The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
CITY TO BE ASKED =.
FOR BOOSTING. FUND
Board Of Tax Levy Will Be Given Opportunity Include
Appropriation for Booming Minneapolis Other Cities
Are Doins-Many Reasons Advanced Why Such Ex-
penditures Would Be Profitable. E ..4

LIME board Of tax. levy will I'M
doubtedly be asked to include in
its budget an appropriation ,i for
the advertisement Of Minneapolis, The
idea has been working in the minds Of
the Minneapolis Real Estate 4 Board
for long time and the sue
cess Of other cities in the same line Of
work has about brought the cogitation
toia head. 5,s ~ .z$ts., i-ta.sts 5E
Good work has been accomplished in
the advertising line by the free infor-
nation bureau of the board at 3 Fifth
street S this summer, and the plan for
definite advertising Of the city's adj /.
householder and q business man. is be-.
ing formulated by G. L.. Sawyer, the
manager. 49, ! .s-t fh' IA Ss;.5>
Thru correspondence Mr.. Sawyer has
discovered that level-headed authori-
ties of other cities are realizing the
benefit Of municipal advertising to pro:
mote their growth. Newspaper and.
magazine articles are being used, as
well as other forms Of publicity. sf
Denver Wide. Awake. !. !. =
{ Business men Of st. Paul recently
banded together and secured the serv
Ices Of a paid publicity manager. In
the Denver Post Of Sept. 9 appears the
following: ?,tfa2N '. 1855. ~ a =
The, Chamber of Commerce ad-
vertising committee is arranging
to place full-page advertisements
in the leading New York news
papers, setting out the, advantages
Of Denver as a place Of residence and
business. Later, it is planned: to adopt
the same system Of advertising in other
Of Ifor
Chicago is to pay 10000 annual SAL
item reads as follows: -. :. :,
AN official boomer for Chicago,
to be known as : the commissioner Of
industries, ranking equal with the com
missioners of public works. health,
buildings, etc, is to: be employed by
the Real Estate board of !: this city.
The promoting interests in the city, Of
this official, who. will give his entire
time to advertising and booming the
city, - 49, !, >.,~,s =. - =:
;: :. ''The objects set forth by the man
who IS to do the. work are as follows:
Subserve the Industrial and CONNER
clal interests Of the city; get informa-
ton on railroads in and tributary to
Chicago and places with which Chicago
DEALS, know all about the water-ship:
PtAS AaSAAACACS VI GuS CIUys REPORT
the mayor any means to increase trade;
to keep jealous eye on other cities to
see if they divert any of Chicago IS
trade; advertise the advantages of the
city; solicit the placing of Industries
here; help any organizat ton, formed to
boom the city's commerce. 49,,
f. "The official named to do Chicago g
booming IS to be J. appointed by the
Emayor and confirmed by the council. ~
What Salt Lake City Is Doing. :
An article in Salt. Lake City paper
sets forth the efforts of the Real Estate
association to boom that city. The as
| ISOLATION is inaugurating municipal
advertising work almost exactly that
performed by the Minneapolis rea
estate information bureau. It is tx
start, a, campaign of education and il
getting out a booklet similar to the ont
just issued by the Minneapolis bureau
showing points of interest, and beauty
IN the city and the surrounding terri
tory. Arrangements are: being made t,
distribute this booklet among tourists
possible investors or homeseekers. Ho
tells, railroad stations and ticket office
are to be supplied with it. The book
let is entitled "Our Point. Of View
phlet and it is being placed in tn
| hands of travelling men to be distrib
uted, among their customers. , Head
quarters similar to our own have bee,
opened and it is attracting homeseek
ers and settlers in large numbers. TIL
Salt Lake bureau has also prepared
mineral and cereal exhibit which is O
view at headquarters. This exhibit ir
cludes grains and grasses grown o
: arid lands, under the. direction Of tn
Agricultural college Of Utah, and ther
is a fine display Of fruits and vegets
bles of all kinds -. g. - -. s,z,.s :
=. The association has taken an interes
in all local matters, such as creatin
| sidewalk districts and the direction G
: city improvements in general, but on
of the greatest works was the bringin
about Of desirable legislation. Anon
acts it has caused to be passed is tn
, ".scrip'' law, which provides The
4 property owners may pay for pawn,
and for sewer or other street or sid
walk improvements, in annual install
ments running from five to ten year
It has also secured legislative enac
9 ment abolishing the tax on mortgage
which has been found beneficial
many ways.
i ~, What Texas Is Doing. ~
j, In. Minneapolis paper it may !
y y noticed that the state Of Texas is a
!: VerJ1S1ng 1tSe1t :Ihe adVertlSemeI
; in question reads: g Texas, the gardt
d Of the Lord. Roosevelt. Have "
(, been reading the Vanderhoof lette
on Texas in this newspaper TIL.
It point to opportunities in a new fel
It We can give you information viii.
will be worth dollars and cents to 70
a Write Business Mems club, San A
y tonic, Texas2' is..s ~, ~. .E:i tSS
;. Time to Act. ...