The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-04-30
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For our part, we believe in sticking to our own
home town-and, as stick to it, we intend to
BOOST it!
We believe Bismarck is good place to live
i We believe it is the BEST place to live!
And we believe that under the glorious folds of
the banner of Americanism unit for the defense
of the institutions of our fathers, instinct with
the enthusiasm of realized democracy, our city
will keep on growing, each year still better place
to live-a2still happier and more fortunate COM
munity. .,rY,-, 4r4r .a-,f,s ~ "
Never? n its hist history ihl has Bismarck had the
golden chance now offered It for intensified pros
perity and for far-reaching achievement of its
civic ideals.
BECAUSE-never in it's history have its citi-
zens been joined together in such firm and public
spirited bonds of patriotism as those created by
the past two years of war III
NOW-we believe-is the time to begin har-
vesting the fruits of this engendered spirit of
MUTUAL MUNICIPAL ALLEGIANCE.
The great Liberty Loan campaigns, the war
chest and allied relief drives, all our big cele-
brations and patriotic rallies, this whole era Of
intensive public speaking, community organiza-
ton, mutual cooperation, and common self-sacri-
flee for common cause-these things have re-
suited in an unprecedented outpouring of high
minded civic enthusiasm.
They have vitaized and dramatized for us our
citys heart and soul.
Shall all this enthusiasm be mere froth, to be
blown away in the first light zephyrs of peace
time? IA m
Shall it not rather be Fcrystalized AT ONCE,
AND FOREVER, into All intense and universal
civic loyaty-a deepening faith in our city which
will soon prove to be Bsmarck's richest asset?
The answer rests in the daily thoughts and
deeds of each and all of US.
Let us start right now-while the power
of war-created community spirit is still
strong within us-to boost our home town
and our home towns institutions; to come
to bat for our own local industries; to pat
ronlze our own merchants and our own
banks; to stand by our schools, churches
and charities =
The greater wealth, the greater happiness, the
greater Well-being of each of US individually and
of all collectively, is the aim.
A city united self-reliant, secure in it's grow
ing prosperity, will be the sure result.
Vet this, then, be the quaintessence of our
creed:
TO know our city, to believe in it, to stick to it,
to work for it. to be loyal to it today and to rally
TO every policy looking toward its betterment to-
morrow.
For we believe that only as Mr. You-and-I rec
ognize our essential solidarity, our common allie
glance not only to the institutions of the nation as
a whole, BUT ALSO TO THE INSTITUTIONS OF
THIS COMMUNITY in which we have chosen to
live-only thus can we realize to the full in our
own lives and homes the blessings of peace and
prosperity the ideals of social service and democ-
racy for which the war was fought and won.
When the allied artillery opens up on the Boil
shevik forces, the bewhiskered Slav doubtless
thanks his God that we are not really at war with
him.
Exports in March were valued ct 1905, 600, 600
but ct present prices it doesn't take much to be