The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-24
CITY BOOSTERS
GET TOGETHER
FOR REGULAR MONTHLY MEET
ING AT ASSEMBLY HALL FRI
DAY EVENING
CLUSTER LIGHT SYSTEM NOT DOWN
Question Of Proper Street Lighting
Again Bobs Up-Other Matters Of
Interest Are Discussed.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Commercial Club of Brookings was
held in assembly hall last Friday
evening. The meeting was called to
order by President Harris shortly be-
fore nine o'clock, with about seventy
five members present. r. A. Larson
was appointed secretary for the even
ing in the absence of the regular Sec
rotary. The minutes Of the last regu-
lar meeting were read and approved.
The first thing on the program was
music by Christensen's orchestra,
which was so pleasing that an encore
was demanded. Dean Hedge followed
with a vocal solo in his usual pleasing
manner and his fellow-members in
sisted on another number.
The committee appointed to audit
the books Of the secretary and treas
urer reported that they had found
everything perfectly satisfactory, and
liC lNDOI was IdCltu pldNtu Ol Hlc.
The question Of advertising litera-
ture was brought up and it was stated
that there had been a demand for
some sort Of a pamphlet containing
facts about Brookings and its indus
tries and unqu~estionably it would be
a fine thing. Several d~iscoursed at
great length upon the advantages of
advertising the city, and there was a
prospect of something definite being
done along this line until one member
stood up and remarked that the bust
ness men who were anxious that the
town be advertised should take Q. look
at the advertising columns of the
Register and Press and see if they
were doing their share to draw trade
to the city. These short and terse re-
marks We're followed by a dense
silence, and the meeting took up the
next matter of business.
This proved to be our old friend.
the Street Lighting Proposition. Many
had thought him dead, after the way
he had been clicked aroun' the town
but he was looking we'll and if any
thing was more vigorous than ever. It
is hard to kill a good thing and the
aforementioned proposition will like
ly be heard from a good many times
before it finally succumbs. The qucs-
ton of what attitude the club should
take in the matter was discussed sc
great length, but nothing definite VS.
done. In fact, there seems to DE
nothing that can be done except keep
up the agitation in a quiet way IN
the council sees the error of it's way
or we get a new council. The latter
method would be the quicker and
surer way, but nothing was said in the
club that the members would like 10
bring this about, our city charter uu-
fortunately not being provided with a
recall provision. The club takes the
stand that two-thirds of the citizens
having petitioned for the improvement
it is the duty Of the council to give il
to them, it being the general under
standing that the city government is a
government of, for and by the peopl..
Therefore, and whereas, if the people
want to spend their own money they
should by all manner of means be AL
lowed that great privilege. The meet
ing finally disposed of the question iy
throwing a small peace Offering to the
council in the way of the appointment
of Alderman Roberts as one Of a com
mittee of three to ascertain and report
on the cost Of the lights.
Dean Hedge made an announcement
of the coming of the All Star Artists
and asked the cooperation of the club
in making the course a success His
object, he said, in bringing the course
here was not to make money, but to
make Rrookings the musical. as we'll
as the educational, center OF the state.
His talk met with a hearty response
and the club will boost for the pro-
ject.
There being no other business the
club adjourned and there was a gen
eral exodus in the direction of the
eats"
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