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taken care Of the representatives Of
the various towns will be called to-
gether and plans perfected for the
raising Of $4,000 in Bottineau Coun-
ty. G. E. Clifford, secretary Of the
Bottineau Commercial Club was
named secretary Of the new organi-
zation and the work of building UP
the Development Association will be
carried on under his direction. He
will have the cooperation of J. G.
Walstad of Lansford, who is vice
president of the parent organiza-
tion.
At Rugby Monday night Mr.. Mil
10y spoke to the business men of that
place and succeeded in having them
reorganize their Community Club and
plan on immigration work. The Rug
for some time and they decided to
resuscitate it and handle the immi.
grafton work through it. Henry B.
Sem was elected president and d.
rected to confer with the old board
of directors and plan a reorganiza-
ton meeting for the latter part of
this week. This meeting will give con-
sideration to the details of Com
munity gathering to be held in Rug
by on the evening of April S, at which
time speakers from Minot will be
heard. Rugby plans on raising $4,000.
Divide County is also being organ
lied, the Crosby Development Asso-
citation coming into being at meet
ing of Crosby business men. Crosby
has been without civic organiza-
ton for some time and the newly
formed Association will give imme.
diate attention to immigration work.
Crosby territory and will also take
care of civic matters. 1t is the plan
of the officers to extend it's usefulness
to all parts of Divide County. A. L.
Larson is secretary Of the Associa-
tion and the directors are: c. A.
Jacobson, Geo. p. Homnes, r. H.
Points, A. IngWaldson, and A, L. Lar
Reports from parts of Northwest
North Dakota indicate that the i'm
migration work is going forward
satisfactorily although in some in
stances where train service is poor
some of the organization work must
be left in allegiance until the roads
are passable.
The Berthold Reservation country
and that territory between Drake and
Max in Mclean County, as we'll as
the territory from Max to Washburn,
will not be organized until it is pos
sible to use automobiles.
immigration work in Williams |
County is being pushed forward with
rapidity, F. P. Bergman of Williston
who is president of the Northwestern
North Dakota Development Associa-
ton, giving particular attention to
Williams County.
The Club at Tioga has called a big
meeting for Monday evening April 3
and speakers from Minot and Willis
ton have been invited. Officers Of
the Minot Association of Commerce
and several business men have noti-
fled Ernest Bylin of Tioga that they
will be present The evening will be
featured by community banquet at
which the immigration plans for this
section of the state will be explained
N detail.
In Minot the Association of Com
merce, which is acting as the local
init of the Northwestern North Da-
kota Development Association, has
launched an extensive advertising
in states suffering from in
flated land values. One. days mail
this week brought 16 requests for
literature and particulars. It is
planned to send representative to
work in several localities and arrange
parties of homeseekers. The. task of
listing land with the Association Of
Commerce so that the buyer may do
business through the civic organiza-
tion, is going forward with dispatch.
A similar plan is being adopted in all
other communities carrying on i'm
migration work. Minot has raised
$500 for immigration
work and when all the committees