The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-13
COMMERCIAL CLUB HAS
AN OLD-TIME RALLY
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out from cover he would surely be
eaten by the cannibals and he re-
manned in hiding accordingly until
the pangs of hunger drove him out.
Behind a clump of bushes he heard
human voices. He was sure they
were cannibals but had reached the
conclusion that one might as we'll be
eaten as to die of starvation. How
ever, he warily waited for something
that would indicate to him the man.
ner of men concealed behind the
clump of bushes and was truly startl-
ed when he heard voice say:
"Partner, you've played the wrong
card"
Then and there disappeared the
apprehensions of the shipwrecked
mariner. He gave thanks that he had
fallen among Christians.
Mr.. Morgan said that in Virginia
we are all Christians after all and
that no matter how much we differed
politically or otherwise we could all
get together in the Commercial club
and help do things for the town. Mr..
Morgan's definition Of harmony as
most needed in Virginia was an I'M
Outstanding to work together peace
ably for everything affecting Vir-
ginia's welfare. He said no distance
was too great for anybody to go to
secure that sort of harmony and was
warmly applauded at the close of
his remarks.
Johnson for Broader Field.
Edward C. A. johnson talked for a
broader scope of membership in the
club. He said club members mi ght
have honest differences Of opinion
but they need not affect the interest
Of the Commercial club. He thought
the club should not necessarily have
It's membership confined to business
men, but to every man who was in
terested in the city's upbuilding. He
suggested better organization and a
club home as one of the things that
might we'll be considered.
Beigerent Mr.. Mcmahon.
M. H. Mcmahon placed little stress
on harmony as an issue in the Com
mercial clubs. He rather believed in
political fights, because he said the
man who was right was the one who
usually won out. Talk of marmony
in local politics rather distressed him
and anyhow it had nothing to do with
the case so far as the Commercial
club was concerned. He believed the
club could fill it's greatest field Of
usefulness as a public forum place
where people got together and talked
things over. Intelligent discussion Of
political issues affecting the city's
! interests he id not believe would be
out of place in such forum.
Other speakers thought the clut
ought to interest itself in the choice
of the next county commissioner from
this district and in legislative repres
entatives as we'll.
Osborn on Industrial Sites.
L. M. Osborn, members of com
mittee appointed some time ago t
take up the matter Of securing grount
for industrial sites read correspond
ence he had with the representa-
tives of the Northwestern Improve
; ment company of Minneapolis, sub
sidiary of the Northern Pacific Rail
road company, who own approximate
~ 300 acres of land south of thu
Scanlon location. The correspondence
indicated a liberal attitude on the par
!: of the company toward sales or lease:
of its lands for industrial sites. Mr.
J, Osborn's investigation had developed
|. the fact that three big companie.
J; owned most Of the available land Q,
this sort south and west Of the ci-.