The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-02-17
BROOK|NGS HAS
BIG OPPORTUNITY
CLUB STARTS MANY IMPORTANT
THlNGS-JOINT Y. M. c. A. AND
MERCHANTS SHORT COURSE
BUS|NESSMENMUSTT TAKE FORWARDSTEP
Advertise and In Doing So Put Some
thing In Your Ads to Boost Brook
ings," Says Pres. Culhane

NJ. L. Culhane, in his first address
touched upon a number of important
matters relating to Bookings and her
future which brought forth hearty re-
Spouse from the fifty or more mem
bers assembled in the club rooms Fri
day evening.
Mr.. Culhane stated that he had some
misgivings as to his ability to dis
charge his duties as president of the
Commercial Club in view of the fact
that his business frequently carried
him out of the city on the very night
of the meeting. After thinking over
the matter, he said, he had decided to
work liz conjunction with the vice
president and discharge his duties the
best he knew how. In remarking on
the ability of men to succeed in a
number of lines he said, "A man fire.
Q~uently is a success in his own line
but an absolute failure in other lines"
Mr.. Culhane said in no uncertain words
that, The business men of Brookings
must improve business conditions, or
themselves" In the same vein he
said, You must keep abreast of the
times to meet trade requirements and
at the same time you must cooperate
in your efforts to swing trade to Brook
ings. The big towns are growing big
ger and the little towns are either
standing still or growing smaller.
Bookings is getting out of the pioneer
stage. 1t is just growing out of one
man power" He further said that in
boosting Brookings, you merchants
should advertise your business and in
doing SO put something in your ad-
vertisements to advertise the city"
AS a means of improving the meth
DDS of the merchants of doing business
Mr.. Culhane suggested that arrange
ments be made for a number of mer-
chants short courses similar to those
held recently in Sioux City under the
auspices of the Commercial Club. He
said everyone has a good idea and he
saw no reason why we should not Dor
row them for our improvement.
Prof. J. G.. Hutton appeared before
the club for the Civic League with a
request that the Commercial Club look
into the ACCESSIBILITY of the City of
Brookings purchasing the Fad Theatre
to be operated by the city as an ad-
junct to Bookings educational sys-
tenn. Prof. Hutton explained the value
of such a move from an educational
and moral standpoint. The matter
was referred to the board of directors
of the club for attention.
The matter of a joint college and
city Y. NJ. C. A. was brought up by C.
E Hall, of the Ellis-Hall company. A
method by which the plan could be
carried out is contained in the follow
ing articles from the Minneapolis
Journal which were read by Mr.. Hall:
Fargo, N. D., Feb. 5.-The students
of the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege have renewed a campaign for the
construction of a $4,000 Y. M. C. A.
building near the college campus. Indi-
cations are they wi. this time carr
the venture to a successful close.
"The state board of regents has
agreed to maintain the proposed build
ing so far as heat, light, water and
~janitor service are concerned on con-
sideration that the institution be open
ed to all the students of the college
on the same basis. Information, too,
has been received that the interna-
tional association will assist the ven
ture in a financial way.
IF the students raise SO, 900, the in
ternational organization will finance
the remaining $4,000. Alumni and
Fargo business men have purchased
and will donate a site"
Fargo, N. D., Feb. 10.-Starting out
with the view of raising 10000 as
their portion of a proposed 10000 Y.
NJ. C. A. building, which it is intended
to erect near the main entrance to the
campus of the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college, students have succeeded
in raising $12, 500 and are working with
the 100000 mark as their goal. All of
this money has been raised among stu
dents and others connected with the
college.
The second clipping indicates the
progress made in five days toward