The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-04-28

Among the Northwestern News"
in Mondays st. Paul Dispatch, we
CLEAN the following
a convention will be held at Man.
kato on the 26th inst, to take steps
towards advertising Southwestern
Minnesota. The people of this sec
tiOn claim that the newspapers of st.
Paul and Minneapolis advertise the
Northern Pacific country to their en-
tire exclusion.
This is not only literally true, but
the irrational manner in which we
are ignored by those papers is posi-
lively Il burning injustice, and the
citizens of Southern Minnesota so &C.
cept it and will in future resent the
insult. Only few days since all
article, well written and interesting,
setting forth in truthful language the
many natural and superior advant-
ages of this section, WAS sent the
Pioneer Press for publication. But
what do we find Instead of half or
three.fourths of IA column, we note the
essential points stricken out, and the
whole letter condensed to Il Stick-full,
and then, to heap insult upon injury,
this was placed in an obscure part of
the paper. All that the Minneapolis
and st. Paul papers dwell upon is the
grandeur of Northwestern Minnesota,
Dakota and the Manitoba country, a
section that only has about two
months summer, and even during that
short period an ulsterette is IN almost
indispensable apparel! Beautiful in.
deed Why, that country about which
we read so much gush in the metro.
politan papers of the "twin cities" is
no more to he compared with the
beauty of scenery, plentitude of pure
water, abundance of timber, and
adaptation of soil To diversified agri-
culture. of Southern and Southwestern
Minnesota, than is the editor of either
of the several papers published in the
aforesaid twin cities" comparable
with truthful assertion.
The citizens of Mankato and Blue
Earth county, especially. propose to
Let their light shine forth through the
medium of printers ink. and the
publishers of THE FREE PRESS are
now arranging for an edition of TO-.
600 copies of the paper. double it's
standard size. That is, instead of SO
columns the paper will contain 70
columns of natter. This edition will
be exclusive of our regular issue, and
will be devoted to the thousand and
one advantages that are offered by
our unsurpassed facilities for the
Introductory of undeveloped re.
sources of Mankato, and the ex.
cellence of our county for dairying.
stock-raising and diversified agricul.
ture.
We are now having made to order
map of the city of Mankato and also
one of Blue Earth county both of
which will appear in this monstrous
issue, together with cuts OF various
prominent buildings in the city. And
here We desire to state, that those of
our businessmen who wish to have cuts
of their building inserted should pro.
cure a sketch of the same immediate.
~ and, if desired, we will send them
forward to he engraved. The expense
will he light, and we hope those of
our merchants whose business build.
ingS are among the best, will see to it
that their illustrations are completed
in time.
To get up the enormous edition we
speak of, will incur large expense,
and we ask our citizens. one and all,
TO enter into hearty cooperation with
us and thereby relieve us from a pos
sible loss in the undertaking.
Mechanically, the "Immigrant
Edition" of TIE FREE PRESS will be
model of Typographical neatness and
mechanical perfection. 1t will be
printed upon book.paper and every
thing shall betOken boom that will
make Mankato and Blue Earth coun.
ty resound throughout the whole
country. Let us receive from our
people, individually and collectively,
substantial aid and encouragement,
and we, on our part, will sent out to
the world the handsomest, largest and
newsiest paper that ever crossed the
borders of Minnesota or the great
Northwest.
Will YOU do it