presented this
morning. showed an increase of 20
per cent in the federation member
ship. The report also declared that
Il federation is in good financial con-
dition. The report referred to the
work done during the year, one of the
chief features of which was the visit
of E. +. Trefz Of the chamber of COM
merce OF the United States. Mr.. Trefz
spent a short time in The state, and
delivered addresses at six of the larg-
The federation meeting opened last
night when the visitors were guests
at a smoker given in the Commercial
club rooms. Several Informal adj
dresses were given. the majority of
which referred to a concerted move
ment for advertising the state as a.
whole.
Among the visitors registered today
are: r. w. King. Pembina: q. q.
Thompson. Pembina; F.. G. DISCARD,
Neville; l.. s%teenson. DraNton: j. f..
Jacobson. Churchs Ferry: w. E. Hol-
bein. Lansford: D. S. Hollenga, Minot;
J. Earl harrington. Ray; j. Cashel.
Jr, Grafton: J. p. Hardy, Fargo: II.
F. Emery. Fargo: r. 7. Gone. Fargo;
]. D. EnEesather, Petersburg: Fl. p.
Cooper. -Casesltpn: G. L.. Little Max
bass: L. ]. Brickcr, st. Paul and l..
r. Guild, Fargo.