Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-19
Chamber Commerce
Draws Nearly 200 to
Banquet Last Night
Chamber Of Commerce Holds Enthu
siastic Booster Meeting, With
Banquet at N. E. Church.


odist Episcopal church last evening.
The feast was served by the ladies
of the church.
The Wold-Bates orchestra furnished
delightful music during the dinner
hour.
In the absence of President j. w.
Dougherty. George Schlosser, secre-
tary, acted as POSTMASTER at the brief
period of speech-making at the con-
clusion of the sumptuous repast
New Citizens introduced.
Preliminary to a discussion of a few
topics Of interest in the industrial fea-
turss OF the city, Mr.. Sehlosser intro
dnced several citizens who recently
came here to make their homes
0gergaard, ssecrtary, and treas
areg and oiiice manager OF the South
Dakota Packing and Shipping COM
pany, was first introduced, responding
With few well chosen words.
8 DE- F'ollett, osteopath, formerly of
CLARK, who succeeds Dr.. sherfey in
practice, followed, speaking briefly
but to the point, expressing his pleas
ure in meeting the members present.
Mr. Nelson, who recently came here
\ to take charge Of the salesnlanship OF
the Dodge Brothers cars, pleasingly
acknowledged the greetings which fol
lowed his introduction. @
DR.. Dratz, successor to Dr.. Russell,
dentist, was also intr oducedf and,
( thanking the meeting for Its cordial
welcome, said III wished To cooperate
in the npbuilding of the community,
Dr.. Simpson, who came here not
long ago from Chicago to join the Of
fee staff with Drs. Giere, johnson
and Koren, followed with a pleasing
acknowledgements of the enthusiastic
! welcome accorded him.
Sugar Beet industry.
Secretary Schlosser called upon
Hon. 9. B. Hanten fora few remarks
regarding the sugar beet industry. He
said that the first thing to do is to
demonstrate that sufficient quantity
of beets would be raised in this com
munfty to sustain factory.
There is no doubt, he said, about
the furnishing of the money to con
struct and maintain plant here ii
assurances were given that the beets
3 would be grown.
Mr. Hanten cited several localities
B which he had visited and which are
largely devoted to the raising OF
beets. He pointed out the benefits
that would follow the construction of
j a plant here, with a sufficient acreage
gsof beets to support it.
The speaker concluded with an ap-
4 peal to the members present to fnves-
tigate the proposition Of constitu-
tional convention for the purpose Of
drafting new state constitution.
There is no party politics in it, he
averred, and he called special atten-
tion to a few Of what he termed the
handicaps to progress in the existing
constitution. We needn't adopt the
new proposed const stitution, said he,
sss. when submitted. If we don't think 1t
an improvement on the one we now
have
Mali Service.
The meeting concluded with a brief
discussion Of suggested improvements
IN the mail service in the city
Mr. Schlosser explained the need Or
Increased service.
81 Mood iie, j oiii i Il
SCcnley and others, offered sugges-
tions The idea presented was Tor
s1eor,peration With the ostmaster III
the city in bringing about certain
changes with q view to greater con
ssveniencs.
Cory offered i melton which
was adoptsti preffacfng the offering
Ssof tt ~ saying that Tie local postal
authorities. he felt sure, would do iii
II their power Il, promofe and main
staln enicfency 10 the effect that the
1 Chamber of Commerce ilnanffn0nsly
sun ifs commitsee ana the post
lnaAte ~ ~ .Mbfdn M u ng Alscut such a,s &
vsfnent % my seem "a be nesdSd
81 place Matertown III tie forefTUnt