The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-31
TAYLOR FOR SEC'Y.
Board of Trade Elects Him to
Succeed C. A. Chapman.
Secretary and Treasurer File Reports
For the Year.--Committees An
nounced.--Good Roads
Movement.


of trade Monday morning the reports of
the secretary and treasurer were re-
ceived and placed in file. They showed
the finances of the board to be in a
good healthy condition. That of the
secretary showed the total receipts re-
ceived by him and turned over to the
treasurer to be 5000. The total
expenditures were $3.50. 50.
The treasurer reported $9S Oh as the
balance in the treasury on Jan. 1, 1901.
The total receipts for membership.
fines, etc., was 5000 SO, making total
of 1907. "a. The expenditures were
$3.50. 95, leaving balance of S146. SO
on Jan. 1, 1902.
The election of secretary was then
taken up and the informal ballot re-
suited as follows: B. G. Taylor z; @.
A. Chapman, Il Jno. G. Wise, 1.
On motion of M. g. Willard the
secretary was authorized to cast the
ballot of the board for Mr.. Taylor for
secretary.
.-Jno. N. Hall moved that the thanks
of the board be rendered to Mr.. @. A.
Chapman for his long and faithful SER
vice as secretary of the board. The
motion was adopted, after few re-
marks by several members of the board.
The following committees were an
nounced by the president of the board
Railroads.&c. G. Willard, L. Pat
terson, W. l.. Hixon, R. D. Hubbard,
Fred Kron.
Real Estate and Negotiations. N.
Hall, J. c. Noe, Geo. H. Clark, Jno.
R. Thomas, G. A. Chapman.
Manufacturers-Geo. W. Achard, II.
P. Jensen, o. W. Schmidt, F. G..
Heinze, John A. White.
Liquidation and Taxation-Thos.
Hughes, A. E. Clark, Lorin Cray. W.
A. Funk, s.B. G. Taylor.
Beads and Bridges-M B. Haynes,
Nelson Weed, Neil Cook, A. g.
Meyer.
Freight and Transportation-F. NJ.
Currier, A. J. Busch, Ohm Klein, j.
A. Lewis, W. K. Buffham.
| Public Impr W. An
drives, Geo. M. Palmer, W. D. Will
lard, e. A. Patterson, Jos. Manderfeld.
Entertainment-J. G. Wise, Geo.
E. Brett, F. g. Hoerr, J. NJ. Karmany,
P. FolIman.
M. B. Haynes made report Of the
good roads convention at S. Paul.
the substance of which was much in
line with that published in these col
umns at the time. Mr.. Haynes thought
there ought to be a move made to edu
cate the people along the line of the
value of good roads and suggested
that public meetings to that end would
be a good thing. Good roads to the
farmers, he said, would be of more rea
value than to the townspeople.
There is, he said, state good roads
fund but it needs legislation to secure
it's proper distribution, and he though
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of our members of the legislature fav
orable to such legislation.
! A. G. Meyer thought that NOR
could be done byinviting the to wn!
adjoining Mankato to take an interes
in good road making. Thought i
might prove more successful than at
tempting a county organization.
successful the move would gradually
spread out over the country. b.
thought Mankato could we'll afford
extend help to the building of goo
roads in the country surrounding.
President Andrews suggested tina
the roads and bridge committee loo
into the matter and formulate som
plan looking to arousing interest il
the subject of good roads in the town
adjacent to Mankato, within thei
. borders, and the best steps to pursue
= such an end.
The board then adjourned.