New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-05-07
GOOD ROADS AGAIN
TOPIC AT MEETING
LOCAL. COMMERCIAL CLUB IN
FAVOR OF PROPOSED,
PLANS,
HARD SURFACE HIGHWAY rs
SUGGESTED AS MEMORIAL
BY A.. RUSSELL.


at the regular Commercial, Club, meeting
Monday evening Mr.. Ochs, chairman Of
the Good Roads committee of the club
submitted short report on his conference
with Mr.: Waller, member of the Nicollet
county commissioners board. Mr.. Wal
ger is in favor of hard surfaced road
from the Ridgeat to the Bluff on the,road
between this city and St. Peter: He
also told Mr.: Ochs that a: public meeting
will be held at St. Peter for the purpose
ofmaking the people of Nicollet county
better acquainted with the good roads
problem and securing their support.
Wants Road Memorial
Alex. Russell of Vest: Newton who ap-
pearedsat thermeeting in answer to a spe-
cial invitation by thepresident ofthe club
and who on several other occasions en-
phasizeft heneeessity ofsgetdngs theehighs
waysleading to,New Ulm into better con-
ditionwas of the opini on thatit wouldb be a
good. idea. to. builds hard, surfaced road
between New Ulm amidst. Peter in mem
DRY ofithe soldiersfrom Brown and Nicol-
let countless who had died on the, battle
feldHof France. He would favor suchi a
memorial, in preference to- a. hospital
such as proposed by the leading men
of Nicollet county. MIR. Russell stated
further that; he would be- present: at the
meeting at ST. Peterr and that heewould
take the: same, stand there i'm regard to a
memorial for that county.
Changing the. subject. Mr.: Russell
:spoke.on Liberalization between the farming
community and the city people. This
relation, he, said,. should be- closer, to
bring the real community spirit to a
nearer realization. The small town is
a. necessary and useful institution in the
life of the nation and in order. to give it a
healthy growth the farmers must support
it in every way possible
Referred to House Committee
Complaints have been made about the
frequenting Of the billiard room of the
club by young boys, according to an n
nouncement by the president, Mr.. Stolz.
To get this matter Strengthened out and
make set of definite rules the house COM
mittee was requested to work out a sys-
TEN for the use of this room by non-mem-
bers.. 1t was suggested by Mr.. Schonlau,
chairman of the house committee, that it
might be a good plan to have junior
membership for the boys. The committee
will make a report at the next meeting.
At present the room is open to high school
boys from out of town and to returned
soldiers who are still without position
Two Communications
There were two communications before
the club, one from the Universal Film
Manufacturing Company, New York, and
the other from the Union Club of Hutch
inson, Mimi, signed by Chas. Fiman
secretary North Star Route The latter
dealt with proposition to build hare
surfaced road from the Iowa boundar,
line where it would link with a similar
road Of that state, and proceed in 3
northerly direction by way Of New Ulm
and St. Cloud to Duluth. This roao
would be designated as the North Stal
Route.
The other letter asks the cooperation
Of the club ina National Picture Cam.
paign for Good Roads," A film is to be
released shortly by the Universal Film
Manufacturing Company, showing the
national transportation problem in al
its details. The film is to be shown thru
out the country. The matter was re
ferred to the Publicity Committee fol
further consideration.
II. F. Schrader has commenced on his
duties as assessor in tho civ