The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-27
Speakers Emphasize Fortunate
Combination Of Circum. .
~ss
stances at This Time

Strauss, president Of the Lions club,
presided. The speakers were A. l..
Fosteson, of the Legion. Henry
Duemeland, Of the Rotarians, s. w.
Corwin, Of the Kiwanis, Fred Peter
son, Of the Lions, H. p. Goddard, of
the Association Of Commerce, and
n. j. kamplin. chairman Of the me-
mortal building campaign committee.
Legion Broad Spirited
Commander Fostcson stressed the
willingness Of the Legion to turn in its
$84,0 00, with which 1t could get all
the building it needs, but, said he, the
Legion Is animated by a bigger spirit
than that and would like to see q
building It could share with the COM
munity for tho many welfare pur-
poses that could be housed in it.
MI. Duemeland laid emphasis that
the Association Of Commerce In the
past has had to turn down conven-
tions offered the city. because there
was no place for housing them. He
cited the growing needs Of the corn.
automobile and other shows, citing as
= disgrace the old shack built In 1927
to house the former.
Corwin Shows Opportunities
s. w. Corwin went at the proposal
hammer and tongs In favor Of pass
ing the bond issue and erecting the
proposed building. He told Of the
talks he has with travelling men from
time to time and Of the humiliation
there is in acknowledging that the
city's big shows have been housed in
garages, but where next is something
nobody knows. It Is possible that the
automobile show will have to be aban-
doned entirely. instead of going to
Mandan with it, II this building does
not materialize, he said. Yet this
show is capable Of bringing 5000
people to the city and If they spend
an average Of SO each 1t can readily
be seen how Bismarck will get back
the money it Is urged to invest in
the building.
This is q city project, he said, with
county and Legion cooperation and
aid. II beaten, the city loses both
corporations. Anybody is weakminded,
he added, to wish to lose all that be-
sides voting against the project. He
cited the argument Of H. O. Saxvik,
city schools superintendent. In favor
Of the project. because It will provide
a high school athletic exhibition GYM
nasium and added that an armory Is
needed. Separately these two needs
might cost 5000, but by erecting
this memorial building both are taken
care Of and that 81, 700 can be saved
later.
This city is no place. he said, for
those who run it backwoods style. It
must be made attractive to bring
people here. improvements and
buildings will make it q. Besides, he
said, the opportunity Is here to get
the lots adjoining the Auditorium and
that opportunity should not be cast
aside now.
Minot Opened Peters0n's Eyes
Fred Peterson told Of what he saw
ct Minot while attending the Lions
district convention. These included
On airport. q 200-acre park. two mu-
nicipal golf links, tennis courts, q
$4,000 bath house, q $450.000 court
house. q $350,000 junior high school,
. sewage disposal plant, q movement
to pave 200 more blocks Of streets
and to issue 100000 In bonds for q
water softening plant.
Is there any opposition? he said he
asked at the Minot Association Of
Commerce office. No, they told him.
All Minot people r boosters,
How disheartening. he commented.
to come back home and find oppo-
sition to so modest q project as this
building. Next Friday, he reminded
his hearers, they 60 TO the mat again
with the pullbacks. He hoped that
when the ballots are counted the
knockers will have learned q lesson.
Taking up the trade area, he said
Minot has been able to line up 10000
people to trade there, with the result
that $50, 1000, 900 Wholesale business
was done out Of that city last year
and q building campaign totaling
5000 was put through. Bismarck
has q trade territory SO miles In all
directions and containing 10000
people. With such improvements Is
the proposed building he wa sure
this number could be doubled to
10000.
Necessity, Not Luxury, Says Goddard
Harry r. Goddard, speaking as the
secretary of the association Of COM
merce, said the question. Friday.
Was what to do with this place Bis
marck. the home Of all. Why 50
much opposition to progress among
intelligent people? Well. somebody had
referred TO the proposed building as
. luxury. Yet hare Is Bismarck with
the most beautiful location In the
state and : vast territory Of tribu-
tary trade and population al around
1t, and such necessities Is this are
looked on b. some Of its citizens Is
luxuries. How luxury? Can the
city ask these Thousands OF people
around II to colne Ia and spend their
money here and then not provide
facilities to make their coming and
stay comfortable and entertaining?
The automobile Is year ago was
looked on as . luxury and 90 Is the
airplane today. Now the automobile
has turned necessity and It Is prob
able that the airplane soon viii be
absolutely such also. Thus the lux
uTy Of yesterday becomes the ueces-
sity Of tomorrow. DO We call our
churches and schools luxuries?" he
asked.
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