The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-20
ASSOCIATION BANQUET
WAS A HUGE SUCCESS
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY LIVE
CITIZENS SIT DOWN TO FINE
FEED AT SAVOY-GREAT PRO-
GRAM OF TOASTS.

InoSI eHJoydDle banquet at the Savoy
Cafeteria Monday evening to do hon.
or to the new secretary Of the Asso.
citation of Commerce, Will E. Hol
bein, and to talk over things generally
for the good Of Minot. The feed was
all that could have been desired, the
guests being seated at two long ia.
bles which were attractively decorated
with carnations.
At the conclusion of the banquet
the president of the Association an
nounced an election of six members
of the board of directors, the follow
ing being chosen: E. s. Person, J. C.
Smallwood, VIM. Dunnell, M. r. Por-
ter, E. A. Long and A. G. jacobson.
Mr.: Jacobson and J. D. Van Fleet were
tie, the latter withdrawing in favor
of Mr.. Jacobson. Mr.. Long and Mr..
Jacobson are the new members of the
board. The hold-overs are President
Lambert, H. L. Halvorson, A. M.
Thompson, Ira D. Wight and R. E..
Barron.
ma p res Lambert, acting as toast
sale center 1T is ' my o op mh that
rev. ,h realize the great future or Minot as
| ScDDiiio .Poiht, lie Stlu. MI. jacobson
house gents furnishing and 'i hard Evare
house viii pay here, This would be BE- a a
hp pate tn ssttp tes We ca kind r ct
these rates by having two Wholesale
grocery houses and couple Of fruit
houses. First class rates from Chicago
to Minneapolis are 60 cents a hundred
and from the cities to Minot, about the
same distance, s1.15 per hundred. Other
rates correspond. ,Minot has immense
Grand lt Forks and Fargo, which cities
get but little Minnesota business
Freight in our, territory. can be secured
in two days while it takes from six to
re and White Tail. He spoke of several
foreign concerns CARRYING large stocks
them in time to escape the 10 Tio 6e
Sugar Refining Co. that stores $40 900
worth of sugar in Minot, is one of them
and he thinks some law ought to be
passed to make them come in.
=. Atty: ". H; sibbald handled briefly
he Located in, Minota" He pointed out
ufacturing plants owing to the labor
situation and the distance we are away
from the raw material. He recommends |
additional wholesale houses and assem-
up-to-date office building" he added. "
- One of the best talks heard in Minot
who spoke on Public Service CORPORA.
Northern Telephope - CO. a' rs long 11 'a as
public service corporations please the
them" he said. He pointed out the fact |
that the public service corporations |
were m m; educational sick ben
many employees, and that long ago they |
got thru working on the theory Of THE |
public be damned"
r. D. Halvorson. manager of the Hal
VorSon Shoe Co, and one of Minot's |
Appeal to the Young Businessman II |
will show a few things that the Asso-
and then pointed out the record-breaking |
business the merchants did in 1915, Civ
ing the Association credit for some of |
the tn o trade The organizaton has brot
thousands OF people who left much mon
ey in Minot., The Association is adver-
Using, our city, and country. He point
eral times the number of people who
registered in the Berthold drawing than
all other towns secured together Lets
all pull together" he said. "
by Atty. G. S. Wooledee. He said forty
lawyers live here and bring in many
thousands Of dollars worth Of business
business follows other business He be-
lieves Minot should encourage the pass
two federal districts. for this city would
stand a fine chance of becoming the
headnuarters for one of the Judges.
s, Miaots System iad Of Pa parks vas the
lent park superintendent viii O. Doc
little. He said Minot with her 100 acres
of parks has an acre for every 100 in
habitants Last year mile and a half
Of highway was graded in the parks,
a half car of trees and shrubs planted.
An auto court was laid out, $4,000 pa
crete outside. firenlace for weiners and
rOasts and the like was installed. In
Oak Park Is picnics We're held and 200 II
picnicss in Riverside, park. Zoo was
bits, pheasants and badgers. The Zoo
will be made better this year.
o: b. Herigstad, assistant states at
believes that our population will in
crease as we pay more attention to civic
righteousness. He handled his subject
-. "a Peep into the Future was F. L.
sherman's subject. He referred to the
events that will be held in Minot dur
John Ehr, an old time resident of
Ward county; spoke on "Minot's past,
pres ; and , future u He wants to see
and told how to get it: Mr.. Ehr is one
of our most successful citizens and his
advice is always carefully considered
Jos. Belanger, 500 agent, spoke as a
private citizen, not as an official and |
said he would not be surprised if work
on the MinotMax line started early in /
NC 6. a 4 Johnson, in speaking on mi
not's Present Outlook" talked in a most |
optimistic manner. He looks for blocks
Of paving and white way to go in this |
year many new business blocks and |
great prosperity generally. He predicts |
that Minot's population will increase |
5000 in the next two years and looks
to see the membership Of the Associa- !
ton of Commerce double during the next !
60 days.
j. A. Roell talked on 1.-THE Lessons
that We Must Learn" He referred to |
the recent fire, which caused tremen- |
dous loss and told in what way in his |
opinion, the fire might have been avert |
ed. The fire would not have started, he |
said, had not the owner of the building
allowed inflammable material stored in |
his basement. He pointed out some way
in which the fire department could be |
improved. Roell called a spade a spade |
as he usually does when he talks. He
suggested that committee of five bus
inessmen be appointed to make sweep |
ing investigation.
Pres w s. Shaw, who was present,
announced that he would like to see