New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-01-07
4nW ULM MAY BE
DIVISION POINT
NJ. w. STATION AGENT STARR
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT AT
CLUB MEETING.
CLUB COMMITTEES TO ASSIST
CENSUS ENUMERATORS
IN NEW ULM. -.

New Ulm may be made a di ision
point on the Winona-Watertown, S D.,
Division of the Chicago & Northwestern
road, according to an announcement
made by F. P. Starr, New Ulm agent
for this line. The announcement came
in answer to query by member of
the New Ulm Commercial Club at the
regular monthly meeting, Monday eve
ming. Mr.. Starr stated that new ar
engagements are being contemplated by
his company, that, in fact they already
have been made although for the present
they are intended to be only temporary.
They affect the changing of the crews
OF four passenger through trains gong
through here at different times of the
day The trains in question are Nos.
514, SOB, SIG and SIT. The crews Of
these trains lay over here from ten to
fourteen hours. The first one arrives
here at rs a. m. and leavess here at
$3.50 p. m. going East; the next one
arrives here at 1857 a. m. and leaves
at 200 p m. going West: the third one
arrives here at 2:00p.m. and leaves at
1857 the next morning going East and
the last one arrives here at $3.50 u. m.
and leaves at 1:25 the next morning
going West.
Lack of Accom- odations.
There are thirty-two men in all making
up these crews, it was pointed out by
Mr.. Starr. He added that at present
there is a certain lack of Accommodations
for these men. Most of them are
STAYING at the Northwestern Hotel,
he said In case the change should be
made permanent it would be up to the
people OF New Ulm to make these men
feel at home here.
Seeing the Importance of this move
for the life of the city several mem
bers of the Club suggested to grant
these men the privileges of the. Club.
4 motion to this effect was passed
unanimously and Mr.. Starr stated that
he would bring this to the attention of
the men by making an announcement
on the Bulletin Board The matter
finally was referred to the transpcrta-
ton committee of the club with the
instruction to work in the interest OF
making the change permanent.
To Assist merators.
G.. A. Ottomeyer, former president
of the Club, suggested to have some
committee of the Commercial Clue
assist the census enumerators in their
work in the city. On motion it was
decided to have two or three membels
of the club appointed by the president
keep in touch with the enumerators
and help them in their work SO as to
make sure that all inhabitants of the
city are counted.
Boys Question Up. ..
Several complaints were made about
young boys coming up to the club rooms
at all times of the day. 1t was the
sentiment of some members that they
should be kept out. Others suggested
to admit them to the club as membes
of a boys section for half the fee Of tie
regular members After some discus
sion the matter was turned over to tie
house committee which also was en-
powered to make new arrangements n
f~ard to the moving Of the pool table
ding in the large club room.
Surveyor To Be Here.
..e absence of the Judge Olson Mr..
- announced that the former was
lpt of a communication from the
Highway Commissioner saying
"a State Surveyor would come 20
Uln about the 18th Of this month
lake a survey of the road in, NicoHet
5lty which is to be improved in coz
Eion with the raising of the river
sing at New Ulm.
leveral communications were read
HE secretary. One was from Thomas
{ stck, Welfare Engineer, in regard to
talk on civic problems, and simil ar
one was sent by George Blackstone
4 Irving Of Chicago, Community Engi-
neer, who made similar proposition.
B 9th letters were filed. A third letter
was addressed to the former secretary
of the club, VIM. F. Meile. It was in
answer to an inquiry made in regard
to the purpose of the Sioux Historic
Trail Association, which organization
asked the club for financial support.
The letter states that the organization
was founded in 1917 and that it proposes
to mark the route from st. Paul to
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