The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-02-01
THE REDWOOD FALLS COMMERCIAL CLUB

THE Redwood Falls Commercial Club has just
passed through hard year of existence,
l. and some may wonder why it has not made
a more substantial showing of activities. The real
reason is that people have been short of money
and the club has been without funds, and the
close of the year found the club in debt for one
months rent, and with about five or six hundred
dollars in dues outstanding. In spite Of this the
club has not been asleep and it has acted spon-
sor through it's members for nearly every public
movement attempted in this community.
The Club has its COMMITTEES, on Good Roads,
Legislation, Advertising and Excursions, Manu-
featuring and Home Trade, Railroads and Tran
sportation and Ramsey State Park, all acting with
the officials of the Club, ever alert and ready to
see that the best interests of the City and COM
munity are properly protected and advanced
This makes for working organization, that &C
complishes things quietly and with continuity;
and unknown to the average citizen, things are
regularly happening to make this better place
in which to live.
For this organization to continue to exist it
must have the support of the citizens here, nancl-
ally as well as moral.
The club has been criticised as furnishing a
place for a few to play cards, and some
townspeople give this as reason for not wishing
to continue their membership.
It should be remembered that the men who
thus enjoy their membership in the club, are as
sistng the club by paying their dues, and were
it not for the commercial club, they woulc have
a club of their own, which would be merely a
club for their recreation The Commercial
Club would find it difficult to exist without their
financial help; these men have all paid their
dues.
rl.. 81 C1,,1 f,1rni
with heat and light, to the Redwood Falls Mer-
chants Association, for it's Secretary, as well as
a place for it's meetings. This is proper, and in
return it is proper that the Commercial Club
should have the moral and financial support OF
every merchant and business in this City.
For $1,000 per year dues the Club is furnishing
the city with a working staff of about forty five
men, on committees and as officers Of the Club.
This staff is working for Redwood Falls citizens,
free of charge, the entire year, and it is the
most effective and the cheapest help the city can
employ.
The wonderful meeting of the Father and Son
Banquet last year alone worth the price OF
one years dues. 1t put through the
efforts of the Club Who say the value OF
Ramsey State Park is to this City, and who can
deny that it would not be here but for the efforts
of Commercial Club committees For two years
the Club paid the expenses of the up-keep and
maintenance of the Park. New roads built and
the clearing work done in the park, were handled
through committees Of the Club The lunch serv-
ed the workers was to quite extent paid fol
by the Club; crawling the bathing beach was
handled through Club committee. Building 8
gravel walk to the fair grounds, was handled
through Club Committee. Our lecture courses
have often been guaranteed by the Club. Legis
lation has been gained or warded off as our com
mittee found it worthy or unworthy Of support
For the benefit of the farmers organization
the Commercial Club paid the expense of Armory
rent, and provided quarters for their three days
short course. The Pure Breeders organizations