New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03
Many Matters
Given Attention
COMMERCIAL CLUB FINDS PLEN.
TY OF WORK READY AT
HAND.
WILL SPEND $4,000 TO ADVER
TISE CITY'S MANIFOLD
ATTRACTIONS.

| Al N<AN 1SlN0s
Interest in Commercial Club matters
has not abated one particle. This
was again proven by the record meet
ing held Monday evening at the Com.
mercial Club rooms. Fully forty Of
the members were present and all
took a keen interest in the matters
under discussion. Before the session
opened, President Ottomeyer was
worrying, because he felt that there
was really nothing of importance to
take up at this meeting. But before
the time for adjournment had come
it was evident that there were quite
a few matters that kept the attention
of those present.
| For the committee on transportation
F. H. Retzlaff reported that he had
taken up with the M. & St. l.. officials
the matter of getting better train
service from vest of Winthrop, and
altho he was given no definite promise,
he was able to report that the officials
had the matter under advisement and
that if it is feasible at all they will
arrange the train service so that we
will have better connections on the St..
Louis going west. The officials how
ever positively refused to consider at
this time the proposition to have the
night train run as far as St. James.
They claim that it would mean severe
loss to them and would mean a re-
arrangement of their schedule, which
they are not prepared to make at the
present time.
sse re sefrai r4aar soff the rco1nnaittee
which hes in charge the matter Of
securing detention hospital for
New Ulm was not present at the meet
ing, but Prof. Ackermann reported on
behalf of the committee that one meet
ing had been held and at that it de-
veloped that a difference of opinion
existed in the committee itself as to
whether or not it was necessary and
advisable at this time to secure an
isolation hospital for the city and that
no further meeting had been held
since that time.
On behalf of the municipal heating
plant, F. w. johnson reported that
within the past few weeks a change
had taken place in the management
of the western office of the American
District Steam Company and for the
that reason it had been impossible for
a representative to come to New Ulm
in February as had been promised,
to talk to the citizens about the central
heating plant. He stated however, that
in the early part of March represen-
tative would be here to discuss this
all important question. Mr.. Johnson
stated further that he had taken oc-
casion to discuss the matter of central
heating plant with quite few people
since the last meeting and they all
seem to be of the opinion that it is
a good thing. He spoke especially
with men who had had some experience
along these lines. All gof those that
Mr.. Johnson talked to, however, seemed
to think that it would be advisable to
connect up only two or three blocks
with the municipal heating plant in
the start, unless it should be found
that the exhaust steam would be largely
in excess of the amount consumed by
these two or three business blocks.
Judge Olsen, in speaking of this matter
of a municipal heating plant stated
that the only plant that he knew any
thing about personally was the one at
Marshall and that this had proven
very satisfactory and had earned about
a thousand dollars the past year over
the actual expenses of running that
part of the plant.
In the matter of advertising Mr..
johnson also reported that he had in
vited bids for pamphlet to be issued
by the Commercial Club, similar to
the one issued by the Commercial Club
at Grand Forks and he read the figures
received. He also submitted an en-
velope with advertising matter and a
package containing postal cards OF
views of the city of Duluth, stating
the price at which they could be secured
From the discussion that followed his
ammo uncement, it was apparent that
all present were willing that some
money should be spent for advertising