The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
MEDIATE
Board of Trade Would Help Out
Difficulty.
Committees Authorized to do What They
Can 10 Settle the Milwaukee Right
of Way Trouble.

At the meeting of the board of trade
Monday a commun cation from
the National Association of Credit
men, was read, regarding the bank
ruptcy law. 1t favored amending the
present law along conservative lines,
to it's repeal and a return to state laws,
or continuance of matters as they are
now. The letter was referred to the
co mmittee on legislation.
W. NJ. Farr rendered his resignation
as a member of the board and same
| was accepted.
The committee on resolutions re-
garding the death of President McKin-
ley, which failed to report at the last
meeting, submitted the following
which were adopted by rising vote
Whereas, William Mckinley, presi
dent of the United States, was on Fri
dav, Sept. 9th, 1901, while visiting the
Pan American exposition at the city
of Buffalo, N. Y, assassinated in cold
blood without the least provocation by
one Leon Czolgosz, an avowed anar-
chist, and
Whereas, We recognize that in the
death of our beloved president our ma
ton has lost a statesman unsurpassed
patriot most loyal, and citizen of
the highest Christian character, a
man, the grandeur of whose private
and public life has not only endeared
him to his nation but to the whole
world, and whose splendid ach ieve-
ments will ever form one of the bright
est pages in history, and
Whereas, The miserable assassin
was avowedly melted to his murderous
deed by the teachings of the society
known as anarchists, whose chief tenet
is opposition to every form of organ
lied government, and who openly and
secretly counsel and plot sedition and
murder, therefore
Resolved, That in unison with all
loyal citizens everywhere, we. as
members of the board of trade of the
city of Mankato, Minnesota, join in
paying our tribute of respect to the
memory of our martyred president,
and gratefully acknowledge the ines
Unable worth his noble life and char
acter have been to our country and the
world, and
Resolved, That we demand that
such laws be passed by our state legis-
lators and national congress as will
extirpate anarchy, and punish all con-
spiracies against law and government,
and
Resolved, Further, that a copy of
these resolutions be spread upon our
minutes, and offered for publication
to the newspapers of our city.
THOS. HUGHES,
JOHN G. WISE, JR.,
JOHN n. HALL.
The difficulty which has arisen be
tween the Milwaukee road and the
Mankato Mills Co. over right of way,
which has already been fully reported
in these columns was referred to, and
several members expressed desire
that some means might be taken
whereby satisfactory settlement
might be arrived at, so as not to delay
the building of the road, and at the
same time protect the mills company.
After some discussion the committees
on railroads and manufactures were
requestedssto do whatever possible to
effect satisfactory settlement between
the two.
Secretary Chapman moved that ply
sicians, members of the board, be .ex-
cused from non-attendance at meet
ings when called on professional visits
and the same was carried.