The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-24
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formed in the new Minnesota Fed
Grafton of Commercial Clubs, the
Organization of witch was perfect
ed at the convention which clo,ed
Friday, an association Of boosters
from Minnesota which will do much
good work for the state, The new
federation is a business mems or.
ganizatiou. 1t has adopted the ad-
vertising of Minnesota and making
the state better known az ito central
purpose, and will consider az its
Legitimate field of work all business
questions relating to state adver-
tising and development, increasing
the effectiveness of COM
mercial clubs and similar organi-
cations in their own fields, and the
bringing about of system and har:
mony between all such or9auixa-
tions in all work for a greater Min.
nesota. :. :.
The enterprising Red Wing club
furnishes d. NJ. Neill, one of its best
men, az the fret president of the
federation. Eveleth furnishes John
H. Hearding az the frat vice.presi.
dent. spurgeon ddell of Mankato
is second vice-prdsident, Frank ].
Meyst, of Minneapolis. treasurer
and Curtis L. Mosher of St. Paul
secretary. The executive board for
1868 consists of one representative
from each congressional district
and includes J. D. ssheedy, Austin,
s. B. Nelson, Luverne, III. Miller,
st. Peter, B. II. Schriber, St. Paul,
w. G. Nye, Minneapolis, Andrew
Davis. Elk River. +. w. Murphy,
Wheaton, Major n. Y. Eva, Duluth,
and c. J. Pryor Belnidji. An i'm.
portant feature of the constitution
ia that the active business affairs
of the federation will be left to the
wisdom of this we'll distributed and
representative committee. Another
important feature is that every
commercial club Ii the state is on
an equal voting footing. :, Saint
Paul and Minneapolis with 1000
members each, will have no more
vote or influence ON q ballot either
in executive comn,ittee OF on the
floor of meetings Of the federation
than the snaflfst business
organization in the; membership.
The sessions of the new fedora.
ton were marked by exceptional
harmony and thekviden. s.~eire of
every delegate to aid in perfectiug
some practical organization which
may utilize the tremendous oppor.
tuni,ies for state advertising and
development aud through which
an expression may be had from the
representative busineas men of the
state. Distinguished speakers adj
dressed the convention, among
them being President Miles OF the
Retail Hardware Dealers Associa.
tiox, President Wilkinson of the
Upper River Improvement Associa-
ton and Judge r. s. Reid of La
Crosse.
Detailed plane for more active
work on the part of local CONNER.
cial organizations were worked out
by the convention. A general state
campaign will be commenced i'm
mediately for better advertising, the
appointment of local press COM
mittees to cooperate with local
commercial clubs, the collection OF
needed data and Photographic ma.
terfal, and other work which will
resulted in heavy returns to the
state in publicity and advertising.
Plans have been practically com
pleted and will be shortly an.
nounced by the executive commit.
tee through which the federation
will be able to secure through a
single we'll though out effort, ad.
vertlsing of Minnesota cities and
towns estimated to be worth more