New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-13
TALK DRAINAGE
DISTRICT PLAN
COMMERCIAL CLUB DISCUSS
coNsERvANcY MATTER AT
SPECIAL MEETING.
ALSO WAYS AND MEANS TO
HELP BOOST NEW ULM.
LUNCH SERVED.

establishment OF a cOnserVancy district
IN the Minnesota river basin was dis
cussed at length at a special meeting
OF the Commercial Club, Monday
evening. Attorney II. III. Flor, chair
man OF the civic5committee of the Club.
reported that he had conferred with a
number OF senator's and representatives
from interested legislative districts
during a recent visit to St. Paul, and
That he had secured additional infor-
nation relative to the amendment of
the proposed law, to the effect that
lands lying outside of the actual
basin -so-called uplands not be
assessed for benefits to help pay for
esta bllshing the conservancy district,
Under the original law, lands which
cast drainage waters into the river
basin were to be assessed, regardless
OF their distance from the stream. This
would have included lands located up
to from 40 to so miles amay. Mr..
Flor reported that he had been given
the assurance that the proposed dam
IN the Minnesota river below New
Ulm had practically been eliminated
from the project, the nature of which
is to be determined later. New UIm
will no doubt be included in the district,
being located on the river bank, but
1T would be a great relief to know that
the dam proposition here had been
dropped. The amendment has al
ready passed the Senate and it is ex-
pected that the House will take similar
action. According to Mr.. Flor, any,
one not being satisfied with the assess
ments for benefits levied against his
property, may appeal to the Brown
County district court for relief.
4 Hearing at Mankatos
The adjourned hearing in the matter
OF creating the proposed Minnesota
Valley Conservancy District is sched-
uled to take place at Mankato, Mon
day, April rs, when the 10 district
court judges, who presided at the first
hearing in New Ulm, as well as at the
second one in Mankato, will jointly
occupy the bench to hear testimony.
4 Attorney Flor will look after the in
terests of this city at the hearing,
having been engaged for this purpose
i by the Commercial Club. At the
i by the Commercial Club. At theI
meeting, Monday evening, number of
other Club members expressed their
views relative to the food control
project, all being opposed to the
creation of an artificial lake in the
i Minnesota river, which would flood
valuable property in the Riverside
|section here.
Favor Road Signs.
4 Manager John II. Woebke of the
! United Press & Publishing Co., pub
| fishers of the Review, brought up the
matter Of placing suitable signs along
the roads leading into this city, the
signs to bear some such legend as: DO
!! Your Shopping in New Ulm.'' This
suggestion found favor among the club
members, all joining in approving the
a plan. c. A. Stolz stated that this
matter had been attempted several
/ times in the past, but had been dropped
as the signs were very expensive. A.
i Schulke, N. Henningsen and others also
(spoke favorably and the matter was
/ finally referred to the good roads COM
mittee-t to report at the next meeting.
4 Mr.. Woebke further called attention
/ to the Monthly Bargain Bulletin
which number of local merchants are
| getting out to help draw trade to New
! Ulm by offering liberal bargains on a
certain day each month. Quite a
number Of merchants have taken
advertising space in the first number
Iof the Bulletin, which will be printed
| at the Review Office in the near future.
| | 1t was decided to call special meeting
!. OF local merchants to discuss the Bar
I, gain Day proposition in more detail.
Roads Committee Reports.
The good roads committee reported
that legislation relative to the Babcock
good roads plan is still pending in both
branches of the state law mill. The
stumbling block seems to be whether
the new highway commission shall
consist of Commissioner Babcock alone
+ OF whether there shall be three mem
bers. In view Of this delay, it is i'm
possible to make any Roadway with
the proposed high-water road across
the Minnesota river at New Ulm, but
Mr.. Babcock has given members of the
local committee The assurance that the
lprojects here will be the first to be
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