Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-26
the cost of hauling freight to and from

the cost of hauling freight to and from
the yards.
Mr.. Martin, a member of the COM
mittee on community secretary, stated
that st. Cloud and several other cities
in this section of the state have taken
this matter up and that Little Falls will
get information from them to help
solve the matter.
No report was made by the charter
committee, as A. H. Vernon, chairman
of that committee, was out Of the city
and had been unable to call meeting.
P. J. Vasaly stated that if a confer
ence Of the committee with the charter
commission was to be held, action
would heve to be taken up soon as
voters at the coming election, must be
date Of the election.
President Sylvester made report
Oh the race track proposition. He said
that while in St. Cloud for the Elks
carnival he had occasion to speak to
Mr.. Hanscom, who is all officer in the
Benton County Fair association and
also president Of the State Federation
Of County Fairs: Mr.. Hanscom is an
enthusiastic horseman and he gave Mr..
Sylvester some good advice i'll regard
to race tracks. At present st. Cloud
is in racing circuit known as the Big
Four circuit. If Little Falls and Alex
andria will join the circuit it will be
called the Big Six. The other cities,
now in the circuit are Sauk Centre,
Wahpeton and one other, which it is
believed is Breckenridge. st. Cloud
has it's county fair the week after the
state fair every year and Mr.. Hanscom
suggested that Little Falls hold its
county fair during the same week or
the first Of the following week, so as
to get the horses from there. The best
arrangement, Mr.. Sylvester said, would
be to hold the county fair here begin
ming on Sunday, having entry day on
Saturday. The estimated cost of get
ting a track would be about $2;500.:
For the first. year the kind of track
would not be so essential, as long as it
conformed with the rules Of the racing
association. It would be necessary to
build 20 to 25 stalls, about 10x12 feet
in size, and the stalls would have to be
of fair material, shiplap or something
similar. To start the racing feature
of the fair out strong the first year a
fast horse should be secured here, Mr..
Hanscom suggested to Mr.. Sylvester.
This should be made feature and
thoroughly advertised. He also sug-
gested discontinuing the program of
free attractions, as he believed the
racing program would be far better
drawing card. An admission of so
cents could be charged and Is cents
for grand stand. Mr.. Sylvester an
nounced that the committee On funds
for a race track would start soliciting
very soon, and he expressed the hope
that they would be met with smile
and that the subscriptions would be
liberal.
President Sylvester suggested to the
club that the things suggested by the
secretary in his annual report be taken
up and acted on by the club from time
to time during the comine year, and he
asked that the second suggestion, re-
lating to the Strengthening of the JEFF
ferson Highway where it winds through
the gravel pit at Darling, be taken
up first. Upon motion by Secretary
MiLard, which was amended by J. K.
Martin, the club voted to 20 on record
as favoring the Strengthening Of the
highway at the place mentioned and
instructing the chairman to appoint a
committee to wait on the county com
missioners for that purpose.
Mr.. Martin stated that Morrison
county should vote at least 100000
road and bridge bonds. The county
road and bridge fund is far overdrawn,
he said, and more roads and bridges
are badly needed. The floods during
the spring the past few years nave de
stroyed many Of tie bridges in tn
county and they have not been re
placed. Mr. Martin suggested thai
committees be appointed soon 70 get
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