The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-25
BOND issue BACKED
BY ASSOCIATION OF
COMMERCE LETTER
Housing Of Big Shows Held to
Require Facilities as Ne.
mortal Building
URGES MEMBERS VOTE YES
Activities That Would Be Ac-
commodated Make Long
List Of Welfare Works

ADMINISTRATOR Oh commercial wei.
fare activities of the city has given
the Association of Commerce 4 prac-
teal view Of the question Of a
memorial community building. 1t
has for several years advocated such
a structure, as it muddled through
with the corn and other shows and
handled convention projects, ham,
percd by the present lack of facil-
tiles to stage these properly.
The association is on the firing
line again in the present campaign
in behalf of the c~ity-county men,
orial building. It is one of the main
items on it's program for 1929.
What Activities Would Serve
Not content to be for the building,
the association has gone on record
formally for the proposed structure,
Analysing the situation which calls
in its opinion for the erection of the
building as q civic necessity and
asset. Letters are now going out to
the membership, advocating support
of the project. These letters set
forth the association attitude as
follows:
To the members of the Bismarck
Association Of Commerce:
On May 81 the people Of Bis
marck will vote on the proposition
Of whether or not city bonds to the
amount Of $125,OOO shall be issued,
the proceeds to be united with the
American Legion memorial fund of
$84 1000 pledged by the board of
county commissioners, to be used
in acquiring lots and the construction
of q suitable memorial to all of
those people who gave their lives
or rendered service in the World
war.
1t is agreed that this memorial
shall be in the nature Of a community
building, amply large and suitbly
constructed to accommodate pub
lie gatherings Of every nature: con-
ventions, state corn and grain shows,
poultry show, automobile show, state
basketball tournament and any and
all such large gatherings as a grow
ing, prosperous city might be called
upon to entertain; to provide suit
able club rooms for the American
Legion and allied organizations, the
National Guard company, women's
clubs Of the city and county, Red
Cross, Anti Tuberculosis association
and other similar organizations. 1t
is to include rest rooms for farmers
and their families, as well as for all
visitors to the city. If possible, a
gymnasium and swimming pool
should be added features.
City Hampered Now
Bismarck is now hampered by the
lack of such a building. We are not
able to secure such large state con-
ventions as the implement and hard
ware dealers. The State Corn show,
supported by legislative appropria-
ton, has outgrown any quarters we
are now able to provide, and must
soon be abandoned, unless we can
furnish greatly increased housing
space.
BY reason Of lack of q suitable
place in which to hold it, our auto
mobile dealers are not able to con-
duct an annual automobile show,
The poultry show, = most important
and valuable enterprise, cannot be
suitably accommodated in any pres.
ent available quarters. Space does not
permit mention Of many other
similar handicaps. Unless a build.
ing Of the nature proposed is secured
soon, Bismarck is bound to suffer
loss Of large volumes of business
and much Of the prestige she now
enjoys as the trading and entertain.
ment center Of this portion of North
Dakota.
The slight increase in taxes Incl.
dent to the construction of such q
building would be repaid many times
each year by the enlarged volume
Of business u merchants and bust.
ness men would enjoy through the
advantages offered in q building
such as is proposed.
Benefit Would Spread
The board Of directors Of the AS.
ISOLATION Of Commerce has given the
proposal serious and careful consid.
GRAFTON for the last three years, and
its members are convinced that they
are justified in urging every citizen
Of the city to give his or her en-.
thusiastic support to the movement
Two proposals are to be voted on
They are: Shall the bond limit OF
indebtedness Of the city be increased
and shall $125,O00 in 2O-year bond,
be issued. We urge you to vote YES
on both of these question.
1t is not possible to build . thriv.
ing, attractive business center, 4
city with modern convAniences and
comforts, without the expenditure o.
some money. w r confident that
every business man, property and
home owner in the city would benefit
through the erection in Bismarck
Of m adequate memorial community
building. W. urge every member
Of this organisation to lend his en-