The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-31
MANKATO MOVES.

for delegate convention to devise
ways and means for raising additional
funds with which to proceed with the
work of gathering, classifying and
placing on exhibition our varied re-
sources and products. The Board OF
Trade at it's regular semi-monthly
meeting this morning passed resolu-
tion of endorsement Of the purposes
for which the convention is called, and
selected as delegates Senator Barr and
Ex-senator Pope = two gentlemen
whose names will at once give conf
sfence that so far as MankatO and
Blue Earth county are concerned, the
movement is received with popular
approval. The City Council will
meet on Monday next and it is conf
IDENTITY expected that the action of the
Board of Trade will be endorsed by
the selection by that body of two
equally representative gentlemen from
among our citizens who will lend their
presence and wisdom in solving this
rather complicated question.
There seems to be an erroneous inn
preston abroad anent the refusal OF
she managers of the Worlds Fair to
permit exhibits in state buildings.
The fact is that every state having a
building on the grounds will be per-
mitted to exhibit it's products of
every kind and variety within that
building, save manufactured articles,
articles in process of mandatory
and motive power. This will give
Minnesota, if she shall have build
1ng, an opportunity to display her &C.
reals of all kinds, her minerals, stone,
fruits, vegetables, forestry, horticul-
cure, Horticulture, dairy products
and stock. 1t will give us an
opportunity to show on maps our
waterways, inland lakes and a thou
sand other matters of interest to
home seekers and which will prove O
EneStimable value to the state.
The question:: What can more
than $50, 900 be used for ?" Let us see.
The law under which the ap-
preparation was made by the last
Legislature makes it unlawful
80 use any portion of the $4,000 for
building purposes. Unless provision
rs made, therefore, for at least S25, 900,
the State can have no building in
which to make home exhibit, nor
can it have place where MinneSo-
tians can come for such information
as is absolutely needful to clear and
comprehensive idea of what is to be
seen and how best to see it. Dumped
6ntoa great city with million popula-
EioH, augmented with half million
strangers, to seek out information
and get anything like satisfaction is
going to be difficult task, to draw it
mildly. But if we have headquart-
ers building, every Minnesota resi-
dent would feel free to apply for in
formation and receive all assistance
that could be rendered in making the
"trip one of pleasure and profit instead
of drudgery and disappointment.
The Forestry Association of the
State, with Mr.. ]. o. Barrett as secre-
Eary, asks for $4,000 and it is not too
much with which to carry out this
feature OF our States exhibit and
make - compare favorably with 9TH
er States not so well equipped in this
line as ourselves. The horticultural
Association wants $4,000. Here we
have another $4,000. Our stock in
Gerests are great and rapidly develop
ing, and it will require money to have
chem represented as they should be.
Our dairy interests are rapidly assum-
Eng distinction and we must foster
them by making liberal showing.
Our mineral interests, second to no
State in the union, must be perma-
nently brought to the front. Our
agricultural interests in general should
and must receive much consideration,
and if the exhibition of all kinds of
cereal is made according to the posi-
Gion Minnesota occupies among the
ssisterhood of states, this department
Can be made as attractive as the best
and more attractive than most of the
states. But to do this will require no
small outlay of money.
There are many and innumerable
other things which will be consider
ed in making up the display, but
which cannot be defined nor dis
cussed herein. To do the work will
require money. The commission will
not spend one dollar more than is alb
solutely necessary to a creditable
showing, and an amount sufficient for
Ehis should not be withheld. AS the
Minneapolis Times truly says, ''The
legislatures gift is not half enough.
The people of Minnesota will never
again in this century see a worlds ex-
position at its very doors, and it be-
hoOves tie state to make itself known
at Chicago in 1893. The year follow
Ing the fair will be an immigration
year, and Minnesota must be ready to
show her agricultural resources and
capture the cream Of the immigrants. %