The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-13
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state with nearly column of screed,
Misrepresentation and falsehood. If
done through blind ignorance it
stands as monumental disgrace to
the writer; if it was intentional, then
it is indeed disgrace to our supposed
advanced civilization that an enter
prising city of 10000 inhabitants, sit
uated in one of the richest and fore
most counties of one Of the greatest
states in the union contains within
it's border, one who will descend so
low as to strike at an attempt to in
crease the prosperity of our state, for
the sake of giving vent to personal
spite and jealousy. In starting out
with it's diatribe the ReUieaO says in
substance that it has persistently op-
posed an increase in the amount to be
expended by the commissioners, and
the setting aside of the laws intent.
The commissioners have not, as yet,
made single move that sets aside
the law by which they exist, nor have
they any such intention. Again the Re
Uieao says:
The legislature intended that the
natural resources and products of the
state should be exhibited at the state
expense, assuming that manufacture
ers and large Industrial interests
should and would make and pay the
expenses of their own exhibits, they
and not the state deriving the bene-
fits. The commissioners, however,
have set this idea at defiance and as
sumo that the state should pay the
expenses of all exhibits, both general
and individual.
The intent of the law is that the
commissioners shall see that there is
full and as complete exhibition Of
the resources of the state made, as is
possible for human skill to do, not for
the benefit of some particular corpora
ton, Individual or locality, but for the
benefit Of the entire state. Several of
the large corporations would probably
be represented at the exposition, but
scattered all over our state are hun
reds of smaller concerns and indiyi-
diuals that could not stand the ex.
pense of an exhibit, while the COM
mission can gather them up at COM
paratively small expense, and so ben
eft the many instead of the few.
Although the Rerieao does not seem
| to realize it, we have d state that is
bound to take it's place among the
very first in the Union. Its mineral
resources are unlimited, while its
acres and acres of pine will furnish
| lumber foryears to come. No soil under
the skies is more productive, and its
so counties are dotted over with as
good locations for industrial institu-
tions as man could wish for. In GER.
calls and vegetables it will take its
place beside any section from any
quarter of the globe, while from it's
farms can be selected as fine stock as
the world produces.
1t is the intention Of the commits
sion to go into each of these counties
and take the best each one has, and
therefrom made an exhibit that will
attract the attention Of the world,
and prove beneficial to the state. In.
this the poorer or less populated
counties will stand on the same foot
ing to the extent of their resources
with the wealthier and more populous
| idea of the ReuieD was carried out the
state representation would consist OF
q few exhibits picked up here and
there over the state, which might
prove of some benefit to certain indi-
yiduals, but of none whatever to the
state IN general. Never in the life
time of the present generation is there
likely to be such grand chance to
advertise to the entire globe the mag
nifcent resources of the state as is
now opened up, and instead OF SWIVEL
ing, back biting and petty jealousies,
there should be a united effort in
pushing the matter tosuccess. Viewed
in a broad light by any fair-minded,
! candid man, it must be seen that az
expenditure of $4,000, in view of the
results that will be obtained, is faI
more extravaganza, than an outlay OF
10000.
| Again this would-be conseryator Of
the peoples rights says that
this extra 100000 is being raised
on a promise held out by the
commissioners that the next legislai
ture will reimburse the subscribers,
which is an TACT unlawful and unius'
to the taxpayers of the state, (which
statement the writer knew to be
! false when he penned it. The com
7 mEsioners simply recommend tn
raising of the money by any process
which may be decided upon by tn
residents of each county,, SO tina
: should the legislature at its next ses
d sion see fit to appropriate a sum suff
y cient to cover the amount raised,
o can be properly turned over to thos
y who subscribe.
q The opposition which the Revie
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