Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-10-14
A COMMERCIAL. CLUB

There has been some talk of organic
ing commercial club in Askov. The
American is heartily in favor of the
movement. There are over a hundred
ways in which commercial club can be
beneficial to this town as well as other
towns, and especially is it true in Askov
which is not incorporated. A COM
mercial club can look after many things
which would come under the supervision
Of village or city government. We
don need a lot OF capital to do things,
active members are the best assest.
The American suggests membership
fee Of Sl.oO year, placing it low so
that there would be no excuse for any
business man not to enter the organiza-
ton, There are about Is business men
here who should all be members.
We might mention few things which
a commercial club can do for Askov
I'm the first place we have no fire pro-
lection whatever. Without cost a
commercial club could place. say about
20 barrels filled with water, around
town and see that they were kept filled
all the time, each member having one
or two barrels to look after: or per-
haps it could be arranged so that one
member looks after them all one month,
another member the next month, and
so on. OF course it il understood this
water would not be available while
froze, just during spring, summer and
fall. While this water supply would
not offer much fire protection it il
nevertheless better than nothing
Then there is another thing CONNER
cial club can do in the way of fire pro-
lection. that is. each member place a
fire extinguisher or two in his place of
business. Perhaps the example would
be followed by others and placed in
residences. Fire extinguishers would,
of course, cost something, but if a big
lot was gotten at one time they could
undoubtedly be secured at reduced
figure. Suppose that we want some
thing done by the railroad at the stock
yards. depot or right of way the fact
that one business man writes to on,
friend, Jim Hill, does not bear the
weight that letter from body OF
business men representing the whole
town and organized in commercial
| club will.
Then there are street improvements
and ally clean-ups that commercial
club can look after, Provide a place
where all ashes and garbage can be
dumped and keep our town in y. clean
and healthy condition.
A commercial club would be the pro.
| per body to promote such sales AS viii
be held here Saturday, Oct. %. Many
farmers have spoken to us about that
sale and they like the idea. Some SAY
| they have lived near other towns where
such sales have been conducted once d
month, once in two weeks and ever
once every week during season, Some
people who want to sell out and ieavs
perhaps have not enough goods to gt
the expense Of promoting sale oil
their own and SO they arrange to hav.
it sold at sale like this. While W.
know sale bould not be held in Asko,
/ every two weeks to any advantage il
could perhaps be held once month OF
at least two or three times a year
Time viii tell.
H Time and space win not permit us t,
say more about what commercial clul
can do for Askov, but we have men
toned few of the most importan
things, fire protection being perhap:
the most important of all. Insuranc,
rates are so high now that some do no
take out any insurance and simply III,
the risk. A little protection will max,
them feel safer.
h Let us get together and organize
In union there is strength.