The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-08-14
COMMERCIAL
CLUB IN SEg1lON
BOOSTERS CLUB HOLD$S OST-
PONED SEMl-ANNUAL .T-
ING IN CLUB ROOM
DISCUSS MATTERS OF GREAT 5 %
New Officers Elected-Electric Rail
way-Good Road Improvement
Pathfinders to be Entertained

Pathfinders to be Entertained
The postponed semi-annual meeting
of the Brookings Commercial Club met
On Friday night in the club rooms.
Owing to the session of the chautau-
qua the month before it was impossi-
BILE to get out a quorum at that time
and all business was put off until last
Fridays meeting. A goodly number
were present at the adjourned meeting
but it was not nearly the entire mem
bership of the club. These meetings
are not very frequent and it would
seem that the members of the club
should be more regular in their at
tendance at these monthly meetings.
The first business was the election
of six directors to serve for a period of
one year. T. l.. Chappell, Philo Hall,
o. O. Olson, r. A. Larson, B. B.
Bracket, c. A. Gullick, G.. N. Kennard,
H. B. Mathews, H. G. Williams, H. F.
Haroldson and s. J. Rudolph were NOM
mated by a nominating committee. OF
these Philo Hall, o. o. Olson, R. A.
Larson, C. A. Gullick, G. N. Kennard,
H. B. Mathews were elected. 1t will
be the duty Of these new directors, to-
gether with the six ~hold-overs, to elect
the president of the club for the COM
ing year. Mr.. Hall has made a very
able president. He has been alert to
the welfare Of the city at all times and
it would seem to be a matter Of prime
importance that the new board OF di.
rectors retain Mr.. Hall in his present
capacity.
Notice had been sent to the men,
bers that railway matters would be dis
cussed and this was next taken up.
President Hall stated that he had en-
deavored to have a representative Of
the Luce line at the meeting but he
had been informed that it was impossi-
BILE for a representative to be present
but that one would be sent in the near
future. Teddy Akin testified that from
actual experience he would advise
every member of the club to get out
when the representatives come and to
meet them personally. He stated that
they were good, well-backed business
men and that after a careful investiga-
ton by the Watertown Commercial
Club the company had been found to
possess real worth and that as a result
of their investigations the Watertown
people are boosting hard for the cleo
trio line. He stated that the manager
had not decided whether they would
build their branch to Bookings from
WATERFOWL down the Sioux Valley or
whether they would recommend the
Marshall extension idea.
The matter Of another railway into
Brookings is a matter of vital import
ance to the life of this city. 1t has
often been remarked that if Brookings
had a little more business it would be
the best place or earth in which to
live. AS a residence city it is unrival-
led and it is the matter of encourag-
ing business that is now up to the
city. Apparently there is an opportun-
ity for Brookings in the proposed cleo
trio railway. 1t is still vague but be-
cause of it's Indebtedness it should not
be discounted but rather aided. AS
a primary fact the Luce line seems to
be a business proposition, managed by
business men and when that Is con
sidered every proposition they may
make Is worthy of actual considera-
ton. In speaking Of present and pro-
posed suburban lines from Minneap-
Oils the Minneapolis Journal makes
this statement of facts in its list,
Luce line electric Short Line Rail-
way Company, building west for even
tual extension to Marshall, MINI, and
Watertown, 8. D., and now nearly COM
plete to Wayzata and Long Lake,
MINI. with extensive terminals at
Seventh street and Third avenue N.
and r~ight-of-way into the city" This
rightof.way b to be used by the much
advertised 'Dan Patch" line and by
another newer electric line company.
1t IL proposed that as the right-of-way
OF the Broohngs-Sioux Falls Railway Is
now for sale 1t should be q great In
ducement Tor the Luce people to come
to this city and extend their line to
Sioux Falls. using the present grade
end r~isht-oe-way q the old company.
This will not only give u . north line
but win also give ~ . much needed