The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-30
BOARD TOOK ACTION,
Now for the Public Build
ing Improvement
Mankato Commercial Association
Takes a Decided Stand for the En-
terprise==Very Little Dissent-=All
Phases Discussed==Wh Superin-
tendent Geriach Says-Other Inn
portant rIatters Considered.

The regular meeting of the board of
trade was held Monday morning with
President Willard in the chair
A granddaughter from the manu-
facturers association of Cincinnati and
Hamilton county, Ohio, was read. 1t
gave notice of a conference Of manu-
facturers to beheld at Cincinnati June
22nd, 1895, for the purpose OF general
Interchange of views looking to the
formation of a national association Of
Manufacturers which should embrace
among it's purposes the following:
The advocacy of carefully considered
legislation to encourage manufacture
ing industries.
Discussion of ways and means
whereby trade, relations between the
United States and foreign countries
may be developed and extended.
The establishment in North Ameri-
can capitals and other desirable points
of permanent expeditions for the dis
play of American products.
The invitation is extended without
limit as to the number Of attendance,
and that any individual manufactures
is welcome. The letter was tabled.
Mr.. Pope read circular from
the Union Company on transportation,
manufacturing and commercial in
terests of Philadelphia, stating that
there is a bill now pending in the
house of representatives for the legis-
lation of pooling. At a convention
held in Washington June ID, 1894, the
bill was reported favorably and with
the consent of the representatives OF
the shippers, solely because the con-
cession made to the railroads would be
Offset by the power of the interstate
commerce commission to interfere at
the proper time. The circular further
states that the shippers are impelled
by the instinct of self-preseryation TIC
ask that the commerce commission
should have right to know the Sc
crets of the pool, and that no agree
ment which threatens the public well
fare until a court of justice shall have
passed upon it. The opinion of the
board of trade was wanted in the mat
ter. 1t was referred to the committee
on transportation, who reported the
following resolution which was after
wards passed by unanimous vote:
Resolced, That our senators and rep
resentativeS in congress be urged TO
insist that house bill No. 1913 shall
provide that the interstate commerce
commission shall have jurisdiction
over all interstate business OF the com
panies that are members OF the pools,
with power of peremptory interference
with and suspension of any arrange
ment not approved by the committee:
and that the secretary be requested
to communicate this resolution to the
senators and representatives in con
gress, and to Mr.. John Fields, chair.
man, at Philadelphia, with the assur.
ance that the organization will co.
operate in general effort to attain
the ends sought.
The matter of appointing man tC
the railroad commission was discussed
The former action of the board
recommending the appointment Of q
Duluth man was rescinded. This
course was deemed advisable in view
of the fact that two northern Mime
sotians were already holding positions
on the commission, and the board
wanted the alternate of recommend
ing man from our own vicinity if the
opportunity should in future present
itself.
John Klein. speaking of the
proposed addition of the third story
to the public building said he saw q
picture in Saturdays FREE PRESS
with the third story added, and said
it looked very imposing. He wanted
to know what action the board in
tended to take in the matter.
II. p. Jensen stated that it wa:
time to do something definite, as il
/ looked as if matters were shaping
themselves to that end among the
business men. He said more room wa
needed for the government and pos
office departments and he suggested
| that the matter be discussed today.
eff you expect to have post otfic,
building during your natural lives yol
had better leave that third story bust
ness Alone" said vice-President Shoe
maker.
At the request of some of the mem
bers of the board, L. P. Hunt, of tn
FREE PRESS spoke for some moment
on the proposition of the third story
He stated that it is apparent from
careful perusal of the plans and SUI
vey of the demands that will be mad
upon the structure that third stor
is greatly needed. The cost of tn