The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-18
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
GOOD ATTENDANCE AT THE REG
UlAR NOVEMBER SESSION
LAST FRIDAY NIGHT
FARMERS AUXILIARY IS TURNED DOWN
Experiences of Other Clubs Show
Scheme Is Not Practical-Public-
ity Pamphlet to be Ready Soon


About thirty-five members were pres
ent at the regular November meeting
of the Brookings Commercial Club at
the club rooms last Friday night and
the session was a lively one. The most
important matter acted upon was the
proposition of establishing a farmers
auxiliary to the club. Reports from
other commercial clubs who have had
experience with auXiliaries showed the
duo-membership was not practical and
the matter was turned down by a vote
of the members present.
Chairman b. l.. Thompson of the
finance committee gave his report
after checking up the secretary's and
treasurer's accounts. He reported
everything in good shape and the club
on easy street in the matter Of
finances.
Road Matters Discussed
B. H. Sayre, chairman of the road
committee, reported that the work IN
the south road to Volga had been fin
ished by the county and was in good
shape. Five or six days with three
teams was spent in grading. Mr..
Sayre also reported that some work
had been done south on the Main
street road and that more will be done
towards the lake.
The matter of standing a part of the
expense of sending a delegate to the
Jefferson highway meeting in New
Orleans this week was also brought to
the attention of the club. The Jeffer-
son highway is being planned as a
transcontinental t%horoughfare north
and south from Winnipeg to New Or
leans and it is possible it will pass
through Brookings. The plan submit
ted to the club Friday night was that
Brookings, Dell Rapids, Sioux Falls
and Beresford unite in paying the ex-
pense of II. F. Brownell of Sioux Falls
to the New Orleans meeting. He was
sent for the purpose of influencing
the convention to use the Red, White
and Blue trail now running from
White Rock, S. D., to Sioux City as a
part Of the Jefferson highway. Action
was referred to the board of directors
and that body voted to ascertain more
fully the expense of sending the dele
gate and to stand their share.
Prof. ]. w. Wilson called the atten-
ton of the club to the need of public
toilets in the city, a matter emphasized
by the large crowd here on Hobo Day.
No action was taken at the meeting as
this should come before the city coun-
Gil before club members expressed
themselves decidedly in favor of such
conveniences.
Publicity Pamphlet Coming
The advertising committee of the
club, L. G.. Hyde, j. l.. Murphy, and c.
A.. Gullick, have the publicity pamphlet
about ready for the printer and sub
mitted their plan to the board of direc-
tors Monday night. The pamphlet will
be a work Of art and 10000 copies viii
be printed, according to the plans, 1t
will be patterned after a railroad time
table folder, the same size and folded
to fit the pocket. Cuts especially for
the book are being prepared and the
advantages of Brookings, State Col
lege and the surrounding country will
constitute the descriptions. The pam
phlet will consist of t~hirty-two pages
and cover, printed on fine paper, and
copies will be SEN throughout the
East.
At the board meeting it was deter
mined to interest other towns in the
county in the pamphlet with a view Of
including them in the descriptive mat
ter and for them to stand a part of the
expense. 1t Is estimated the book will
cost between $500 and $500. A good
investment.