The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-12-17
COOPERATION
THE KEYNOTE
Chamber of Commerce Secre'
taries Seek to Build a Big
ger and Better State.
POWERfOR ACTION IN STATE
Secretary of Glasgow Organization,
Retiring President of State AssO-
citation, Says BOZeman Con-
ventiOn Best in History.

The convention of the Montana
State Association of Commercial Club
Secretaries, according to l.. E. Jones,
secretary of the Glasgow Chamber Of
Commerce and Agriculture, who re-
turned from the Bozeman meeting of
December 10 and 18th. on Monday
morning last, most plainly manifest
that cooperation, of the real sort is
the keynote of the organizations eff
fort. Every cooperative movement
which the commercial clubs of Mon
tana can foster to build up the Treas
ure state, has received endorsement
and will be supported by the CONNER
cial clubs secretaries in their 1921
program, says Mr.. Jones.
REV. Smith of the Bozeman Meth
odist Church." stated Mr.. Jones,
"seemed to strike the real keynote of
the situation, in his address of well
come to the convention visitors; and
hat spirit was quickly gathered up
by all and carried throughout the con-
ference until the very last of the bust
ness had been considered.
"The association planned cooper
alton with the schools, the agricultural
interests, the road movements, pro-
lection of game, and the use and sale
of scenery cooperation between the
cities and the smaller towns, and be-
tween these and the rural communi-
ties"
Mr.. Jones has had the honor of be-
ing the associations worthy president
the past year, and his address at the
opening of the conference was indeed
worthy. Touching as he did in a very
concise manner upon those great topics
of vital interest to the state as well
as the whole nation, he laid before the
meeting in all seriousness the respon-
sibility at present to which the cham
Der of secretary, by virtue
of his position, must fall heir.
Mr.. Jones' address was as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention:
For the fifth time this body meets
in annual session beginning today. 1t
organization such as ours, promoting
and encouraging at all times those in
tercsts that are going to aid in the up
building Of this great and grand COM
monwealth of Montana without ser
ious friction or differences.
The growth of the Association has
beer steady. Each year since its in
ceptiOn We have increased the member-
ship so that our Association today is
permanent and from my observations,
will comrara tav0rahly with similar in
stitutions throughout the United
States.
1t might be Of interest to all Of you
to know that Montana has l6 towns
that employ full time Secretaries, yet
we boast of IT'S Commercial organi,
cations in the State. We are all
grateful for the influence Of this large
body, for the active interest taken in
the Association ard its problems which
have resulted in a strong State SCcre-
taries Association.
Gentlemen. at this moment, We are
passing through a period of readjust-
ment and we find ourselves face to
face with new problems. Montana's
progress has been halted temporarily.
It is true that extraordinary climatic
conditions during the past several
wears have brought us these unusual
problems and it has been necessary TO
bolster up increased energy and mi
ative on the part of each Secretary
here today. It is in times Of trial and
stress that real men set their faces 20
the future and solve their problems
with a determination that is unfail-
ing. We should not feel despair about
the future prosperity and development
of Montana, for | am sure that the
Secretaries Of this Association are de-
termincd to do their part.
IN checking up some Montana his
tory, find that in 1864 there were
nine Counties, while this year, 1929,
we have 81. IN a ten year period
1909-l9l9 Montana led the United
States in the average bushels per
acre yiold on wheat, oats, rye, hay and
potatoes. In figuring areas and dis
tanceS. Montana is gigantic in size,
for the State contains enough terri
tory to create III States the size OF
Rhode Island. Japan contains only Alb
square miles of territory greater than
Montana, while the British Isles is
much smaller. Within the 147,1S2
square miles Of territory, Montana'i
population for 1920 is BAT 1913 or ap-
proXimatelv 3.S people to every square
mile. Before the war Belgium had over
gu people to a square mile.
When we consider these remarkable
facts, opportunities and our many
untouched resources, we should Look