The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-16
BR|CTSON MATTERS
APPROVED BY CLUB
MATTER THOROUGHLY DISCUSS
ED AT THE MONDAY EVENING
MEETING BY MEMBERS
BOARD INSTRUCTED TO CLOSE WITH CO.
Campaign For Funds viii Follow Con-
Every Way Possible

The business men Of Bookings eX-
pressed their faith in a broad guaged
manner in the accomplishments and
plans of the Brictson Manufacturing
Company last Monday night at the reg
ular monthly meeting of the club when
they unanimously voted the members
of the board of directors authority to
use their judgment as they may see fit
in reaching an agreement to induce
the Brictson Manufacturing Company
to remain in Brookings and build a
factory.
President Culhane, of the CONNER
ciaI Club, reviewed the whole matter
from the time it was taken up, what
the board of directors had accomplish
ed and the part the specia! committee
had taken in the negotiations. In his
remarks, President Culhane insisted
that the members of the club under
stand clearly that everything the board
and committee had done was with a
view of showing all sides of the Brict-
son matter in order that the citizens Of
Brookings may know the value of this
industry to the city, and hat they may
know their interests are receiving first
consideration. Mr.. Culhane frequently
said the whole transaction must be
thoroughly thrashed out and the peo-
pie of Brookings must know the whole
story, just what the club proposes to
do, and just what Bookings must do
to retain this industry.
The entire session of the club was
devoted to consideration of the Bricl-
son matter and President Culhane
gave every one Of the large gathering
an opportunity to speak on the matter
whether for or against it.
The fact that Nj. Brictson and his
industry are highly regarded in Brook
ings was brought out by the commend
tory speeches made by a number Of
Brookings leading citizens.
One among the first to speak was
Paul butcher, editor and publisher Of
the Bookings Register. Mr.. butcher
said that Bookings could i'll afford to
lose the Brictson factory as he knew
that no city the type of B~rookings ever
had such an opportunity and Bookings
would not have it again within the
next ten years. Mr.. butcher stated
that he knew the Brictson Manufac-
turing company was one of the best
systematized companies in this section
of the country. He wound up his re-
marks by saying he and the newspaper
he represented stood ready and willing
to lend every effort possible toward
keeping Mr.. Brictson and his company
in this city.
Geo. p. Sexauer backed up his ex-
cellent speech and faith in the Brict-
son industry and Mr.. Brictson by say
ing that the firm of Geo. p. Sexauer e.
Son had 100000 to put into the COM
pany if it could be induced to build The
new factory in Bookings. Mr.. Sex
auer stated that he had watched Mr..
Brictson build up his business from
nothing and he knew of no greater evil
dence of a mans ability than shown
by Mr.. Brictson in carrying his bust
ness through conditions and grief few
men could withstand.
One of the best illustrations of what
the Brictson industry will mean to
Brookings was brought out by Prof. r.
F. Kerr when he quoted the late
George Warehouses; method of deter
mining the value of lots in the bust
ness section of the city. Mr.. Kerr
said that the front foo value of a 25
foot lot was one dollar per person in
the city and the corner lots two dol
lars per person, therefore, on a basis
of 1000 population a lot in the center
of the block would be worth $4,000 and
the corner $4,000. This last amount
was verified by the recent sale of the
Jarvis corner at $4,000. This illustra-
ton was used by Mr.. Kerr to show
what the increased population as a re-
suit of the expansion of the Brictson
company would mean to property own
ers in increased value of their prop
erty.
M. G. Carlisle in his remarks stated
that he had always taken a great deal
of interest in Mr.. Brictson and his
product and as a result frequently took
the time to visit the factory in the
early days and had gotten acquainted
with the Brictson tread and what Mr..
Brictson had to contend with in bring