The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-15

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Northwest, constructive items are APP
pearing every day under a Bismarck
date-line. More than ever Bismarck
is looked to by the outside world as
the heart of North Dakota's progress
and development.
The publicity committee has assist
ed to the best of its ability in the
preparation by Mrs. W. F. Gushing OF
"a Bismarck publicity pamphlet which
will soon be off the press, and which
is one of the most creditable publ
cations of the kind ever attempted by
a city under $4,000. Thousands OF
copies OF this profusely illustrated
well-written and excellently printed
booklet will go to all parts of America
and to foreign countries.
T Conventions ~
Conventions procured for Bismarck
during the year, some with and others
without the. active cooperation OF the
club as an organization, are:
THE NORTH DAKOTA LIVE STOCK
ASSOCIATION, induced for the first
time to leave the Red River valley.
THE NORTH DAKOTA ENG1-
NEERS' ASSOCIATION.
NORTH DAKOTA NATIONAL
GUARD ASSOCIATION. ".
AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASS0C1-
ALTON FOR NORTHWEST DISTRICT
STATE ASSOCIATION OF THE B
P. o. ELKS.
MISSOURI SLOPE POULTRY FAN
GERS ASSOCIATION. .
NORTH DAKOTA PRESS AssOCI-
ALTON.
NORTH DAKOTA EDUCATIONAL AS
ISOLATION, annual attendance be.
tween 1900 and 1000.
), During the year there were held a
dozen or more local, district or Slope
meetings, all of which were entertain.
ed in some fitting manner through the
medium of the club.
Trade Extension
Two successful trade extension
trips, conducted on more elaborate
scale than usual, were operated dur.
ing the year, to Killdeer and to Mot
and intermediate points. On both Of
these trips there was an unusually
good showing of really representative
business and professional men, anG
the results were immediate and mos,
satisfactory.
), Capital Removal -
The secretary during the fore par
of the year. also acted as secretary
and principal publicity agent in thu
anti-capital removal campaign. Thou
sands of letters; hundreds of columns
Of plate matter, and scores of specia
stories were sent out from the office
of the club, and their effect may b
noted in q much better feeling towari
and "a better understanding Of Bis
marck throughout the state. This
campaign was financed not by the clut
directly, but by small committee Of
its public-spirited members, who con.
tributed Loyalty to fund running into
four figures. 'i'it r. t}3
I'd Missouri River Bridge f%;'
One of the earliest Undertakings Of
the year was bridge across the Mis-
souri,. A'fund of $1,000 was subscribed
through the efforts of Senator E. A
Hughes, chairman Of the river crossing
committee, and George N. Remission
the man who put through the Rec
Trail bridge over the Little Missouri
was engaged to attend to the prelim
mary promotion. Mandan gladly CO.
operated in this work, and two weeks
labor on the part of Mr.. Kenistor
proved beyond doubt the feasibility Of
a bridge which at cost of 100000
would place burden Of not to exceed
$4,000 the year-or much less thar
now is annually spent in ferry tolls,
on Burleigh county and Morton coun
ty. Because OF the county division
problem which Morton had to con
front, it was found advisable to defer
active progress until the beginning Of
1917. In the meantime, however, the
Commercial club has brought to Bis.
marck three of the foremost bridge
engineers 81 the country, all of whom
have submitted preliminary plans and
estimates, each Of which bring the
total cost we'll within $500, 900; and q
permanent, substantial wagon bridge
which will accommodate interurban traf.
fic if necessary, is assured Bismarck
and Mandan as soon as the price Of
steel recedes to "a point where it car
be considered.
The Ferry Problem
The ferry problem again concerned
both Bismarck and Mandan. To us+