The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-28
BUDGET REPORT
WAS NOT READY

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Business of considerable interest
was disposed of at the monthly meet
ing of the Commercial Club at the club
rooms Wednesday evening. President
c.. R. Simpson presided over the meet
ing. Bills and other routine busi-,
ness were disposed Of
The club secretary reported on the
Kathryn road project. stating that the
matter had been taken up with the
Kathryn committee and the board of
county commissioners, and satisfac-
torily disposed Of. A road over the
hill from Kathryn, to the north line
of Oakhill township will be built,
which will be satisfactory to the
Kathryn committee, it is said.
Steps were taken by the club to back
the board of health in their drive to
clean up and beautify the city. Fire
chairman of the cleanup committee.
bers Of the club to attend meeting
of the directors of the North Star
trail, which will convene in Valley
City on April 25. The trail runs from
Ferna, Alberta, Canada, to Chicago,
and follows the 500 line. 1t was for
merly known as the Green trail, but
the name has been changed to the
North Star trail. It is one of the
greatest highways in the country,
The proposition Of trade trips
throughout the county during the
summer seemed to meet with the ap-
proval of the members of the club.
The proposition was referred to the
Town Crier's committee for develop
ment. AS planned at present, twenty
or thirty automobile loads Of business
men and the band would tour every
so often, stopping at the various
towns and villages to give concerts
and become better acquainted with
Barnes county people outside of VAL
ley City.
A committee was appointed to work
out plans for repairing the road from
the city to the high line.
The Email early" proposition was
urged on members. There is a move
ment on foot at the present time fos-
tered by the National Federation of
Postoffice Clerks, to circulate propa-
ganda to influence the business men
and others to get their mail into the
postoifice early in the day, instead Of
waiting until evening and then flood
ing the Office with letters and papers,
necessitating a rush and sometimes
causing delay of several hours in
mailing. The club urged that the
business men cooperate with local
clerks in this movement.
The club voted to become a member
of the state organization OF civic and
commerce organizations.
a fund of 500 was voted toward en-
tertainment to be furnished the Mod
ern Woodmen of America, when they
meet in state convention here In May.
Delegates from Minot, Fargo, Grand
Forks, Mandan, Bismarck, Devils
Lake and Jamestown, as well as small
er towns are expected to attend.
A committee will be appointed by
President Simpson to work in coopera-
tion with Sunday school committee,
which is arranging for county Sum-
day school convention to be held at
I the !Chsutauqua park on June 10. The
convention is expected to bring large
number of delegates to the city, and
the club plans on ilne entertainment
Tor them.
The budget committee was not ready
to report, as it had not completed all
its work, but the budget is said to be
progressing very nicely and it is ex-
pected the fund will go over the top
if the same spirit is shown in the fu-
ture as has been shown thus far.
Other matters, including the I. o. o.
F. state home, Fourth Of July celebra-
ton, chautauqua, etc., were discussed
briefly.
The club is forging ahead in great
shape, and much interest is being
evinced. The following poem, by To-
cal talent, is the spirit expressed by
club members:
The 1921 Spirit
"We're forever boosting Valley City,
Valley City everywhere.
Why shouldn't we, when we can see
What good town it's going to be.
We're not like Rip Van Wrinkle,
Taking twenty year nap,
But we're wide awake boosters, work.
ing
To put Valley City on the map"