The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-05-31
FOR STREET RAILWAY
Board of Trade FavOrs Agitation
to That End.
Special Committee for That Purpose APP
pointed Resolutions Respecting
Desth of President Shoe.
maker Adopted

At the board of trade Monday morning
the following resolutions relative to
the death of the late James Shoemaker,
president of the board, were read an d
adopted:
Whereas, Our esteemed friend
and coadjutor, James Shoemaker, has
been suddenly taken from a life of
public usefulness as we'll as from the
presidency of this board of trade.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That in the death of
Mr.. Shoemaker this board of trade
and city of Mankato have lost sim
Cere friend and efficient leader. whose
time and talents were always at the
disposal of the public, without thought
of personal gain or reward.
THAT during the forty-four years
of his life amcng us he has seen our
town grow from an obscure wilderness
hamlet to a wealthy and populous city,
and no one during all those years,
has taken a deeper interest or more
active part than he in every important
event in our civic history. He lived
and died in the service of the city and
community he loved so Loyalty and
we'll.
THAT we command his disinterested
public spirit, his unwearied efforts for
the public welfare and the noble integ-
rity of his character, and that we
gratefully appreciate the impressive
lessons of his life; that wealth is not
necessary to constitute a public bene-
factor, but more essential by bar, an
eye awake to the public need and
watchful of its interest, hand ready
and willing to grasp every passing OPP
portunity to further the commonweal
and disposition unselfshly devoted
to the public good.
That we extend to the bereaved
widow of our departed friend our
deepest sympathy in this hour of her
great and sudden sorrow.
Resolved Further, That these
resolutions be spread on the minutes
of this board, and that a copy thereof
be sent to the widow of our lamented
brother and president.
"THOS. HUGHES,
JOHN N. HALL,
IN G.. WILLARD"
A proposition from Geo. W. Achord
and H. S. Tolton, Minneapolis, rela-
tive to the establishment of a cigar
factory in this city was read. These
gentlemen wish to come to Mankato
and will establish factory with an
investment of So, 500 Of this So, 900
will be common stock which the gen.
tlemen will hold, and the 81, 500 pre-
ferred stock, which they wish to have
subscribed here. This latter stock
will be guaranteed to receive 8 per
cent, and will be secured by the
factory. They guarantee the paying
out of several thousand dollars year
in wages. The proposition was put in
a very business like way, which was
commended by several members. The
matter was referred to the committee
on manufactures, with the request
from several members that the matter
be taken up at once and pushed ener-
getically.
DIR. Andrews brought up the matter
of agitating the need of more houses
for rental purposes. He also advocated
the appointment of an active COM
mittee on street railway, which will
look up the matter as to what the
holders of the present franchise intend
to do, and at the same time to see
what can be done in other lines,
G. n. Andrews favored the appoint
ment of committee on street railway.
He spoke of the advantages that would
come from the establishment of street
railway. If we are to grow we must
have such line. He did not believe
in the oft repeated statement that a
street railway line would not pay.
Cited the situation at Mason City,
Iowa, city of less population than
Mankato, and which investment pays
we'll.
Mr. Haynes and John Klein spoke
in favor of such a committee. Mr..
Brett also favored the appointment of
such a committee and thought the
board should agitate the matter of
street railway. After some further
discussion Mr.. Haynes moved that
committee of three with G. N. An
drews as chairman, be appointed as
a committee on street railways. The
motion was adopted
STILL AT WORK.