Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-04-21
CITIZENS III FAY AYOR
COMMUNITY DAY.
BUSINESS AND ! PLEASURE sUG-
GESTED- J. JACOBSON
TALKS FOR FARM BUREAU

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GEsTED- J. JACOBSON
TALKS FOR FARM BUREAU
That Little Falls should have Com
munity Day was the unanimous feel.
ing Of about 60 Of the businessmen OF
Little Falls at meeting held at the
city hall Tuesday evening.
What form the proposition should
take was discussed by majority
Of those present and many suggestions
were offered for consideration of the
committee, which had been previously
appointed by President Ryan Of the
Board Of Commerce at the request of
the merchants, the committee being
composed of L. 0. Vessel, Geo.
Hughes, Theo. Streukens, Harry
Hamm, A. Koslosky, Stephen Simoner
and A. A. Barton. -,
favored a program of high class en-
tertainment without any particular
offering Of exceptional buying values
on that day, while the majority felt
that on that day, special bargains
should be offered by all the, business
men, the "Dollar Day. which has
been a great success elsewhere being
proposed. Others proposed that Oh
this day, the special offerings be not
only confined to dollar purchases, but
to articles Of much bigger value. With
the latter proposals, however, was al
so to be a program Of entertainment.
hot tho Ia
and intensive advertising was consid-
cred the essential part Of the program.
The idea Of course is to create a
closer cooperation between the city
and the farmer, 10 the benefit Of both,
and between the city laborer and the
merchant, and show through series
Of these days that Little Falls is the
logical trading center for people from
a radius far beyond the confines of
Morrison county as well as for the peo-
pie of the county. The first communi
ty day will likely take place the latter
part Of May.
The free services of an auctioneer
through part of the day was also Of
fered as valuable addition to the
program. The matter of housing for
horses and livestock brought to market
was also taken up.
The matter of good roads always
has place on a program and the mat
ter of getting them in better shape
met with approval.
j. j. jacobson stated that number
OF good ideas had been advanced to
pull off successful community
day. and while he was not much in
clined toward the bargain feature, he
was aware that others were and gave
an example as to the drawing power Of
such offers. He especially approved Of
the suggestion that the matter of rest
citizens. -~-- a.
The meeting was presided over by
President w. RI. Ryan Of the Board Of
Commerce.
Those who entered into the discus
sion were L. o. Vessel, A. Koslosky,
j. D. Harris, P. j. Vasaly, Geo.
Hughes, T. J. Martin, j. C. Patience,
Gordon Wands, Rev. Arthur Goodger,
John Anderson, L. w. Vasaly, E. NJ.
LaFond, H. B. Smoots, A. " Taylor,
Warren Gibson, J. A. Jetka, Jos. Moeg-
lein, G. w. Massey, S. R. Fortier, G. B.
Campbell, R. A. McClintick, E. V.
Wetzel, Neill WoodWorth, DR.. E. w.
kaliher, F.. E. Hall, n. J. Peterson,
Harry .Halseth, D. NJ. Cameron, John
Vertin, Chas. Sylvester, S. G. Vasa1y,
Val. E. Kasparek and J. J. jacobson.
A mention of the report of the mem
bership committee was made but the
lofn 10 lot 0f
the membership.
Speaks for Farm Bureau Support
Support of the business men was
asked by J. J. jacobson for the Farm
Bureau of which he is president, in
retaining the county agent and county
demonstration agent and stated that
there was misunderstanding as to
the idea that business man could not
belong to the organization. He ex
planned, however, that they were u !
solicited, but welcome, should they ap.
ply for membership. It is understood
however, that the organization is to
continue to be controlled by the farm
ers, and rightly 80.
Mr.. jacobson stated that they likely
knew that he had Been a good Non
partisan: That he believed the or
ganization was the only vehicle at the
time that promised betterment for the
farmer, but that radicals had inter-
fered greatly with the movement.
The Farm Bureau came into being as
a war measure, he stated, to encourage
the farmers to increase the yield in
aiding the pursuance Of the war. AT.
ter the war, he did not feel that the
farmers had a fair show, that the
price of their products fell RAPIDLY,
while other things stayed up. The
Farm Bureau, he said, had accomplish
ed much for the farmers and pointed
out wherein savings had been made in
fostering cooperating shipping, their
influence in lowering Of railroad rates
and the price of. farm machinery. he
) disagreed with the Non-partisans
. he said, which he laid to the radicals
in their attack on the Farm Bureau,
and believed that the Bureau should
have the hearty support Of the farmers
and the backing Of the people of the
city. s..5..
a number spoke in favor of the or:
ganization being given proper support
and a number stated that they woule
make application for. membership.
SEWER CORRECTIONS ORDERED
IN ON FIRST STREET
A special meeting of the city coun,
Gil was held Monday afternoon and q
resolution was passed ordering tht
Immediate install allation Of sewer con
.nections by property owners on FRS,