The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-01-09


plants have been made. These public
improvements were as follows:
Water mains, 1880 feet. Sc, 900
n. Broad street grading........."..,... 800
Fifth /" ............ 1900
Byron st. and James ave., grading. 1900
Shaubut street 60. 200
Alley g.. 200
Gutter opposite block IA. ........... 800
Sldewalks...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
Besides these items, large amount
of work was done on the stress, such
as putting in numerous stone crossings,
repairing cutters, etc. The streets are
in excellent condition. Various lmprov-
ments were also made at the hospital
and pumping station.
Several of our finest business blocks
were erected during the year, and more
than dozen costly plate glass fronts
have been put on different stores, lend
ing a much more metropolitan air to our
business streets.
Among the notable improvements
made to business and public buildings
were the following:
Young Mems Investment Company
building completed.
Foundation put In for High school.
J, G. Noes building remodeled.
Stern block.
Mankato National Bank block remod-
eled.
Mankato Mercantile Coz block.
Joseph Stahl's store.
Hubbard & Co.'s elevator.
Three large beer Storage warehouses.
Tub factory.
Linseed Oil Mill elevator addition.
Foundation for Swedish church.
Warehouse at Bierbauer's brewery.
Various improvements of smaller inn
portance were made.
Quite a number of tasty residences
were erected, in various parts of the
city. Among these, the houses built by
VIM. M. Farr, Hugh Jones and Charles
Bennett were the most costly.
The electric light company largely in
creased its plant, and put in dynamos
large enough to light the city with arc
lights.
All of these improvements, taken to-
gether, will foot up well towards $780,
600.
The extention of the water mains, and
the putting in of the arc electric lighting
system were the most valuable improve
ments that affect the general welfare.
The year Was prosperous one for all
the various manufacturing interests of
the city. The factories ran with full
forces practically the entire year.
The commercial interests found the
year an excellent one. Shipmentswere
large, bills we're generally paid with
more than usual promptness. Failures
were less than for years.
The stone quarries shipped thousands
of carloads of their products to all por-
tons of the Northwest.
Mankato lime, brick and cement have
much stronger footing than year
ago, and the outlook Is very f1attering.
Retail dealers have no complaints con.
corning the J ear just closed. Trade has
been brisk, collections good, and they
have been generally prosperous.
Perhaps the most favored class of all
were the farmers. With every crop 8
saccess, splendid wealth r, and high pr.
ces, they lave largely increased theil
bank deposits and their stock of happl.
ness.
The year was one of unusual health.
fulness in the city, despite several
deaths of prominent people, and the
ravages of the grip in the first months
of the year.
The absence of fires was also a cause
for congratuatIon.
The year 1891 starts out with promises
most bright, and every class of our citi
,zens looks to the future with no for
bodings. They have it within theil
power to give the city big push for.
ward, if they will "get together
There Is nothing wanting but the spirit
eve are the people," and if our citizens
will only get over their ignoble content.
ment with plodding along in the same
old rut, we will rapidly oyertake Sioux
City, Duluth, and the other young gi-
ants Lat have grown with the rapidity
of Jacks beanstalk during the past few
years.