The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-18
Heads N. D.
Boosters"-.Club
Close Annual Meet

mercial clubs of the state to join the
federation.
j. p. Hardy.
J. P. Hardy Of Fargo, next introduce
ed, talked for a few moments on the
subject of good roads. He advocated
what he termed auto league trips. In
winch the automobile clubs Of each
city would make trips to other cities
and report to them the condition thew
round the roads to be in. He suggest
ed that the beginning be at Grand
Forks and its autoists go to HilIsboro
and those Of that city to go on to Far
go. and that the trips be continued in
such a manner around the entire state.
Bankers Work.
e. c. DISCARD of Neville told in a
few words what tho bankers of the
state were doing and trying 10 do TO
better the conditions Of the farmer.
on whom, he said. the business rested,
saying that from a purely selfish
standpoint it was for the benefit of
the business men to do all that was
possible to help the farmer succeed.
Secretary HoIbein.
w. E. Holbein Of Lansford, secre-
airy Of the North Dakota Press assoc
citation, stated that he had been ask-
ed by Secretary Graves Of the local
club and also the federation, at the
time of the last meeting of the press
association, to do what he could to
have the state advertised in the pa
pers, and that he had made such a
suggestion to the papers, who took it
up in his paper. AS a result, a COM
m1ttee was appointed to take the mat
ter up and it was now ready to work
scheme it would devise.
AT the n of the speaking. d tele-
gram was received from President
McVey, who was to have been toast
master, but who was called out Of the
city, expressed his regret at not be-
ing there, and with wishes for a sue
cessful meeting, and assuring the fed
Grafton OF the hearty cooperation of
the university in anything that was
for the betterment of the state
Railroad Men Talk
Beginning the afternoon session.
Major Murphy spoke at lenghth on the
new plan the 500 road was putting In
to effect to bring settlers along It's line.
He said that first of all the real estate
men would have to get together and
devise some scheme where the buyer
and the seller could meet on d common
ground and his road was trying to do
this. He said that their plan was to
lines listed for sale with them, and
that this was advertised in lots in diff
ferent localities where people we're de-
slrous of leaving. This listing cost the
whore this land was advertised. the
road was placing agents and allowing
them a dollar an acre for selling it.
This was known to the buyer, as was
all other features of the pTan.
The road will then grant a low fare
TO the prospective buycrs and when
they arrive in the state, it will ask the
business men and commercial clubs to
said that he. believed a big movement
Of settlers was due to start for North
Dakota.
L. d. Broker spoke of the work done
by the Northern Pacific, saying that
there was many ways of influencing
people to move: into a territory, but
only one real way. That way is to go
and get them, he said. Pick out some
ity." the speaker went on, and pay his
expenses for two or three months inc
send him into a community to talk
North Dakota and you will get re-
Plans of Advertising.
He said that there was much money
wasted in bad advertising and it often
left a man more confused than he was
enlightened concerning a territory, One
Of the best ways he knew OF advertise
ing was for people to send their week.
ly paper to some friend of theirs in
another state and that it would be wise
for commercial clubs to do this.
He said that North Dakota would do
well to adopt the Canadian plan of ad-
vertising, although they did spend
money in great quantities, they spent
1t systematically and obtained results.
General Discussion.
Following this a general discussion
took place n the delegates question
ed the two speakers as TO the best
ways of working in their own COM
munities. Much profit was gained In
this open talk.
In the forenoon session J. J. Petit
john, of the extension department Of
the university, discussed the better
ment of community life. M. r. Emery,
of Fargo, also spoke on cooperative
advertising. saying that the state
should have wide publicity and that it
should be honest advertising. stating
the vast resources. The last speaker
of the morning was DR.. Guild Of Far
go, who talked on building up a city.
He said that the commercial clubs hao
a great part in this work and the best
part of the work was in making the
cities clean, bright and healthy to live
in. r..
Secretary Graves then gave his re.
port, which showed that the federation
had gained seventy per cent in mem