The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-08-12
SOME HEATED TALK
Electric Railway Matter in the
Board of Trade.
C. N. Andrews Calls For a Bill
of Particulars.
Road Will Be Built, Declares
Mr.. Willard.
Directors of Board Endorse Plan
Presented.
From Mondays Daily.

rToDl MONDAY DHliy.
This morning the board of trade, after
rather spirited debate, passed a reso-
luton, introduced by NJ G. Willard, urg-
ing the people of Mankato to give their
support, moral and material to the city
and country railway, as undertaken by
the Mankato Railway, Light & Power
company, and declaring it to be the duty
of the people to give such aid. Six vot-
ed for the resolution and three against.
Those who voted against the resolu-
ton were C. N. Andrews, H. E. Hance
and j. III. Stewart.
Mr.. Willard brought up the street
railway matter in the form of report
of the committee of which he was chair
man, at the time he took up the street
railway matter. He said the board had
done good work in getting the project
started. 1t would be well for the board
to go right along and give the project
all the encouragement possible.
c. N. Andrews asked Mr.. Willard
for definite statement regarding the
prospects for street railway.
Mr.. Willard said it would 60 ahead if
the people unitedly took hold. eve are
going to build" he said, "but I am not
at liberty to state particulars" He now
introduced the resolution calling for the
support of the citizens. The motion for
the adoption of this resolution was Sec
onded by Mr.. Currier.
Mr.. Andrews opposed the resolution.
1t called upon the citizens to support
something that was not really presented
to them. No man there except Mr.. Will
ard knew what the board was called
upon to support If the Willard people
would only disclose what they were do
ing, the board could very readily give
its support. He had himself conceived The
idea that there was nothing in the prop
osition. 1t looked to him like a pro-
noting scheme, that might be made a
go, if the support could be secured both
at home and from the eastern financiers
to sufficient degree.
Mr.. Young remarked that the resolu-
ton did not pledge the board to any
thing. 1t was simply good word for
the railway.
Mr.. Currier was in favor of the reso-
luton. He would rather trust people
that he knew than he would strangers.
There was room in the city for only
one railway proposition.
MIR. Andrews wanted to know Just
what the prospect of financing was and
what were the exact terms on which the
road was to be financed He did not like
to see prospect of tying up the street
railway matter in the city for eighteen
months.
Mr.. Willard said that this community
would be asked to purchase no more
than $4,000 worth of bonds, the money
to be paid over as the construction of
the road went on.
Quite discussion of the relative mer-
its of the Willard and Hance PROPOSE
lions and INDUCED in, many of the old
arguments already used in previous pub
lie gatherings being rehashed and warm
ed over.
Mr.. Andrews offered an amendment.
adding the condition that the actual con-
struction of the road be commenced
within sixty days. This was voted
down. The resolution as originally intro
duced was carried.
A communication from the board of
trade of st. Paul was presented by Sec
rotary Taylor on the subject of recipro-
cal demuTrage.
Secretary Taylor read letter from
the Hubbard Milling company heartily
endorsing the enactment of such legisla-
ton. The matter was referred to the
committee on legislation, to report at
the next meeting.