The Mankato free press., 1900-03-02
TERM >ATEs.
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~ i Trade Takes This
Matter Up.
Orders the Freight Committee to File a
Petition With Railroad Commission
Asking for Them.

AT the board of trade Monday morning
a communication was read from the
national board of trade asking the en-
dorsement of the scheme of CONNER
cial museum at Philadelphia, it being
an outgrowth of the export exposition
recently held there. A bill is before
congress in behalf of the same and pro-
vldes for an appropriation of $500, 600.
A communication was also read from
the Mitchell Iron Works, of Mitchell,
S. d which concern desires to change
its location to point further east, and
asked for information concerning this
city. 1t manufactures artesian we'll
outfits. The letter was referred to the
committee on manufactures.
A communication was read in rela-
tion to the Cullom bill now before
congress, which amends the present
interstate commerce law, so that the
orders of the interstate commerce COM
mission may take effect at once, in
stead of waiting until so directed by
the courts as is now the case Several
members thought this was a most i'm
portant measure and committee con-
sisting of M. G. Willard, F. M. Currier
and Jno. n. Ha was appointed with
power to act in drafting proper resolu.
tions and forwarding the same to
senators and representatives from this
state.
F. M. Currier addressed the board in
regard to the recent meeting of the
state railroad commission at st. Paul
in relation to the question of taking up
the matter of terminal rates at inter-
mediate points and also the matter of
re-classiication of regards local mat.
ters. He set forth the needs of Man
kato in the matter of better rates if it's
manufacturing interests are to increase.
He said that if it could not compete in
the matter of freight rates it would be
useless to attempt to. build up addi-
tional manufacturing interests here to
any extent. He showed that all points
enjoying terminal rates could do busi-
ness at better prices than Mankato
manufacturers and jobbers could really
afford, and gave several illustrations as
to the difference in rates. 1t was next
to impossible, he said, for Mankato
jobbers and manufacturers to do busi-
ness in northern Iowa, because of the
better rates which Iowa jobbing towns
enjoy under the laws of that state.
The trouble is that the higher rate
has to be paid on the por-
tion of the distance in this state, The
city is under the same disadvantage in
this state, so far as all points having
terminal rates are concerned. He said
he was at present getting information
regarding rates in Iowa, and also as to
what had been done regarding re-classi-
fication there. He believed that Man
kato should be recognized with, ter
minal rate that would place it on the
same plane approximately with other
points in the state enjoying such rates.
The city ought to be recognized by the
railroads as distributing point.
These points were discussed approx
ingly and motion by Mr.. M. G..
Willard was adopted, authorizing the
committee on freight and transporta-
tion to prepare and file with the state
railroad commission a petition asking
for terminal rates for the city of Man.
kato and the committee was requested
TO attend the meeting of the commits
sion at st. Paul on March Goth. The
petition must be filed this week, and
will be prepared by the committee at
once.
DR.. ], W. Andrews called the atten-
tion of the board to the increase of
travel on Washington street, caused by
the new hospital, and the bad condition
it is in at the Fourth street crossing,
because of the old tracks of the Omaha
road, still remaining there, which pre-
vent the street being repaired as it
should be, He moved that the railroad
committee take the matter up with the
company and see if the old track can
not be taken up to the north side of
Washington street and the committee
was so directed.