New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-02-19
a Pointed Communication.

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The following was received this af-
Iternoon. It's from the pen Of Chas.
4 j.. Roos.
Several years ago, New Ulm had a
! Board of Trade whose objectit was
to promote the business interest Of
New Ulm and represent the city at
all times. Want of appreciation and
! local differences caused the board to
die and up to this date it has failed
of resurrection. l do not think that
! there has been time in the last five.
Years when the lack Of such an organ
lzatlon was felt more than yesterday
on the occasion of a visit of the direc-
tors of the st. Paul carnival and their
friends. As far as can understand
some Of our people invited the good
citizens of st. Paul to visit with us.
and participate in the festivities of
yesterday, but no preparations were
made to receive and entertain. the peo-
pie who neglected their own business
tor the sake of reciprocating past fav-
ors on the part Of the people of New
Ulm. 1t is true that, when the train
arrived, there was reception COM
mlttee and a band at the depot, but
no attention was paid to the guests
after they arrived at the Turner Hall.
! No representative Of the city was on
hand to welcome them officially, as
they had right to expect, and with
the exception of two or three, none of
the business men were present to ex-
tend private courtesies. I have rea-
son to believe that the members of
the party enjoyed their visit, but l
cannot help but feel that the citizens
of New Ulm did not show the hospi-
tality for which the city has credit a.
broad and to which it has heretofore
! been entitled. If there had been a
representative business organization,
have no doubt but that we would
have had fifty of our people present,
willing and anxious to entertain and
make our guests feel that, while the
elements were against us, we did ev-
erything in our power to make their
visit pleasant one and long to be re-
membered. Two or three men can
not possibly entertain hundred. but
fifty can do SO nicely. In view of this
and to prevent recurrence ofyester-
days experience, I would suggest a
meeting ofall business men to be held
at Turner Hall next Saturday evening
at 8 p. m. for the purpose of organiz-
ing Board of Trade. AS soon as the
| M. & St. L. load completes its tracks
to New Ulm, we will want to celebrate
the event and in all probability invite
| the people of St. Paul and Minneapo-
lis to be with us that day. Let us try
and give them such reception that
they will always look towards visit
to New Ulm with pleasure and satis-
ia ction. | cannot think of better Or
ganizatlon to promote the welfare of
New Ulm. than Board of Trade Or
ganized solely for the purpose of ad-
vancnlg the interests and prosperity
of the city. And Board of Trade is a
proper body to fulfill these functions.
Acting upon the suggestion offered in
the above public meeting of citizens
and business men will be held at Turner
Hall next Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.
Everyone interested in the welfare of
New Ulm is urged to attend.
Constant though will overflow in
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Mrs. Perry, mother of the Surveyor, is
visiting at.rhe home of F. w. Baarsch.
Miss Olga Mueller will leave for In
dianapois tomorrow for a months visit.
Mr.. Shmidt and the Misses Manderfeld
Of Mankato were among yesterdays Wis.
itors. .'..
Miss Lydia Benz. daughter of Hon.
Geo. Benz Of st. Paul, is visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Boesch. go.
The w. L. G. met with Mrs. Webber
last SATURDAY.. Roll call was answered
with quotations from Holmes and Mrs.
Webber read sketch of the poets life.
Mrs. Prey entertained the club with a
most complete sketch of life in Honolu-
! III, WHICH proven DoCn entertaining anu
Instructive. A, Honolulu tea was served,
after which well wishes were rendered
Mrs. Prey, who leaves soon for Denver
and California. Among these was the
following: May all go well with you.
May ife's short day glide on peaceful
and bright, with no more clouds than
tmay glisten iu the sunshine, no more rain
than may form rainbow.
Speaking OF Ralph Yates success in the
competitive examination for the West
Point cadetship, the Mankato Review
says: He is Of a robust, vigorous type,
i and his friends believe he will succeed
in the rigid examination at West Point,
and if he does some of the seniors at
that war establishment will have reason
to recall many very unpleasantmemories.
It was a New Ulm man named Scherer,
who, two years ago, was '.hazed'' to a
high degree. His acclimated classmates
made it SO strong that he was kept in
bed for several weeks. When he was we'll
again he took bootjack and the Office
4 cat and went after his prosecutors. When