The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-06-13
Community Club
Discussed River and
Road Project
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Committees Appointed
To Meet With Council
And Secure Sketches

Sixty-four men, members Of the
Community Club, Water, Light &
Power Commission, the City Coun-
Gil, County Commissioners and
guests gathered at meeting of the
club last Thursday evening to dis
cuss project Of Identification,
pike rearing pond, Strengthening of
Sank River and improvement and
Identification Of the road to the
cemetery.
Before the dinner, Captain Carl
Fischer gave an explanation Of the
new setup in the National Guard,
and stated that the local outfit
would go into training at Camp
Ripley on July 7th for p days. He
said they would not participate in
the big army maneuvers, as the
local unit has been changed to
anti-aircraft. His message to club
members urged the cooperation of
all businessmen in getting members
Of the local company to camp this
year. He asked that employees be
given at least an eight-day leave
from work, If not, the full u days,
SO that they can have a full
strength company at camp this
year.
An explanation of the project to
be sponsored by the Water, Light
& Power Commission, with the CO.
operation Of the Community Club,
revealed one Of the finest programs
for the betterment of the city Of
fered for many years. The pro-
ject, which 1t is planned can be
built under the WPA setup, in
cludes plan to straighten Sank
River below the dam, with this
work to continue to the high bank
in the Brown pasture, east Of the
city. This would necessitate the
elimination Of the first two bridges
on the Third Street road to the
cemeteries, and the erection Of q
new bridge somewhere in the
neighborhood Of where the last one
now is. This plan Includes black
topping Of that road and the plant
ing Of trees along both sides from
the city's edge to the cemeteries.
Included with this work program,
was a project for the building Of
a pike rearing pond, which would
commence below the dam and con-
tinue to the city's property, west
of the Disposal plant. This entire
program was to be made into one
large WPA project, with the City
Council suggested as the petitioner
and the Water, Light & Power
Commission and County as spon-
sors.
DR.. L. L. Smith, Of the Fish and
Game Commission, who with N. L.
Moe, also Of the Commission, was
invited to give an explanation of
pike rearing beds, spoke on the
general activities Of the conserva-
ton department. He stated that
conservation was not a simple mat
ter, that however, through the
present scientific staff they hope to
build up the lakes and fishing re-
sources. He stated that a fish
rearing pond requires constant at
tention and that the task should
not be undertaken lightly. This,
he said, would be a long-term pro-
position. The department, he said,
would make a study or survey of
the lake to determine the fishing
demands, the species best suited,
and he promised the support of the
department in solving the local
problem.
Mr.. N. L. Moe, who has made
a study of rearing ponds in Iowa,
said that it is not a matter of put
ting in fry and stock the lakes at
random. He cited the successes
and failures of pike rearing bed
projects, both in Iowa and in this
state. He said that small ponds
have not been proven successful,
however, some success has been
in larger ponds. Propaga-
ton is not done in a minute, he
said, although we have possibilities
for a pond. If built, he said, it
must be run locally and must have
the interest Of local people. He
that local sportsmen send
a sketch Of the proposed rearing
bed, it's possible size and the de-
sires of the local people, to the
department, and in
turn the department would probab-
ly make survey Of the lake and
advise the sportsmen as to the
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