The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-12-30

A. A. ROBINSON, of the Robinson
Elevator Co.: can immense elevator
with capacity of say 10000, 900 bush
els would be great thing for Minot
and every farmer in this territory. It
would pay for itself in ten years. We
could store our wheat here, clean it
and feed the screenings to our stock.
If our wheat could go into the Liver
pool market unmixed, it would COM
mand price ten cents bushel higher
than it usually does"
H, E.. SHEARN, Cashier First In
ternational Bank: "Why not can
ming factory for 1916? Minot, with
It's rich farming country, where it has
been already proved that all kinds Of
produce suitable for canning can be
raised, should have such an establish
ment.
'4nThe stuff for canning is being rails
ed and can be raised in such quantities
that a factory should be well patron
lied and it would make quite an indus
try for Minot. yl;.5yrf f..T., E.
''The raising of canning stuff would
do a world Of good to the soil and
makes it rich for other crops, and in
this way the farmer would diversity
in such a way that he would be pretty
sure of returns each year from one
source or another.
"The canning industry is establish
ed elsewhere in the state on a small
scale, and is growing each year, and
there is no reason why it would not
be good thing here; S e "
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Williams Co.: "The basic industry of
this country is agriculture: therefore,
our aim should be to do whatever will
tend to improve present conditions to
make farming as profitable business
as possible and improve and make
market facilities the very best.
I'VE should strive for better wagon
roads; do all in our power to secure
the packing plant, thus affording a
market second to none for live stock
and enable the farmer to change from
the all grain farming. to the diversity
ing and raising of live stock, as his
circumstances permit; also canning
factories for such farm products as
are available for canning purposes:
Every good farmer induced to To-
cate in this section is an asset to
every business in Minot. The thing
most needful to get good men to To-
cate here is cooperation and univer-
sal boosting of the country by both the
farmers of the community and the cit
izens of Minot.
"If everyone will bear in mind and
practice this spirit it will do much to
& contribute to the agencies now at
work to add to the population OF
Ward county.
"Our commissioners have begun a
campaign for settlers and it will help
them if all our citizens will back them
up in their enterprise which will re-
suit in good; not only to those COM
ing in, but to everyone now living in
Ward county"
F. N. FULLER, Northwest Motor
Co.: "Good roads and the abolition OF
grade crossings would be the greatest
and best enterprises with which the
city Of Minot could concern itself in
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D. r. JACOBSON, jacobson & Flu
gelso Hardware Co.: Good, first
class highways leading into the city
should engage the attention of the
civic authorities and that as early in
1915 as practicable.
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A. G. CRANE, President Of the Mi
not Normal School: 81 would suggest
the use of the Armory by Y. M. C.
A., in addition to it's present exclusive
use by the militia; the Y. NJ. @. A.
having cooperative lease and being
obliged to provide the funds necessary
to properly finish and equip the base
ment of the building. Another sug-
gestion would be to re-establish the
police matronship with added powers
and facilities, providing rooms at the
matron's disposal. separate and dis
tinct from the quarters provided the
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