New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-09
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO HELP MILITIA
COMMITTEE is APPOINTED TO
HELPI STRAIGHTEN OUT
~ AFFAIRS.
CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS is AC-
COMPLISHED AT MONTHLY
MEETING.
Road improvements, and some of the

'ilitary organization, Company A, were
>ong the more important questions
.lscussed at the regular meeting of the
/New Ulm Commercial club Monday
evening.
A feature of the meeting, and one
which called forth hearty applause, was
short address by J. A. Kennedy, who is
soon to leave the city, and who gave the
members of the club a bit of friendly
advice on how to make this city larger
and better.
Prof. H. C. Hess, secretary of the legis-
lative committee, said that there was no
final report except to say that nearly
every bill favored by the committee had
passed and likewise most of those op-
posed had failed to run the gauntlet of
the two houses.
State Aid For Road.
c.. A. Stolz, chairman of the good
roads committee said that he had been
informed that practically $1,000 had
been secured for the repairs and improve
ment of the Kuehnel road, and that in
such case 81, 500 more would come from
the state, making a total of $4,000 for
the benefit of that unfortunate highway.
A letter from O. M. Phelps of Huron,
S. D., secretary of the South Dakota
BLACK and Yellow Trail Highway asso-
Citation, asked what was being done in
this territory toward improving that
road: County Auditor L. G. Vogel said
the board of county commissioners had
made an application for 900 from the
federal government, which would prob
ably be available next year to grade and
gravel this road thru Brown county.
Major Albert Pfaender brought to the
of+ovot1o,o cf ho o1,,l +bo ,ooi1;+orx,
ditions in this city. Major Pfaender
explained that where New Ulm, few
years, ago had three military companies,
based on which the state had given to the
city it's present fine armory, it now had
but one, and that with comparatively
few members. While there are some
forty-eight members in Company A, he
said, only a few have taken what is
known as the 'dual OATH" which is re-
CURED by the federal military authorities.
He blamed the present commander of the
Second regiment for the present con-
dltlons, but said that should the regiment
be called out, which is liable to happen
at any time the state of affairs as now
existing, would be disgrace to New Ulm,
which had long been noted for it's enter
prise in military affairs. He moved that
the president of the Commercial club
appoint committee of five to investi-
gate conditions, not only in the local
GYmpany, but in the regiment, and take
Mhatever action it deemed necessary to
place the company on it's feet.
Defends Present Organization.
Captain Adolph Klause said conditions
in Company A were no worse than was
the case in 1898, when the company re-
turned from the Spanish-American war,
and laid the blame to the objection on the
part of the soldiers to the fact that the
taking of the "dual oath" would place
the men in a position where they could
be sent out of the country to fight, in
case the government wished to send them
there. He urged the club to take action
which would give it's moral support to
recruiting the company to it's normal
strength.
L. G. Vogel, spanish-American war
veteran, said the present affairs were no
parallel with those of 1898, as at that
time the troops were all mustered out of
the federal service, and the National
Guard regiments Immediately reorgan-
lied.
The motion to appoint committee
as suggested by Major Pfaender, was
carried, President Ottomeyer appointing
the following: Philip Liesch, Ferdinand
Crone, Emil Metzinger, C. A. Stolz and
i, Adolph Meile.
Prof. A. Acke1mann, chairman of civic
committee reported on the progress
made toward securing the Improvement
of South Market square, which is now
being done under the direction of the
park board. That body has announced
it's intention to expend $500 on the square
this year.
Gives Sound Advice.
J. A. Kennedy, whose Forthcoming
departure from the city became known
when it was announced that his name
had been withdrawn from the clubs
membership list, was called on to make
a few parting remarks. He responded
by telling the club members how sorry
he was to leave New Ulm, and then gave
them bit of advice on how to make the
city larger and better. He called at
: tention to the fact that quite recently
a stock salesman came here and carried
away $37, 600 to be used in an automobile
assembling plant in Minneapolis.
with this $37,000," he said "an
automobile assembling plant could be
established here in New Tim. and he q