The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-28
TO CHANGE Time
Move for Board of Trade Meet
ing in the Evening.

HoSO III OUdTu vi iIouC WCCt
ing in the Evening.
Effort will be Made to Change By-I
Laws at Next Meeting.---Several |
Other Matters Also Dis
cussed.
The board of trade Monday morning
took up the most of it's time discussing
the advisability of a change in the
time of holding its meetings from
morning until evening in hopes OF
securing better attendance. This
aroused considerable opposition, and
it was questioned whether the change
would result in better attendance
after one or two meetings. Several
thought it would be more sensible to
arrange for full meetings of the board
membership, rather than just the
directors, and that this would give
better results. The ball was set roll
ing by Mr.. Haynes who moved that
the meetings of the board be changed
from Monday morning to Monday
evening. This being change of the
by--laws it was obliged to go over I'M
til the next meeting for action under
the rules. 1t however aroused consid-
cradle discussion. Mr.. Haynes thought
this change would insure better at
tendance.
Mr.. Hall opposed the change, said
first that with the multitude of eve
ming meetings it would be hard to
agree upon an evening and it would
be as difficult to get full attendance
in the evening as it is in the morning.
Might be better for a while but in the
end it would not prove any better or
as good as at present. ..r...=
Mr.. Achard would like to see the
time of meeting changed to a time
when a better attendance could be
secured either during the day or eve
ming. Monday morning is busy time
for most of the business men he
thought. ..... ......
Mr.. Chapman ssid that he thought
that efforts should be made to hold
meetings of the members of the board
!outside of the directors. 1t had been
contemplated that meetings Of the full
membership should be held. They
have been invited to be present,
: and at times they have responded but
as a general thing had not, and too
little attention had been paid to thil
; feature.
Mr.. Willard said that experience hal
shown that change to the evening
did not improve attendance. There
are too many other things going on
which attract attention and business
men have their evenings full as wei
as the days, and if they get little
time prefer to remain at home.
Mr.. Hall said that if the business
men were not willing to make tn,
sacrifice of an hour in the morning
then the matter is not worthy to Hv'
and it would not live.
,, Mr.. Jensen was of the opinion tina
a change to the evening would no
. materially improve attendance after
q few meetings. Organizations whicl
q meet evenings have the same troubl
in getting a quorum. There are to
many attractions.
a At the suggestion of the presiden
o. Mr.. Achard moved that the member
o of the board of trade aside from tn
n directors meet on the second an
y fourth Mondays of each month. Thi
II was understood to be an amendmer
q to the bylaws and went over to th
"a next meeting under the rules.
II Mr.. Chapman moved that a CON
q mittee of three of which the secretar
be one be appointed to look through til
g minutes and collect the bylaws an
" such amendments as have been mad
!. and put them in typewriting befo1
!. the next meeting. Carried.
The president added Messrs. Char
n man and Haynes to such committee
le DR. Andrews asked that the boar
q invite Gov. Van SAINT to be preser
o one evening during the farmers inst
n tute to be held in this city. 1t ws
l. said that this would be agreeable
T. the institute managers. The suggel
!. tion was adopted.
% Mr.. Willard asked that..the CON
J. mittee that was some time ago appoin
ed to look after the matter of securin
street railway take the matter U
again and see what could be done j
that direction.
Al President Andrews said that tt
present outlook was not most favorab
or any move. That unless contra,
:. for street lighting could be combine
?. with street railway, it was hop
le less task to get the latter here, ,
lg alone railway would not pay.
r. must be combined with lightir
IN plant and if possible, an outside lin
G. If this could be done, thought 1t wouI
ID probably prove paying investmen
;. He had written to the Albert Ii
le company, which is said to have inco
porated to build an electric line in tn
le direction, but as yet had received I
le response from them.
g. Mr.. Achard said he understood tn
couple of Minneapolis gentleme