The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
THE APPEAL.
Address to Town rleetings and Viii
iage Voters.

The following is copy of the let
ter addressed by the joint committee
on good roads to town meetings and
village voters, through the clerks of
the different precincts:
The attention of the voters of the
various towns and villages in Blue
Earth county is called to the follow
ing propositions, and action thereon
is invited at the coming town meet
ing.
Is it not reasonable to suppose that
improved methods in road building
and road maintenance will, ii en-
ployed, work improved road cOndi-
tiOnS, even as new methods have
changed for the better the dairy pro-
ducts of the farm, or the transit
systems of the cities?
Are not all the people of the en-
tire county directly interested in the
road Improvement problem, now one
of the live questions of the day?
The city has been accused of seek
ing better roads for the benefit to
it's interests to be derived therefrOm.
1t pleads guilty to the charge, but
will not the owners Of the farms
and dweliers in the villages as frankly
admit that good roads are of desirable
interest to them as we'll. We be-
lieve it is only ignorant or unduly sus-
picious men who will attempt to stir
up unnecessary differences and preju-
dices concerning this important ques-
tiOn.
Let us then unite our efforts. Let
US be up to the times and pull evenly
together to secure what we all want.
The city has placed itself squarely
in line as favoring improved roads for
the whole county. 1t will stand by
this position and it invites the active
cooperation of all the people in the
county TO that end.
A good road convention is hereby
called then to meet at Mankato on
Tuesday tine 18th day of March 1896 at
10 O'Clock a. m. in hall TO be here
after announced through the papers.
!. The supervisors and path-masters
in every town in the county are by
virtue of their offices declared entitl-
ed to full participation in the DELHI
eratiOns, and each town at it's regu-
lar annual town meeting is invited
to elect two or more delegates, in adj
attend said convention.
Good speakers will be secured and
it is suggested that Road League,
or other organization be formed to
carry on to successful result.the i'm
proved conditions Of roads which it is
hoped to inaugurate and encourage by
this proposed convention.
But the future course beyond this
convention will be left entirely for
the convention itself to determine.
The city will send limited num-
Der of delegates and will endeayor to
select men who will lend energy and
intelligence to any movement decided
upon, but will not attempt to dictate
plans to be undertaken nor methods
to be followed.
Villages also are invited to select
three or more delegates to attend the
convention in such manner as may be
determined by themselves.
Ii this invitation, given in good
faith, is met, as the committee hopes
it will be, in the same spirit, and is
complied with the convention will be
overwhelmingly in the hands Of the
towns and villages, and the country
can fix the policy TO be pursued
Let us come together not in suspi-
cion of each other, but with deter
mination to consult and to get to-
gether for common benefit.
Respectfully submitted by joint
committee of Mankato Board OF
Trade, Commercial Club and Century
Club.
GEORGE T. BARR, Chairman.
A. G.. MATTER, Secretary.