Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-07-25

great help to the city council, as the
ideas and desires of the people can be
readily ascertained through its me-
dium and the council will doubtless
be glad to cooperate and advise with
1t as TO the advisability and econo my
of all enterprises. The time has now
come to make Brookings the realiza-
tion of our fondest hopes. No town
of 5000 inhabitants. (the present pop
ulation Of the city can boast Of
brighter prospects nor make better
showing Of resources than our city.
In the first place IL is the county
seat Of our county, surrounded by one
Of the best agricultural countries In
the northwest and is the largest and
best city within radius OF go miles.
1t has railroads connecting east, west
and north, with prospects Of another
road In the near future.
The state Agricultural college Is a
grand institution and thousands of
dollars have been invested, showing
the best results and it has an attend
ance and standing equal to any other
young state in the Union.
The United States experiment sta
tion is located here and that is also
a drawing card for our city. The
public school, costing $4,000, can
hardly be equaled in the northwest.
The churches and church societies
speak volumes for the, good citizen
ship Of our community. The new
water and electric lighting system
that is now being put In, will be re-
sponsible, we think, for adding 1000
population to our town inside OF the
next three years.
The new auditorium building which
will surely be erected In short time,
will be an added incentive to the
rapid growth of our city. Following
this will be new first class hotel,
brick yard, free mail delivery, pub
lie park and great many other
things that will shortly follow on the
heels OF the enterprises that have now
been started.
OF all the strangers that have Wis
tied our city during the last year IL
has invariably been the remark that
Brookings is certainly beautiful
city, with all its shade trees and
splendid residences throughout all
parts of the city. A great many from
other places have decided to come to
Brookings to make 1t their home on
account OF the moral tone and the
splendid educational advantages and
the bright prospect that is without
doubt In sight for this city. 5000 in
habitants inside Of five years would
not be exaggerating our future pros
poets.
To all Of these ends the association
is working and 1t is remarkable to see
the interest that has been manifested
considering the few that have really
understood the object Of the organiza-
tion. Every voter In the city Is in
vited to call at the rooms and leave
his name to become an active MEM
Der and to cooperate In anything and
everything that is legitimate to the
advantage of Brookings. Through
this association business men who
have been working along their own
lines and in their own independent
way, can get together and shake of
all sslishness and all coldness that
naturally springs up where they are
not draw together In some mutual in
terest. We must have no sore places,
no grievances, and no selfish motives
that will keep US from joining hand
and heart and with our shoulder to
the wheel push Brookings to the front
ranks and place it where it should be,
and where 1t will be IL we all CO.
operate. G. E. CHILDs.
Secretary of the Citizens Association
Of Brookings.