The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-27
BOARD OF TRADE.
A Meeting of Those Interested in the
Proposed Road TO Pennington
Called Resolutions of Respect
Standing Committees An
nOunced.

Standing Committees An
] nOunced.
: The Board of Trade held an interest
ing meeting Monday morning. Sever
al gentlemen from kasota were pres
ent, TO consult in regard to the pro
posed railroad from this city to Farm
ingten. Mr.. Babcock acted as spokes
man and stated that the people of hi
town want the road, and are willing
to give it the right of way and to aid il
DIS far as possible. He thought that
such an extension of the Milwaukee
road is greatly needed.
Engineer Woodbury., whose letter
proposing the road was read at the
last meeting of the board, was pres
ent and spoke upon the project He
said that he had been over the route
and that no difficulty over the topo-
/ graphy of the country had presented
itself. There would be no bridges OF
| tunnels, and the road could be quick
| ly and cheaply built. The land through
| which it would run is ola most excel
| lent character, rich and rolling. The
/ distance to Pennington is about 80
miles, and from Pennington TO ST.
! Paul, via the Milwaukee road. "A miles
The people along the proposed route
want the road and will assist in its
construction. He thought that the
road would be profitable from the
start.
A motion was unanimously carried
calling convention TO be held, at
which representatives of the towns
interested shall be present, TO consid-
er the proposed road and to take such
action TO secure it as shall seem best.
The railroad committee of the board
was designated to represent it at the
meeting, which will be held next
month at time and place to be here
after agreed upon.
Several members spoke Of the ad-
vantage the road would be to the coun-
try through which it will pass, and
of its Importance to the Milwaukee
road.
The committee to which had been
left the task Of preparing resolutions
upon the death Of Secretary Window
and resolutions thanking those who
were instrumental in securing the
passage of the public building bill.
presented the following resolutions,
which were adopted:
The startling announcement of the
sudden death of the Hon. VIM. Win
dom, the Secretary of the Treasury
at New York City, while attending
great commercial gathering, and just
as he had finished an able address
upon the financial condition and out
IF ha
feeling of deep sorrow in this state,
of which he has so long been a resi-
dent, and has cast a gloom over the
many busy communities and cities,
which have so often experienced his
kindly attentions, while their repre-
sentative at the national capital, and
since his promotion to the cabinet
council of the head of the nation.
The friendship and kindly relations
which have existed between many of
this board and the dead statesman,
and the manifest interest displayed
in our city, and its interests during
the many years of his public life, and
the kindly help extended during his
last days in the matter of the location
OF public building at this place, i'm
pei Us to give some expression to our
sense Of the loss to the state and
nation, in his death; therefore be it
ResOtUed, That, beacuse of his mental,
moral and personal qualities valid
sound and well balanced
judgment-his great clearness of mind
and sincerity of cOnviction-his
strength Of nerve and his poise of
the country has sustained
a great loss, and history will show
that he has left well defined foot |
prints on the sands Of time"
Res0tUed, That because Of these
great points Of his character and be-
cause he was always accessible, cOurte-
BUS and attentive, and because of his |
grave and quiet dignity, the state has
lost faithful representative citizen. |
we'll worthy of emulation by young .
and old: and
ResO5Ued, That as d community. be- /
cause Of his oft expressed interest in /
Dur growth and prosperity, and the
helping hand given to advance our in /
-erests, we have cause to hold him in !
grateful remembrance.
Also the following:
Realizing that the bill for the erec-
lion Of public building at this city. |
1NNdAAC q A0W VA1l bIICI Nl8IdHG Ell
.orts on the part of those represent
ng our interests at Washington. and
IN the part of others living at that /
;ity, interested in the DEVELOPMENT of
southwestern Minnesota 1t is
ResOtred, by the Board Of Trade
# this city that the thanks of this
board and of this community, are due
10 the Hon. John Lind, our Congress
nan, and to Hon W. d. Washburn.
'ur Senator, for their untiring and
persistent efforts in this matter, and
o j. L. Williams, Esq, and the other
esident friends, for the aid which
hey have extended,
President Willard announced the
GLOWING standing committees for
he present year:
Manufactories-J.C. Noel. n. Hall. f.
". NJ. Farr, r. D. Hubbard, III. P.
enSen.
Railroads C. Wise,J. f. Meagher.
reo. I. Barr, S. T. Barney, Thos. Saul
augh.
Public Vements-James Shoe
laker, W. B. Walker, Geo. NJ. Palmer.
: r. Jones, NJ. o. Sundt.
Roads and Bridges-B. futile. John
llefn, d. W. SeIleck, P. FoIlman. F.
!. HeinZe. II
Real Estate and NaCOtiation-H D