The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-15
STATE BOOSTERS
HOLD A MEETING
SOUTH DAKOTA FEDERATION OF
COMMERCIAL CLUBS MEET
AT SIOUX FALLS.
WILL HELP TO BOOM SOUTH DAKOTA
Permanent Organization Is Formed by
Delegates Representing import.
ant Cities of the State,

L. c. Olson and II. f. Kerr repre-.
scented the Commercial club of Brook.
lngs at the meeting of the State Fed
Grafton of Commercial clubs at Sioux
Falls last week. This was the best
meeting OF South Dakota boosters
ever held in the state and much good
is expected to come OF it. Delegates
were present from most of the i'm.
portant cities Of the state and plans
were made for the organization of a
permanent Federation of Clubs and a
meeting for this purpose will be held
at Huron during the state fair.
The majority of the delegates We're
in favor OF working with the state
bureau OF immigration. provided for
by the last legislature and which will
be opened the first Of July.
The committee on resolutions re.
ported the following, which were
adopted:
NuClSdob IHcle lIt III TIC SLdt0 OI
South Dakota 5000, 900 acres OF lands
subject to homestead entry, and 3,0O0,-
coo acres OF lands subject to sale by
the state awaiting the settler into pro-
d~uctiveness. Our cultivated farm lands
throughout the state would support
many times the population which 1t
has with equal returns; our Black
Hills hold within their bosom mineral
wealth beyond the knowledge of any
man, awaiting the engineers and ma
chinery to place it in the market
places OF the world; Jul streams have
possibilities for power to turn unnum-
bered wheels OF manufacture. and we
believe that two things are vital to
South DakOta's greatest progress:
First, there should be a cohesion
among the forces which are endeavOr-
ing to promote its interests and UNI
animity of plans. Second, our rich
and ~undeveloped resources and great
opportunities should be placed before
the prospective homeseekers and de-
velopment agencies, and,
Whereas, We believe that the best
results can be obtained by effective
cooperation on the part OF the COM
mercial bodies of the state, and that
such cooperation can be made more
applicable and active through a state
wide organization, having its own
funds and maintaining its W mech
anisms, and,
Whereas, The state OF South Dako-
ia, through It's bureau OF immigration,
is planning an extensive ad yertising
campaign, exploiting the and
advantages of the state; therefore. be
il
Resolved, That we recommend the
adoption Of a slogan Made in South
Dakota" for all manufactured products
Of the state, and invite and request
manufacturers to place this label on
every article produced by their fac
tories. This gives IN inexpensive
means Of obtaining wide advertising
and will be a stimulus o only to the
business interests but to the state
pride.
Resolved. That this convention,
composed Of delegates from the differ
ent commercial clubs of the state,
pledge its support in behalf Of any and
all state wide publicity measures, and
urge the active cooperation OF all
other associations Of similar nature,
that we may present an effective and
campact organization for such a pur'
pose; that we favor the project OF
making an exhibit at the Chicago land
show and will assist in every way pos.
sible to make a creditable display OF
the states on that occasion;
that we favor the project OF sending
out exhibition cars to differeTt parts OF
the country and will aid In fitting up
exhibits for that purpose.
Resolved, That this meeting select
a committee OF three for the purpose
OF drawing up a plan of organization,
and submitting 1t, together with an adj
dress to the commercial clubs Of the
state, setting out the advantag % to be
gained by such an organization and
that a meeting be called to meet at
Huron during the week OF the state
fair tn YEAR the report of this commit.
tee and to effect a permanent organi-
cation, providing the responses from
the commercial clubs OF the state war.
rants It."