The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
|. 1. NESS the MAN
He Has Been Employed as the In.
dustrial Commissioners for Bust
ness Interests.
e Interests.

which it was discussed with much
earnestness the proposition of doing
something with the idea of boosting
Mitchelps business interests. 1t was
the concensus of opinion that men
who are engaged in business pursuits
found it a very difficult matter to
neglect their own private matters to
boost things for others, and further
that it vas asking too much of them
to do SO. 1t has been tried in years
past and quite a good deal of success
has come from the efforts of the Of
ficers OF the Commercial Committee.
But Mitchell was reaching a point,
in the minds of these gentlemen as
sembled, that what Mitchell wanted
could not be secured without a sys-
tematic procedure and to keep ever
llastingly at it. These gentlemen
agreed that to follow such a line of
action it would be necessary to Sc
cure the services of an Industrial
commissioner.
A committee of five was selected
to solicit among the business men of
the city first to see if enough money
could be raised to pay the salary of
a first class man for a year at least.
With the matter placed before the
business men it did not require much
urging from the committee to secure
the necessary amount. This commit
tee made its report and it was fur
hunt to find an industrial commits
sioner. A number of excellent gen.
Itlemen we're referred to the commit
tee, and after all the Investigations
to Mr.. l.. L.. Ness, of Sioux City.
After taking the matter under adj
visement for several days, ]. o. Wal
rath, a member of the committee, re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. Ness We'd
nesday accepting the proposition to
become the industrial commissioner
of Mitchell. MI. Ness stated in his
letter hat he expected to come to
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work.
For several years past Mr.. Ness
has been associated with the commits
sioner's Office in Sioux City, and he
has been very active in bringing
many of the good things to Sioux
City, which were thought impossible
until Mr.. Ness brought his energy
and keen sightedness to bear. The
committee members who went to
Sioux City to confer with Mr.. Ness
several weeks ago, had several con-
versations with members of the Sioux
City Commercial Club concerning the
ability of Mr.. Ness, and in every in
stance they spoke in the highest
terms of all hat he had done for
that place and gave him the very
best recommendations as being one
man among a few who were naturally
successful at this class Of work. For
a number of years Mr.. Ness was as
ISOLATED in railroad work, being a
member of the official force which
had the rate making in charge of the
Great Northern railroad, and it was
a position which has stood him in
good stead a great many times in his
efforts for the Sioux City Commercial
Club, and it is just such a mar that
Mitchell desires in it's forward move
ment.
When Mr.. Ness comes to Mitchell
he will find an exceptionally good
class of business men to work with.
He will find them ready and willing
to stand at his back and help him in
,tevery possible direction. He will not
find they are cutters simply because
they have secured his services, but
he will learn in due time that they
are the kind to aid him in whatever
has been associated with the business
men for a period of sixteen years
and they have turned out to be just
what we have presented to Mr..
Ness.
1t is not expected that Mr.. Ness
will accomplish everything that
Mitchell desires in a short period of
time, for it will require some time
to get acquainted with the local con-
ditions. With that we'll in hand and
a united business front, there is no
reason why Mitchell cannot take
the steps forward that she antici-
pates with an enthusiastic and capa-
BILE general at its head, and an earn
est and aggressive rank and file to
second all his efforts.
Heavens!
rs Mike Clancy here?" asked the
visitor at the quarry, just after the
premature explosion.
mo, sor," replied Costigan; "he's
gone"
"For good?"