The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-09-18
TRADE PAPER IN
ARTICLE PRAISES
COMMUNITY SPIRIT
INCITY0F BEMIDJI
Merchants Trade Journal Published
at Des Moines, Iowa, Has In
teresting Article.
GIVES ACCOUNT OF
PICNIC BY FARMERS
Praises Bemidji and Stand Taken by
Merchants: Small Mail Order
Problems.
GIVES ACCOUNT OF
PICNIC BY FARMERS

Inc MercnanCS IraQe journal pup
lished at Des Moines, Ia., of which
w. J. Pilkington is editor, in it's Sep
tember number contains a very in
teresting article in regard to the
Esprit of Communityism'' in Be-
midi. The article is entitled mine
Farmers Organizations, or Clubs, in
the Vicinity of Bemidji, Minnesota,
Give Monster Annual Picnic to the
Retail Merchants of Bemidji.
The article gives an account Of the
farmers picnic given at the county
fair grounds July 21 of this year and
praises the farmers and the merch-
ants for their cooperative stand.
1T has been truthfully said that
Bemidji is more than a city, that it
is community" says the article.
"And the farmer who lives miles
away feels that Bemidji is his just
as much as do the men who run the
stores, the banks and offices of the
city.
ION the other hand, the merchant,
the banker, the doctor and all the
people of Bemidji feel that they are
part of the farming community.
helped to build it.
'Possibly: there are other towns
and little cities that have as ideal
conditions as Bemidji, but they are
hard to find, and probably there are
none that have developed this COM
munity spirit as has Bemidji.
Could Profit Much.
IF those who wish to know could
have been in Bemidji June 21 when
the farmers clubs of Beltrami county
gave a. picnic at the fair grounds for
the Merchants association of Bemidji,
they could have learned many, many
things and could have profited very
much. They would have seen the
results of community interest devel-
oped to the greatest degree. They
could have observed much that if ap-
piled in their cities and their coun-
ties would have made those cities
and those counties better. places in
which to live; better places in which
to accomplish that at which all are
aiming-success."
The article, which is lengthy, tells
of the formation of the picnic, how
the farmers enjoyed giving the pic
enjoyed being the farmers guests.
"Bemidji perhaps is fortunate in
having Bueford M. Gile as agricul-
turist," says the Nrticle. His work,
of course, keeps him in close touch
with the farmers, their needs and
their thoughts. They come to him
for advice on farm topics and busi-
ness topics, and he has made for him
self an excellent reputation"
The article is concluded as follows:
$50 Bemidji, with her Merchants
club banquets and picnic; with her
Farmer clubs picnic; with her good
fellowship organizations working
without the smallest bit of friction,
with all her townspeople the great
est friends with all her country peo-
pie; with her natural advantages
made known and thus made appre-
ciated, has established that comml-
nifty spirit that is so vital to the
success of many community. - :
Bemidji hasn't much of q mail order
problem-if it has any it is 50 small
that it is hard to uncover. Bemidn
doesn't have to worry about the
farmers of it's community standing
by Bemidji-because the farmers
around Bemidji know the :residents
of Bemidji and knowing them, like
them. Because the residents Of Be-
midi (and that isn't confined to the
merchants) have helped and are help
ing the farmers of Bemidji territory,
the farmers are helping the residents
of Bemidji. .>- = ;
Here one sees the community idea,
the community spirit and community
cooperation fully developed and
very, very productive of good"