The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-30
BOARD OF TRADE.

The regular semi-monthly meeting Of
the Board of Trade was held Monday
morning at nine O'Clock, at City Hall,
with President J. A. Willard in the
chair. The following members were
present and answered tostheir names:
Barr, Barney, Chapman, Christensen,
Higgs, Hall, Longini, Farr, Follman,
Jensen, Noe, Pope, Pay, Selleck, Tut
tie, Walker. Wise and Willard. The
minutes Of the previous meeting were
read and approved after single cor
rectlon had been made.
The committee on manufactures re-
ported that they had held communi-
cations with Knitting Mill Co., of
Wisconsin, and in their letters the
company stated the amount OF money
it would require TO start a plant IN
Mankato. Several members Of the
board spoke favorably of the goods as
manufactured by this company. The
report Of the committee was adopted.
but will still further look into the
matter
President Willard drew the atten-
tion Of the board to the fact that
Mankato is an excellent locality for
carriage factory. He stated that Mr..
Jensen was ready and willing to take
hold Of the matter. Mr. Willard
thought company could be organized
with capital of 100000, but that
during the first year only S25. 900 would
be needed, and this amount would be
used for the purpose of building and
machinery. Mr.. Willard announced
that he was ready to put $4,000 IN
such an enterprise. Several members
of the board spoke favorably of the
scheme, and thought the company
would be able to get a market for
their workmanship. On motion the
matter was referred to the committee
on manufactures.
The next matter that came before
the board, was the apportiOnment OF
Blue Earth county fund toward max
ing proper exhibit at the Worlds
Fair III Chicago in 1888. Mr.. L. T.
Hunt appeared on behalf Of the State
Commission and in a concise manner
asked the board to take action in the
matter of raising the amount Of 5000
which he thought the city ought to
appropriate toward the county apor-
tionment of ST.. $40. He believed the
laf, or 1or. rr7n17ld %hn no l.
ance Of S640. To make proper eXhl-
bit OF our state products he said this
extra amount called for should be
raised.
In answer TO question, Mr.. Hunt
stated that the people OF Blue Earth
county, as well as other localities
ought TO be proud Of her resources,
and that the commission proposed
erecting a state building worthy of
the state and it was TO be used for
exhibits He stated that an excellent
locality for a building had been Sc
cured. He desired it to be thorough
" understood that the building was TO
be used for exhibits and not for club
house purposes. The commission also
thought it a good plan TO have a bu-
reau of information and post Office, as
well, where the citizens Of our state
could go and get their mail every day,
and receive such information as they
sought.
After a number of the members had
spoken in favor Of raising the ap-
portionment, Mr.. NJ. G. Willard made
motion that the President appoint a
committee of five, with power TO take
the matter into consideration and
act. Mr.. Hall made an amendment
to the effect that the committee be
appointed to call publicmeeting, but
this was lost. The president then
put the original motion, and it was
carried with but one dissenting vote.
General Pope stated that the rail
road commissioners would have a
hearing in the city in the near future
on the complaints sent in some
time ago. and asked for the use of the
Board Of Trade rooms for such meet
sng. II was granted.