The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-15
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HOLDS SESSION
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
CITY BOOSTERS Is HELD
FRIDAY EVENING
PAVING IS CHIEF TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
Club Will Take Census of the City to
the End that Bookings Gets a
Fair Count-The Details

A>o~AN
Commercial Club was held at the as
sembly room on Friday evening, with
a good bunch of members present.
President Carlisle called the meeting
to order about eight-thirty.
The college Y. M. G. A. quartette
opened the meeting with a fine selec-
ton, which was greatly enjoyed.
The first business vas reports of
the standing committees. The pub
licity committee was the only one to
report anything of interest, Chairman
Hyde stating that plans for the adj
vertising phamplet were being made.
He also reported that the moving pic
lures were still on the move.
Prof. H. G. Solberg rendered his
resignation as chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to cooperate with
the council in looking after the work
of graveling the streets. Prof. Sol
berg said that he did not have the
necessary time to devote to the work
and besides he thought that graveling
would be unwise. He said that gravel
ing Main and Sixth streets would only
be a waste of money, as it would not
stand up under the heavy traffic on
those two streets. Prof. Solberg
thought that the time had arrived for
Brookings to pave it's streets and he
thought that every citizen should help
boost to help pull Bookings out of
the mud, as our streets at present
are a disgrace.
Philo Hall said that he believed the
time had arrived for Brookings to
pave and that this was the surest way
to show that we are getting out of the
small town class.
Frank Sherwin thought it was time
for Bookings to pave. The city, he
said, would be 10000 inside Of five
years and now is the time to make
preparations for being a city. Brook
ings has the reputation, said Mr.. Sher-
win, of being the cleanest town, moral
ly, in the state. 1t is the educational
center of the state, the city of homes,
and vas attracting new citizens every
week. He thought the coming of the
Luce Line would give us a big boost
forward and could see nothing but a
rosy outlook for che city. He said
the coming of the automobile into
general use had been a big help to
Bookings, as the trade of this city
had increased over one hundred per
cent in the past two or three years.
President Carlisle mentioned the
number of retired farmers who are
moving to Brookings and said that we
were very glad to welcome them and
appreciated their coming here.
DR.. Hyde said that before Main
street could be paved it would be nee
essary to do considerable work with
the W. and water systems. The
present sewer, he said, was nothing
but a storm W and was made
Quate to meet the sanitary needs Of
that part Of the city and it is so high
that it would not drain Easements. Be-
fore the paving could be done these
improvements would have to be at
tended to and each lot would have to
be connected up with the sewer and
water systems.
Prof. Solberg moved that a commit
tee of three be named to investigate
the paving proposition and report to
the club and the motion carried. Pres
ident Carlisle named Philo Hall, H. F.
Haroldson and R. F. Kerr as this com.
mittee.
DR.. Hyde introduced a resolution,
which was passed unanimously, that
1t is the sense of the club that the
city council will conserve the best in
terests of the city by making the
necessary arrangements on Main
street so that permanent paving can
be done.
President Carlisle read a letter from
Doane Robinson, who Is superintend-
emit of the state census. asking the CO.
operation of the club to the end that
a full and fair count may be had in
Brookings next month. DR.. Stoll NOV
ed that the club take a census Of the
city, the LIST to be then checked up
with the n roll Of the assessor.
and the motion carried. The club
took the census Of Bookings two or
three years ago. the city being appor-
toned Of to the members BY blocks.