The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-25
KEN|S0N WILL
Be COMMERCIAL
CLUB SECRETARY
One of State s Foremost Promot-
ers of Big Projects Secured
by Local Organization
TAKES UP NEW DUTIES
HERE WITHOUT DELAY

The Bismarck Commercial club exc.
| cuted a master stroke last evening,
when it procured from George N. Ken
iston, of Beach, his acceptance of the
secretaryship of the organization. Mr..
! Keniston, one OF the most successful
| promoters Of big development pro
jects the northwest has produced, had
! been under consideration by the d.
the meeting held last evening was
definite assurance received that he
would accept.
Everybody Knows Him.
Everybody in North Dakota knows
Remission. During his ten years resi-
dence in this state he has put across
more big things than any other one
publicity work for the Yellowstone
trail and who as travelling representa-
tive of that highway was instrumental
in obtaining from congress a federal
appropriation of $4,000 for the con-
struction of the trail through the
Standing Rock Indian reservation.
When The Red Trail association de-
cided to attempt the impossible and
bridge the Little Missouri at Medora,
through private. subscriptions from
towns and individuals along the trail,
Remission of Beach was the one man
hit upon to put the project through.
And he did put it through, conducting
from Fallon, Mont, to Fargo a cam
paign without precedent in the annals
Of transcontinental highway building
and which Melted in subscriptions
much more than the amount really re-
CURED The bridge that boost built
was dedicated last summer with cere-
monies attended by nOtables from
three states.
The Normal School.
Kenistons latest achievement was
a seven-weeks whirlwind campaign Of
information in behalf of the Dickinson
Normal school project Remission car
ried the message of the Slope country
into every town and hamlet in North
Dakota; he told them what the Slope
wanted in the way of educational ia
cilities; how it expected to get it, and
why it was needed, with the result
that the people in November, by a
majority of more than 10000, told
Remission that he had again made
good.
Reoreanized Miles city.
Four years ago the Miles City cham
Der Of commerce, finding itself in fl
nancial straits, recognized the need of
a doctor. Remission was called in; he
diagnosed the malady and
to apply the remedy. The
result was reorganiZed, rejuyenated
chamber of commerce with an annual
budget of $4,000, and plan which is
still in use and accomplishing results.
Biographical.
George N. Remission was born in
Keokuk, la. After graduating from
the local high school. he studied in
The University of Chicago and then
went to old Heidelberg for his mas
;er's degree, interspersing his studies
with long tramps over the highways !
and by-ways of the fatherland. in .
which he imbibed the gospel of good
'Oads.
On his return to America he became
associated with a number of import
mt promotional projects of state and
interstate scope. very naturally ulti.
nately gravitating to North Dakota,
where he has lived for the last ten
ears. .H,.
Gets on Job at Once.
Secretary Remission is now on the
OBJ. This evening he goes to Belfield
o assist in the reorganization Of the
Commercial club there. At the same
ime he will make arrangements for
he removal of his family from Beach
o Bismarck. Mrs. Remission is now
n California. while the two daughters
re in normal schools at Dillon, Mont,
nd Valley City.
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