Little Falls herald., 1913-01-24

ICLUB'S ANNUAL MEETING
COMMERCIAL CLUB ELECTS
WHITE WAY DISCUSSED
Err BUSINESS ATTENDED TO
Although when viewed from the
standpoint Of the number present at
the commercial club meeting Monday
evening, the first meeting of the year
was not entirely success, still con-
siderable volume of business was
transacted.
The communication from the Gutter
man Bros. Of st. Paul were read and
it was the sense Of the meeting that
these communication be acknowledge
ed. r.
The invitation, asking the club tol
send delegates to the good road con-
vention at Washington, D. c., was laid
on the table.
A letter from the advocates Of the
"penny postage" act, which aims to
reduce the rate on frst-class matter to
one cent, and asking that the club use
it's influences in securing the pledge
of the senator and congressman from
this district to vote for the bill, was
placed on the table. A great share Of
the evening was spent in discussion by
several members Of the club as to the
advantages and the disadvantages Of
having penny postage and it was
mentioned by one member that fight
in favor of the bill is being made by
the greater share Of the large whole
sale houses and by the trade journals
published by the dealers in various
merchandise. He stated further that
men were even being sent on the road
in order to gain supporters for the
bill. 4-
The secretary was authorized to pay
the rent to the Northern Pacific Rail
way company for the ground on which
the pickle factory formerly operated
by Gedney Bros. is located and was
ordered to take up the matter with
the local agent in regard to securing
Ia discount in the lease price, as the
building has been vacant for the past
season.
The communication for the Knicker-
booker Film company stating that they
would like to make moving pictures Of
the city for advertising purposes met
| with q fate similar to that Of several
other of the communications when it
! was ordered laid on the table.
| A letter from State Treasurer Cox
! asking that the club protest against
| a bill now before congress, placing
the national forest reserves under
| state supervision was tabled as was
that Of G. P. Irving of Chicago, a
municipal expert, who for the past
week has been re-organizing the COM
-mercial club at st. Cloud and who was
! desirous Of giving a course Of lectures
in this city. " ~
! A standing committee on advertis-
! ing matter for this city was instructed
to 60 ahead and, have some advertising
arranged for. Communications from
several booster button companies with
accompanying samples were ordered
! placed on file for future reference.
! 1T was voted to use their influence
with the mayor Of Philadelphia with
regard to getting him to consent to
have the "liberty" bell taken to the
| Panama Exposition at San Francisco
in 1915.
The matter of installing a "white
way' in the business district Of the
;! city was discussed and T. G. Gordon
made proposition to the club in be-
:; half Of the Water Power company.
His proposition was that the company
! would install one Of the modern light
systems beginning on Second street
west and extending to Second street
east, with the exception Of the bridge
which is now sufficiently well lighted,
and block south and a block north
Of Broadway on both First and
Second streets east, the cost of in
stallation to be stood by the company,
who. would have a man patrol the
! streets lighted in this way and keep
them in working condition; sum Of
81 per month to be charged as rental
and for the current used by each post
the posts to be placed eight in a
block and to have cluster of five
lights topping it.. %
] A committee of three was appointed
> to look the matter over throughly and
to confer with MI. Gordon in the mat.
i ter. The proposed system would elim1n.
ate the use Of seven arc lights which
are now used and which cost the city
approximately $8 each. The committee
will very likely report at the next
meeting of the club.
An invitation was ordered sent to
the state lodge Of the Knights Of
Macabees to hold their convention,
which will be held about the middle
Of June, in this city. ~.
The committee on the Farmers short
course reported satisfactory progress
! and stated that some experts from the
university had been secured 10 speak
i during the short course week. The
! county teachers institute will also be
held in this city during the same week
and it is very likely chat about 20 Of
i 80 teachers will be in the city at the
time. Some excellent lectures are be-
sr1 Rn,, o~a no,.~o:kkn.