Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-04
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FREIGHT HOUSE
Commercial Club Adopts Reso-
1utions Favorlng Better Freight
Facilities al Wfllmar.

At the Commercial Club meeting
last night the following report Of the
matter Of a new freight depot was
presented by the committee which
was composed Of II. G. Mooney, O.
R. Berkness and F. L. Smith.
Pursuant to the instruction OF
this Commercial Club, at it's last
meeting, your committee on Shipping
and Depot Facilities of The Great
Northern Railroad at this point, met
on the evening Of August 18th, and
drafted, and hereby recommends a
resolution for passage by your club.
The committee also recommends that
a copy Of this resolution, if passed,
be sent to the Great Northern Rail-
way at St. Paul, and to Superintend-
ent McKinnon Of Willmar.
I'm this connection, your commit
tee wishes to go on record as recon-
mending no harsh action of any kind.
Its action is taken in the full belief
that everything is being done by local
officials and employees tina. rv~siblv
can be done, with present facilities,
and that the heads of the traffic de-
partment Of the Great Northern Rail-
way are willing and practically ready
to erect suitable freight depot, and
to put on daily freight service out
Of this city-on all branches, and to
supply sufficient men for handling
freight.
'This committee fully believes that
a resolution passed by this club will,
by bringing the knowledge of WILL
mars requirements before the proper
officials, hasten the necessary i'm
provement in facilities and service,
as it is the opinion of the members
OF this committee that the traffic de-
partment Of the road scarcely real
ICES how far present facilities have
been outgrown.
WHEREAS: It has been brought
before the Commercial Club Of Will
mar that condition has been devel
oping at our freight depot on account
OF the lack Of storage and handling
facilities, that is greatly delaying the
delivery Of FREIGHT received at this
station, and that a great deal of con-
fusion and many shortages are caus-
ed by teamsters and draymen being
obliged to enter cars and search for
their respective packages, and that
IN many cases, freight coming in To-
cal cars cannot be brought up to the
small and insufficient platform and
delivered until other cars have been
emptied and pulled out, thus caus-
ing considerable delay in delivery;
1T is THEREFORE, RESOLV-
ED: That it is due the traffic and i'm
portance Of this city that commod-
ious freight depot be supplied, and
that daily freight service on all four
lines in out Of the city be furnished :;
and that sufficient help be furnished
so that goods comine to various firms
can be unloaded and made ready for
delivery promptly after arrival of
trains; and that goods fvr shipment
can be accepted and properly taken
care Of at all times up to five o'clock
p. m., each day; and that these facil-
tiles be granted, at as early a date
as 'ssible, the belief being that the
results will be equally profitable and
satisfactory to the Great Northern
Railway and to the citizens of Will
mar.
"Most respectfully submitted bv
the Commercial Club of Willmar."
The report was unanimously
adopted by the meeting.
The matter of the fag-pole was
taken up and it was decided to erect
a pole Of about IS or 20 feet on the
present foundation instead of 10
feet as originally planned. The
matter was left with Ben Benson as
chairman Of the committee.
Messrs. B. Y. McNairv and R. NJ.
Hicks were elected as members of
the Club.
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