The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23

PREPARATIONS MADE FOR AC-
TIVE YEAR. Q
Public Affairs Body Is Particularly
Strong and Aggressive, and Campaign
for 1907 Promises to Result in Great
Permanent Good for City-List Of
New Committeeman.
To those interested in the public af-

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fairs and civic Improvement work for
Minneapolis the year 1907 seems full
of great promise. This is specially true
with reference to the public activities
OF the Commercial club, to be managed
as usual thru the public affairs com
mittee. The committee has just closed
a most successful year in which it has
accomplished much lasting good for the
city and thru which the various civic
Improvement movements have become
closely united.
This committee, which is actively in
charge Of the work of the Commercial
club which, as the largest business or
ganization Of the city, takes the lead
in public matters, begins the new year
with an except onally strong organiza-
ton. The committee consists of twenty
representative and prominent business
men,, TWO, Of these, W. w. Heffelfnger
and II. K. Yerxa, are respectively chair
man and vicechairman Of the commit
tee. A. A. Crane of the National Bank
lmittee and Wallace G.. Nye, who has
been the executive officer of the com
m!lttee since it's organization, remains
IN charge this year. This office, hereto
fore known as secretary to the commit.
tee, has been changed to commissioner
OF the public affairs committee. : + :
The committee proper is assisted in,
it's more important projects by an adj
vlsory .eommlttee' consisting Of eleven
prominent business and professional
men me who act as council and advisors.
= chairman Of this committee is B:
r.. Nelson, a veteran in the public af-
fairs work, and for the last two wears
mittee. 4
:, In charge Of the various branches Of
the public affairs work are eighteen
subcommittees, each with its particular
duties Indicated by their names. One
new committee, that on publicity. is
added, The chairman of each of these
committees is a, member Of the public
atairs committee proper.
Inc complete organization of. the
club for this work is as follows:
" onicers-W. ". Hetfelanger chairman; H, R.
3 1erXa, vice chairman; A. A. Crane Treasurer:
niger, Wa: burst, Z. e. Potter, c. H. CANCEL
hon, f. Il. Salisbury, Walter L. Badger. George
h. r.: s WtI, A. W. Armatage, Charles l. Full
Husty D. d. sh he sss7 abo a; E. %onns
DR.. G. A. McCollom, A. H. Bright. W
Dwinnell. 6: a. WILL William P Roberts
ADVISORY Committee-B. +. Nelson (chairman1.
Partridge, LIB. Koon, G. q. Weber. b. C. c.
Best w. Y. Chute. "
p, Eiasnes-w- a: burst lehairman), F. NJ.
Sateetlee, John Leslie. Karl De Laittre, F. A.
Chamberlain, George C. Merrill, NJ L.. Roths.
esala, Dan g Brown, $. $. Thorpe, F: B.
Public entertainments. E. zonne fcbo,r.
nam, Ralph D. Webb, A. B. chamberlain,
Frank J. Meyst, W. H. Rendell, J. D. Holtzer'
mann manu. T. " Moreau, E. P. Allen, G. W. Du-
Gty and arsna Il nsxey N 6 Baehe,lsr
=; Il; Cooley, ]. o. Davis, I. E. Cootey,, Thomas
H. Girlings w. s.95Jenkins,, A NJ. Geesaman.
>. ., = ;Ihar man 4. = Williams.
B. Bradshaw, E. J. Fairfield, e. s. stillwell,
r. 4. Richardson, Elmer Il. Fisher. n. ",
Stevenson fele on. Howard " Baker J. W Bragdon,
:. : n. , Green, N. r. Davis. Charles a. Jerlnan,
". - Proctor, George h. Scott, Edwin J., Moies.
/, HailWay-C. H. Gangelhon (chairman), Wal
ter Gregory, +. T., Hehelhnger, r. L. Mcclellan
J. ], l.. Record, H.. w: White, Harry s. Gregg,
w. y. T. Martin, W. H. SILL Chester Simmons,
-. =. Pryor. A.. H. Hall. - Fl -.
Twin City-William p. Roberts (chairman),
FSss r Smith j. c. Haynes, III westlake
,Legislative-J: D: shearer (chairnlan), G. s..
Cairns, =. 4. Thompson, e. b.. Leonard, John
=. Baxter, w. w: Bardwell, R. T. Penney,
a. q. y. Benton, II. v. Mercer J. $. Mclaughlin,
George H. Elwell, John F. WILCOX, A.. ". Stew.
e e. L: J., Rardwell, A. N. crittenden. George
Joseph A.. Lusers; Frank +. Mix, H. j. Putnam
f. Il. Wallis, W. g. johnson, l.. j. Couper 4
j. n. Anderson, Guy L. Bartholomew, II. II
x xsn,,s., waiter +: Thorpe, A: H. Ives o. B.
Smith, Q. 9. Miracle, j. c. Andrews. = $
(. fetal Trade-Thomas : Voegeii 4. (chairman) J.
Ihomas armstrong, J. D. Holtzern1ann. ". 81,
Eanrs,,s Sohn Y y. Thomas n Bates, Frank
Morrison ". 2P., Washburn < .. u, (
:, Reai FL Estate-Walter T. Badger (chairman),
~. Z: Chute, David F. Jones, w. A., Eggleston,,
= 3 Rar Elwood s; s Thorpe, Gel Sawyer, Fred
Inblie Heaith-Dr. G: A. McCollom (chair.
%. soren P: Rees, Or. e. 6. Weston, Dr.
BENJAMIN, Dr. William H. Condit, F. WI Cappe.
len, Or: g: F.. Roberts DIR. j. Wy. Bell. Dr.;
J. IT, y: Moore, Dr., A. T.. Mann.
chairman, mproyWeme 91ss-.i Bertrand
aorace 3: Hudson. Frank II. Nutter, Rev N. Is.
shutter, Z. Z. Chute, Il. B. Tanning. J. S. Nc
La haa 6. AL, :. lockwood Dr. a. Bessessen
Frisbie, Swan ]. Turnblad, W. r. Hale .
/. lnsut ance-A. W. Armatage (clairman),
frank 9. Esterly j. H. Hausehild, o. o. Toilet
Son. e. J.. Forster, j. p. Thompson
New tIndustries--Charles l. Fuller g(chairman,
W.KB. Boardman. Il b. Gorham,s Walter IN.
Carroll Fred G. smith Merrill Bartlett, r. 4.
Jameson. H. F. Newhall, ]. N. Chesboro.
Good Roads-G. A. Will (chairI1an(.s George
w Cooley, E. ]. Phelps Dr., A. d. PECK b.
G. E. Dutton, G. A. Rose, Platt B. walker.
Frank N. Joyce. Louis Koch, DR.. c. II. Kohler.
W. 3. Nelson. ]. Il. Van Nest, A. FL MERRILL
Taxation and Assessments--W. s. DwinnelI
fchairman), L. R. Elwood, William A. Schaper !
". L. Harris, D. d. Day ton. Lowell B. Jepson'
Wendell Hertig, Robert Jamison, Hugh R. Scott,
w. d. Washburn, Jr. ~ - - -
4 Publicity-Will s. Jones chairman, Z, 8
Deyer Theo ii, Hays. IS. n Johnson, Henry %,