New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-28
MEMORIAL
PLAN !! ! IS BL0CKE ;. D
DEEP SHOWS PREVENT CUTTING
OF LOGS FOR THE PIONEER
LODGE
MAY LOCATE BUILDING NEAR
CENTER OF CITY RESIDENCE
DISTRICT

For time it looked as tho all efforts
to complete the log cabin which is to be
erected by the Junior Pioneers as a mem
orial to the pioneers of this section of
the country this year would prove, I'M.
availing. The committee had taken
hold of the>work in earnest and had al
ready asked some of the Junior Pioneers
who own timber tracts to furnish logs
and there seemed to be no trouble what
,soever to get the materials that might be
required to build a log cabin of the
dimensions agreed upon. Then the.
snow cameuntil it had reached a depth of
at least Is inches. Just about the time
the roads were in fairly good shape. for,
travel it showed some more and piled:
up in the timber three feet deep. Then
the reports came in that it would be a
physical impossibility to get into the
timber to cut down and haul the logs
that had been promised for the cabin.
/ Besides that difficulty, the committee
had to hear objections that the Fair
Grounds was not the proper place to
erect the memorial, because it is not in the
heart of the city; that the old folks
would hardly have any occasion to go
out to the Fair Freunds and that the only
time that they or anybody else for that
matter, would have an opportunity to
see the building would be during the
Fair week and that no one would be in
charge of it and it might be damaged
by vandals. @
The committee became discouraged
and had about decided to let the matter
rest until next year, especially because
the logs could net be secured for a build
ing to be erected at this time. It was
then that some one Of the committee
conceived the idea that if it could not
be built of real logs that it could be con-
structed of imitation logs and the ques-
tien was taken up with the Safert-
Guggisberg Co.
Friday evening a meeting of the COM
mittee was held at the Commercial
club rooms which was attended by the
entire committee, Mr.. Saffert and Mr..
Dirks and the President Of the Junior
Pioneers. The matter of the memorial
was discussed from every angle and it
was finally decided to have the matter
OF constructing the log house Of concrete
building logs and the place where it is
to be erected put to vote of the entire
membership Of the Junior Pioneers.
The committee is unanimous in it's
opposition to the Fair Grounds, because
they feel that building Of permanent
character should be placed within easy
reach of the pioneers and for that matter
all the citizens and also at place where
it will be seen by transient visitors to the
city. The committee favors North Ger
man Park and expects to have meeting
with the Park board at an carry date and
find out what site, if any, the board is
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willing to assign them for this purpose
and they will then 60 before the council
in the March meeting to get the APP
proval OF the city's representatives.
Among the reasons advanced for site
in German Park is one which ought to
carry considerable weight. It is urged
that this building could be used event
ually as rest room and if it could, that
alone should be reason enough to locate
it there, especially since the committee
has decided to put up building that win
be attractive and of a permanent nature.
The building as planned now will cost at
least $4,000 and the Junior Pioneers viii
pc given an opportunity socn to say how
much they will contribute toward its CON
struction. The cen mittee is quite hope
Jul that the necessary funds will be
forthcoming.