The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-05-14
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MONTHLY SESSION
REGULAR BUSINESS SESSION OF
BOOSTERS CLUB HELD ON
FRIDAY EVENING
O|LING OF THE STREETS IS DISCUSSED
Club Will Ask Winnipeg to Gulf High
way Association to Meet Here to
Entertain Sioux City Men

The regular business session of the
Commercial Club of Bookings, was
held at the assembly room on Friday
evening. President Hyde called the
there was a fair proportion of the
members present.
Mr.. Nickerman, representative of the
Standard Oil company, was present,
and gave a short talk on the oiling of
streets, a subject that has been inter
esting the club for some time. Mr..
Vickerman explained how to prepare
the streets for oiling, and said that
in the towns where the work had been
done properly it had given very good
satisfaction. The matter was referred
to the good roads committee of the
club.
w. NJ. Cheever, on behalf of the
Building and Loan Association, asked
the club to loan some of its surplus
funds to the organization. The club
has about $4,000 in the treasury and
about 81, 500 of this could be loaned to
advantage. Not only would it be a
means of making money for the club
but it would assist one of the organ
ization's offspring in building up the
town. The matter was discussed at
some length and it was the consensus
of opinion that the loan should be
made.
The committee On gravelling the
streets made a report, and seemed to
favor the graveling of Sixth street
near the end of Main street. The J.. l..
Case company has offered the use of
its engine at the college in the work
and the college students of engineer
ing will help, provided the work is
done in the next month. The city will
have to pay for the gasoline, but that
ought to be easy.
President Hyde announced that he
would appoint a committee to perfect
the cluster light proposition, and it
looks as though Brookings would, after
much agitation, have a good street
lighting system.
President Hyde mentioned the rural
life conference at the college in June
and announced that at the request of
President Brown he would appoint a
committee to cooperate with the col.
lege people at that time, especially in
the matter of entertaining the visitors.
A letter was read from w. c. Allen
of Aberdeen, asking the club to make
arrangements for the reception of the
International Harvester alfalfa train
here next month. The club was ask
ed to provide entertainment for the
visiting speakers, hire automobiles and
to advertise the event extensively.
However, the club decided to pass UP
the l. H. c. special, as there will be too
many other things to look after dur,
ing the first part of June.
The president mentioned the meet
ing of the Winnipeg to Gulf highway
association the first part of June, and
announced that he would appoint a
committee to see if the meeting could
not be brought to Brookings. This
city is about or the center of the
Highway in this state and for that
reason it is believed that the meeting
can be secured.
Prof. Kerr put up to the club the
proposition of entertaining the pa
triarchs of the city and the club de-
cided to honor old age by assembling
ali of the men Of the city of seventy
years or over at the club rooms and
giving them an entertainment. This
affair will be held within a short time.
The visit of the Sioux City trade
excursion the first part of June was
mentioned and the club will provide
entertainment for the visitors while
in the city.
There being no further business the
members adjourned for some of
Caterer Larsen's famous pie.