The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-17
MONEY FOR GOOD ROADS
Board of Trade Will Try to Raise a
Fund For the Cause.
Three Hundred Dollars For the Town
Raising Like Amount.
W. E. Young's Candidacy for Railroad
Commissioner E ndorsed.
Students at the Summer School Will
Be Treated Royalty.
From Tuesdays Daily.

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Definite action and no longer mere
talk was the guiding idea of the SEES.
sion of the board of trade this morning
at which good roads was the main OBJ.
ject of interest. DIR. j. W. Andrews
who was in his place as presiding Off
Ger this morning really set the ball roll.
ing, when he offered to donate $25 to.
wards good roads fund. Mr.. Saul
paugh followed with the offer of $25
more. DR.. Andrews, in the absence OF
any objection to his plan, appointed a
committee consisting of Mr.. Saulpaugh
Mr.. O. w. Schmidt and Mr.. Pond, to
raise a fund of $500 for the cause of
good roads. This sum is to be given to
improve stretch of highway in the
first township adjacent to Mankato,
that comes forward and offers to add
$500 to this sum for the purpose. 1t
is thought that the 5000 thus realized
will be sufficient to build mile of real
ly good road, leading into Mankato from
the country that is tributary to the city.
If whole mile cannot be built with this
money, a good stretch of road will be
built as far as the money will go. The
details are left to the committee.
Good roads was the subject that this
meeting was advertised for through the
surrounding country. Farmers were, re-
quested to come and attend the meeting
and give their views. The result of the
invitation brought three gentlemen of
the surrounding country. These were
j. 81. Rausch and Morgan Brooks of
Lime township and j. j. Miller of Man
kato township.
All three of these visiting gentlemen
addressed the board upon invitation and
told of some of the experience that their
respective localities had in building good
roads. What these gentlemen really
wanted was some good convenient way
of getting gravel and riprap, which the
farmers may haul to the roads in the
winter time. 1t is thought that some
plan may be evolved to enable the farm
ers to accomplish this excellent object
Mr.. Rausch in particular gave the board
to understand that the farmers would be
glad to donate labor and time in the win
ter to such hauling, if they could get
the necessary material for road making
under convenient circumstances.
Another very important item of bust
ness was the endorsements of w. E.
Young's candidacy for the state railroad
and warehouse commission. The fol-
lowing set of resolutions on the sub
ject, introduced by Secretary Taylor,
was adopted:
"Whereas, it is the belief of the Man
kato board of trade that the continued
prosperity of southern Minnesota, is
largely dependant upon fair and equit-
able arrangement of the railroad tar
ifs, and fearless and impartial perform
ance of duty by the railroad and ware
house commission and
'sWhereas, we, as business men of this
city, have perfect confidence in the abili-
ty and integrity of w. E. Young, Esq.
who is candidate for nomination for
the office of railroad and warehouse com
.
missioner of the state of Minnesota,
"Be it resolved, therefore, That we
heartily endorse Mr.. Young's candi
dacy and express the hope THAT it viii