Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-01-29

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TIE COMMERCE CLUB.
Potato Ware House Likely
to Be Established Here
Other Propositions
A large and enthusiastic meeting Of
the Commercial club was held Tuesday
evening at the club rooms. g. e.
Vasaly presided as chairman in the
absence of President M. NJ. Williams.
A large number of important
matters came up. Among these were
three different propositions OF institu-
tions that wanted to either move to
this city from other locations or
wanted to establish new factories.
One was a proposition for the
establishing of woolen mill in this
city. The matter was quite thoroughly
gone over, and the proposition looks
to be good. The secretary was instruct
ed to secure further information. The
proposition for the manufacture of q
pneumatic self.feeder attachment to
thresh1ng machines was laid on the
table. The appliance is still in the
experimental stage.
The president OF the club was
directed to appoint committee of
five to see M. Martins0n, president of
the Mlnnehaha Art Publishing COM
pany of Minneapolis. who had some
propositions for the removal of the
plant here, to get some definite idea
of its size and nature.
The soliciting committee reported
that fifteen new members had been
secured and that sixty more of the old
members would continue in the active
work of the club. Total membership
IS now 130.
The matter of furnishing entertain
ment for the visitors who would come
to this city to attend the biennial
convention of the State Court Of
Catholic Order of Foresters, which Is
to be held here next June, was again
brought up by c. E.: Vasaly. Al
though. it was stated, the local
court of the G. o. F. has appointed
committees to see to the entertainment
Of the $50 delegates or more that will
undoubtedly be in attendance, besides
large number of visiting Foresters
from all parts of the state, the
advisability of the Commercial club
doing something in this line and
incidentally taking advantage of this
occasion to put forth the advantages
of the city and the surrounding farm
ing community, where good land can be
secured at reasonable prices. 1nstruc-
tlons were given to the effect that the
president appoint committee Of i've
in conjunction with the Court COM
mittee in entertaining the visitors. =
A report of the street fair COM
mlttee will be made at the next meet
ing of the club.
One Of the most important matters
to come up was that of making this
city q potato market. It was shown
that other places had done so with
profit, not only to the parties who
conducted the warehouses, but also to
the farmers for miles around. A case
in point. which was cited. is that of
Princeton, in which city there are
many potato warehouses maintained.
Three buyers and from 100 to 1875 men
are kept busy during the potato sea-
son, at these warehouses, and farmers
for miles around find it very profitable
to raise the tubers two varieties only
beng grown for this market, and haul
them to Princeton, where they
command good prices. H. G. Meinlng,
manager of the Northwestern Milling
Co. stated that if his present plans
carried, he would establish such q
warehouse on the East side in this city
next season. He said that he was in
correspondence with parties who were
thoroughly acquainted with the bust
ness of conducting such a warehouse,
and that if satisfactory arrangements
could be made, he would have three OF
four cars of certain fine variety o1
seed potatoes shipped here and dis
tributed among the farmers IN thi:
vicinity. This would make a uniform
variety of the tubers and bring the
farmers higher prices: To insure
farmers good price for their potatoes
at all times, Mr.. Meining goes still
further into the possibilities of such {
potato warehouse, stating that hi
| would install denaturiZed alcoho
plant, which would be of such {
capacity as TO nandle all the potatoes
that would be thrown on the market a,
times when the price fell to 20 and K
cents per bushel. a.
This would fill long felt want
market for a potato market, and a.
Mr.. Melnlng has the backing and
! energy to amply take care OF such 9
business, he should have the co.opera.
tion of all the citizens of this city.
The matter OF creating more interest
IN the monthly market day, by max.
ing arrangements to offer prizes on
stock, vegetables, etc., and the Offering
of special bargains at the stores of
these occasions, was again brought up,
and q committee of five will be ap.
pointed by the president to devise
ways and means of arranging for the
holding of a more popular monthly
market day.
The club instructed the house com.
mittee to renew subscriptions to q
number of magazines for the club for
the year 1909.
CELEBRATED TWELFTH ANNI-