Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-09-17

mer = Climb was HEX donday eye l,ul .
ing at the city hall Tor the pur e off
considering the adyisiblllty Sc ia.
proving the upper In issippl river.
e VI was stated that u the BraineId
Commercial club had passed q resolu-
ton asking tor the Improvement Of
the Misslssssip river from q & point
below St Cloud, at which the i'm
PIC Yement work according to the
present program, is L TO stop, to Grand
Rapids, as boat is to Be mt Oh the
river TO ply between Brainerd ana
Grand Rapids hauling freight, etc. !;
that 9 government q engineer had ii
spected "A the river between Grand
Rapids and the point below So.
Cloud and found that Il would be
necessary to put in two LOCKS between
Brain I9 and Little Falls, owing to
the RAPIDS at Belle Prairie and
another point, and that, in his
opinion, the matter of the govern
ment making any improvements Of
the upper Mississippi river would
drop hat, unless just that part Of the
Improvement between Grand Rapids
and Brainerd swas asked for the
present and the remainder Of it q
some future date. The government
might then commence the work of
Improving the Mississippi at that
point and that once commenced It
would be an easier matter to get it ia
improve the Mississippi between
Brainerd and Little Falls and St.
Cloud at a future time.
Members present spoke In favor Of
what Chairman NJ. M. Williams
suggested, that OF following the course
suggested by the government engineer
and the following resolution, offered
by Col. S. R. Snow, was passed ::
Resolved :: That IN the opinion o
the Commercial club of Little Falls
Minnesota, 1T is very desirable tina
improvements on the upper Mississippi
should be commenced at the earlies,
date practicable and be continued unit
| the river is made navigable for treigh
carrying boats. But that, owing t,
the large amount OF work necessar,
between Little Falls and Brainerd, Of
account OF the rapids at two points, i
is sugguested that the Improvement
OF that portion of the river be referre,
for the present and made at som
future time when the growlnI
demand for its #use will make
desirable and practicable, and that
copy of this resolution be forwarde,
to the board of engineers at Washing
ton, u. CT .
The matter of Little Falls and tn
], county's failure to supply advertiser,
matter, setting forth the advantages o
Little Falls. and Morrison county, a
the late state fair was discussed, an,
1T was the general opinion OF thos
present that suitable advertising
matter should be gotten out and dis
tribured at Morrison county's prize
, winning exhibit at the fair mex
year.
/ p. A: King brought up the matte
that Morrison county, by it's stree
fair held here each year, IS entities
} to three delegates at the annual meet
ing OF the Minnesota State Fai
| ASSOCIATION next January, at whic
time officers will be elected and othe
business transacted, and asked that til
street fair management be advised t
not fail In sending delegates to rhi
important meeting. He furthe
, advised tnat it would be a GOOD nav
Ing proposition for the county to. pu
on an exhibit at the Iowa state fal
next year, accompanied by advertis1n
matter setting forth the advantages q
Morrison county, and stated that thj
would bring in q large number q
settlers to this county. -