The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-11-20
COMMERCIAL CLUB TALKS RAIL.
ROAD
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minal property and construction work
on the road and to talk with the lead.
ing bankers and business men as to
the standing the Electric Short Line
has. He refused to say what Brook
ings would be expected to do, other
than that the company wanted no
bonus, but said that this would be
made known when the committee had
| determined whether or not the line
was worthy of confidence. Then
Brookings could accept or refuse his
proposition and he would accept the
decision with good grace, either way it
went.
Mr.. Luce's talk made a splendid i'm
preston, and every man who heard
him was convinced Of his honesty of
purpose. He is not what might be
termed a fluent speaker, but he is GER
tainly a convincing one, probably be-
cause he had absolute confidence in
the subject he was discussing. A few
questions were asked him and he an.
swered them promptly and satisfac-
torily.
Monday night the committee of citi-
zens went to Minneapolis to investi-
gate the road and upon their report
depends whether or not Bookings
makes an effort to get the road. If
their report is favorable, which seems
likely, a mass meeting will be held
for all of the citizens, probably at the
opera house, and an effort made to get
the road. We want the road if it's all
right, and everything seems in its
favor, and we want it most badly. We
cannot afford to pass it up if we are
going to prosper and become anything
but a country village, so it's up to
Brookings.
/ The committee was made up as fol,
lows: Philo Hall, T. L. Chappell, G.
F. Knappen, Van Fishback, F. E.
Youngburg, G.. N. Kennard, DR.. A. A.
Harris, NJ. E. Culhane.
The Banquet
After the meeting at the assembly
hall the boosters adjourned to the
Leon hotel, where a grand banquet
was served. Plates were laid for
about n hundred and twenty-five,
and it was a jolly, good natured crowd
of boosters. The service was ~unexcel-
led and the menu was all that the in
ner man could desire, in fact we be-
lieve that no better or more ENJOYABLE
banquet was ever given in Brookings.
This was the general expression of
those present, and one booster re-
marked to the Register, Il have at
tended several %banquets at the big
hotels in Chicago and never did see
better service or better things to eat"
Landlord and Mrs. Won ARK and MI.
and Mrs. Homer Rexford, who assisted
them, received many deserved compli-
ments upon the success of the affair.
The menu was as follows:
Oyster Cocktail
Consomme
Celery Olives
Roast Turkey, Sage Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
Leon Special Punch Candied Vans
Mashed Potatoes June Peas
Waldorf Salad and Cheese Waters
Cherry Ice Cream and Cake
Cafe Noir Cigars
Before and during the progress of
the banquet Prof. C~hristensen's or
| chestra dispensed sweet music, and
Dean Hedge gave one or two vocal Sc.
Mr.. Luce was obliged to leave short
ly after eleven o'clock to take his train
for home, and his toast was given be-
fore the regular program was taken
UP. His topic was Reinforced Bust
ness Building" and he gave a most
happy talk, telling of the excellent
impression Brookings and its band Of
boosters had made with him and said
that he was more anxious than ever
to build his line to the city. Mr.. Luce
was given a splendid ovation as he
left the dining room.
About twelve-thirty, after the inner
man had been thoroughly satisfied the
toast program was taken up. Presi.
dent Hall of the club, made an ideal
POSTMASTER and kept everyone in good
humor. Rev. C. f. Hoffman gave the
invocation.
The first speaker was DR.. G. l..
Brown Of the State College, whose
topic was, "Our College and Its Rela-
ton to Business Life" DR.. Brown
said that the college receives yearly
$4,000 from the United States Gov
eminent and about $35, 900 from the
state for maintenance, practically all
Of which is spent in Bookings, and
each student spends on an average
about $3.50 a year. He said that the