The Redwood gazette., 1917-05-30
Organization Meeting Held at
Armory Saturday Afternoon;
Picnic Comes Later
WORK WELL STARTED
Frank Hopkins President of Or.
ganiZatiOn; State Officials
Will Help

Because Of bad weather the
picnic in honor of the new His
toric Trail of the Minnesota Val
ley was postponed until some
future date later in the sum-
nler. However, as quite a rep
resentative gathering of the
promoters was present a meet
ing for organization was held at
the Armory in the afternoon
and the work of organization
we'll started. Secretary of State
Julius A. Schmahl, and State
Auditor J. A. O. Preus were pres
ent and expressed their willing
ness to give the promotion of the
trail any possible impetus in
their power.
From the minutes Of the meet
ing, recorded by A. R. A. Lau-
don, Secretary of the organiza-
tion the following extract is
made.
Committee.
Mayor Brand, who presided,
called on A. r. A. Laudon to ex-
plain the purpose of the meet
ing. Mr.. Laudon after a brief
explanation of its purpose, en-
tered a motion that the chair
appoint committee of six from
different counties along the
route, to report a plan of organ
ization, which motion was
adopted.
Chairman Brand appointed
Sam Y. Gordon of Browns Val
ley, Frank Hopkins Of Fairfax,
j. ]. Mooney of Granite Falls,
Alex. Russell of New Ulm, and
A. r. A. Laudon as Committee
on Organization.
The Committee retired for
consultation, and State Auditor
J. A. O. Preus then addressed
the meeting.
Talks on Park.
Mr.. Preus talked briefly of the
value of such a trail as the one
proposed and then turned his
attention to a brief discussion
of the history and usefulness Of
Ramsey State Park-which as
Mr.. Preus says, is the most use
full. park in the state because it
is the only one of it's kind in
such a large territory, and it is
also the only monument Mime
sofa has to the greatest states
man she has ever had, Alexan-
der Ramsey. Mr.. Preus also ex-
pressed his keen regret that the
state was at present unable to
purchase the additional desirable
park territory and also ex-
pressed the hope that the citi-
zens of Redwood Falls would
find it possible to care for the
deer and elk in the park which
the Governors veto has left
without visible means of sup
port.
Report.
The Committee on Organiza-
tion then rendered the follow
ing report:
That the name of the trail
shall be 'The Minnesota Sioux
Indian Historical Trail"
That the Temporary Officials
of this Organization be a Presi-
dent, Vice President, Secretary
Treasurer who with one Repre-
sentative from each county trav-
ersed by the trail shall consti-
tute Board of Directors.
We recommend that this meet
ing select a temporary Board of
Directors for the following
named counties, Traverse, Big
Stone, Yellow Medicine, Red
wood, Renville, Brown and Mic
ollet; and that the Directors so
selected be authorized and di-
rected to complete the organiza-
tion by selecting further direc-
tors from counties traversed by
the trail and not represented at
this meeting.
That this General Meeting
elect the temporary officers of
the Association.
That the organization so de-
termined, be the established or
ganization of this association,
without further report to the
public.
That said Board of Directors
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