The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-07
w. G. Weldon Submits Report on
Doings of Commercial Club for 1881

On January Ii, 1867, the dnHudi
meeting of the Redwood Falls Com
mercial club will be held at the club
rooms, at o'clock p. m. We expect
to have good speaker to address
you, and lunch will be arranged for
by the refreshment committee.
The Commercial club has function
ed the past IL months during the
hardest times we have seen in the 20
years past, and we have all bills paid,
have some cash on hand in the treas
ury, and practically all our members
in good standing.
The commercial club is a place
where all citizens of this community
can meet on common level. Our
motto is not to live and let live, but
rather to live and help to live. Com
munity harmony has been built up in
this community through the efforts of
the Commercial club, and believe
the members should take pride in be-
ing a part of that organization which
has stood for so much in our COM
munity.
Through the distribution of maps,
putting up road signs, taking active
part in boosting for Ramsey park,
and for legislation and appropria-
tions for it's maintenance, exhibition
of pictures of Ramsey park at Kan
sas City and Minneapolis, at various
conventions, furnishing statistical in
formation to the Minneapolis and st.
Paul papers, all of which has given
wide publicity to this community, we
have advertised Redwood Falls and
this community SO widely that this
city has attracted many live business
institutions, that might have gone
elsewhere, had not been for the live
spirit, the friendliness, the beauty OF
Redwood Falls.
Here are five important duties
for commercial club, all of which |
feel our club has stood for and taken
part in during the last past 20 years
that / have known it.
First-To teach citizens to think.
An enlightened thinking public is
busy every day in the year rising the
standard of public opinion, and pub
lie opinion is the only thing that de-
velops community life.
Second-It is the duty of the Com
mercial club to teach good citizen
ship.
Third-The Commercial club should
teach community cooperation. Cities
do not grow. They are built, and the
building of city is colossal task.
1t requires the sum total of all eff
forts and cooperation to make the
city a desirable place to live.
Fourth-It is the duty of the Com
mercial club to teach civic pride, and
inspire vision. 1t is comparative
easy thing to- recognize the beauty
in other cities and imagine that we
would be little more content if we
could live in another community
rather than our own.
Fifth-To encourage and attract
business and industry to this city.
These duties and ideals have been
worked on by members of our Com
mercial club since its organization,
and if you will look about, you will
recognize the results of that work IN
every nook and corner of this fair
city. The citizens of Redwood Falls
would have difficulty in finding a
place where they would be more con-
tent to live.
Our club has standing committees
on
Railroads and Transportation.
Membership.
Parks.
Legislation and Municipal Affairs.
Manufacturing and Home Trade.
Social.
And several others, besides the Of
ficers and board of directors all
standing ready to do their part, con-
sisting of probably 40 of your lead
ing business men.
Do you want this organization to
continue working for your best in,
terests and for the best interests OF
this community? If you do please
attend the annual meeting at the-cluh
rooms on January II, 1882, at s
o'clock p. m.
For 20 years have maintained 2
membership in the Redwood Falls
Commercial club, for the ideals
have herein set forth, and because
believe in Redwood Falls, and in Red,
wood county, the community where
have spent all my life, the county in
which l was born, and / take pride in
having had an opportunity to Jolr
with these faithful and honest people
in building the community in which
we live.
Wishing you the season greetings
i am,
Your very truly,
w. G. WELDON,
President of Redwood Falls Com
mercial Club.