The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-08
Closer Relations Urged
at Annual Meeting
Last Night =
MEMBERS ENTHUSE
Session at Eiks' Club Most
Interesting. Old Board
of Directors Reelected

Closer union of the farming in
terests surrounding Mitchell with the
commercial activities of the city, for
the mutual advancement of both.
was emphatically presented and en-
Enthusiastically received at the annual
meeting of the Commercial club last
evening.
Prof S. d. van Benthuysen, who
already has done yeoman service in
this line, introduced the subject. 1t
met with a hearty response and a
short series of eXtemperaneons
speeches showed the temper OF the
Commercial club members. A motion
TO arrange for a monster "ge: to-
gether" dinner and meeting passed
by acclamation and promises to be
one of the clubs big undertakings in
the near future.
Old Board Reelected.
The old board of directors, consist
ing of T. J. Herrick, G.. +. Nermilyea,
Y. b. Diehl, P. II. Kelley and Judge
w. NJ. Herbert, were returned to Of
flee by the unanimous choice of the
meeting, and will select the officers
for the ensuing calendar year. The
nominations were made by the follow
ing committee: ii. ID. Butterfield. n.
III. Jensen, John kurvink, w. A.
Wheeler and Paul M. Young.
In point OF enthusiasm, the meet
ing probably surpassed any previous
Commercial club session. The dining
tain the crowd and overflow tables
Ia, .,l1
we're short and pithy, punctuated
with the applause OF appreciative lis
teners. But most important, one OF
the most significant movements in
the history of the city was set on
foot.
Music by Quartet.
President Herrick opened the meet
ing shortly after O'Clock with the
introduction of the male quartet, com
posed of Messrs. Watkins, Wise, Will
son and Williams, with Stanley Yer
milyea at the piano. The quartet sang
several numbers during the evening
that We're we'll received.
Geo. A. Silsby, the first speaker
OF the evening, emphasized the slogan
Me for Mitchell and Mitchell for
Me- as the watchword that would
carry the city and its industries TO
the greatest success. Cooperation,
he declared, was the keynote OF every
cty's prosperity and every member OF
the community should lend his efforts
10 the good of the whole city.
A word of optimism for the bust
NESS outlook for 1914 was spoken by
Mayor A. Z. Hitchcock. He declared
the financial skies We're clearing and
with her great natural wealth and
resources, Mitchell should share
greatly in the prosperity that is on
the way.
The City's Opportunity.
I'VE have within our grasp more
than we know" said the mayor. 1T is
only for us to reach out and grasp
our possibilities. We have the schools
and the university, the people and an
attractive city, so our growth should
be assured"
One means of building up Mitchell
was declared by the mayor to be the
building OF fifty new modern homes
during the coming year, as that
would mean fifty new families who
would come in. Referring to the acti-
vities of the city administration, he
stated that one step in advance 70,
the coming year was the planning for
"dustless city" by means of oiled OF
gravelled streets.
when | came to Mitchell foul
years ago." said w. r. Ronald, the
third speaker, lit was with the idea
that Mitchell was the best town IL
the best state in the best country il
the world. My residence here has onl,
confirmed my Judgment and made nj,
belief a conviction. But this evening
1 want to congratulate the CONNER
cial club for its practical efforts. Il
attempting to upbuild the industria.
we already have, instead of attempt
ing to bring in industries that woulc
not be indigenous"
Mr.. Ronald urged the support o
the Commercial club and the people
OF Mitchell to the work of Profs. var
Benthuysen and Jones in advancin:
the mutual interests of city an,
country. He declared that any effor
to cooperate with the wholesalers
jobbers and retailers of Mitchell
should be an individual task for ever,
citizen.
Strikes the Keynote.
The keynote for the meeting wa
struck by Prof. van Benthuysen, tn
fourth speaker, with the subjec,
Bringing the City and the Countr,
Closer Together" In the work h.
has been engaged for the past tw,
years, the professor declared that
new spirit had been aroused, an
that at last it was being perceive'
that the interests of the man on tn
farm and the man in the town wer
identical.
The only thing lacking tonight