The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-02-04

rounding territory mas I0r
|ment. He pleaded for a united Dew
lis Lake." and cited our first greatest
need is being able to work together.
He suggested that Devils Lakes in
ability to make great progress dur
ing years gone by had evidently been
the fact that as this is a new COM
munity, many Of the population had
been transient and not vitality in
terested in its permanent progress.
At present many of our citizens have
become well established and still 9TH
ers are well on the road to prosper
ity. With that condition he urged a
concerted effort to boost the city to
the front, for what helps the city in
general will in a proportionate way
help the individual and all will reap
in the general benefits.
VIM. Gardner cited the fact that
Devils Lake was known much farth-
er than a local resident might think
from a commercial point of view. He
was at a loss to know to what was
due the fact that in years gone by,
Chautauqua had much more than a
statewide reputation, while nov it
had been allowed to loose its former
prestige. He suggested that some
thing should be done to get this won
derful attraction back to it's old-time
popularity. To do this we have got
to forget our little differences and
get our eyes fixed on the bigger
things.
MI. Mccarthy advised the gather
ing that success in any undertaking
was measured only by the completed
effort and that the Club ought to
make it a plan to finish whatever it
started. He paid tribute to the
broadness of the western people, and
hoped that this characteristic would
be paramount in club work.
Judge Griffin was of the opinion
that something should be done to
provide for the housing of the people
of the city. He cited the fact that
this city was the logical point for
the commercial travellers to head
quarter, and that there were humid
reds Of people who desired to make
this city their homes but were unable
to find a house. Unless this matter
is placed in the hands of a committee
another winter will find many fam
lilies in desperate straits.
Martin Olson urged that steps
! should be taken to have an avenue
paved that would lead directly to the
fair grounds. This should be done
at this time. Mr.. Olson was instruct
ed to act with the Current Affairs
committee in an effort to see what
could be done in this matter.
p. NJ. Crazy cited the advantages
of an active Commercial Club, anc
cited the Town Criers Club Of Mino1
as an example. In that city a budget
of $4,000 is annually provided TO,
publicity work, and its results are
very apparent. With a trade territ.
ory not near as rich as is Devils
Lakes and no better railway con.
nections, Minot bids fair to out mum.
Der Grand Forks in the present cen.
sus enumeration. This has been &C.
complished through boosting" anc
that is just what every citizen Of the
city should make up his mind to do
A. B. Jackson said that the attitude
that the directors assumed would tel.
the story whether or not their work
would be successful, and that it was
far from a detected one. In this the
citizen must share for without whole
hearted support the Clubs efforts
would be mill. Everybody will have
to bury their Ratchet and by the ex.