The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-16

ward the city today, and are it's warm
and true friends, delighting in it's
prosperity, which is theirs He ex-
pressed the thanks of the Minnesota
editors who were present for the en-
tertainment, and said that they would
be pleased to accept the invitation of
Mayor Weaver to come again.
President G. L. Alleman, of the
Commercial Club, extended a welcome
to the newspaper men to come again,
when it would be made pleasant.for
them.s
Ex-Mayor Eustis praised Mankato
and said it's people do not know how
well they are building and how we'll
off they are. A great responsibility
rests with the people to make this as
great country as was intended by
the Creator. They are like the clay
piping seen today, one-third cement
and two-thirds sand. That is what
puts up these splendid buildings
Mankato cement and sand. Mime
sofa is the greatest state in the Union,
possessing all the essentials of COM
mercial growth. There is no longer
danger from the Indians that Mr..
Hall spoke of, for peace has driven
them to other fields. They want
scalps with hair on, and you hairless
and brainy fellows now have posses
sion here.
Geo. M. Palmer, for the board of
trade, expressed great satisfaction
with what he had seen and heard.
He congratulated the newspapers, and
especially Mr.. Hunt on his building
and the success of today, and the
Commercial Club on it's vigorous be-
ginning. During the 26 years of it's ex-
istence the board of trade has never
lost faith in the city, and it's desires
are being realized. 1t would join the
Commercial Club IN any way to help
Mankato.
G. S. Pease of the AnOka Union,
urged the city to get hustle on it.
self. The people ought to be proud
to live in Minnesota and Mankato.
You have the nucleus of great city.
Every citizen should put his shoulder
to the wheel and make the city what
it should be-the metropolis of south
ern Minnesota. He congratulated
the city on it's newspaper men, and
the citizens should help them as they
are helping you in building up the
city.
L. P. Hunt said that he believed
the newspapers of Mankato would
rank with the average. Country
newspapers are a better reflex of pub
lie sentiment than the metropolitan
papers, greater part of the color of
which comes from the country
newspapers. He asked each editor to
send a marked copy of his next
paper to the Commercial Club.
Liet. Gov. Day said that this was
proud day in the history of Mankato.
1t was day that would spread far
and wide the notoriety of this young
and growing giant. He had seen
nothing but what the city could be
proud of. The city is going to grow
through the influence of the Com
mercial Club. He suggested that a
telephone line be run to Fairmont,
as the latter had paid Mankato hun
dreds of thousands of dollars for lime,
brick, cement and stone. The city
ought to equal Duluth. There is an
unoccupied territory for railroad
from Mankato to Storm lake and
Spirit lake, and this city should Or
ganize a company and put it through.
God:has endowed Mankato with ad-
van tages which no other city in the
state has. Martin county has helped
to swell the political and commercial
greatness of Mankato, helping to
elect Judge Severance, Judge Dick
inson and Congressman McCleary. 1t
it revelation to see the cement
works and the Normal school. Man.
kato never had a better friend than
Senator Barr, who held the whole
state government two days to either
veto the appropriation bill or finally
come to his terms on the Normal ap-
preparation. Mankato is splendid
selves, and if Mankato takes advan-
tage of what God has given her she
will do we'll.
Congressman J. T. McCleary spoke
pleasantly of the printers trade. He
said. in part
SIN it's ultimate analysis, progress
in civilization is chiefly an advance in