The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-29
Will Quickly Raise SIS 90 to
Buy Company's Bonds.
Condition That Line Runs Over
Through "BrookIyn.''
Massmeeting Addressed BY
MankatO Citizens.
From / uesuay's Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
North Mankato clearly wants the pro-
posed Mankato street railway to run
across into and through that village. The
people of that place will help to buy
up bonds and push the project along, if
the line is to run over there A subscrip-.
ton list for bonds will be started over
there on the condition that the road runs
over there. Each signer will agree to
buy bonds to the amount of so much, on
condition that the road runs into the vii
lage. 1t is thought that the villagers
will buy bonds to the amount of S.
900. Such was the plan outlined at last
nights meeting of the citizens in the
school house. The matter was placed in
the hands of committee consisting of
A. L. Wheeler, j. B. Nelson, R. Yacht
Ter, j. I. Bennett and Nels Anderson.
About forty in all, including four from
the other side of the river, gathered in
the school room to boom the proposition.
J. 1. Bennett called the meeting to or
Ter and set the matter briefly before the
gentlemen assembled
G. N. Andrews was called upon to ex-
plain the situation and briefly recounted
what had been done SO far to get street
railway. He said street railway in
Mankato was bound to come sooner or
alter. He thought the road would GER
5ainly pay for its own running expenses
and for it's bonds almost from the very
first, if not from the first. The road as
first contemplated was to be on the
other side of the river, but number of
of the village had been talk
ng with Mr.. Hance about getting the
'oad to run over on their side of the
stream.
North Mankato, he went on to say,
S one of the most prosperous if not the
most prosperous of the outlaying dis
riots of the settlement of Mankato The
7illage might prove the roads best feed
IT. How the road is to be run across the
liver would be problem for the rail
'oad company to solve.
The subscription for the bonds involves
10 personal liability. The only risk is
hat they might depreciate somewhat. If
The bonds are not paid off, the bondhold-
,rs own the road. That road will always
De worth something. There is good rea-
son, Judging from the experience of
,ther towns similarly situated, to be-
ieve that the road will pay. There is in
Mankato that pent-up condition that
awaits street railway to give it re-
ief. The city can go just SO far without
. street railway.
If the road should run over to North
Mankato, the village would grow. The
villagers are alive to their own interests,
more SO, in fact, than any other part of
,he community. On the other side of the
liver the bonds are being supported by a
system of land contributions. The vii
ayers might be willing likewise to make
zeal estate donations in support of the
ponds. Mr.. Andrews said he was conf
lent that the bond investment would
prove a very fine one on account of the
ZEAL estate donations.
He went on to say that he thought
hose eastern parties that had made
The proposition to build the road in Man
1ato would be willing to extend the same
over into North Mankato.
J. I. Bennett said that every property
owner in North Mankato, if he stops to
think, will see that if the road should
be built in Mankato and not in North
Mankato, it would be to the detriment
If the village. Those who could not take
my great amount of the bonds should
lake little. Every little helps. The
heaviest property owners of the village
said they would subscribe literally.
w. L. Hixon remarked that he had
some experience before in the building of
street railways in Mankato. After bonds
to the requisite amount had been raised,
the Vaccinations of a certain set in
Mankato and their injunction proceed
ngs caused the project to fall through.
The eastern capital refused to come
in, as it was not willing to buy law
suit. He was himself subjected to con-
siderable criticism at the time, and he
made up his mind to have nothing more
TO do with the building of street rail-
way in Mankato. Nevertheless, at the
solicitation of Mr.. Hance, he had start
I'd in again.
Mr.. Hixon went on to say that he was
satisfied that the scheme was feas-
ble one. Mankato and its suburbs are
arge enough to furnish as assurance
that the railway will prove a good pay