The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-24
REPORT OF TRIP
Was SUBMITTED
SECRETARY COMM ERciAL CLUB
READ REPORT or RECENT TRIP
TO WASHINGTON 70 ExEcu-
TIVE COMMITTEE OF CLUB
YESTERDAY.

The report. Of the recent Washing
ton trip Of the secretary Of the Fargo
Commercial club was submitted at
yesterdays meeting Of the executive
committee Of the club. !:
The report gives in detail all the
errands made by the secretary while
on his visit to the national capital
and is as follows:
Officers OF the Club and Gentle
men Of the Executive Committee:
Having spent ten days away from
Fargo, it would seem ~expedient that
you should be informed briefly of
III things that engaged your secre-
tary's attention during that time.
Q Saturday, Feb. Z, 7 spent a day
In st. Paul. In the forenoon, / called
on Fl. A. Noble, general passenger
agent OF the Great Northern rail-
way, and took up with him the mat
ter Of closer and better freight and
passenger connections between Far
so n Armenia. After quite a lengthy
admitted the inadequacy Of the pres-
emit service and promised to inVesti-
gate the matter further.
Il spent Saturday afternoon at the
factory of the Ware Grain & Binder
Attachment Co., in the midway dis
trtct. These people manufacture a
knotter that will fit any binder and
which successfully knots or ties Irvine
made from flax straw. In addition TO
this, they manufacture the Irvine and
several by-products and propose to in
stall another Irvine factory somewhere
in the northwest. The proposition
looked so good that / invited them to
submit us a proposition.
"Cn Sunday, by prearrangement, I
met secretaries from the northwest
who were on their way to Washing
Chicago. On the trip, we held almost
continuous meetings at which topics of
interest were discussed; among other
things, the idea Of promotion of house
building was taken up an dthe Thought
suggested that of making survey Of
the town and the selection Of prop
critics owned by non-residents to
pointing out the investment value OF
improvements on their property. This
appealed to me as worthy Of emula-
ton and l propose to act on the sug-
gestion and make that one Of the i'm
mediate activities Of this office.
Arriving in Washington on Mon
day, Feb. 8, we had meetings of the
board Of directors of the Central AS
ISOLATION Of Commercial Secretaries
and c. the American Association of
Commercial Executives at which meet
ings the preliminary steps were taken
for al amalgamation of the two Or
CARNATIONS. With this end in view, a
joint session of, the organizations will
be held in Cincinnati Oct. 5. 6. and z.
ION Tuesday, I attended the meeting
Of the national council, at which the
4 pYnpra FOR tho animal manttn O. oT tho
national chamber was ratified and the
nominating committee selected. On
the forenoon of that day, I called on
| Senators McCumber and Gronna, and
Congressman Helgeson, and arranged
for a joint meeting with Assistant
Secretary Newton for Saturday fore
noon. Wednesday. Thursday, and Fri
day were fully occupied with the ses-
sions Of the. national chamber. The
addresses made at the various sessions
were well worth the time. They will
be published in full in The Nations
Business and some Of them, at least, !
believe should be read at a general
club meeting held for that purpose.
"Mr. Wheeler recognized Fargo with
a place on the credentials committee.
"'John Fahey of Boston was elected
president for the ensuing year.
"The chamber is seriously consider
ing broadening. its scope and putting
itself in shape TO be or more concrete
value. to it's constituent members.
lone of the ~pleasantest incidents of
the trip was a luncheon at the Raleigh
hotel in which sixty-two commercial
club secretaries participated.
"On Saturday, we had our interview
| with Mr.. Newton, the assistant secre-
tary Of the treasury, who pledged us
his word that an inspector would visit
Fargo within three weeks for the pur-
pose Of selecting a site for the new
postofice. He intimated that cooper
alton on part of the club would be ap-
preciated, and I promised him that wa
would do everything in u power to
make the inspectors task a pleasant
and easy one.
in st. Paul, and again called ON Mr.,
ating department had the Armenia SIT
uation under advisement and ~intinaat-
ed hat @ solution of that probla.1
would be worked out shortly. 7 o lles
also on Mr.. Poore, assistant erai
passenger, agent Of the Northern Paci-
fic railway. and took up with him tho
matter of double passenger service on
the Southwestern. -" n
"At noon I was invited to attend
meeting of the public affairs commit
tee of the st. Paul Association Of Com
merce and was extended the courtesy
Of the ioor for a few stamrnering re-
marks. ...
TN conclusion, I believe the trip
was profitable and trust that this COM
mittee will not regret having sent me
as their representative" -
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