The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-13
BOARD OF TRADE.
Discusses Railroad and Other
Matters and AdjOurns.
The New Board Immediately Meets and
Organizes by Re.electing the
Old Officers.

The old board of trade held its closing
session Monday. A communities
ton was read from the Orange Judd
Co., in which it stated that it would
include Mankato among its published
list of towns wanting beat sugar fac
tories. They called attention to the
fact that unless the duty was retained
upon raw sugar from the Philippines
and Porto Rico and Cuba that the beet
sugar industry would be ruined. The
communication was referred to the
committee on manufactures.
A communication was received from
Robt, Crikmore, secretary of the state
dairyman's association stating that if
they desired to entertain the associa
ton for three days session, that it
should put in a bid for the same. 1t is
understood that this means for the an
nual meeting next year. 1t was re,
ferred to the committee on entertain
ment.
A communication from Alex r.
Smith, of New York, was also read re-
garding American shipping and the
bill for the encouragement of the same,
introduced in the senate by Senator
Hanna and was referred to committee
on legislation.
The railroad matter was brought uI
by Mr.. Patterson, who said that he die
not know as there was anything more
to say further than had been reported
in the papers except the outcome of the
late correspondence which had beer
carried on by Mr.. L. P. Hunt
Mr. Hunt referred to the correspon
dence he had had with some of the
towns along the proposed line of extern
sion of the Milwaukee road north anG
stated that he received letter from
officials of the road to the effect thai
they would not build an extension from
Mankato to Colonge and also reply tt
further inquiries that they had no pres
ent intention of extending their Man
kato line north. Regarding the Can
non Valley line and the probability o.
getting something done in connection
with it, he said the Rock Island PEG
pie desired to sell it, and thought thai
if the matter was brought to the at
tention of the c., B. & Q. road in 9
proper manner, that that road might
be induced to purchase it and so bring
them into Mankato. If this could be
accomplished the city would have an:
other outlet to Chicago and the Twin
Cities over leading line. This mat
ter was referred to the railroad com
mittee
NJ. G. Willard suggested that the
railroad committee keep up the agita-
ton for a new line out of Mankato
and that they correspond with the
New Auburn people and see what can
be done regarding line through that
way. This met the approved OF the
board.
Mr.. Patterson moved that the board
appropriate $50 to reimburse Mr.. w.
NJ. Farr for expenses to Chicago as
member of the railroad committee was
adopted.
Mr.. Jensen thought that some move
ought to be made to get sugar beet
factory here next season, as was prom
Used by Senator Kellar could be OBJ
tanned. es "
Oscar Schmidt said the city ought to
make it an object for outsider and out
side capitalists to come here. If more
railroads could be obtained they should
be. He also thought that a move
ought to be made to get the Minnesota
river declared unnavigable. Then a
dam could be put in and the city would
have good water power to offer.
Mr.. Hunt said that if the people here
in connection with those from other
towns along the river would act to-
gether in this matter that Congressman
McCleary would make move and
could get the stream declared unnavl-
gable by congress. If this was done,
he said the city park could be beauti-
fled by having dam built in the river
near it, and small lake thus obtained.
This would also furnish power for all
the manufacturing the city would
have.
This opened up spirited discussion
on the matter, after which Mr.. Schmidt
moved that the secretary correspond
with officials of towns along the river
with view of securing cooperation in
obtaining the abrogation of the naviga
ton laws so far as they pertain to the
Minnesota river.
The secretary read the report OF the
election of the new board of directors
andIthe board adjourned sine die,
The New Board.
The new board was Immediately or