The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-02-09
DISCUSS SEVERAL PROJECTS.
Commercial Club Talks Opera, Paving
and Street Railway.

dOO Street Railway.
At the regular meeting of the
commercial Club Wednesday even
ing several matters of interest were
discussed, the attendance at the
meeting being the largest since or
ganization.
AS member of the committee
appointed to look up the possibility
OF the erection of an opera house,
}. T. Chalmers reported that the
fltger Brewing Co. had assured
him of their readiness to erect a
conmodious and we'll appointed
playhouse provided a reliable les
see could be found, and made tam
glble suggestion as to the manner
OF getting such lessee. Letters from
the owner Of the present opera
house and from another gentleman
who would be willing to build such
place in the city if Virginians
would furnish the necessary site
and cash therefor, were also read
by the secretary at the request of
the president.
The street railway question was
brought up by the introduction of
an Eveleth delegation, comprising
Mayor Jes,nore, G. w. Mulligan, A.
N. Peterson and ]. w. Falk, who
were present as representatives of
the Eveleth Club to confer relative
to the merits of the franchises re-
quested, and who also broached the
idea that inas1nuch as Eveleth and
Virginia hold the key to the situa4
tion it might be possible for capi-
talists from the two cities to organ
ize company to build line be-
tween the towns mentioned. F. B.
Myers, of Biwabik, representing one
of the corporations seeking fran
chise rights, was also present and
stated that his company was in
good faith and that he should have
the cash for the proposition behind
him before accepting of franchise
rights. That if range franchises de-
sired are obtained it is the intention
of his company to eventually ex-
tend the proposed line to connect
Mesa s,a on the~ea with Grand Rap
ids on the west, meaning an ulti-
mate. investment of from $2,OOO,OOO
to $2,5OOyOO0.
Upon motion committee. COM
mittee comprising Jacob Stein, D.
W. Freeman and J. A. Kennedy was
appointed to confer with the Eve
leth committee. A motion was also
passed requesting a meeting of
committees from different range
commercial and municipal bodies
to consider the various trolley line
propositions now before the people.
D. w. Freeman, of the committee
on paving, submitted a very con-
else and complete report of his find
ings of the cost and service of var
ious materials, having reports
touching upon the question from
Duluth, Crookston, Waseca, Man.
kato, Grand Forks, Fargo and other
cities. After considerable discus
sion of the question by some of
those present, during which Mayor
Jesmore of Eveleth advanced the
idea of the two cities joining in the
purchase Of a rock crusher, dis
position of the matter was made
upon the suggestion of E. J.
O'Rourke that inasmuch as there
was q noticeable absence from the
meeting of Chestnut street realty
owners it might be we'll to appoint
a committee to call meeting Of
the taxpayers to be directly affect
ed, that they might consider the
proposition. This motion prevail
ed and the chair appointed as such
committee p. A. Coffey, E. J.
O'Rourke and w. E. Hannaford.
This committee will call meet
ing of Chestnut street realty own
ers or their authorized representa-
tives at an early date, when their
desires in the premises will be made
known.
"A proposition for the establish
ment of sash and door factory in
the city by J. A. Cole, of Ontario,
Canada, was submitted through J:
P. Chalmers and referred to the
committee on manufactures. Mr..
Cole was formerly in business in
this line at Buffalo, N. y, and is in
position to put in a first-class plant.
Enjoyed a Sleigh.Ride. i.
Mrs. E.. .Matheson rendered most
enjoyable sleighing party to the
members of Virginia Lodge No. 8
Degree of Rebekahs, "Wednesday
evening, about thirty members
availing themselves of her hospi
tality. The party visited sEveleth
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