The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-14
THE CORN PALACE PROJECT
Meeting Held With the Officials to
Receive the Report of Last
Years Palace.

Receive the Report of Last
Years Palace.
At the mayors Office In the cit
hall Monday evening was gathered
the officers of the corn palace and 4
goodly number of citizens to hear the
report OF last years palace. which
was presented by Treasurer Smith,
and which also contained several
very important suggestions for the
future.
The report made by the treasurer
was on motion accepted aud the COM
mittee was rendered d unanimous
vote of thanks for the time and work
they devoted to the palace of 1907,
which, under all circumstances, was
successful. In the improvements
that were made and the material for
decorating the palace the committee
had to conf at with the higher prices
than in former years and in practic-
ally every department the pens
were increased. On several of the
recommendations the meeting took
favorable action.
Geo. A. Silsby, who was chairman
of the meeting, was authorized to
appoint a comn itteu OF live, himself
to be a member, for thu purpose Of
selecting the official board of the corn
palace for the year 1908. With the
completion of tie report tie present
board rendered the RESIGNATION of all
the meuib RS, but tile meeting
decllnsd to take any action on that
proposition. 1t vas believed that
this committee could make a better
seieetiun Of OIL ers by making a
thorough canvass before settling
upon anyone person than could be
picked out at a puDlic meeting. This
committee will make a report in the
course Of a week or len days.
Another committee of three was
appointed, which consists of DIR. r.
f. Dundas, L. L. Ness aud Jay G.
Markham. 1t will be the business OF
this committee to make a Thorough
canvass of the business men of the
city to ascertain at this date Just
what they intend to do toward
making larger subscriptions to the
corn palace fund.
The committee will 90 to work ut
once on this part of the corn palace
work, and will make a report to the
committee for the selection Of officers
within a week or so. There is no
question but what the subscription
fund mas got to be increased to a
figure that augurs well for the
beginning Of the work in the spring
when the attractions must be
secured.
There we're some rousing speeches
made by different gentleman touch
ing on the benefits of the corn
palace to the citizens OF Mitchell
and the splendid advertising THAT is
given the city. several instances
being given OF where the corn
palace feature mad been placed in
important and leading publications
not only in this country, but in
England as we'll, which gave some
idea Of the widespread advertising
thai co es to Mitchell and TO Sonth
Dakota. Other interesting facts
we're related as TO things which have
co.ue To Mitchell as IA result O! the
corn palace, that the city's name
has received favorable consideration
las q result OF the corn palace adver-
Itisinv.
Another maetin. will be called in
tue course of 10 or ~ days. wfen
II Is hoped that every business man
III Mitchell Who is interested in the
snrcess OF The cor palace and the SUI
tess OF Mitchell will IKE it a point
TO attend. Lie moral iesfluence OF a
dozen or two men should not be left
back OF the enterprise 10 attend tile
meeting. but the committee should
he made to feel ny lie presence of
every business man Jnut other than
contributing the fun Is for starting
the etstp Use CHAT they Will also
'coatIibnts o. their personal Influence
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