New Ulm review., 1917-02-21
COMMERCIAL CLUB ACTION TO
HELP FARMERS GET BETTER
MEASURE.
ANNUAL BANQUET AFFAIR IN
HANDS OF ENTERTAINMENT
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of the state legislature, according to re-
ports made to the club at it's. monthly
meeting of that organization Wednesday
evening. The reports were made by
H. c.. Hess, secretary Of: the committee,
and Judge I'm. Olsen, its chairman.
The monthly meeting, Wednesday
evening, while not so largelYAa attended
as usual, much interest Wassshown, and
several. matters of general imp portance
discussed and acted upon. The club
went on record as favorfng the censor
ship: of the moving pictures, and, the
president. was authorized to: appoint a
committee to wait upon the council, and
urge that an ordinance be framed that
would provide for suchicensorship:
>- =. Committees Report
The various special ana regular 1a coihaz:' IA: =
mittees reported on matters ttsi that >hat.
been referred to them. aN''' ....-.s -
Ferdinand Crone, chairma3n e.. the:
committee appointed t8a%Welcomezs the
returning New: Ulm. soldiers, reported
that the boys had been rdulys"welcomed,
and all bills were paid. E. A. Stolz of;
the good roads committees said that
committee had induced the Board of
County Commissioners to- procure guide
boards for the state roads in the county,
and it was expected the various township
supervisors would do likewise for the
county highways. H. N. Somsen of
the committee appointed to devise
means to improve the Kuehnel road, said
the committee had appeared before the
City Council, and placed the matter be-
fore that body, which had referred the
matter to it's street committee, to act
with the clubs body, in. securing aid
from the County Commissioners and
also from the Nicollet county board.
A report was made by the committee
appointed to assist the directors of the
Brown County Agricultural Society in
selling stock of that organization. The
committee has met with good success SO
far and expects to have completed its
work where the next meeting is held.
Wants Movies Censroed
Superintendent H. C.. Hess of the
public schools, told the club members
that in the moving picture shows there
is greater influence for evil than ever
existed in the famous "yellow back
novels of the old days, when the present
middle aged people were boys and girls.
He made a motion providing for the
appointemnt of a committee of three
to wait upon the council and urge that
steps be taken to prohibit the showing
of any but censored pictures in the
theatres of this city. The motion was
carried. President Ottomeyer will ap-
point the committee within day or two.
Secretary Hess of the legislative COM
mittee reported on the various bills
that have been presented. He said the
committee had corresponded with 116
similar clubs of the state, and in most
instances they had received as
surance of support in the present work.
Representative A: W. Mueller had
furnished the committee with copies of
all the bills presented. There are many
measures presented which are OF ;smaH
Importance and these were cast aside
without recommendation. Others syere
taken up and acted upon. A. biik' to
reduce the assessment on household
goods to / per cent of their valuation,
was recommended to be defeated, as
also was one providing for new system
for grain inspection. Mr.. Hess said
that Senator Potter and Representatives
Mueller and PraxeI, of this district, had
promised the Commercial Club their
cooperation in defeating or supporting
the measures as indicated by the clubs
desire in the matter: --.'.
Drainage Laws Are Lax
Judge Olsen supplemented Mr.. Hess's
report with one relating to such drainage
laws as may be deemed necessary or
advisable. Judge Olsen has had much
experience IN dealing with the drainage
laws of the state.
In his preliminary remarks he said the
the present laws are inadequate and
need many changes. In many instances,
he said, bitches are improperly laid out,
and often do more harm than good.
Besides that, proper provision for re-
pairs, etc., are not made. At least 80
per cent of the land in this part of the
state requires drainage, Judge Olsen de-
clared, but there is too much waste under
the present methods, he said. He offered
the following resolution, copies Of which
are to be sent the chairman of the Senate
and House committees and also to the
Senator and Representatives from this
district, and which was carried unani-
mously:, . 49,.
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