New Ulm review., 1913-02-26
Boosters Club
Greatly Needed d
n. Henningsen Gives Facts
and Figures "a Show What
Boosting Can Do.
New Ulm Has Splendid Mat
erial For Use Of 8 Live
Publicity Bureau.

Some weeks 60, upon the returH
of Mr.. N. Henningsen from his trip.
to California, he told the Review.
much that was interesting, and said
something concerning the rapid grow
tn of the West and what had brought
lit about. Believing that the sub
ject of community growth is one
which must receive the earnest at
tention Of every city that intends
to stay on the map, Mr.. Henningsen
was urgently requested to write an
article on boosting as . fine art,s
which might be published In these
columns. New Ulm neede boost
er's club and in fact will absolute
ly have to have one and It IL In
recognition Of this fact that Mr..
Henningsen consented to furnish the
following article:
boosting" means 10 pull and ~
push. Action at both ends. In the
sense in which this article b written
ito purpose 10 to obtain . desired
result by bringing into play the fac-
ulty Of alertness, being wide awake
and alive to the possibilities of the
ever passing opportunities Of com
munity or Of whatever environment
we may md ourselves In. III There,
is hardly q subject one could en-.
large upon that has within It more
vitality, action and opportunities. and
II rightfu]ly employed, having for its
basis sincerity and judgment, can
be made the means Of bringing about
conditions for q people vastly better
and more beneficial. both collectively
and individually, than can be OBJ
tained by it's non-empl0yment.
''Jf I were to formulate creed
having reference to my subject It
would be something like this: J he
lieYe In education. believe in brild-
ing uD the mind and every intc"acs-
tual faculty Of man, and believe
in taking advantage Of every cons!
structive influence and opportunity
Of my environment
"Poosting, indeed is q fine art. It
involves an analytical study OF ones
own CITY. Its beauties. ADVANTAGES.
and opportunities. and 1t involves
further q close study of other cities
and communities in order to h-irg
to ones perception the multiplicity
1T roints wherein ones own city
excels. And II involves vastly more
than that It is at this point whore
the real genius Of the .bo0sAer spirit
gets in his fine work. for he must
now devise plans that will prove
effective in campaign Of publicity
and education in order to bring to
the attention of the public In gener-
al the fact that ores city is truly
on the map and that It excels IN
in vast degree not
known, understood and
bv them. And what IL
more. together with This work It
carries with 1t even the education
- ones own rann'a: to awekea
heir dormant faculties and bring
hem to an understanding and ao-
,eptation Of the opportunities that are
wing within their grasp, and to in
'Dire them with love and patriot
sm, as IT. were. Of their own home.
III OF these things are not easy.
NOV ~or",~o snte,Hoonco. labor. sper-
severance and united effort in far
reate~ degree than is realized ~
ho ordinary citizen. It is for this
eason that every progressive and
~rw'ne city hos devised some avs-
EN-, some organization where these
nestions can be discussed and
there the thoughts and policies, hav.
1g reference to the city's welfare
nd growth ore formulated and give
Thus we have the cham.
er of commerce, q board Of trade,
citizens league, the commercial
ub or organizations similarly desig.t
'+ed. all broueht into being for the
lpress purpose Of utilizing the op-
at hand and to bring
'"ut hotter conditions individually
i'd collectively. In truth and fact
ev are principally "boostersc clubs
From the foregoing it may be
that the men who are
aced at the head OF such institl-
me e~o +ho- kneroet, fittest and
ost resonrceful which a given COM
unity affords. In larger cities ex.
rts are employed at lucrative sala-
IS and it naturally becomes their
siness tn nroduce results. Does
nav? Let us see.
''v'hon ' fret visited Los. Angeles
1903 ii was a city of .anBroxi-
'+e'v 1o5 0"0 inhabitants. It un-
est'orah1v had fine selection OF
de awake, energetic business men
" had occurred the fine art Of
cstirg the citv and their state
IN everv anole of the compass.
'ey sang praises of mountains. val.
7 and cocan Thov nnnrOn-;ntai
o rame "c1imate" TO the practical