New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-08
CLUB ADVOCATES: !.
BOARD OF CENSoRS
WOULD PREVENT BEGGING AND
FAKE ADVERTISING vt
SCHEMES
BANQUET DECIDED UPON, ALSO
FARMERS AND BUSINESS
MEMS DAY

An exceptionally we'll attended meet
ing OF the Commercial Club was held at
the club rooms Monday evening and
thruout a keen interest was manifested
by those present in the matters requiring
the attention of the club. More than:
sixty were present and twenty-one: new
members were added to the roll which
brings the total membership to 1S9.
Only eleven more members are needed,
to bring the membership to 200, the goal
set for the year by the officers at the time
they assumed office ~last-fall. =
:: The matters that called forth the most
animated discussion were in reference to
the annual banquet which is to be held
some time in April and the matter of the
appointment of. board , of censors.
Several months ago the committee having
this matter in charge reported that the
city authorities favored the creation of
such board and it was left in the hands
OF the Mayor to make such appointments.
Mayor Fritsche having neglected to
make such appointments, the matter was
again brought up for discussion.
Prof. Ackermann, member of the
committee, outlined in terse language the
need Of such board and it's duties which
he considered to be two-fold, first, to
put an end to indiscriminate begging and,
second, to prevent fake advertising.
The sentiment of the meeting was strong
ly in favor of the creation of board of
censors. Nothing further was done in
the matter, except to refer it back to the
committee, the prevailing opinion favor
ing tbs appointment Of such board by the
Club if the Mayor should do nothing be-
fore they convene again in April.
Every one present favored having
banquet again this year and it will be
held at Turner Hall some time in April
at such time as the Entertainment Com
mittee, to whom the matter of the ar
engagements was turned over, might agree
upon. 1t was while the banquet was
under discussion that F. H. Retzlaff
voiced his sentiments in favor of having
a get-together meeting with the farmers
tributary to New Ulm and having ad-
dresses from them in which they could
set forth their views. An afternoon
meeting for this purpose would seem the
most feasible plan and committee of
five consisting of Chas. A. Stolz, F. H.
Retzlaff, Emil Metzinger, A. O. Olsen
and Foster Fischer were appointed by
the chair to make the necessary arrange
ments for Farmers Day.
F. H. Retzlaf remarked that he was
in laxative mood and proceeded to
prove it by launching into a discussion
OF the need for a credit bureau and
hkened the New Ulm business men to
Rip van Wrinkles who have been asleep
for the past 40 years. Quite a number
took part in the discussion and even after
the Club had adjourned this all-important
subject was discussed by groups of bust
ness men. The statement was made
that the merchants of New Ulm carry
over 100000 in the shape of book
accounts. This, every one agreed, was
too much, but as to the methods to be
employed in solving this question there
were divergent opinions. No action was
taken, except that President Ottomeyer
volunteered to make another effort to
secure Mr.. Zuppinger of Minneapolis to
deliver an address to the merchants on
the subject of credits and rating.
Owing to the inability of Supt. August
Mueller to secure the necessary literature
and information about "Whitways'',
the gentlemen who favor the extension of
the Whiteway on First North Street and
First South Street from Minnesota Street
at least as far as the depots, were not
ready to report. In the course of the
discussion OF this matter, it cropped out
that one firm who believes in the "White-
way movement has agreed to denote
$3.50 for this purpose. Chas. Vogtel,
Ferdinand Crone, J. A. Ochs, Henry N.
Somsen and Supt. August j. Mueller
who were the originators of this move
ment were appointed committee to look
after it in the interest of the Club.
S. P. Randall of Fairmont who was in
the city recently for the purpose of es-
tablishing business college here and
who had intended to discuss his propo-
sition with the Commercial Club at
Mondays meeting wired that he could
not be present. This was be the end Of
this project, especially as some opposition
has developed to the proposition among