New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-21
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Is HELP !. FL TO CITY
VOLUMES TOLD IN OFFICIAL
REPORTS AT ANNUAL MEET
TUT SDAY.
PRES. OTTOMEYER QUITS AS
ORGANIZATION HEAD AFTER
LONG SERVICE.

y Achievements and activities of tie
: New Ulm Commercial Club were re-
counted by President G. A. Ottomeyer
and Secretary W. F. Nellie, at the clubs
annual meeting, last Tuesday evening.
There were more than fifty members
present, and all were enthusiastic over
what the club has done in the past
and what is expected Of tin the future.
Mr.. Ottomeyer, who has been at the
head of the organization for the past
four years, will retire at this time.
having positively refused to permit
his name to be considered for reelection
on the board of trustees. The prin-
cipal business transacted was hear
ing part of the detailed report of Sec
retary-T Treasurer Meile and the election
OF a board of trustees. Retiring Pres
ident Ottomeyer briefly referred to
number of the things the club had done
for the advancement of the city.
Contrary to his usual custom Of treat
ing the club members to written
report, on this occasion his address
was of an extemporaneous nature.
4 Among Clubs Activities.
Among the things that have been
done to advance the city's progress,
Mr.. Ottomeyer told the club members,
and in which the club has taken an
active part, and in some cases, the in
itiative, were the following:
The construction. of the White
Way" on Minnesota street; the paving
Of Minnesota street; securing the 10.
cation Of the New Ulm Gas company
in this city; the Saffert and Gugisberg
>Cement Construction company; the New
Ulm Wholesale Grocery company Z; 5sas-55
sisted in increasing the capital stock
of the Pioneer Nurseries, making that
one of the largest and strongest concerns
of the kind in the Northwest; securing
the installation of the municipal central
heating plant and number Of other
3 things Of lesser note. Among the latter
was the securing last year, thru the
advertising committee of which F. w.
johnson is chairman, half page de-
rscription of the city in the timetable
folder of the Minneapolis and St. Louis
Railway company and page advertise
ment of the city in the magazine. Be
sides these President Ottomeyer and
Secretary Nellie have answered hun
dreds of letters in reply to inquiries of
business prospects, etc., some good
and many that were not. And here
in lies one Of the achievements of the
club officers. They have successfully
headed off innumerable unworthy and
fake concerns seeking foothold in
this city.
Secured Conventions. -
Besides the civic Improvements Sc
cured for the city the club officers
have been successful in landing and
assisted in entertaining many conven-
tons and large meetings. Among these
was the big outdoor meeting of the
National Non-Partisan league here in
June last.
On the whole it is certain that small
portion of tie general public and few
of the club members have any con-
Hception- of the amount of work done
yby the officers of the Commercial
club.
Mr.. Ottomeyer retires from the head
of the organization with feeling of
Just pride in the accomplishments wrought
out in the past four years. Coupled
with this he hasthe good will and hearty
applause of the club members and
citizens generally.
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