Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-01-18
FORA BIGGER AND BETTER CITY
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certain amount of time each week to
a common interest-their city.
"Ihere is not man present or who
calls this city his home who cannot in
his minds eye see the possibilities Of
organized effort. Home is one of the
mast beautiful words ever coined. It
embraces everything worthwhile in hui
man life. That the word home town
may be placed on higher pedestal the
call is made to you men to band your
selves together that the aims and pu1-
poses for which each community was
primarily founded may be attained.
Such an organization as l have in H.
Gated should carry on its memb arship
rolls the name Of every Individual and
firm making Little Falls their home
town.
81 have in mind Pennsylvania city
Of four thousand persons who res o;ved
to correct local conditions through or
gained effort. This city, named Phil
ipsburg, is located in the Allegheny
mountains off the main line of travel
and without the many advantages which
obtain here. A small group of business
men Of that city met and decided that
if they were to progress they must gee
| together. The outstanding feature of
the success Of the Philipsburg under
taking was the firm belief of these men
| in their town. A membership result
| ed in two hundred and ten m IN pledg.
ing themselves to support such an or
ganizatio for a period of three years.
A secretary was obtained and work
commenced. The results acquired were
stupendous. They were the talk not
only of that particular community, but
of the larger centers. Philipsburg7s fu-
ture now is assured and too much cred
it can never be rendered 20 those loyal
men who had the courage OF their own
convictions and set in motion the ma
chinery of organized effort, nor to that
membership which remained steadfast
and true to the ideals set up for their
community.
"Throughout the country there are
thousands of other such communities
doing a great work; an unselfsh work
a work that brings it's own measure of
reward. What man of you would at
tempt in these days to do business or
iother than tried and found true bust
interest the average man takes in his
own community and in his fellowmen
What finer statement can be made thar
that the people Of Little Falls have
merged their interest and difference:
that the city may rise and blossom
forth into a not mere dwelling place
but become a municipal and bushes!
factor that will be source of prld>
; and edifcation to others in this grea
state.
"Into your keeping is therefor,
! placed this city, its people and its flu
ture. Upon your decision will be writ
ten success or failure. To you mel
here assembled Little Falls looks, fo
action such as will preclude all posi-
bility Of failure. To you men wh
have been loyal to your organization
: great credit is due and it mast be ap
iparent to each Of you that if you ge
together, work each with the other, yc1
Unjust 60 forward; there is no such thin
as defeat. / have read that there is II
, such thing as a successful business ma
, who did not love his business next t.
, his wife and children. I will ado t
that the town which he calls hi
home.'
The business session Of the club wa
unusually brief, the time being take
Iup mostly with the election of officer
for the ensuing year. Officers wer
{ elected as follows:
i President-R. B. Willard.
Vice Presidential. H. Tanner.
Secretary-M. W. Zipoy.
;, Observation-Disclosures Gibson.
To1
> tin, N. N. Bergheim, Charles Sylveste:
;, J. LaFond.
! A communication from R. D. Musse
e thanking the club for the remittanc
+ of $40 for expenses incurred by hi1
during the Y. M. C. A. drive, and de
mating the amount to the club expens
fund, was read. The club extended
vote of thanks to Mr.. Musser for tn
: donation.
Bills amounting to about $35 we1
allowed and ordered paid.
The report Of Secretary R. B. Mi
lard was read. Mr.. Willard, in his RI
> port, gave a resume Of the work tina
has been accomplished by the clu
during the past year and he also mad
a number of suggestions as to futu1
> work Of the club.
, Among the things which he ha
; recommended in the previous annual rt
{ port and which had been accomplish
, during the past year, he said, were tn
, securing of more liberal road law
throughout the state; the straightenin
of the Jefferson Highway at the Da1
ling gravel pit; the replacing Of tn
Royalton bridge; the crawling of tn
Jefferson Highway from Royalton t
! this city, to be done this spring; tn
completion Of the state highway from
, Swanville to this city and to the cas-
, line of the county; etc. Among tn
things which were recommended, bu
not accomplished, were the paving O.
Broadway, the dancing pavilion at tn
park, budget system for civic and bus
mess demands, the city dump, hote
and garage accommodations and bus
liness manager.
For the year 1918 the secretary rec
commended, first: that the club do ev
erything it can to help win the war
that Broadway be paved at least from
the bridge to Second street east; thu