Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-26
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and Labor Assembly
Urges Location Of State
Bank in Grand Forks:

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h Grand Forks Trades and La
borssAssembly wants the industrial
com mission to locate the Bank OF
Northl.Dakota and the head offices Of
the Home Builders association IN
Grand Forks
At.the regular meeting Wednesday
night the assembly passed garesolu-
tons. setting forth the ADVANTAGES 81
Grand Forks as the homes of these
" institutions. The resolutions
follow: .S
Whereas, the Bank Of North Da-
kota has no yet found a permanent
location. nor has the Home Building
association secured permanent head
quarters IN since the temporary ma
ture#of their location Is clearly q
serious handicap to their greatest
usefulness to the taxpayers Of the
Whereas the city Of Grand Forks
is an ideal site for these two state
institutions:
First. because the state. mill and
elevator are already permanently To-
at this point. thus making the
city n most important grain and
hour center in the state;
Second. because Grand Forks is
IN the heart of the most fertile small
- Ia AS "Oxlu, d TSSlOn lHaC
at present excels in the production
OF No. l hard wheat;
Third, because the presence Of
the mill and elevator will attract
every year an increasing amount : OF
productive capital into a great va
r1ety of manufa cturing plants To-
Gated at this point: NJ
moreover, in spite of the large
amount of banking capital centering
n Grand Forks, the extensive fnan-
cial transaction of the state mill and
elevator and the Home Building as
soclatlon make it Necessary for the
state bank to locate here, in order
that the state Industrial program may
be carried out to the best advantage;
Fourth, because this city is easily
accessible to the ports at the head Of
Superior, this assuring cheap
water transportation, to the markets
of the world. for all the products
that are raised or manufactured
within the range of her railway sys-
TENS
Fifth, because Grand Forks has
railway facilities. u~nexcelled by any
other city, and is easily accessible "
ran from q larger area of. grain pro-
duclng land and from a population
that has a higher per capita Of
wealth than any other point in The
state: =. -.
Sixth. because Grand Forks is
the home of the leading educational
institution of the state, thus making
accessible to the managers and%oper-
ators of industrial plants, all the re-
sources of the scientific laboratories,
M the eminent research experts Of
the state university;
Seventh, because Grand Forks has
shown In the past that her people are
IN full accord with the. program of the
state industrial commission, having
given it excellent financial support in
the past and by, public and private ut
terance, giving evidence of spirit of
helpfulness In corporation. that will
go far to carry the plans of the COM
mission to assured success;
Now, therefore, be it Resolved:
'That the Trades and Labor AS
sen1bly of Grand Forks recommend
and strongly urge that the Bank Of
North Dakota and the Home Building
association of North Dakota be per-
m%anently located at the city of Grand
Forks;
That to this end we pledge our
hearty support and we bespeak the
cordial cooperation Of every public
spirited citizen of the city and county
Of Grand Forks;
THAT copies of this resolution be
sent to the industrial commissions, the
Bank of North Dakota and the Grand
Forks Commercial club, the Rotary
club. and other similar organizations