The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-14
IMPORTANT .rlATTERS CONSIDER
ED THIS MORNING.
A Spring Fair and an Exhibit of Local
Manufacturers Considered The
City Urged to Buy narket Place.
COMMITTEES Appointed on Both Mat
ters--Sugar Beet Raising, Walnut
Street Opening and Butter Board of
Trade Considered.

The meeting of the board of trade
Monday was unusually import
ant.
Secretary Chapman read letter
from Senator G. K. Davis saying that
he had received the boards resolution
favoring monetary commission, and
that he would give it "most con-
Siderate attention."
An invitation was received to send
delegates with their wives and
families to a tranS-Mississippi Con-
gress, to he held at Salt Lake City. 1t
was laid on the table.
Senator Barr reported that $4,000
pounds of sugar beet seed had been
purchased in Germany by the state, at
81 cents pound, and that the state is
offering it at II! cents a pound. the
difference being made up in the ex-
pense of shipping and packing. This
seed would arrive in St. Paul this
week and it would be distributed
on or before Saturday. Mr.. Barr said
that he had ordered fifty pounds for
the board Of trade. He favored giving
pound free to each farmer who de-
sires to raise some of the beets this
year.
A letter from the Chicago & North
western Ry. to President Shoemaker
was read. 1t gave the addresses Of two
Chicago men who can be correspondent
with in regard to beet sugar factory,
and also the names of a machinery
firm.
1t was agreed to have notice pub
lished, to inform the farmers as to
where and when they can get seed.
One pound will be given to each
farmer who applies for it, and this
will be enough to seed an eigth of an
acre. The seed can be secured at the
Office of Jno. @. Noe, on Hickory
street, wnen it arrives.
F. M. Currier made report of the
last meeting of the Southwestern Min
nesota Dairy and Produce Exchange.
when May 18th was fixed upon for the
first sale day. He said that on behalf
of the board of trade he had guaran-
teed cold storage for the butter that
was shipped in on account of that sale.
Several creameries had agreed to offer
butter for sale, and Secretary j. w.
Davies, of the exchange, had guaran-
teed to have buyers present.
The matter of the city opening the
Walnut street extension tothe union
depot was talked over, and M. B.
Haynes expressed the opinion that
the present council would take the
same stand on the'subject that the old
one had done. He said there is talk
of the city building two-stOry vault
on the south side of the city hall and
in the Walnut street extension, which
might possibly be move to forestall
the opening of the street. What is
needed now is a twelve foot sidewalk.
John Klein said that the Kelly cor
uer, diagonally across from the opera
house, can be purchased cheap and
that it would be fine place for city
market, and about the only place left
that can be secured at a reasonable
figure. Now is the time for the city
to buy, even if il does not erect mar
ket until later. Mr.. Klein advocated
one-story structure, with movable
stalls, so that the building could be
used as a public hall when needed.
The stalls could be rented and the
city secure a revenue. Mr.. Klein
spoke strongly in favor of the city own
ing market. He said that several
market gardeners stand ready
to build stalls in such place them
selves, as they do not like to peddle
their goods about the city.
After some discussion of general
ly favorable nature, Mr.. Haynes
moved that a committee, with Mr..
Klein as chairman, be appointed to
promote the purchase of suitable
location for market. This was car.