The Glasgow courier., 1915-01-08

outside the CITY MINUS nave Seen
asked for by the Club. The s!ty
officials, at the request OF the
Club, are now prosecuting these.
Train service has also been givefi
considerable attention by the
Club.
A highway through the states
from the Twin Cities to Glacier Park
has been formed, with Glasgow 40
one of the principal stopping places.
It is known as the Wonderland Tail
and will be freely advertised through
out western states during summer
months. This will bring many peo'
pie in direct contact with our large
farming interests as well as being
the means of quite a SUM of money
spent in the city during the tourist
season.
A complete weather bureau has
been asked for Glasgow by the
Club. This will prove a great benes
fit to the agricultural district OF
Glasgow. The expense OF installing
the complete bureau, about $4,000,
cannot he secured this year. The
matter, however is started and the
bureau will, no doubt, be secured
at later date.
Through efforts of the Club a bill
has been introduced in Congress pro-
viding for the erectino of federal
building, cost 100000, at Glasgow.
Properly followed up it can be ses
cured within a year Or 50 as the
Government departn ent stationed
here require the room it would pro.
vide.
The Club entertained the 3rsst
Falls Commercial Clut on May 18th;
officials of the Great Northern con-
sisting of Vice President Crlher,
General Manager Emerson and 9TH
ers on June End; Prof Woods and
DR.. Hartman on June 18th; officers
OF the Northern Montana Sunday
School Institute on July 1st and
the North Dakota Bankers Assn OH
July End.
July 4th about 200 members were
at Opheim celebrating AMI a!ver~
tising the Valley County Fair. The
Club members by their li)tral do
nation OF premiums are large. re-
sponsible for the success of this
fair The Club was represent. d az
the Good Roads Congress and tho
Inter-MOuntain Association meetings
at Great Falls August Ills, wherein
large benefits were derived. Also
at the organization of the Wonder
land Trail Assn. at Havre, Oct. 23d
and oath.
At the State Fair the secretary 6
the Club distributed more than
1000 booklets, descriptive of Vaf
ley county and Glasgow. Other book
let's have been literally distributed
ticket offices, real estate firms, and
publicity organizations in the State
and in Illinois, Missouri. Ohio, Iowa,
Oklahoma; and many others have
received these booklets. The Club
has furnished eastern papers witn
news stories of interest, and is con.
tinuing this work
Advertising is now being done ny
the Club in the Breeders Gazettes
published in Chicago with circr'
lation of 177,O0O throughout the
eastern states. Many Inquiries ar4s
being received as result of this ad.
Over LOO letters have been sens
out from the Club Office in response
to inquiries and more than 700 per.
sons have received attention at the
office. These nave been land seek
ers and others interested in invest
ments in this district. This feature
of the Club work itself speaks we'll
for the good derived from main~
tanning a Commercial Club on q
business basis, where strangers may
get such information as desired and
members may be assisted in a great
many ways.
Farmers Institutes have been So
cured by the Club which have been
llargely attended and much appre'
ciated by the farmers.
Valley County products and views
of farm secenes have been gathere':
by the Club for use at the Panama,
Pacific Exposition as we'll as 100
pounds of soil on which grain will
be grown in the Montana building
this summer. A special train is
being arranged for by the Club to
visit this fair in March. 1t will car
ry banners and other advertising OF
the City and County as we'll as
small exhibits in each car. Fifty