Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-28
May GET A BUTTON Factory
PROPOSITION MADE TO CONNER
CIAL CLUB-WOULD EMPLOY
So MEN

C1AL CLUB-woULD EMPLOY
After a two months vacation the
! Commercial club has resumed it's meet
ings and one was held at the city hall
last Monday evening. The attendance
was small, but quite great deal was
accomplished.
President Sylvester called the club s
attention to the fact that a Mr.. Van
Setback desires to start a pearl button
factory here and that he wants to
sell stock in it to local people, with a
guaranteed per cent dividend. The
factory would have 50 machines and
would employ So men at good wages.
Only the rough buttons would be made
here and they would be shipped to
finishing factories. A one-story build
ing would be required to house the
factory. In addition to the buttons
the factory would turn out by-pro-
duct from the scrap shells, namely,
chicken feed. Mr.. Van Setback had
told Mr.. Sylvester that there were
plenty of clans in the river here to
warrant the operation Of factory
here, but that the factory would not
necessarily depend on the supply taken
from the river here to keep 1t going.
Mr.. Van Setback was unable to be at
the meeting of the club, he had stated,
as he was going to Ft. Ripley to buy a
quantity Of clam shells which have
been taken from the river there by
clam hunters. He asked to be given
an opportunity to meet with the d.
rectors of the club. It was decided
| to have the officers of the club see
him and secure all detail possible and
then call meeting Of the club to con-
slider the proposition. The officers met
Mr.. Van Setback the next day, and the
matter will be looked into further.
A bill from L. Pancratz for steel
sign for the entrance to the Pine Grove
park was presented. The bill amount
ed to $23.l3. j. w. Falk, chairman of
the committee was not at the meeting,
but President Sylvester stated that
Mr.. Falk had told him that one of the
signs was not made according to the
agreement and therefore he would not
O. k. the bill. No action was taken in
the matter.
A letter from G.. w. Karlson, pro-
prietor of the Little Falls Granite
Works, was read. Mr.. Karlson claim
ed that the new wholesale granite con-
cern here is not doing only wholesale
business; that they were competing
with him by selling granite at retail,
and that therefore he would probably
be compelled to dispose Of his shop. I"
It was suggested that the officers
of the club take the matter up with
Mr.. Sparry and Mr.. Karlson and see
if it could not be satisfactorily ad-
iusted so that both concerns could be
retained. It has been the contention
of Mr.. Sparry from the time he started
to do a, wholesale business only.
| Mr.. Karlson explained that he had
agreed to allow the new concern to
us the name "The Little Falls Granite
Works. on the understanding that
their business he strictly wholesale
and that he be made their local deal
er, and that small sum be paid him
for the name, but that, unable to come
to an agreement they chose to take an
other name.
The matter of blazing the Jefferson
Highway and other main roads lead
ing out of this city was brought up
R. B. Millard stated that the highway
would be plainly marked where it
turns at the corner Of Broadway and
First street east, arrangements already
having been made for signs.
President Sylvester said that part
of the Jefferson Highway near Rice is
in bad shape and at his suggestion it
was decided to ask J. K. Martin, who
is on the state board Of directors for
the highway, to write the Benton coun-
ty officials and urge them to fix this
road up.
The officials Of the Commercial club
were instructed to confer with the
Little Falls Automobile club in regard
to signs along the principal roads lead
ing into this city, also signs inside
the city limits, to direct tourists. AS
it is now, club members pointed out,
many tourists do not know what town
this is and when they do get here and
want to 60 to some other town they
do not know what roads to take. It
is believed that the city council will
be willing to put up signs inside the
city limits. Those outside the city
could be made as combination guides
and advertising signs and the local
business men, it was thought, would
be willing to put them. up.
N. N. Bergheim brought up the mat
ter Of arranging series Of lectures
for the meetings this winter and that
the meetings be held at the hotels or
restaurants, as this was the best way
to get the members out. The chair
was instructed to appoint committee
to arrange lectures on various subjects
and to secure speakers: on these sub
jetts from the university extension
division or wherever available.
D. M. cameron, member of a COM
mittee from the library war council,
asked the club for an appropriation
for the library fund, to be used to
equip the environments with libraries.
The sum of $40 was appropriated. ~"
The date for the next regular meet