The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-02
INFORMATION BUREAU
WILL BE CONTINUED
Real Estate Board Decides to Maintain Department Until
February and May Make 1t Permanent-CL. Sawyer
Reports Work Under His Charge and Points Out
How 1t May Be Extended and Made Still More Valuable.

of newspaper items which have ap-
peared.
Work of Office.
eve cannot include in this report
all Of the doings of the office, nor can
the work be appreciated by the mem.
bers of the board, unless close contact
is maintained with the office at all
times.
Gas to the future, several courses
are open to us, one of which is, of
course, to maintain the office as in the
past. An alternative is to make some
sort of an agreement or coalition with
the Commercial club whereby the work
may. be carried on under it's auspices.
A third plan, is to form a publicity
club, made up of business men in gen
eral. The purpose would be similar to
that of the Million club of St. Louis,
recently formed to give St. Louis a
population Of 100000 by 1910. In
this way pressure might be brought to
bear upon the manufacturers, jobbers
and retailers to incorporate in their
advertising matter facts and figures
with reference to our city. The North
western Knitting company and Wyman,
Partridge & Co. and other concerns have
done some along this line. but it is
thought much more of this work would
be done could we form an enthusiastic
organization for publicity purposes.
The Commercial club at best can &C
commodate only LOO members and a
large number Of applicants are always
on the waiting list. We believe there
is room for an organization which
would not intrench u pom the work of
the Commercial club. The organization
might cooperate with the club if a
campaign of education, as a result of
which we might bring pressure to bear
upon the city authorities to make an
appropriation to advertise the city.
Many improvements Coming.
"Within the next two years i'm
provement of vast Importance will be
made around our business center.
From twenty to twenty-five firms now
on and near Nicollet avenue, must, in
the near future, find new locations.
Business interests are spreading out,
and large concerns are absorbing the
space formerly occupied by smaller
business houses in our retail district,
and some Of the largest concerns on
Nicollet are even now looking for a
location to establish their business
anew. Many additional business blocks
will be demanded in the near future to
supply this immediate need. These
facts substantiate the claim made by
those familiar with the situation, that
an unexampled era of prosperity and
improvement is close at hand. J. J. Hill
Is formulating plans for new union
station. 1t is we'll known that we are
to have a new postoffice building in
the near future. When these improve
ments are made and the demand for
business blocks is filled the whole out
line Of our business center will be ma
i terially changed. There is at this time
no reason for hesitancy in the field of
real estate, and it is certainly evident
that the good work begun by the real
estate bureau should be perpetuated in
some desirable FORM
While ! feel reasonable degree
of satisfaction concerning the work al
ready done, I am not unmindful Of the
fact that it has cost some sacrifice on
the part Of the members of the board,
and I wish that the results might be
even more apparent than they are. j.
II sincerely hope that some plan
may be devised which will elicit the
same cordial support which it has re-
ce1ved in the past. Let the CONNER
cial club continue its good work; let
the real estate board and every other
business organization contribute it's
share with snch cooperation as might
thus be obtained. No power on earth
can hinder our purpose or prohibit a.
future marvellous growth -