The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-10
States the Association will pay more
attention to this part Of its work.

States the Association will pay more
attention to this part Of its work.
The Association of Commerce as
sisted in no small way in securing the
U. S. Employment Agency for Minot,
which is doing so much for the farm
ers of this part Of the state in get
ting them farm labor.
The Association of Commerce Of
fees now have complete files on a
multitude of subjects that are or may
be of interest to it's members. This
is a new departure inaugurated dur
ing the past two years and one-half,
and has already proven its great
worth in many instances.
The Association of Commerce has
cooperated in every way possible with
the Park Board, the City Commission,
The Board of County Commissioners,
the City Beautifying League, the Pub
lie Library, the Normal School, and
City School Board, and all other in
stitutions and organizations that have
for their principal ideals the upbuild-
ing of Minot, Ward County, the State
of North Dakota and the Nation.
Work with other organizations has
been conducted without a blaring of
trumphets or undue publicity, for the
Association of Commerce loses it's
usefulness when it claims all, and
takes all, when the other organiza-
tons in this city and county are all
under such splendid management, and
are doing all in their power to do
their part for the civic and social life
of the community at large. They
should have the credit in all instances,
while the Association of Commerce
should merely offer suggestions, and
not have the actual work to do. Thus
will all civic and social organizations
flourish and live in harmony with
each other. The newspapers of the
City of Minot have given thousands
of inches of publicity to the efforts of
the Association Of Commerce during
the past two and one-half years, and
this is surely greatly appreciated and
priced by the officers and directors
of the Association. The state dali
les have also given literally of their
space in assisting the Association of
Commerce to keep Minot before the
world. This was evidenced recently
when an Ohio chamber of commerce
secretary remarked that he hardly
ever picked up a large daily news
paper without the Minot date-line ap-
pearing somewhere in it, thus show
ing, to his mind, that Minot was
a live and progressive city.
The Association of Commerce has
for the past more than two years
been conducted on a conservative bas-
is, without useless booming and bonn
bastic promises. "The truth is good
enough" has been the thought of the
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organization, and cold figures speak
louder than ornate phrases, that can
be easily disproved. The thought
uppermost in the minds of the As
ISOLATION executives has been that it
is better to grow slowly than have a
false growth that will work hard
ship upon those who have stood the
brunt of the years with the city of
Minot while she wore her swaddling
clothes. 1t might have been possible
since the war commenced with the
United States as one of the allies to
secure something from the govern
ment that would have been of tenn
porary benefit to the city, but which
owing to the size of the city would
have been real detriment in the long
run to all it's citizens, and especially
the property owners. Therefore, the
Association directors have always
builded for the future and not for
temporary gain, with consequent de-
preston that would take years to
overcome.