The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-13
MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE con-
SlDERED FRIDAY NIGHT.
Federation of Labor May Meet in
Mankato Next June--PrOpOsition TO
secure the Farmers Institute
Preparations for Big Fourth of
July More Factories
Advocated--Manka Improvement
Association May be Revived

pr6SonU entering lHVO UHc Splllo VI
progress.
P. III. Carney was the first on his
feet and said that the semi-annual
convention of the Minnesota branch
of the Federation of Labor could be
secured for MankatO. 1t meets at
Winona Dec. 18th, and all it wants is
some information regarding facilities
and an invitation. From $50 to 200
delegates would be present at the
meeting in June. An endeavOr has been
made two or three times before to
bring the convention here, but no in
ducements had been held out.
A motion was carried, offered by W..
L. Comstock, that the club invite the
Federation of Labor to hold it's next
state convention in MankaJo, and that
committee of five be appointed to
look into the matter, Of which S. h.
Snow should be chairman, Mr.. Carney
declining to. serve in that capacity
owing to expected absence from the
city.
President c. L. Alleman read note
which he had received from l.. ?.
Hunt calling attention to the call for
an insurance convention to be held at
Minneapolis December 18th, and sug-
costing that delegates be sent.
G. II. Higgs maintained that the
twin cities would get any benefits de-
rived from the convention and that
the country would not be recognized.
w. l.. Comstock said that the COM
panieS doing business in Minnesota
had been driven to charge higher
rates by adverse legislation, and that
the last Legislature had been the worst
of all for the insurance companies. If
the convention formed a permanent
| organization it might bring about
better legislation later on, which
would be the only good that he could
see that was likely to come from it.
If the convention was for such pur-
pose. the country ought to be repre-
sented in it.
Mr.. Higgs said that if the securing
of better legislation was to be a pur-
pose of the convention soHfee good
might come from it, and he moved
| that a committee Of three be ap.
pointed to attend the convention at
their own expense. This was carried
Mr.. Snow brought up the matter OF
a Fourth of July celebration, and saio
that the article in lastevening's paper
was correct except that The Saulpaugf
was not the place of meeting. lie
said that a celebration would be 9
great benefit to MankatO, favored
| big one, and said that arrangements
ought to be commenced at once in or
| der to shut out any other celebrations
! He moved that a committee of five tC
arrange fora celebration be appointed
and this was carried.
w. L. Comstock said that other or
CARNATIONS in the city ought to be in
| terested in the move, and he moved
that the board of trade, city council!
and fire department be asked to CO.
| operate with the commercial club in
having a proper celebration. This
| was carried.
Secretary ]. B. Ogle presented the
report of the joint railroad committee
as already published, and the club &C
| cepted it and extended it's thanks tC
| the committee.
The secretary read communication
from the Superior, Wis, commercial
club, saying that it would be pleased
| to exchange the courtesies of the club
The secretary was empowered tC
favorably answer the letter.
President Alleman stated that he
had letter from General Manager
Mohler, of the Minneapolis & ST..
Louis road, saying that new time
table had been prepared, but that
matters had prevented his putting it
into effect. No change would now be
made until the contemplated change
of ownership of the Cannon Valley
division was settled. Mr.. Alleman
thought this favorable sign.
Mr. Snow wanted to know whether
the object of the club was only social
features, as it had been for some time.
A man would be here in ten days, con
/ corning whose business he was not at
liberty to speak, but it was important,
and he might be present at the next
meeting. He hoped that the mem
bers would take more interest in bust
ness matters than they had seemed to
be doing.
Mr.. Higgs said that if the club was
spelling for something to do he could
suggest two matters. One was postal
telegraph, which would be good
thing, and could be secured with or
ganized effort. A telegram from Du-
luth and other points to Chicago only
costs 25 cents, while one from Man
kato to a little beyond the limits OF
Blue Earth county costs so ceuts.