Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-10-31
WHITE Way lLlJhINATFS CRY. ]
LARGE Crowd ATTENDS OELE
4 BRAT1oN, ALTHOUGH WEATH..
5Izsi s+ia q ER WAS BAD s.. ..,

On account Of the rain Governor Ebef.
Hart and Chas. E: oVasaly 'gaVc but
short talks in the AFTERNOON but aslarge
number heard them. The Sports were
pulled off as per iprogram and some
good events took place, the crowd be-
lllgs unmindful of the continuous driz
zless s5 4 y d5S91,s3l s3aI =tit s*2 .r3I
Yhey parade had ITO be called off and
VAS postponed until Monday evening
which was a disappointment, and the
speaking that was to take place on:the
streets took place at the Victor theatre
;the scapacity of the thaatre mot a, cir g
large.TenoughEI ito anywhere near hold
those who wished to gain adhittance. y
NJ. N. Williams, presiding, introihlceJ
the governor, who after. a few ap
.Iropriate remarks, turned on the sWitrh
at the speakers table in ;thej ioc ira
house, lighting a miniature white way
POST on the table, at which Itime{ the
!ity was flooded with light from. the
fifteen blocks of white way, the .oc:as
it'ns being met with footing Of horas
and cheers along the street,. the
v histles and 'bells Of the town deine
their share. ~, 4f,;tE,Ea II '>gt.ss) = =
4 Z. G. Gordon of, the Water Power
told Of the efforts ' of the
business men who favored the idea, and
Qf the unanimous vote of the council
f,'r the Improvement and how after i,
was, decided to install a number OF
posts the proposition looked So good
that the business interests petitioned
the council for, the addition of more
lights at each council meeting. and te
tile business interests was really due
tho installation Of the white way.
Y ". ~. Penfield spoke for the Pine
Tree Lumber company, Little Falls big
gest industry. He believed that much
cf the prosperity of the city was due
To the establishment Of this plant here
% years ago, and as to the often told
story that the mill would soon cease to
exist here, he said that it ---t-,~ = impos.
sihle tor: anyone to prcphesy in, from
three to5fve years Of the time the mills
lpigl t cease toaoperatec in this city.
4 Judge Shaw spoke for the agricultural
industry. He & told Of the progress OF
farming and 'dairying In the county
fact that Morrison .csnnfy
Hi t,s 7eaf&iad of first honors sc the STATE
.fair q number Of times. He sail: thst
the cow was to be, given! great credit
for: the prosperity of the county and
,::bis city as WE'LL: : T : ,.:vro - II:
j A. Vernon gave credit to the council
for their part in the establishing Of the
white, way, and believed that it, would
prove good business proposition =:
Chas. E. tVasaly of this city, chair.
d an of the state board of control, said
that he had come to this city asi early
als possible in life and therein perhaps
showed more Judgment than he. has in
many things since: In securing such
improvements there must be co-opera.
tion, a spirit of get-toeether, the
ahserce Of petty, jealousies and strife.
With this feeling there would be NO
bar to the advancement: of the city.
Loyalty to your city, tho sneaker
thought was essential, Size does not
make the best !city, and when saying
Es1 am from Little Falls,'' it should
carry the impression that you we're
Proud of it, as did the Roman when he
srid,,"I am a citizen, Of Rome.''> ~
The governor was the last speaker o1
the evening and after congratulating
the city on. it's progressiv6E tendencies
X ok up the matter of public utilities
which; matter was to come up before "a
special session Of the ;l"o;e'etnr.;,s /. ~ II
win now: come before the next regular
session. He said that the = public
utilities question was one that - ouln j..
gorc over during the next year, and
studied in its particulars. He believed
that public utilities should he under d
state commission as generally, they die
business in more, than one city, and
.,tndor the present system there was. nj
way Of: proper control in places where
the plant was not located. He he:;eved
il. competition, but not in duplication
of utilities where it., Offered no sbstte1
service and thought that with tht
natural water power resources; the uss
Of electric light conveniences i would
ever ,tually extend. to: the country J: dis
11icts. and Of q consequence the jrurali4t
should be interested in the; question ..
we'll as others. se,3f,#5f ;..@z.l iii s:
Winners Of the Sports. i s..s. i.
1OO-yard dash for men-First,
Kay; second, E. Skoog; third, Tor
Hayes fourth, "A. Edling. sis,!. :. &
i 1O0-yard dash for boys-1st, Leonard
Lepinski; second, John 3Rolsshkl
third, G. Muncy; fourth, A.. Lem,,enx.
9s Girls l00-yarA dash First .Bsfuti
Rudeck; second, Alice Muncy; third
F. Mathieson; fourth, Alfredo !s.,sall.
Team pulling contest: First Jc6 La
Fond; second, Sam LaFond; third
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