The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-30
After Visiting Three Sites
State Architect Tells Why !!
Bixby Site Is Best i
We1AD Build UP ALL
PROPERTY AROUND LAKE
All Business Men Urged I'd
Attend July 4 Programs !
at Nearby Towns !

State Architect A. r. Nichols spoke
before the members of the Bemidji
Civic and Commerce association
Wednesday noon with regard to the
selection of the new site for the high
school. .... ..
He visited the three sites voted
|upon last Saturday and was decided
ly emphatic in his conclusions. "The
superior advantages Of the Bixby
avenue Site are many" said Mr..
Nichols. 1T is not a matter OF build
ing so much as 1t is the surround
ings and in the Bixby avenue site
you have room enough to provide for
Fairgrounds, athletic fields, track
field, tennis, baseball and football.
right in connection with the regular
school work.
'tThis is real opportunity for Be-
midji. It cannot afford to ignore 1t.
The growth of the city will be north
and this site will become central in
a very few years. The other. two
sites are entirely inadequate. Blxby
avenue Is the proper place and vote
against this site at your next cleo
ton is a vote against great Oppor-
tunity. :4G.....
s"The Lord has given to Bemadji
millions of dollars in natural beauty
and on the range where they have
had millions to spend, they can never
buy what nature has provided for
this city. Your Diamond Point park
Is wonderful place. There's gnothss
ing like 1t anywhere in, the state.
Your Park Board is doing splendid
work and should receive the support
of every citizen in its effort Ito pro-
vide other park grounds for Bemidji.
"The property around the entire
lake should some day he iboulevarded
and wherever suitable property can
be secured for park purposes 1t
should be secured. Your wonderful
lake and the beauties around 1t give
to Bemidji an asset of inestimable
value. Plan your work and then
when you get financially able, work
your plans. Lay out definite pro-
gram Of development and follow the
program. Don't grow up like Topsy
who just happened, but look to the
future. 1t will mean thousands OF
dollars to your every business enter
prise. You have here advantages no
other city can equal and tourists OF
the Northwest will find it out and
make your city a mecca for the fam
fly who seeks the best place In the
world in which to spend vacation.
Mr.. Nichols was introduced by
President M. w. Deputy OF the state
Teachers college. In conjunction
with his introduction, Mr.. Deputy
stated that the newspaper told the
truth, when 1t stated there were 40
enrolled in the summer school at the
college.
f.. II. Winter, who was selected
delegate to attend the Northern Min
nesota Development association meet
ing on the range made his report 10
the association. He briefly outlined
tho program Of events which TOOK
place there and stated that with the
beautiful buildings lin the range
towns, they still lacked the many
natural advantages with which BE-
midi Is blessed. "With their twenty
million dollars invested in buildings
they have not yet caught up with
Bemidii, as I believe they need just
that much of start to break even
with u.s." anid Mr.. Winter.
Charles Carter who also went TO
the meeting on the range reported
that the meeting endorsed the work
begun by the Beltrami Land Clearing
association and added that from 1oO
to 1875 cars of dynamite would }pe
used next year in clearing Northern
Minnesota lands. rss.lsF-' J.,
"The soil survey to be made by the
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