The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-12
EVERY '! MAN
AN INVESTOR

Did you ever stop to think that ev-
cry man who comes to the age of ac-
countability, becomes an investor to a
greater or less degree. The reason
for this is quite plain. Every school
boy is taught that his earning power
lessons with old age, and he already
knows that old age j. inevitable. He
readily grasps the% g. that old age
must be provided for eing early life
or middle age. SA>....
preparation at an early as e. I'D often
middle age finds him a. G.g the
wealthy class and able to @ for
many in their old age beside \ elf
and those dependent upon him. %
Most men are constantly on =
lookout for business or an inves,
ment that will improve their financial
condition.
This is natural and splendid attri-
butte of any man, if not carried to ex-
cess. Many men, however, are so
greedy and so intent on getting some-
thing for nothing, that they bite on
any scheme that promises enormous
returns from a small investment. In
fact, this very thing has been worked
so many times in the past few years,
by unscrupulous wind-jammers from
a district usually far afield, that our
state has provided commission
whose business it is to examine into
the character of all investments of a
stock nature before they are allowed
to be sold in North Dakota. After
all this precaution which should be
taken, the real test as to whether an
investment is safe and as to how sure
the investor can be that he will get the
square deal rests in the character OF
the men who are behind the company
and who manage it's affairs. "A CON-
pany has recently been formed in our
midst to engage in an enterprise
whose possibilities are almost unlim-
tied, and in which the risks usually at
tached to far-away concerns are elm
mated. The men who constitute the
Valley City Fibre Co. are among our
best known business men whose abil-
ity and integrity have put them where
they are. r
There is an old saying that "a pro-
phet is not without reward except in
his own country but when it comes
to investing money in business, it is
safe thing to tie to the man you
known wha has proven his worth and
ability to your own satisfaction. -
North Dakota produces by far the
largest amount Of fibre material Of
any of the States. The market is UNI
limited and at prices that spell good
profits. These things are vital to a
successful business, and in this case
easily ascertaineda Coupled with the
fact that the supply of raw material
is abundant and that the management
of the business is in the hands of men
we all know, robs the investment in
stock in the company of the element
of uncertainty and speculation.
You will undoubtedly be approached
in this matter, and it is your duty as
an investor, and as citizen Of this
community to. give it an honest inVes-
tigation.. If it appeals to you as a
good proposition, you should support
it to the limit of your means, as North
Dakota and Valley City in particular
should have your support in it's man.
ufacturing enterprises before outside
matters.
Contrary to many things Of this
kind, the company is not announcing
itself with blare of trumpets, but is
working quietly, and you will find an
investigation Of this enterprise a very
interesting matter. An hour spent
with any officer of the company will
be we'll spent. Truly Russell Conwell's s
story of the Acre of Diamonds is
found true right here in Barnes
county. The diamonds are all about
u.s., and can be easily acquired when
we have the facilities for saving
them. Your money invested in the
stock of the Valley City Fibre Co.
will do this very thing. Let us show
you how simply and easily this can be
done, by cooperating together. Then,
if you have any pep in you, get out
and boost for the new fibre mill.
The development of the enterprise
means "A Greater Valley. City, a
Greater Barnes County, a Greater
North Dakota.