Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-20
MINERAL POINT AFFAIRS
Largely Attended Meeting of Com
mercial Club Held on
Monday Night.

Mineral Point were taken up and
acted upon.
The Promotion Committee made a
report as follows:
1. We believe that it would add
greatly to the appearance of our
streets if lights were kept in the
! windows of the store buildings dur
| ing the evenings of the week. An
investigation of the cost of making
| the necessary wiring and connections
| shows that the same will be very
| small and that the charge for the
current used would also be trif1ing.
We recommend that the Club take
such action as it sees fit to bring
about general action in this respect
by the merchants on Main street.
2. The question of keeping stores
open on Wednesday evening of each
week was also discussed by the COM
mittee. 1t was the judgment of the
committee that if there is a wide
spread demand by farmers living,
near Mineral Point that the stores
be kept open on Wednesday even
ings, that it would be bad business
judgmen on behalf of our business
men not to assent to this demand.
We suggest, however, that a commit
tee be appointed from this Club to
make a thorough investigation into
this question and to report at the
next meeting Of the Club.
3. The shipping facilities from
Mineral Point have been the source
of constant complaint by farmers
who have to ship stock to Chicago
and we believe that action should be
taken by the Club in an effort to
bring about an Improvement in this
respect. To that end we recommend
that shippers meeting be held at
the Club rooms at an early date.
That all farmers and others interest
ed be invited to attend the meeting;
that a representative of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad
Company be invited to attend and
that every member of the Mineral
Point Commercial Club make it a
point to be present. We feel quite
confident that if this matter is pre-
sented as it should be to the railroad
company that very much improved
facilities will be assured.
4. We further recommend that
the secretary of the Commercial Club
become a member of the association
of secretaries of the commercial
clubs in this state. This orgaization
sends out very much valuable infOr-
nation and also helpful suggestions
for community progress, and we
think it would~be distinctly to the ad
vantage of this community to have a
representative connected with the or
ganiZatiOn.
The subject of the probable cost Of
window lighting was considered and
committee appointed to take the
matter up with the merchants of the
city.
committee was appointed to in
terview farmers and obtain their
views in regard to keeping the busi-
ness places of the city open on We'd
nesday night of each week.
A committee was appointed to ar
range with farmers and shippers for
holding a meeting to consider the
subject of securing improved ship
ping facilities.
The recommendation that Secre
tary of the Mineral Point Commercial
Club become a member of the asso-
citation of secretaries of the CONNER
cial Clubs in this state was adopted,
and membership SO taken.
The Secretary of the Club report
ed that the Wisconsin Press Associa-
ton, through it's Entertainment Com
| mittee. had accepted the invitation
Of the Club to visit Mineral Point on
the occasion of its summer automo-
bile tour. A committee will be ap-
pointed to act in the matter when
Press Association program is re-.
ceived
The Promotion Committee at a
meeting held April Is, 1922, consid
cred various matters. and desires to
make the following recommendations
to the Club.
The millstenes from the first mill
in Southern Wisconsin were recently
presented to this Club. The matter
of securing a suitable place to dis
play them and other relics of pioneer
days was considered by the Club.
The stones are now on the site of the
old mill on the old Patrick O'Dowd
farm now owned by the Aide brothers
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