The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-06-11
BUSINESS MEN TOGETHER.
An Enthusiastic Meeting for the
Organization of a Board
of Trade,
Several Short Speeches on Our
Natural and Artificial
Resources.

The preliminary steps towards the
organization of board of trade on
the part of the business men of the
city of Redwood Falls, were taken at
the opera house last Friday evening
The percussion cap was given heavy
blow and the proposed new organiza-
ton was given such an enthusiastic
send-off as we seldom read about.
A temporary organization was af-
fected by the selection of H. A. Bald
win as chairman of the meeting and D.
A. Stuart as secretary, after which
general expressions of business men
on the proposition of increasing the
business tide and the encouragement
of manufacturing industries were
called for. &C Morgan, one of the
principal workers for the meeting,
spoke briefly on the good that might
result from organization on the part of
business men and the encouragement
by them of manufacturing industries
of some character, if only on a small
scale from the start. The speaker
stated that the only thing that seemed
to be lacking in Redwood Falls was
work for the unemployed the year
around. The town was an attractive
one and people liked to locate here
but there was nothing for them to do
after locating.
Attorney Mcleod was called on for
his views and he stated that develop
ment of natural resources, as we'll as
of small factories would he good
thing for the town. He mentioned
several things that might he produced
here and his remarks met with a
hearty reception.
Fred L. Warner spoke of the neces-
sity for improving all roads leading
into Redwood Falls and getting up
sign boards for the various county
cross roads. .
C.E. Dickinson was in favor of any
thing that would increase the material
growth of Redwood Falls, and was in
clined to believe that factories of some
kind could me made to flourish here
in very prolific manner. He thought
that Redwood Falls had enough rail
roads for the present, and that she
needed unity of action, etc., a great
deal worse than railroads.
E. G. Patterson delivered lengthy
address on unity of action. He asked
that the past, with it's petty quarrels
and local jealousies, etc., be buried
and that in the new field there be
united action on the part of every
business man in Redwood Falls. He
cautioned the business men not to
lose interest in the town on account Of
the location of an institution on par.
ticular street or on any particular spot
and cited some pretty results of unity
of action whereby big institutions
were secured. He thought that Red
wood Falls should have cigar factory
a boot and shoe factory, a beet sugar
factory, a corn starch factory, wind.
mill factory, a bicycle factory, etc
The bicycle factory should start up a,
once as G. o. Morgan could make 8
rattling good wheel and place it on
the market for $35 with good profit
1t would employ several men from the
start. All Of these factories would
bring additional families to Redwood
Falls, new consumers, etc., and woulc
be of great benefit. AS they grew the
town would grow, and good-sizec
city would be the result.
Col. Frank Ring spoke of what
small factories, the location of col
lege, etc., had done for Winnebagt
City. H. A. Baldwin was on the rail
road line and thought that the Grea
| Northern from Hutchinson could be
secured, if the proper effort was made