The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13
A WARM TIME.
Capt. Reed Asked to Explain
Some Matters.
He Makes Curious Statement Which is
Not Very Satisfactory to Man.
kat0 People.

& Mankato railway company, and the
board of trade and citizens was pro-
ductive of several entertaining dia-
logues, but those who expected to
have satisfactory explanation OF GER
tain matters connected with the man
agement of affairs were disappointed.
The meeting was not called to order
until nearly two O. o'clock, although an
nounced for one o'clock. Capt. Reed
was present, accompanied by Engineer
Hines, who has been conducting the
partial preliminary survey of a route
president Shoemaker, of the board
of trade, presided, and Mayor Currier
stated the object of the gathering,
which was to talk over the railroad
matter.
Capt. Reed took the floor and said
that corps of engineers has been
working almost continuously since
May 1st on two routes north from
Glencoe to st. Cloud, and is now ready
to commence the route south. The
country was found to be easy to build
through, with less than 10, 600 yards of
earth per mile to move, which can be
moved for 81, 200 per mile. One con-
tractor offers to construct ten miles for
50, 900 per mile, ready for the rolling
stock, and probably the whole road can
be built for that, although j. j. Hill
had said that the road would cost $13, =
600 a mile Twentythree miles of the
route have been practically located, and
the right of way will be obtained
next. Several communications have
been received from people to the south
east who want the survey continued to
Albert Lea. Hubert Bruels writes
that 1915 has been raised at st. Clair
and that Alma City is raising fund,
and probably sufficient sum will soon
be raised Part of the funds for the
survey between Mankato and Glencoe
have been raised, and if Mankato
comes forward with the promised $500
the survey of the east and west routes
can be made.
L. P. Hunt asked who was co-operat-
ing with Mr. Reed in the preliminary
survey.
Capt Reed replied that Mr.. Hines
and the other Glencoe directors were.
Mr.. Hunt asked whether Treasurer
Gilbert was cooperating
Mr.. Reed said that he was and
knew personally of what had been
done.
Mr.. Hunt said that he had received
letter from Mr.. Gilbert, saying that
all that he knew of what was being
done was what he had heard.
Mr. Reed replied that if Mr.. Gill
bert wrote that he wrote what was not
true.
Jno. N Hall inquired why there are
not thirteen directors. He said that
the people of Mankato want the road,
but feel as though they ought to be
represented.
Capt Reed stated that in amending
the articles of Incorporation just pre-
yious to the last annual meeting, in
creasing the directors to thirteen and
making some other changes, a mistake
had been made and the old organiza
tion held over, which consisted of the
five original incorporators. This let
out the four directors from Mankato.
Mr. Hunt took the floor and stated
that our citizens are entitled to know
the position the city has occupied re-
lative to the corporation. The Man
kato men had gone in and co-operated
in good faith, and had acted harmoni-
ously with the others until it was
found that the new organization
had no status in law. 1t had been
agreed at meeting held in st. Paul
that Capt Reed was to go home to
Glencoe and call a meeting of the di-
rectors to pass on amended articles,
after which a meeting of the stock
holders was to be called, and everything
done legally. 1t was agreed that no
expense in surveying was to be incur
red up to that meeting. When the
stock was issued, it was to be sent to
Vice President L. Patterson, who would
hold it in trust and send in the money
or stock. Instead of this, Mr.. Reed
had directed the treasurer to send the
stock through the Citizens bank with
sight drafts, the acknowledgment of
which was refused. Treasurer Gilbert
had said that he had done this at the
instance of Capt Reed. No action
was taken to validate the amended ar
ticles, and there is no such organiza-
tion as the Duluth, st. Cloud, Glencoe
& Mankato Railway Co. He could not
find that Mr. Reed ever gave any salts
factory reason for not doing this.
Mankato and st Cloud have been ig-
nored since the last meeting, and Capt.
Reed was the only Glencoe man at the
meetings after the first or second. The
only intimation that the Mankato men