The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
MANKATO Is ALL RIGHT.

One of our most prominent citizens,
who is among the large investors in
Duluth, said the other day that if the
same money that went from Mankato
to Duluth during the boom there was
to be invested in this city at the pres
ent time the returns would be greater
than was realized at the zenith city.
The Duluth investors. like those who
have planted money in other parts of
the country, would be glad to get
their money out, but find it impossi
BILE without a sacrifice. Mankato has
had no boom, but although no outside
money has been invested here and
our home capital has sought invest
ment elsewhere, the city has con-
tinued to grow and improve, and to-
day has a more prosperous outlook
than at any time in the past. The
city's own intrinsic worth has brought
this about, and it is just this which
renders ones confidence in the city
well placed.
Few cities in the country have the
natural resources that enrich Man
katO, and still less are so well sit
uated in regard to those advantages
of location which build great cities.
Among the larger cities of the inter-
ior, few were built upon such foun-
dation as has Mankato. With a
united pull, this city can make sur
prising growth during the next five
years and surpass the expectations of
its most sanguine friends.
There was never time when more
building was in prospect. The new
residences will display architectural
beauty, and many substantial bust
ness blocks are to 60 up. Hardly
vacant house or store building can be
found in the city. A gentleman who
last week purchased house in the
fifth ward says that he has already
had six applications to rent it. Both
houses and stores will rent readily.
Were there dozen or two neatly con-
structed houses for rent, with the
modern Improvements, as many more
travelling men would move their fam
lilies to the city, owing to the cheaper
living than in the twin cities, while
still having many city advantages.
During his western trip the writer
saw no locality where investments are
so safe as in MankatO. but on the con-
trary saw where thousands have been
duped into losing Investments or dis
appointed in their best judgment.
No city had the business that Man
katO has in proportion to the size.
Mankato is one of the best cities of
its size to be found in the country,
and it might do some of our pessi-
mistic citizens good to go abroad and
compare their own city with those
which they visit. Taking everything
into consideration, they would re-
turn well satisfied to spend the re-
mainder of their days in assisting in
the growth Of their city and state.
There are those who have left the
city who have come to consider that
they would have done better to have
remained at home.
The one thing that is needed to
make large city of Mankato is that
her citizens go down deep into their
pockets when that will secure deep
advantage to the city. This done,
nothing can stay its progress.
The taxes are very light in this
city as compared with others, where
the assessment frequently equals the
market value, and sometimes eXcels
it. All necessaries of life are reason
able, and the prices are generally less
than in larger cities. where the higher
rents must be made up by increased
prices. We can here buy fruit al
most as cheaply as in the districts
wherejt is raised.
Let US turn in and boom MankatO.
NENnPIAT nav