The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-05-14
Association Plans Many Projects

ASSOCldIIOIl rldIlS Mdlly rEU)cCtO
A large attendance at the Boost
,er's meeting held Monday. evening
at the St. Hubert hotel marks the
passing Of the association from the
period Of organization and into the
stage where it will start to be a
positive force for Boosting Projects
in the community. 1t is the fourth
meeting of the organization, which
has not only held the majority OF
the origina members. but has add
ed many to the list and now has a
paid-up membership Of $50.
Report Of the various committees
we're heard and acted upon and
several new matters placed before
the meeting. The finance CON.
mittee has devised a budget system,
whereby all OF the business men
have given an assessment in pro-
portion to their business Other
members of the Boosters Associa-
tion, many of which are not busi-
ness men will make Voluntary con-
tributions. The amount to be rails
ed at this time is So. 725. a per
cent of which is to be paid row
and the balance on demand as need
ed by the finance committee. The
committee is empowered to make
expenditures Of amounts less than
$lOO, and the amount over this
must be approved by the subscribers
Of the fund The suggestion that
the amount collected by the mer-
chants to apply to the expense of
the Pavement Day celebration.
which amounts to about 81 400 and
that the expense of the day be
carried by the association was ap-
proved.
The Milbank chautauqua will be
held between the dates cf June l9
and "a and promises to be the best
that has ever been secured by the
local people. The Boosters as
sociation went on record as being
willing to back the proposition and
a committee appointed to look
after it. The business men will
donate the use of their cars for one
afternoon. and will take members
of the womens clubs of the city,
who have the sale Of tickets in
hand, out in the country. Twenty
five cars have been promised and
in this way the whole 'aEitor-
around Milbank will be covered and
it is expected that it will be the
direct means of securing a greater
interest in the programs.
A motion to designate and mark
a road from Milbank to Sisseton to
be known as the Milbank Sisseton
Trail received the approval Of the
meeting and a committee appoint
ed. The association appropriated
$l00 for the cost Of the signs and
action will be started Immediately
1t was also decided to designate
road directly north of Milbank un-
til it comes to point 2 miles east
of Wilmot. then to follow a road
leading thru Hartford Beach.
Browns Valley to White Rock,
which will be known as the King
Of Trails. The trail ends at Mil
bank and tourists have beer going
east thru Ortonville and following
the Minnesota K. T. This trail
will be known as the Dakota K T.,
and has received favorable support
of the officers of the Trail. 1t will
be marked. All Of the roads lead
ing out of the city will be marked
with directions to the cities on that
road, and also the distances back to
the city. About 30 markers will
be placed during the summer by
business men and by the Associa.
tion.
The possibilities of paving or
graveling and oiling the residential
streets were discussed but no action
taken at this time. The alleys be-
hind the business houses received a
great amount Of condemnation. and
q committee appointed to look in
the matter and see what could be
done. Chas. Sutcliff. the city
police has been given the power to
gvade and gravel them.
- -
Baak Il Commerce leport.
The statement of the Bank of