Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-31
ENTHUSIASTIC
MASS MEETING
AT CITY HALL
Means Of Securing Terminal.
Elevator Here Dis
cussed Sunday.
B AND BUSINESS
UNITED IN PROJECT
All Factions, Parties and In
terests- Desire Establish
ment in This City.

At an enthusiastic meeting in the
Dor, business and in fact all parties
and factions of the city united as n
In a cause, as never before
have the various factions joined. for
the purpose of discussing and decid-
ing on the best and most effective
means of presenting to the industrial
commission the manifold advantages
Of Grand Forks as a suitable and
logical site for one Of the state owned
terminal elevators and mills.
The meeting planned by co-operat-
ing committees of the Commercial
club. Merchants association and
Trades and Labor Assembly was at
tended h1 a large and representaty "
turnout of citizens who appointed +.
A.. McClernan chairman Of the meet
ing.
Mr.. McClernan opened the meeting
by stating that he was aware that 1t
has been said that Grand Forks would
be hostile to the establishment of a
state owned elevator and mill n
meeting was to show that Grand
Forks was not hostile to this move
but that all interests, all factions and
all organizations of the city were
heart and soul behind. the movement
to secure the location of an elevator
and mill in Grand Forks.
Large Center.
He showed how Grand Forks had
developed from a small center to one
Of the largest and most prosperous
cities of the northwest and stated that
it was time that the city which is now
a trading and distributing point
should hold it's head up and fight to
become a terminal. After lauding the
activity and loyalty of the CONNER
cial club he declared that this or
ganizaticn was the logical one to pre-
sent the case Of the city to the indus
trial commission.
Martin Cotton, representing the
Merchants association, stated that
there is no question that Grand Forks
is the logical point for the location of
the elevator and mill as it is located
in the very heart of the best wheat
district in the world. He dealt with
the geographical location Of the city
bringing out the point that the city is
located on the direct line of transpor-
tation to the Twin Cities, Duluth and
Hudson Bay.
Labor Backs Move.
S. S. Mcdonald, president Of the
State Federation of Labor, represent
ing the Trades and Labor Assembly,
spoke of how the organization went
on record three weeks ago favorine
the establishment of the elevator and
mill at Grand Forks when delegates
representing 1900 Grand Forks men
sent q petition to Bismarck in an ef-
fort to aid in securing the terminal
for this city. The petition requested
Governor Lynn j. Frazier4to use hi:
influence to make Grand Forks thu
terminal.
Mr.. Mcdonald outlined briefly tn
several ways in which labor is inter
ested in the movement for, more worl
would be offered in the city whicl
would provide employment for NOR
laborers here. Hundrecs of thousand
of dollars would be paid out in wage
and this money would largely b
spent in Grand Forks to the better
ment. of all business of the city.
500 Expected.
He discussed to some extent. tn
things that would follow the locatio
Of the terminal elevator in this cit
andrAeclafed that he believed the So
6lnNENthe elevator and mill to- tn,
EttJs aene this would mean. a large
4 = ktcm Of railroad men,
SXsHsEy 0rganized labor is .Xitally ir
eSSles&G6dsaan getting the elevator j
SsS 93Tlgfih9 Forks and heartily behind
~ k3AED4&0e clear py the discussion Z
NJ s q Statistics Show Facts.
ss@@#sNSHt6<aStIEs prepared by A. J.. SUI
a@ field agent, show that tt
naturally belongs. to Gran
sssad EsOEl3 owing to the fact that. this. eli
ssssss faStnesSdfrert outlet for a much larg,
Agey than any other city
as#MaSAesNfHte The figures show that the
%SEgsa1kAJ3Sf80s0aO acres Of wheat tributa,
ndgFOrks while Fargo, the on
sERAS y p5@fufors gdrains only 1%,763,00O al
asOusH ldfafn but $4,000 acres Of whe
- land.
o. i. Barnes spoke Of how the ell
vator} should logically be. located
Grand Forks in order to serve t
greater part of the state and show
that this city is On the direct. rot
for he largest wheat acreage OF It
fations east is provided and wat
freightinS Is the cheaper. ~
He showed that II the elevator a
mill were located at any other POI
r 1t would not be on al direct line
the market as Grand Forks. and a
that expensive back hapls would ha
70 be made.
Cheap Power.
J. r. T. o'Connor and T. b. Fe
ham both spoke Of the advantages
Grand Forks over other. cities OF
and mill. MI. O'Connor speaking
The bill as It came up in the legis
turA ana which he voted for as r.
resentattye at. the Hast Legislative 8
sion and Mr.. Feetham brought
xhe a6vantage Of Grand Forks in
Z ing situated nea an unlimited sup.
b ~ cheap power furnished by the l
1nenss dam at Crookston and broul
% thj5 city.
B Na1or ii. M. Wheeler lauded
Abiff3 of all parties, factions and
fere0eb Of Grand Forks to unite as
~ securing Of an institution
the rood and betterment Of the {
b And All concerned.
No Petitions.
It s1as decided ct the meeting t
ssss u W0nl6 be unnecessary to n
sseign1d petitions to the industrial CO
smimlan for II 10 firmly believed t
n 1 HE LEGATION Of the elevator and Z
hi & ~ commission will be based
s4rGlysgar0n the rnerits@of the sites
NJ 1 u further believed that the ca
11dEm1I3Gn would not be influenced
6a1$6kthe other jby the presentat
sAa9fS64&tztons and furthermore citiz
1$H & 6kx6d Forks are, confident that
13a&Sk50byious advantages of Grs
&0rG6aa1 q site for the proposed 1
H. 4n1oEssAnd MILL ! sufIIcient 10 sspt
ofss1 nbNnselves
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