The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-10-16
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MONTHLY MEETING
BOOSTERS GET TOGETHER
REGULAR MONTHLY SESSIC
ON FRIDAY Z
COLT SHOW MAY Be PUT ON THIS
Club Appoints Committee to LooI
the Matter-kerr Would Make
a Horse-raising Center

The regular meeting of the CONNER
cial Club of Brookings was held in the
assembly hall on Friday evening. Vice
President Riley presided in the alb
sence Of President Hall. The attend
ance was not as large as it should have
been, in fact the meetings have not
had the attendance they should for sew
eral months. This is due partly to the
warm weather of course, but We think
that Chairman Riley hit the nail on
the head when he said that in his opin-
ion there should be more social and
less business meetings. 1t might help
some to start the meetings during the
cold weather promptly at se~ven-thirty
and confine them to an hour or hour
and a half and hat would leave a
couple of hours for lunch and a social
time. AS it is at present the meetings
are not called until nearly nine o'clock
and they drag out until about eleven
and the lunch that follows keeps the
members there until nearly midnight.
Chairman Kerr of the Lake Camp
bell dam committee reported that the
work of taking the levels of the lake
had been lone and it had been demon
strated that the waited could be raised
two feet without overlooking a foot Of
land at the south end. The committee
conferred with the land owners at the
south end and found them very reason
able, their only opposition being to a
dam that would overflow their hay
land. However, the two-foot dam will
do no damage whatever. The other
towns of this part of the county and
adjoining counties have signifed their
willingness to help pay for the work,
and we believe that it should be start
ed at once without waiting to send our
subscl iption papers. There is not a
great deal of time left if it is to be
done this fall and the work Of raising
the money to pay for it can be done
after the dam is completed.
DR.. Hyde said he was very glad to
hear such a favorable report from the
dam" committee, and inquired if any
method of dividing up the expense
among the different towns had been ar
ranged for. No method has been sug-
gested, except the circulation of sub
scription papers and it is thought that
this will easily take care of the ex
pense.
Prof. Kerr reported on the condi-
ton of the Monaghan p~heasants which
are to be sent out this week. Thirty
birds were sent here by the state
game warden, but four of them have
died. The cause of their death is un-
known as no ~post-mortem vas made.
The park committee had no report
to make, as they have until next spring
to complete their work.
Prof. Kerr reported on the progress
Of the building and loan association,
stating that two houses had been built
and many more could have been con-
structed had there been money enough
in the associations treasury. There
are now 476 shares out, and it is hoped
to bring this series UP to the 500 mark.
Chairman Riley thought that it
would be a good plan for the club to
invest some OF it's surplus funds in
association stock. He thought that the
club should take enough stock to re-
turn about $4,000 to the club at the
time Of maturity. This would just
about purchase new equipment for the
club rooms and the plan would be an
excellent form of insurance against
depreciation of furniture and fixtures.
The plan will be discussed at the next
meeting.
Chairman Riley thought that the
club members should inaugurate some
kind of a campaign to keep the walks
clear from now this winter, as moth
ing impresses a stranger more IN
favorably than to have to wade
through snow. II the members do
nothing else, said Mr.. Riley, they
should set a good example by cleaning
of their own walks. There is a city
ordinance compelling citizens to clean
their walks and while 1t has never
been enforced it may be dug up for
use this winter. Good sidewalks are
Just as important as good roads-in
the winter time.
It was announced the Leon hotel
would be opened under new manage