New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-03-15
Commercial
Union. /.
Important Recommendafloa Made BY commit.
4 tee on Manufactures.
Sugar Beet Discussed and Prof sition Made b
Fir. Eibner to Erect Cracker Factory.
Public Library and Reading Room Looked Upo,
With Favor and Fifty Dollars Ap-
propriated.

An interesting meeting of the Com
mercial Union was held at Gebser's Hall
last Friday evening. We publish the
transactions in fuil as they are all of in
terest to the public.
President Jos. Bobleter, presided over
the meeting.
The committee on manufactures pre-.
sented a report, which on motion was
adopted and ordered filed. Their recon-
mendation follows:
"The prospects of increased railroad
facilities for our city and surrounding
country should induce this organization
to carefully scrutinlze the resources of
this region with view 70 encourage the
development of such Industrial enter
prises, which the energy of our people,
or the raw material at your command
could procure, and while your commit
tee is we'll aware, that on account of the
large capital needed for the purpose, the
erection Of beet sugar plant is out of
the question at the present time. partic-
ularly since the citizens of the enterpris-
ing town of Winthrop will probably alb
sorb all the available material f.,r miles
around, still we think that q, It effort
should be made to encourage tic raising
of the sugar beet by our farmers, because
we are convinced, that since the product
would find ready market, if not at
Winthrop then at the refinery at St.
Louis Park at price securing to the
producers considerable moie net gain
per acre than wheat Or any other cereal,
the further fact would be clearly estab-
lished, that besides securing the farmer
better income for his work, the land
would he greatly benefited on account
Of the higher cultivation, and what
seems now impossible, might perhaps
later be accomplished to the benefit of
the city and surrounding country.
! It is intended to call farmers meet
ing in the near future, when the matter
can be carefully discussed, SC as to pre-
vent any hasty or overenthusiastic ac-
tion, but such meeting should he at
tended by the members, who should al
SD induce the farmers of the ne1ghbor-
hood to be present, and if possible par
ticipate in the discussion.
Regarding other industries, it is we'll
known, that New Tim and its imme-
diate neighborhood is in possession of
excellent beds Of clay for the manufac-
ture of brick and stoneware, and while
the manufacture of brick has assumed
respectable proportions, only efforts on
smaller scale have been made in the
pottery line, and although the matter
has been agitated time and again, moth
ing was accomplished.
| We-know, that in Ohio and other
states this industry has been the means
of building up very prosperous towns,
and In our own state from very small
beginning the pottery at Redwing has
developed into very successful and
prosperous plant and may 1t be said,
that many-a town with the material so
handy and inexhaustible would have
grasped eagerly the advantage, which
our citizens are utterly neglectlng, while
they would build up an industry which
would not fail to give work to many
hands and encourage other enterprises to
spring up in our midst. ....s
There are other branches of business,
| which deserve attention, and will be
brought up for discussion, if there is a
desire on the part of the members to
consider them, but today we simply beg
leave to refer tothe above two subjects"
Communications from Standard Food
Co. concerning the location of their plant
in this city was read, and on motion re-
ferred to the Committee on Manufacture.
A request was made in behalf OF the
New Ulm Library Association for fnan-
cial aid. On motion the sum of $4,000
was appropriated for that purpose and
the secretary was directed to draw an
order for that amount payable to the Lii
brary Association.
w. Eibner brought up the matter of
the location of a cracker factory in this
city. After discussion, the matter was
on motion referred to the committee on
manufactures.
Ferd. Crone called the attention of the
Union to the condition of the road be-
tween the business part of the city and
Stuebe's farm. On motion it was re-
solved that the condition of this road
be brought to the attention Of the City
Council, with request that an improve
m.nt be made in It's condition.
Thereupon the meeting adjourned.