New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-10
COMMERCIAL CLUB
AIDS i. FAIR J. |. / !. ] BOARD
COMMITTEE is TO HELP SELL
STOCK OF AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
SOLDIERS FROM BORDER: TO BE
GIVEN "A HEARTY WELCOME
HOME.

PlanS IOT afuMl8 "'tHe AAO"at >,NN,AooJ
Agricultural Society in selling more Of
it's stock, preparing to give the soldier
boys a royal welcome on their arrival
from the Mexican border, and to secure
more interest of the farmers in the local
club were subjects that occupied a
greater part of the attention OF the New
IJlm Commercial Club at its regular
monthly meeting Wednesday evening"
At the request. Of Mayor A. Fritsche
a committee was appointed to meet the
delegates to the Tri-State Flood Control
Association, which is to hold con-
ference here next Wednesday, January
10. and conduct: them to Turner Hall,
where the meeting is to be held. The
club also authorized the renting OF the
hall for the use Of the association on that
day. - =. - t.> =. !.
AZ special committee 4of the club will
watch; the laws, enacted: at: St. Paul
this winter and help to defeat the poor:
ones. .,...-
Plea for Agricultural Society.
Ferdinand Crone made a strong plea
for the agricultural society, declaring
that the time had come when the fair,
should be made worth while, or dropped
altogether. He said it was the duty OF
every business man of New Ulm,l and
citizens in general to own stock IN the
society, and to boost it to the greatest
possible extent. He said that there is
now outstanding 480 shares of stock at
$40 share, or capital OF $4,000, while
the society owns property valued at
$4,000. This stock is held by about
one hundred shareholders, many OF whom
are non-residents, having removed from
the city since making the purchase,
years ago, when the society was in it's
infancy. Practically all of the resident
stockholders are among the older citi-
.zens, very few, if any, of the younger
generation having as yet taken financial
interest in the fair organization.
"a new building and a grand stand
unless we have something like. fair that
viii attract the people, we might as well
W Il Wit. . -. - 1sGss.s @y.s - 80
Other members present backed up
Mr.. Crone's statements, and President
Ottomeyer appointed the following COM
nittee to dispose of stock and boost the
orria,,1t1,ro1 Sociotv.
Committee to Sell Stock.
A. J.~Ochs, Chairman; H. N. Somsen,
T H. Behnke, E. A. Pfeferle, Albert
Steinhauser, A. J. Vogel, J. P. Graf, A..
A. Backer, George Marti, Fred Behnke
and Ferdinand Crone.
Judge I. NJ. Olsen, addressing the
meeting, called attention to the fact
that down in st. Paul the state legis-
lature is now in session, and that men
from all over the state, and even outside
the commonwealth, who have an axe
to grind, or wish to break into the state
treasury, are continually presenting bills,
many of which are bad ones, and in his
opinion means should be taken to put
as much of stop to this sort of thing as
is possible. 49,.
''There are a great many good laws
on the statute books of our state,'' said
Judge Olsen, ''and a great many more
bad ones, and it is these bad ONES that
we should look out for.
Judge Olsen moved that committee
of five be appointed to watch the bills
that are presented and Gull out the poor
ones and make an effort for their defeat.
s-* Will Watch Bad Laws.
H. N. Somsen indorsed Judge Olsen
proposal, and suggested that the COM
mittee be empowered to confer with the
other commercial and civic >organiza-
tons of the state that all might work in
unison to the desired end. This proposal
was embodied in Judge Olsen's original
motion and it was unanimously carried.
President Ottomeyer appointed the fol-
lowing committee to carry out the, pro-
p visions OF the motion
Judge l., M. Olsen, chairman; H. N.
SoYoco,, ~ r