The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-30
The Northwestern Dairymen's Association
Convention.

As the public already well knows Mankato
has been selected out of many applicants, for
the place of meeting of the 18th annual con-
yentiOn of the Northwestern Dairymen's
Association. The Board of Trade, i'm order
to secure this, had to guarantee the Associa-
ton at least 800 memberships and sufficient
hall and exhibition rooms together with usual
entertainment.
Following the uneXampled successful con-
ventiOn of last year, the coming convention
must either be a grand success or signal
failure. If it should be the former, no one
can estimate the benefit that will accrue to
Mankato and the region tributary to her: if
the latter, II will bring us disgrace If not pos
tive injury; and with our citizens rests the
issue. With favorable weather it can be
made the most important occasion MankatO
ever knew. But IL can he accomplished only
by hard work and liberality. These will not
he wanting, il our people can realize how
much of both are needed, and the benefits
that will surely follow. Twenty months ago
staynntion and encouragement ruled i'm NAH
kato. To-day hope, prosperity, push, are
i'm the ascendant These have not come boom
ing to us from abroad, but are the nutgruwtb
of our own well directed cfC rts, and always
God helps those that help themselves" All
we have to 10 now is to keep the bail rol.-
ing"
Now, to the case i'm hand. The Board of
Trade has promptly appointed u committee
of arrangements, and seeing the total made
quacy OF our accommodations for the de-
mands of this great convention, and having
faith in the public spirit Of our people, It has
contracted, even at this unfayOrabIc season,
for the rebuilding of the opera house for the
Associations use. To do this il IVES neces-
sary to guarantee the proprietors $1,000, not
TO rebuild il as a complete opera house, but
to put IL into condition for the conventions
use. This sum must be paid when the roof il
on, and it is I'm addition to the necessary ex.
penses attending the convention. Over 500
was raised for this purpose last year. 1t is
believed however, with our experience, $500
can be made to cover these expenses this
year, though the convention bids fair to be |
much larger. This calls for an immediate |
subscription of at least $500, more than |
double what was raised last year. We hope
every business man and friend OF MankatO |
will look this fact squarely in the face, and |
remembering the benefits last years conven-
ton, and foreseeing what immense prestige |
Mankato will gain by making the coming one |
great success, will gladly subscribe this |
amount In three days. The committee Of ar |
engagements has already appointed all the |
local committees, rs will appear elsewhere
thoroughly representing the whole city. The
chairman takes this occasion to give notice |
Of appointment to every committee man and |
committee-woman, and TO bespeak your ear.
nest cooperation, and as q result the most |
thorough stirring up that Mankato and this
whole country has ever witnessed.
Mankato, Nov. 20, 1888.
NJ. G. WILLARD.
Chairman Committee OF Arrangements. |
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