New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-07
COMMERCIAL CLUB
WILL | ! !, |, ASSIST BAND
COMMITTEE is APPOINTED TO
HELP REORGANIZE CITY,s
MUSICIANS. 7
NEW ULM TO BE REPRESENTED
IN PLANNING HISTORICAL
TRAIL.

The Commercial Club went on record
at its meeting Monday evening, as
favoring several important measures
affecting New Ulm and other parts Of
the state. One club committee will
assist the band musicians of the city in
a reorganization of the various musical
organizations; another will take part in
planning for the proposed Minnesota
Sioux Indian Historical Trail, from St.
Petersto the Big Stone Lake, which will
pass through New Ulm and other histori-
cal points in the route; the civic com
mittee was instructed to go before the
City Council and make plea for the
Improvement of the South Side Market
Park, near the Union Hospital. Another
thing the club members favored was the
establishment of a College OF Commerce
at the University of Minnesota.
Kuehnel Road Progressing
The meeting which was quite largely
attended, did a considerable amount of
business, in remarkably short time.
HIN. Somsen, chairman of the Good
Roads Committee, reported progress
on the work pertaining to the Kuhnel
road across the Minnesota river. He
said it was proposed to raise the road
bed at least three feet, which without
doubt, would be higher than any or
binary food raises the water. This he
said would cost at least $4,000. The
City Council and Board of County
Commissioners had agreed to pay a
portion of the cost, and it is planned to
secure the aid of several townships that
are interested in the road, and also to
enliss hl,aneiah nelp of Nicolles
county in the enterprise.
Prof. A. Alderman, chairman of the
Civic Committee, reported on request
made by the Ladies' Union Aid Soci-
ETY. relative to the improvement of the
park, known as the Union Market
Square, near the Union Hospital, and
said the City should be requested to
make a number of improvements to the
property, including the planting of
shrubs and trees and the laying out of at
least two tennis courts. The chairman
of the committee and at least two other
members, were instructed to go before the
council and request that the recon-
mendations be carried out.
Favors College OF Commerce.
Judge I. M. Olsen, chairman Of the
Legislative Committee, reported that
his committee had decided in favor of
the request of the Association of the
College Of Commerce, which is endeavor-
ing to induce the University of Minnesota
to add Department of Commerce to
the other colleges connected with the
university. Judge Olsen read set Of
resolutions urging the university to take
this important step and moved that they
be adopted. Prof. Alderman spoke in
favor of the resolutions, declaring that
the University of Minnesota was behind
the other big institutions OF learning
in this respect. He said commercial
education is of more necessity at the
present time than that of any other call
ing. Under present conditions the
student gets but smattering of COM
mercial training in that school, and in
that he is forced to go almost blindly;
there is no dean to guide him in his
choice, and no faculty members who
take any interest in the matter.
Secretary w. F.. Meile read a COM
munication from Frank Hopkins of
Fairfax, asking the Club to appoint
committee of one to represent New Ulm
at meeting to be held at Redwood
Falls, on May 26.
Delegate To Redwood Falls
On motion of Philip Liesch, President
Ottomeyer was authorized to ap-
point committee of one to attend
the meeting as representative of New