Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12
BUSINESS ! } | | ! ! MEN
In SESSION
Commercial Club Orders Flaa
Pole. and Listens 10 Lively
Talk on Various Topics.

man seeking location for a fac
tory. the local telephone question
and a discussion of reciprocity were
the main features of the CONNER
cial Club last night. Every seat in
the three rooms was occupied, and
the meeting developed into warm
session before adjournment.
The first business transacted was
the election of Jos. o. Estrem and
Fred Larson as members of the
club, which brings the membership
up to the even 100 mark.
The contract to furnish steel
fag-pole 100 feet high, equipped
with steel halliards was awarded
to J. H. Wiggins Company for $3.50.
Application has been made to the
Railroad Company for permission
to erect same in the center of the
round grass plat directly south of
the depot. The pole is to be in
place SO that the large flag donated
by the Housekeepers' Club can be
run up the first time on May 80,
Decoration Day. =.
+ E. C. Wellin made an oral resig-
nation as president of the club.
His new duties as mayor Of the city
require so much of his attention,
that he felt that he should be re-
lieved Of the position at the head
of the club. The matter was de-
ferred until the May meeting of
the club. -.~. ...- ~ -
J. L. Edgren. of the Jesse L. Ed
gren Company of Milwaukee, man
ufacturers and dealers in household
novelties and up-to-date agents
goods, was introduced and spoke at
some length upon the money-mak-
ing possibilities of his work. He
had numerous trays of articles
which he claimed were manufact-
ured for his company, and demon
strated their utility. He proposed
that the city Of Willmar raise
SIS, 0Q0 for stock in the company, ).
and it would locate its factory here,
at once. The matter was referred
to the Public Affairs Committee.
A communication from the Board
of Education thru it's president,
regarding the resolution adopted at
a previous meeting in favor of in
Producing the Scandinavian lam
guages as voluntary study in the
Willmar schools, was read in which
it was stated that the Board had
for reasons stated unanimously
turned down the request. i
A resolution, endorsing the &C.
tion of the three aldermen who vot-
ed against the telephone ordinance
but expressly stating that the club
was not opposed to a new system,
was read and adopted, very few of
those present voting at all. The
diffidence shown on the proposition
led MIR. Tallman to ask. for q roll
call. This led to a brief discussion
and on motion the telephone ques-
tion was made a special order of
business at special meeting of the
club to be held next Tuesday even
ing, the vote on the resolution be-
ing rescinded. LATER: :-Presi-
dent Wellin has ordered the said
discussion postponed until the next
meeting Of the club.
The reciprocity treaty with Can
ada was discussed, Russell Spicer
and Judge Gilbert speaking against
the measure and D. N. Tallman and
Martin E. Tew in favor of the
same. The club refused to 90 on
record in the matter by a vote of
18 to Is. -
Attention was called to the i'm
portance of the sewer question to
be determined by the voters of the
city on the 25th instant. A COM
mittee to promote the interest of
the proposition was authorized.