Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-01-23

and will consider as it's legitimate
field Of work all business questions
relating to state advertising and
Development, increasing the effective
ness Of Individual commercial clubs
and similar.-. organizations in their
own fields, and the bringing about OF
system and harmony :: between an
such organizations IN ali work tor
greater Minnesota.
The snterprising Red Wing club
furnishes D. NJ. Neill, one of it's best
men, sas the hrst4presiden5 Of the
federation. Eveleth furnises john
81. Hearding as the first vice-presi-
dent. spuFReon Odel1, of Mankato.
is second president, Frank j.
Meyst, of Minneapolis. treasurer
an,i Curtis l.. Mosher. of Saint Paul
secretary. The executive. board for
1908 consists Of one .representatlve
from each congressional district and
includes j. D. Sheedy, Austin: S.B.
Nelson,ELa7erne: a. MiIler. st
Peter; B. H. Schribler, Saint Paul;
W. g. Nye. Minneapolis; Andrew
Davis, Fix River; f. VI. Murphy,
Wheaton; Maj H. v. Eva, Duluth;
and C.J. Pryor, EemidIt. Am fm-
Dortant feature of the constitution
is that the active business affairs of
the federation will be left to the
wisdom of this Well distributed and
representative committee. Another
Important feature is that every COM
mercial club in the state is on an
equal voting footing. Saint Paul
and MINNEAPOLIS with 1000 members
each. will have no more vote or In
| nuence on ballot either in
executive committee or on the floor
of meetings Of the federation than
the smallest business organization
in the membership.
| The sessions of the new federation
were marked by exceptional har-
| mony and the evident desire of every
deIexate to aid in perfecting some
practical organization which may
utilize the tremendous opportunities
for state advertising and develop
melt AID Through which an eX-
preston may be had from the repre-
sentative business men of the state.
DISTINGUISHED speakers addressed the
conventIon. among them being Presi-
dent Miles of the Retail Hardware
Dealers Association President
Wilkinson of the Upper River I'm
provement Association and Judge r.
is. Reid. of La Crosse.
Il Detailed plans for more active
work on the part of local commercial
organizations were worked out BY
the convention. A general state
lcampaign will be commenced
, Immediately for better advertising
the oppointment Of local press COM
mittees 20 cooperate with local com
i merciaI clubs, the collection of need
ed data and photographic: material
, and other work which will RESULT, ii
Iheavy returns to- the state ii
publicity and ADVERTISING Plan
have been practically completed Ant
will be shortly announced by tn
executive committee Through whic1
the federation will be able to secur
Through q single we'll Thought on
effect, advertising OF Minnesot
Icitfes and towns estimated to b
worth more than N,0O0 4 wee
IduriuR 1903. An immense amount q
fsimflar work is being started. thoug.
1.-The fsderarion is not yet week old
The 1ctfve cn-opefative OF th
Istate Immigration bureau has bee
Esecured and the federation will hav
the hearty aid and support OF Com
missioner George Welch, who Wi
Ico-oper2te with the executive con
Imittee In all Joint efforts looking I
the settlement OF the states aQrfcu
ItufaI lands and state advertising
Much informatton IS required by rh
bureau and the federation Wi
through its officers collect this dat
1nd plaes It, IN the hands OF the CON
missioner Of tine bureau tor use
advertising Minnesota
l Omcisl reports OF ths conventto