Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-07
MANY S|GNERS
ON PETITIONS
FOR PAVING
John Whalen Does Not Wait to
Write, He Wires His
Approval.
ALL BIG PROPERTY
OWNERS FAVOR PROJECT

Bismarck is prepared to pave the
way for a brilliant future. The almost
unanimous support which the Com
mercial club has received for the 12-
mile paving project is encouraging.
The second week Of the campaign
closes with every large property
holder in bismarck, with not more
than a-half dozen exceptions, enroll
ed in favor of promoting the capital
city interests. Among the heavy tax
payers who have volunteered enthusi.
astic support to the movement during
the last week are: John Satterlund
of Washburn, booster for the whole
Missouri Slope country, and first, af'
ter his home town, for Bismarck,
where he has interests; J. X. Hoag-
land one of the oldest of Bismarck s
large real estate owners; John Whal-
en- of Minneapolis; the Bismarck Gro
Gerry Co., st. Mary's Church and Pa
rochial School, Bishop Vincent Wehr-
lie, Rev. Father Hiltner, Sister M. Bon
iface, the Bismarck and St. Alexius
hospitals, practically every church
board in bismarck, the Gamble-Rob-
inson Fruit Co., the Bismarck E'oard
of Education, Joseph Hare, and a
number Of the largest and oldest es-
tates in the city.
Wires Approval.
John !Whalen, when he heard of the
movement, could not wait to write,
but wired the Commercial club: 81
heartily approve of the paving propo-
sition,' and it is intimated that after
the paving project goes through, Mr..
Whalen will return to his first love
and again become an active, con.
structive citizen of Bismarck. He
has, it is limited, large investments in
view for his home city, as a result Of
the progress and enterprise which it
is now displaying.
If full meeting of the city commits
sion is held tomorrow evening, it is
probable that the petitions, represent
ing a majority Of all the property
owners in the capital city, will be pre-
sented for informal approval. There
is an earnest demand upon the part
of everyone who has signed the petit
tions that there be no delay. If Bis
marck is to prove to the state legis-
lature next winter that it means busi-
ness, it must have at least the down.
town portion of the. city paved. There
is no logical reason, it is urged, and
there certainly would be little logic,
it is contended, in deferring for an
other year an improvement whose
benefits the business district, at least,
may as we'll begin enjoying this fall.
... -. To Attract Industries.
There are now hanging fire projects
of far-reaching Importance to Bis
marck, whose consummation will de-
pend upon the immediate approval of
the paving issue. The enterprises con-
templated will bring into Bismarck
far more capital than will be involved
in the paving of every street in the
city. They may wait another year.
1t is far more probable that il Bis.
marck fails to come to the scratch
now, but permits Minot and Mandan
to outstrip it in so commOn-sense an
economy as paving that these con-
Germs, ready to invest now, will not
delay.
Bismarck, in the opinion Of every
one who has signed the paving peti-
tions, never has and never will under
take an improvement of such vital
and far-reaching effects upon all con-
cerned. The psychological moment,
everyone who has kept touch with
Bismarck's progress during the past
five years feels, is the present. The
has arrived for the capital
city to determine whether it will con-
tinue to drift with the high tide of
which has advanced Bis
so wonderfully within the past
few years, or whether it. will put forth
a strong oar, take advantage of the
current, and swing into the middle of
the stream.
Just now people who have their all
invested in Bismarck and whose fate
is inseparably linked with the futre
of the capital city urge for Bismarck
the adoption of Chicago's famed slo-
gan, 81 WILL"