The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-29
Enthusiastic Meeting; Large At
tendance; Unity Of Spirit.
Articles Adopted and Governing
Board is Elected.
Enterprise Is Launched Under
Favorable Conditions.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
With an enthusiasm which foretellS
;ts success the Mankato Fair association
was organized last night at citizens
meeting held in the council chamber
The gathering was one of the best at
tended that has ever been held in Man
kato for the purpose of launching "a pub
lie enterprise. The unity of spirit which
pervaded the conference augurs well foi
the project which was given birth amid
such favorable conditions. There were
MANY sponsors and the christening OF
the infant which is bound to grow in
magnitude as the years go by, was per-
formed i'll an suspicious manner. Nc
one came to the meeting with a ham.
mer. The emblem of the Knockers club
was not in evidence at any time during
the discussion of the various phases of
organizing. While there was some diff
ferences of opinion as to the manner OF
organizing, the one purpose and the one
thought which everyone had in mind
and one of the best in the state.
Henry Hance called the meeting to
order and stated the object, all of which
has been outlined in the daily papers.
When Mr. Hance asked the meeting to
name chairman, Mayor Taylor's name
was presented and he was chosen with
out opposition. John Krost was elected
secretary.
George Atchison. who can be given
credit for starting the fair association
proposition. stated that C. n. Andrews
and few others had met and talked
over plan of organization.
Mr. Andrews said that he had drafted
articles which would be laid before the
meeting. This plan was not devised fol-
the purpose of forestalling any action
which the meeting might wish to take
The plan did not contemplate organizing
the official county fair.
The following articles were read:
Article l. The name of this corpor-
alton shall be the Mankato Fair asso.
cation; its general purpose is to conduct
its place of location and principal place
of business shall be in the city of Man
kato and state of Minnesota.
Article Ii. Any persons may become
a member of this society upon pay
ment of membership fee of five dol
lars, and such membership may be con
tinued upon payment of an annual fec
of five dollars. Any person maybe
come a life member of this society upor
payment of the sum of one hundred
dollars and life members shall not bt
required to pay any annual fee.
Article Ill There shall be no capita
stock in this association, and no person
al liability by reason of membership
There shall be no distribution of the
property of the society or any part o.
it until it shall be dissolved, and no div
idends shalt De pail to members during
its continuance, but when The same
shall be dissolved members then in gooc
standing shall be equal joint owners o
the assets of the same.
Article " The general management
custody and control of all the affairs
property and business of this association
shall be vested i'm a board of governor
consisting of seven members, who shall
be elected annually by majority o
members present and voting, said meet
ing to be held at the office of the secre
tary at Mankato, Mimi, on the frs
Monday in January each year, at tw'
o'clock D. m, of said day. The officer
of this society shall be a president, vic
president secretary and treasurer. Tn
president and vice president shall b
elected annually by the members iron
the board of governors and at the tim
and place said board is elected and tn
secretary and the treasurer shall be cleo
ted by the board of governors and al
officers shall perform such duties as tn
board of governors shall prescribe an
no officer, except secretary, or membe
of the board of governors shall receiv
any compensation for their services. Tn
board of governors shall have power t
fill vacancies occurring in its member
ship may prescribe the rights and priv
ileges of membership not in conflict wit
those herein given, and may make by
LAWS regulating the affairs of the societ
not in conflict with these articles.
Article " The real estate of this SC
ciety can only be sold, or the corpol
alton dissolved. or these articles amend
ed by a two-thirds vote of membel
present and voting at an annual meet