The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-18
COMMERCIAL CLUB
BUSINESS SESSION
BRooKiNGs BOOSTERS HOLD THE
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FRIDAY NIGHT
RAILROAD SITUATION IS ENCOURAGING
Prospects Are Good That Brookinas 10
To Get the Luce line-club VIII
Help to Improve Campbell

The Commercial Club Of Brookings
held its monthly business meeting at
the assembly room last Friday evening.
The attendance was not as large as
usual, as many of the members were
out hunting, at the state fair or some
where else besides the assembly room.
The meeting was called together by
President Hall and Secretary Gullick
read the minutes of the last meeting.
The president said that the railroad
outlook was most encouraging and that
he was confident Brookings would ulti.
mately get the Luce Line. A prelimin-
airy survey has been made OF the line
to Bookings, the engineers coming as
far as this city three or four weeks ago.
build to Marshall, as a branch Of their
main line to WATERFOWL, and Brook
ings Is the next step in their journey
southwark. 1t is evidently the inten-
ton of the company to go farther
south, Omaha probably being the objec-
tive point, and the most feasible way
would be by way of Marshall and
Brookings. Mr.. Hall said that he had
written Mr.. Luce relative to the old
r~ight-of-way Of the Brookings & Sioux
Falls road, which is due to be sold at
a receivers sale. Mr.. Luce said that
the company would look with favor on
a south extension and advised Mr..
Hall that the best way would be for
the Commercial Club to buy this right
of-way. This is pretty much Of an i'm
possibility, but Mr.. Hall did get the
receiver to postpone the sale pending
further word from the railroad COM
pany. There are sixteen or eighteen
miles Of grading done on the right-of-
way from this city south. The farm
ers along the line are willing to give
the land to the Luce company, provid-
ed a road is built, but If it Is sold to
private individuals by the receiver
they will ask the court to cancel the
deeds. 1t Is probable that at the next
meeting Of the club representatives of
the Luce company will be present with
some definite proposition. j. F. Erwin
stated that when he was over to his
farm south of Hendricks last week he
found a row of railroad stakes through
his field and this is evidently the pre-
liminary survey that was made. He
also said he was informed that
the company was selling stock to the
business men and farmers in and on
both sides Of Ivanhoe, and as that city
is this side of Marshall 1t looks as
though the line was coming through.
President Hall stated that $40
which was left of the road fund raised
last year had been turned over to the
club by Prof. Solberg, with the under
standing that 1t was to be used for
road work.
The president said that there was no
demand from the people Of the county
that we send an exhibit to the state
fair this year, and that this attitude
was probably because our people were
generous and did not want to take all
OF the prizes.
The question of improving Lake
Campbell was brought up and dis
cussed at some length. This is a matter
of interest to hunters and fishermen
and everyone else who loves the out OF
doors and will have the hearty support
of the whole southwestern part Of the
county. Nunda, acros the line in
Lake county, has offered to give $500,
but Of course this much will not be ask
ed of them. Volga, Aurora and Airing
ton people are willing to do their
share and the raising of the necessary
funds will be easy. v. L. Mccoy stated
that a dam at the outlet that would
raise the lake two or three feet could
be built for $3.50. This would be OF
cement, with a fishway, and wide
enough to serve as a driveway. This
amount OF water would greatly i'm
prove the lake, keeping the water fresh
and preventing the fish from being
killed out during the winter. The fol-
lowing committee was appointed by
the president to take the matter in
charge, and 1t is hoped to do the work
this fall: R. F. Kerr, v. L. Mccoy, c. o.
Trygstad, M. G. Carlisle. c. A. Gullick.
II the question OF building a dam was
all there was to the proposition It
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