The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24

I and water plant; we have a splendid
sewer system and many of our streets
| have been paved.
| Mr.. Comstock compared this condi-
ton with that of Mankato, which still
owes $4,000 of the bonded debt of
$4,000 contracted AZ years ago. Dur
ing that period Mankato has paid in
interest over $4,000.
Moorhead is limited by her charter
to a five per cent Indebtedness on
the assessed valuation; and in max
ing Improvements the charter pre-
vents any expenditure until the money
Is in the proper fund of the city treas
ury. 1t is proposed to amend the
charter and permit such work to be
undertaken when fifty per cent of the
money is in hand. Mr.. Comstock
thought this might safely be done at
the coming city election.
Judge G. A. Nye, the next speaker,
made good his promise to impose a
light sentence. He said the city is
great corporation and every man,
woman and child is one Of Its stock
holders. Nothing outside Of the fam
lily means so much to us as the COM
munity in which we live. All are
vitality interested in the corporation
and 1t is the duty of everyone to give
the best there is in him to the place
he calls his home.
| TIC CITY III WHICH we uNeS
get in touch with one another and
boost was Judges Nye's advice. He
predicted a population in our city,
as he called the cities of Fargo and
Moorhead, of $4,000 within the next
| twenty years. In closing, he COM
mented upon the spirit of loyalty
now existing and which he hoped
would continue.
Hon. w. B. Douglas, Of st. Paul, a
former resident of Moorhead. spoke
of the pleasure he always felt when
returning to Moorhead. He spoke of
the great change that had been
wrought in the city, financially and
otherwise, since he removed to st.
Paul sixteen years ago. The uplift
noticeable-still he did not think the
people could be more loyal than they
had been in the olden days.
Mayor Leonard Ericsson; of Fergus
Falls, who spent four years in Moor
head before he was graduated from
the normal school, voiced his apprecia-
| ton of Moorhead and promised, on be-
half of his home, city, cooperation in
advantage to this part of the state.
COncOrdia College Affairs.
Pres. J. A. Aasgaard. of Concordia
college, brought to the meeting the un-
| institution is at stake. He told of the
growth from a parochial school to one
with twenty teachers and 440 students
enrolled. The school now" said Presi-
dent Aasgaard, carries a department
giving a full college course and will
graduate its first senior class of six in
June"
He explained the present difficulties,
which nave grown out of the amalga-
nation of the three great bodies of the
Norwegian Lutheran church. Under
the plan of amalgamation, everything
in Minnesota north of the twin cities
will constitute the Northern Minnesota
district. Another school, the Park Re
gion Luther college at Fergus Falls.
located in the new district. Friends of
the Park Region school have organized
to have it made the only one, under
the reorganized church bodies, carrying
succeeds, 1t will mean disaster to Con-
cordia.
The college now has a debt of $4,000.
largely due to the fact that it was nee
essary to install new heating plant
to replace the one that had been in use.
In order to turn the college over free
of debt. It would be necessary to
he thought this amount could be raised
In Moorhead, Fargo and Clay county.
He hoped the club would stand by Con-
cordia in her time of need. He said
at Concordia would mean that 1t would
become the center Of interest of 100000
Scandinavians OF northern Minnesota
President Aasgaard gave statistics
showing the growth of Concordia and
the Importance it has become to the
two cities at the crossing. THE river"
he said, does not separate u.s."
He told of the growth of st. Olafs
college at Northfield, which has a
freshman class of 217 this year. Con
cordia," he said, twill become just as
strong college in few years If we
are permitted to continue the college
course, which is open to all Corners re-
CARELESS of creed or nationality. IL
will afford our boys and girls who have
finished high school to secure college
Quotations without leaving home and
, at very little expense"
On motion of DR.. NJ NJ. Fulton, the
club, by a unanimous rising vote, de-
cided to stand by Concordia.
A. La Meigs, of Minneapolis, presi-|
dent of the Automobile Trail Blazing
association, told of his experience in
connection with the great trails of the
United States. He said the Red trail
| is the best one that crosses the CONT
nent and predicted its use by the gov
eminent for military highway.
| Mr.. Meigs told of the experience in
getting the first automobile through to
Seattle and of the wonderful roads now
built in the state of Washington.
The address was accompanied by
stereopticon views illustrating many
points Of interest along the Red trail
and In the Yellowstone, Glacier and
Rainier national parks.