The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-01
A STREET FAIR.
Talked Over by the Board of Trade
rlonday forming.
Sugar Beet Samples are to Be Tested
Soon.

OIL CrdOe MONDAY was lcUJer
from the American Beet Sugar Fac
tory Co. calling attention TO the crop
now maturing. The company has
sent directions to the farmers as to
how to care for the beets which they
are raising for test.
Jno. @. Noe, of the committee on
beet sugar factory, said that the time
had arrived when the committee
would have to have the samples that
are to be sent to the state expert
mental station. There will be no eX-
pense attached to the matter except
the freight. Seed was given to about
sixty farmers, but it would be useless
to send sixty samples, as the expert
ment station could not be expected to
make separate tests on so many from
one county. The committee thought
that it would select fifteen or twenty
samples, having regard to disdribu-
tion over the county. Word would be
sent to the farmers chosen as to how
to pull their beets and pack them. 1t
will be necessary to have the beets as
soon as possible after they are pulled.
The board authorized the committee
to pay the necessary expense.
Some Of the members thought that
all Of the farmers would want a
chance, but it was pointed out that it
would be impossible to do this, where
there was SO many.
H. E. Hance spoke on the opening
of Walnut street and advocated the
business men paying for walk to the
union depot, if permission could be
had from the council, in case the
council is not willing to pay for it.
He suggested this for the reason that
the question seemed to have become
one of lower and upper town. He was
always as much interested in anything
wanted by lower as by upper town,
and depl ored sectional feeling.
John Klein favored reaching the
depot by way of Jackson street, and
said that this would be satisfactory to
a great many who are now obliged To
60 around the Saulpaugh.
DR.. Follman told of the large mum.
Der of people who are Inconvenience
by having to 90 around the Saul.
paugh, especially if they were little
late, when they would have to 20 be-
low the train and work their way
back through the crowd.
III. P. Jensen favored the Jackson
street route.
Mr.. Hance said that he would favor
walk On each street leading to the
depot. 1t would be none too many,
considering the number of people who
60 to the depot.
The special committee on Walnut
street promised to see some Of the
aldermen, and motion by w. M.
Farr was passed, providing that nc
effort should be made to open Walnut
street for travel by team, but only fol-
a sidewalk.
Mr.. Farr reported on the subject OF
street fairs, and said that he had been
getting information on the subject.
Winona and Faribault had held these
fairs and GAINESVILLE is to have one
Friday. The farmers are enthusiastic.
DR.. Dodds and Geo. Atchison have
suggested that if Mankato has one
there will be fox hunt with hounds
at the park. The men and dogs could
be secured, and it would be something
new here. The county fair at Waseca
was failure, on account of all the in.
terest centering in the coming James
vile fair. The future fair seems to
be the street fair.
DR.. Follman said that he. was in
Winona when the street fair was held
there and that the city was gaily
decorated and was full of people. The
people considered it very good thing,
1t was the general opinion of mem.
bers that it is now too late to have
one in Mankato, but that a big one
should be held here next September.
On motion of Mr.. Farr, Geo. T. Barr
was elected director to fill a vacancy.
The board adjourned.