Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-01-15
the COMMERCIAL. CLUB
Committees to Go Before
Go. Board in State Exhibit
and Telephone Matters

The Commercial club met Tuesday
evening to hear committee reports and
to consider other matters which might
be brought up.
President NJ. NJ. Villains called the
meeting to order, and Secretary Martin
read the minutes of the previous meet
ing.
A communications was read from
party at Eureka, Californa, as to the
opportunity offered here for the loca-
tlon Of a woolen mill. A. P. Blan-
chard stated that he had just recently
written to the party for full partiulars
and expected reply soon.
Andrew Nordloef OF Wilmar, by
letter, asked that the Commercial club
consider proposition for the erection
OF factory here for the manufacture
OF q pneumatic self feeder for a
threshing machine The secretary
was authorized to communicate with
Mr.. Nordloef and secure full
particulars as to his proposition, when
the matter Will be taken up for
decision.
An application for a date in this
city was received from the Patterson
shows. It was ordered turned over to
the Street Fair committee.
A communication written to two
members of the club, from Geo.
Latond, asking that they interest
themselves, to the extent of asking the
club by resolution, to ask the county
commissioners to make an approprla-
tion for the state fair exhibit, and to
include therein his name as the person
to look after the exhibit was dis
cussed. The advisability as to recon-
mending ally particular person to take
charge of the exhibit was doubted,
and resolution, olnInitting this
clause, was passed, putting the club
on record as favorable to fair sized
expenditure for the purpose Of an ex.
hlbit, as the members feel that the
advertising and benefits received from
this source were far above the cost.
A committee composed u President
Williams and two other members was
appointed to lay the matter before t 2
commits issloners.
J.. c. Gordon. ". H. K Meyer and
Z: E. Vasaly were appointed COM
mlttee to compile statistics ant
advertising in relation - the CITY tor
use in the Northern Pacific advertis-
ing pamphlet. This service will he
free.
The members of the board OF
directors for the ensuing year were
elected. ana are as follows:
A. P. Blanchard. c. E. Vasalv, L
n. Roberts, J. G. Millsraugh. L. O.
VESSEL, G. r. Anderson, A. Koslosky,
G. Bo|ander, S. r. Snow, J. D.
Brown, T. C. Gordon, s. c. Vasa!y,
Ed. NJ. Lafond, Barney Burton. Dr..
N. W. Chance. Al. Simonet E. J.
Richie, Chas. Sylvester. Fran X
Renick. C. g. Buckman Victor
Schallern, Phil. Hosch, ". H. Ryan.
A P. Blanchard thought that the
club should act on the recent order OF
the county commissioners, in ordering
out the telephones in the court house
In his remarks Mr.. Blanchard stated
that it the court house was to be with
out phones it would be disgrace to
the city and county. That this action
would not Inconvenience the officials
in the least, but that 1T did 1ncon-
venience an exceedingly large number
OF the heavier tax payers of the
county, who themselves would
eventually pay the tax That the
amount to taxpayers in general would
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did not believe that the residents of
this city would be as much incon-
venlenced as the residents of Royal
ton, Plerz, Randall Motley, Buckman
and others who have the use OF village
and rural telephone lines. Although
you could find people who would
favor taking out the steam plant and
electric lights, he did not believe that
the citizens Of the county as a whole
believe in any such proposition.
Nj. NJ. Williams suggested that
probably the reasons for not having
the removal Of the phones go into
effect before February 1st, was to feel
the public pulse in the matter.
A committee composed Of L. G.
Gordon, L. 0. Vessel and A. P.
Blanchard will appear before the
board in this matter at their next
monthly meeting
The membership committee reported
that on account OF the cold weather
they were not ready to make their
report.
Adjournment was taken to Tuesday
evening, Jan. rs, to hear committee
reports and other matters which
may arise in the meantime.
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