The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-20
&C MEN Z!
That's What MankatO Will Produce
as soon as Works can be
Constructed,
sos, 900 to be Immediately In
vested by Eastern Capitalists.
A Real, Live and Living Boom for
Our City.

week, ana so unexpected did II come To the
mass of our citizens that IL unroofcd their
calculations for season of business inert
ness, AMI hurled them into pool of unseen
and unexpected activity that caused them 10
| open their eyes Ia the fact that Mankato Is
not, has not AMI will not he found asleep.
although she may have been caught mapping
NJ times In the past.
One week ago to-day, Mr. Jas. s. Parsons
President of the Continental Life Insurance
Company, of Hartford, Conn, and Mr.. l..
Cummings. of Buffalo, N. V. arrived in Nam
kato, for the purpose of making oiir city II
brief visit andIooking into the merits of our
cement producing stone After making
Scme few inquiries, taking certain parties
into their confidence, and carefully testing
the quality of stone, they decided To purchase
the property in West Mankato, belonging to
Mr. Stephen Lamm. Daniel Buck AMI Mr..
Armstrong, containing in all about - acres.
The land il that upon AMI Joining which Cess
Ter Il Coss brewery recently burned, run
ming south tn the Blue Earth river and east
to the Omaha railroad. The papers were
passed yesterday. and, we understand I'm
average of about $50 per acre was paid for
the property
Last evening we had an interview with
Messrs. Parsons X Cummings as To just what
they proposed Ia do and CLEANED from them
some very interesting facts. Within two
weeks Mr.. Cummings, who has made the
manufacture of cement n.study for over II
quarter of century, and who is interested
in the Cement Works near Buffalo, N. ",
will return to this place for the purpose of
experimenting the construction of the works
here, and will put II sufficient force of men ut
work to complete the necessary structures,
kilns, etc. within sixty days. The main
building will be 50X2.0 feet, constructed in
permanent ana substantial manner, and of
stone. by the time this is done, all the ma
chncry and tools used about the m,ulufac-
tory will he ON the ground ready for placing
in position ana no time will he lost in getting
the Mankato cement into the market.
The capacity of the works will be about
1900 barrels per day, but for the first year the
proprictors do not expect To turn ont over
about $40. This limited amount will give
employment to sixty or seventy laborcrs.
Then there are barrels Ia he made, ana If no
one here can be induced to start this indus
try, 1t will bc run In connection with the
cement works, although il is desired on the
part Of Messrs. Parsons Il Cummings that
some entcrprising Mankato gcntleman should
take the contract of furnishing them. This
branch, which is an Indispensable concomit-
ant of the cement works, will give employ
ment to ut least fifty men from the start
Nor is this all that the now enterprise will
do for itself AMI the city. Mr.. Cummings in
forms us that as soon us possible, and within
II year his establishment will put i'm machin-
cry for making tile and assures lis that he
will he able to turn out the hest sewer pipe
AMI well curbing that is made in this coun-
try. There is at present but one such con-
Germ west Of Chicago and that at Milwaukee.
In this branch many more laborcrs can find
employment, and ut compcnsating wages
AS we said before. Mr.. Cumm. nys is an cX
pert ut the cement business and knows
whereof hc speaks when he says that Manka-
to has the finest quality Of cement stone that
has yet been discovered i'm America. lie has
visited every such works in this country, has
tested their cement, has made Il close exam
nation of the stone here and says he is not
deceived in his calculations. THIS is certain
~ II distinction thai Mankato may feel proud
To claim and one that places her in an cnvi-
able position before the world
Mr.. Parsons believes, with Mr.. Cummings.
that the Mankato works will produce the
finest article made in this country He in
formed Ms that il is the wish of the company
Ia have some Mankato citizen put up ten or
Il dozen small tenement houses, but i'm the
event no one desired To do 81, his folks wi !.
The men who have charge of this matter
are broui-2augcd, liberal minded fellows, and
propose to push their business from the
shoulder. They did not come here with any
narrow ideas. They asked no bonuses; passed
no hat, and wanted no contributions. They
came here like men that they are, paid the
price asked for what they bought, aud will,s
far as lies within thcirpowcr, purchase every
dollars worth of material used i'm the con-
siruction of their works that il is possible.
right here ut home. They believe in help.
ing to build up Il town in which they are i'll
tcrcsted, and Mankato will receive such in
spiration from them in II business way, as she
has long needed tn make her what nature
intcnded-a city second to none i'm the State.
While they ask nothing from our citizens,
yet the company is perfectly willing. and in
deed would be glad, Ia have any one who de-
sires, to interest himself in the enterprise To
the extent Of taking stock. They do not be-
lieve in declaring local capital from seeking
safe Investment, and the Tact that this inst-
tuition has behind II all the money necessary
to push il to any desired capacity, it is self
evident that there Is no such thing as fail.
There is very good reason for the belief that
some of our home capital, now rusting in it,
Golfers, will take advantage Of the offer. This
Is not "close corporation" but broad
gagged, believing in the sentiment that 'live
and let live" is the main-spring to cveIy hui
man enterprise.
MankatO Is now entering upon an era oi
prosperity and commercial Importance never
before attained in all her history. With the
advent of two new railroads which are sure
| to reach here the present season: the intro
duction of Il vast industry that will within II
year turn out fully 900 barrels of cement
day. giving employment to 300 men or more.
the re-Opening of our stone quarries on an
unprect denied scale, all tend To show that
orr natural resources are beginning to drop
into proper channels and must receive their
| just rewards.
The people of MankatO extend to Messrs.
| Parsons & Cummings the hand of fellowship,
and we believe will ever stand ready to aid
the grand enterprise they are about to estab-
lish here in every possible way, and it is not
too much to say that during the brief time
| these gentlemen have spent i'm our city, they
| have made warm friends of all with whom
| they have come i'm contact