The Glasgow courier., 1915-01-08
RESUME OF
YEARS WORK
OF GLASGOW Commercial Club
Read at Last Meetinf.
GOOD RESULTS Arr. SHOWN
Club Instrumental in HAVING
Many improvements Made.
Advertises GLASGOW.

The Glasgow Commercial Club
held it's first annual meeting in the
{ lub rooms in the Wedum block
Tuesday night. Although the Club
has only been in actual operation
eight months. the work done in this
short time has covered a broad field
and shows the intense interest of
the members in promoting the de-
velopment of the city.
The meeting was called to order
at o'clock by Pres. J. l.. Truscott,
there being about so members pres
ent. The report of Treasurer Robt
M. Young was read and referred to
the Auditing committee, after which
Secretary S. C. Moore read his re-
port covering the work Of the Club
for the past eight months. This re-
port was necessarily long and proved
llost interesting to the members.
Among the many items mentioned
by the secretary as having been un-
certaken by the Club, were the pro-
noting of more feasible and better
roads and more bridges secured
crossing streams in the northern
part of the county. Rural free de-
livery routes have been fostered,
one already established and four
more under way, city free delivery
has been urged, and assistance ren6.
cred the farmers in this district in
their efforts to make the county seat
more accessible to them. The Club
is at present working for the open
ing of many new roads throughout
he county and will continue action
on rural routes until the others are
secured.
The Glasgow band has been made
possible through the efforts of the
Club. Many attempts heretofore tc
develop band have failed although
a large sum of money was expended
The present band has proven its
worth upon many occasions during
the past season. When the Bank
trs' Convention of North Dakota
passed through Glasgow July sec
end, they were serenaded here by
the band and Glasgow has been fre
quently complimented for the fms
muSicaI orpanizatiOn
Legislative matters have received
the attention of this Club both ma
tional and state. The Club was in
strumental in blocking the opposi
tion to Senate Bill No. 462S which
passed in Congress last summer ex
tending payment upon irrigation
project lands to twenty years. ],
also assisted in maintaining the
Sub-Station of immigration at Havre
which means a large financial say
ing to prospective citizens of the
United States arriving from Cana
da.
The Club took up and promoted
the Seed Lien Law throughout
the state to the extent that the pres
ent session of the State Legislature
will, no doubt place such law up
on MOntana's statutes. This means
great relief to the homesteaders OF
the whole state.
Local ccnditiors have received at
tention of the Club to the extent ol
presenting many ordinances to the
City Council for their considerat on
Some have been passed by them and
others, while recognized as neces
sary legislation, have been deferred
until later for action. These GOV
cred control of driving vehicles in
the city limits, sanitary conditions
sewer regulations, fire protection
and street sprinkling and improve
ment.
Glasgow's excellent location for &
wholesale and jobbing centre has
been brought to the attention ol
many large firms, and these are
kept constantly reminded of this
through the Commercial Club. With
in a year or so, many of these firms
have stated. they anticipate estab
l:shing branches here.
Many needed changes and i'm
provements of the property of the
Great Northern within the city lin
; it's have been brought to the atten
tion of the officials of the road by
the Club. At present the prospects
are of some results being derived
although the railroad officials are
very reluctant. Street crossings
through the right Of way, lights at