The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-17
CHOOSES NEW PRES.
Board of Trade Elects c. N.
Andrews.
c. A. Chapman Declines Sscretaryship'
and Selecting His Successor Laid
Over Until Next Meeting.

At the meeting of the board of trade
Monday morning M. B. Haynes made a
short report of the meeting of repre-
sentatives in Minneapolis from towns
along the line of the proposed electric
line to.St. Cloud. G. N. Andrews ar
irving later was also called upon. The
report of the two gentlemen was along
the same line as published in these
columns at the time. Mr.. Andrews
further reported upon progress made
by the committee appointed at that
time. There has been some CORES
pondence with Col. Chase but nothing
definite has yet resulted from this.
Mr.. Andrews has, however, made Col
Chase a definite offer on behalf OK the
committee that company would be
formed and right of way and ter
minal facilities secured if the capital
lists backing him would assist in f.
nancing the scheme. To this he has as
yet had no reply.
The call for the good roads meeting
to be held in st. Paul on Jan. 18th
under the direction of the national
Good Roads association, was read and
ON motion of DR.. Andrews, M. b.
HAYNES was elected delegate to at
tend and the council was requested to
take the matter up and send dele
gate also.
The report of the inspectors of the
annual election for directors of the
board was read and accepted, and there
being no further business the old
board adjourned.
The new board was at once called to
order and M. g. Willard elected tenn
porary chair man and @. A. Chapman
temporary secretary.
On motion an informal ballot was
taken for ''prsiedent which resulted as
follows: J. W. Andrews g.; Q. N.
Andrews, 8. NJ. G. Willard, 4; M. B.
Haynes, 2 and Thos Hughes 1.
The first and second formal ballots
resulted in practically the same vote,
the third one being as follows: G.
N. Andrews, 10; J W. Andrews, 4
NJ. G. Willard,1.
On motion of J. W. Andrews, G. N.
Andrews was made the unanimous
choice of the board.
On motion the secretary was auth
orized to cast the ballot of the board
for J. W. Andrews for first vice presi
dent, and NJ. B. Haynes for SECOND
vice president Of the board.
Mr.. Haynes moved that G. A. Chap
man be the unanimous choice of the
board for sec rotary.
Mr.. Chapman arose and said he
would like to say word before this
motion was put. Said he had been sec
rotary of the board for some twenty
years and thought that had been long
enough. Said that in such an organ
ization if the officers were continued
too long they were apt to get into
rut and that change was beneficial
He believed a younger man should bt
selected. In this way new ideas would
be brought into action.
Mr.. Haynes moved that action as tt
election of new secretary be deferred
for two weeks, as it was an important
position to fill. This met general ap
prevail and was adopted.
On motion J. 81. Stewart was elected
treasurer for the ensuing year.
Geo. W. Achard thought the board
ought to have an annual report of thu
affairs of the city published and asked
if any arrangements for something o
the kind had been entered upon
was stated that the matter had no
been touched. Thereupon he offered
to have printed and presented to tn
board l, 500 copies of 40-page pam
phlet, if the board would furnish tn
reading matter tn erefor.
On motion the board accepted Mr..
Achard's offer.
1t is understood that the cost G
publishing same will be betrayed b
advertising of commercial and indus
trial interests of the city, which wi
be inserted therein.