The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-06-03
GET down TO WORK
State Business Mems League
Met Here and Outlined
a Plan Of Work.
University Club Defeated the
Indians in a Good Game
Of Base Ball.
GETTING UP A COMPANY
Enrolling Volunteers Under
a Second Cali for Men
in This County.
GETTING UP A COMPANY
BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE MEET.
Members of State Association Held Con
ference Meeting In Mitchell.

Members of state Association Held Con-
ference Meeting In Mitchell.
In response to call issued by ID. l..
Mckinney, of Sioux Falls, secretary OF
the South Dakota Business Mems as
sociation, a goodly number of the men,
bers met in this city Tuesday evening
in a conference to start the work map
ped out by the association when it was
established in Sioux Falls several
months ago. Quite number of Mitch
ellis business men we're present and
showed desire to assist the associa-
tion in the manner directed by the plan.
In the absence of the president E. L.
Abel, of Bridgewater, acted as chair
man of the meeting. Mr.. Mckinney
was asked to explain to the gentlemen
what was intended to be done by the
association. He said that first he want
ed to see all the counties pay in their
assessments, which are levied accord
ing to their assessed valuation, making
Dawson county's proportion $55. He
believes that the first thing then to do
would be to Issue some advertising mat
ter for the Omaha exposition. Some
thing in the way of q pamphlet, de-
scribing the resources of the various
counties on this side of the river. This
is to be done without reference to any
locality of the state, and every county
which sends in the assessment will be
represented in the book. Owing to the
fact that the state commission has fail
ed to secure funds sufficient for state
exhibit at Omaha be believed that
something like this would be very
profitabl His views along this line
met with hearty approval and will be
carried out at once. Mr.. Mckinney
said that the Milwaukee road, which at
present was bending every energy to
induce people to come to South Dakota
would have its car of South Dakota
products at the exposition and from
which advertising matter issued by the
association could be distributed. Other
gentlemen present expressed them
selves in favor OF the plan of advertie-
ing the state extensively and judicious-
ly, and all agreed that the most favor
able crop outlook fully warranted some
such move.
The members of the association held
short session afterwards and mapped
out the preliminary work as outlined
above. Some of the vice presidents in
the various counties we're changed in
cases where they could not act. These
vice presidents are very essential to the
strength of the association, for upon
them devolves the duty of keeping
things moving in their various locali-
ties, and to look after the collection of
the funds. The money is to be dis
bursed in q careful manner. and none
of it can be expended without the sane
tion of the executive committee.
Mr.. o. L. Branson, of this city, is the
member of the fourth judicial circuit,
j. E. Wells representing Dawson coun
ty. It should be understood that the
association proposes to keep up this
matter of advertising the state all sum.
mer and fall and at the meeting of the
Legislature they hope to have the state
take charge of the work through reg
ular bureau of immigration.
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