Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-06-22
RESOLUTION LAID ON TABLE
CLUB TABLES THE
FREIGHT RATE RESOLUTION
GOV. OPERATION FAVORED

A regular meeting Of the Commercial
club was held at the city hall Monday
evening; about members at
tending. The principal matter ND for
discussion was the resolution fayorino
the proposed increase Of Is per cent on
intrastate and interstate freight rates.
President Sylvester read a letter
from the Minneapolis Civic & Com
merce association, which Indicated that
that body was favorable to the in
icrease. A general discussion of the
matter followed, in which W. J. Falk,
Val. E. Kasparek, Peter J. Vasaly, S.
u. Vasaly, J. W. Stephenson. n. n.
Bergheim and President Sylvester took
part, from which it seemed there was
quite we'll grounded sentiment for gov
|ernment operation of the railroads. at
least during the period Of this war. Mr..
Stephenson said that the millers Of
Minneapolis favored the increase to a
man, their reason being that the rail
roads needed additional equipment in
order to properly handle transporta-
tion but that the Chamber Of Com
merce were opposed to it. Finally the
resolution was laid on the table.
A letter from E. Schroeder of Chica-
60, in regard to the establishing of a
factory for the manufacture of COM
mercial car bodies, ETC., in Little Falls
was read. Mr.. Schroeder explained his
proposition and said that large plant
would be required. and he asked if suf-
fciant capital could be secured here to
establish such plant in Little Falls
No action was taken in this matter.
President Sylvester read a copy of a
communication which had been sent to
the Northern Pacific roadmaster, in re-
gard to the moving Of the side tracks
at the Darling gravel pit. on the JEFF
ferson highway. A reply to this com
munication advised the club that the
matter had been referred to Mr.
Grimes, the local roadmaster. and Mr.
Sylvester stated that he had spoken
to him in the matter and had been told
that the side tracks would be moved as
soon as the old gravel nit is finished
In the meantime the railway company
will probably move the right -of-way
fences and put in CROSSINGS where the
highway crosses the tracks. A crew
of men are low at work under County
Engineer Fem fixing up the road at
the gravel pit.
The club appropriated 500 toward
the Red Cross fund, this money to be
sent to the national war council Lit
tie Falls is expected to raise $4,000.
The sum of $10O was also appro-
priated for the county fair. It has
been the custom Of the club each year
to make an appropriation for the fair.
The question as to where to hold the
club meetings in the future came up
and President Sylvester suggested that
the July and August meetings be dis
pensed with and that the club, begin
ming in September, hold its meetings
at some hotel or restaurant. He said
that meetings of this kind brought a
larger tendance and proved more sue
cessful. Val. E. Kasparek suggested
that the club alternate the meetings and
hold one meeting at hotel or restau-
rant and then one or two meetings at
the city hall. He said he believed much
more could be accomplished at meet
ing when no lunch was served. It was
finally decided to dispense with the
JULY and August meetings and it was
left to the officers of the club to ar
range for the September meeting as
they might see fit.
Mr.. Kasparek gave q short talk on
the need Of developing the physical
man in this country.