The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-06-09
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tory banquet and ball was largely at
tended by visiting travelling men and
their wives and by our citizens, and
the parlors and corridors were filed
gay humanity in evening dress.
The Henderson band gave delight
full concert in the rotunda between
eight and nine o'clock, and it was
surrounded by large concourse of
listeners.
The dining room was thrown open
at 9:45 and the invited guests nearly
filed it. A table had been placed on
the floor in front of the orchestra, and
behind this Gen. J. III. Baker took his
stand and raped for silence. He was
master of ceremonies and introduced
those who responded to the toasts, but
before doing so made few eloquent
remarks.
He referred to the recent organiza-
tion of travelling men residing in the
city. There are so many organlza 4
tions being effected all over the coun-
try that the creation of them is not
one of the least interesting features
of modern progress. The travelling
men are body of young, active: tai
ented, business-like men, who nave
supplanted the old plan of the coun-
try merchants going to the cities to
order goods, and who take the place OF
the firms sending them and are re-
sponsible for the firms and to their
customers. There are 3OO,O travelling
men in the United States, alert, act
i've keeping the cars and hotels run
ming. They represent a power OF
strength. When they first appeared
there was some doubt about their
standing, but the undesirable ones
have been weeded out and they are
now fine body of men. The system
has come to stay, it has merit. and is
all right. Instead Of the merchant
going to New York, the firm sends its
representative to the merchant.
"Our City" was responded to by S.
f. Barney, as Judge Severance was
too busy with court duties to be pre-
sent. Mr.. Barney haduseen the city
grow from the start. He had hoped
to know everybody in town even down
to the babies, but the city had out.
grown him. If Mankato is not the
largest city in the world, it is the
best. 1t has to ggrow because it is
| founded on a rock He could not at
tempt to enumerate the industries
that had grown up since he came tC
the city, but he named over some OF
them. He then extended the hospi
tality of the city to the travelling
men. We have the best, jolliest, most
lively class of travelling men in the
world living here, and their friend.
here tonight are the same. This il
the largest city between the Twir
Cities and Sioux City, and betweer
Winona and the Rocky Mountains
We are glad to have the honor of be
ing the city that the travelling mel
feel that they can get together in. w
have the best equipped hotel and tn
best landlord in this or djoininl
states. You are always welcome ant
we hope that you will come often t.
Mankato, the queen city of the West
Congressman McCleary replied t.
the toast, "Our Host, Mr.. Saul
paugh. He said he was at first unde
cided who the host was. Was it tn
city of Mankato that sets like gen
on the finger of Minnesota? Was i
the travelling men, who may be liken
ed to the spokes Of wheel, extendin
from the centers of intelligence t
the circumference thereof. Casa
found when ne reached Britain tina
the Mercatores were then ahead c
him carrying civilization, and the Ii,
erel translation of Mercatores
travelling men," No, the host coul
be none other than the DelmonicO {
the west. The speaker made a nun
Der OF happy remarks. speaking {
Mr.. Saulpaugh's amiable qualities
he said that he was SO large hearte
that he would cash check for
t. stranger-"once in a thousand years.
referring to a worthless check tacke
up in the office of the hotel.) Th
speaker spoke of the host. as one who
coming to him in want, had been n
ceived.
i J. A. Johnson. the st. Peter edito
responded to the toast 1.-THE Ladies.
He said that the subject needed o
eulogy at his hands, for she can spea
for herself. To eulogize her would /
like painting the lilly or touching u
refined gold. Woman is the divines
creature of a divine creation. Of w
mans origin the speaker knew but Ii
u tie. Woman should have been crea
', ed first, by the natural fitness {
. things. The Lord, in making angel
. assorted the clay in two measures an
Il to the best he assigned woman. W
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