The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
FREIGHT RATES GIVEN
BOOST;;NOT CUT DOWN
THIS WAS THE STARTLING INFORMATION GIVEN OUT
AT THE COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING.
Schedule Affects MankaO Manufacturers and J0bbers;
Organization VIM Investigate; Coal Men Advance
Prices; Express Charges Excessive.
From Tuesdays Daily.

from tuesdays DaIY.
The Commercial club is to be con-
tinued, and its usefulness increased.
This was the decision of the special
meeting of the club held last night, at
tended by nearly seventy of the mem
beers. 1t was one of the best meetings
that the club ever held, in some re-
spects the very best, for there was an
absence of jangliag that marked the
early days of the club when there was
full attendance.
1t was voted unanimously and with a
coed deal of enthusiasm to continue the
club, and several amendments were pro-
posed to the y-laws, which, if adopted,
will, it is believed, facilitate the work
OF the club, and ensure there being a
quorum at the meetings.
President HiXon, in opening the meet
ing, said that owing to the absence of a
quorum at one half of the meetings of
the club the question had come up at
the last meeting among those present
whether there was sufficient interest
among the members to warrant the club
being kept up. This meeting had been
called WITH a view of getting EXPIRES
sions from the members on the matter
and to devise means of having work
ing quorum. Unless there is quorum,
the club cannot accomplish much. Unless
there could be a quorum at the meet
ings it was the sense of the last meet
ing that the club be given up.
Smaller Quorum Proposed.
Rev. +. l.. Heermance gave notice of
an amendment to the bylaws reducing
the number to constitute a quorum from
twenty five to twenty, as he thought
that the club would get along better
with a smaller quorum.
George f. Brett gave notice of an
amendment to reduce the number to fiji
teen.
The amendments will be voted upon
at the second regular meeting in Deem
Der.
f. NJ. Currier stated that he had al
ways been opposed to reducing the size
of the quorum, because twenty-five is
only ten per cent of the membership,
and is small enough. The old board! of
trade naturally died because of the
small attendance at the meetings. There
was also danger of this club rupumg
ashore if the size of the quorum Was
reduced so that it would not represent
the business sentiment of the commun-
ity, in which case the club would nave
no reason to exist If there is not
enough interest on the part of the mem
bers to attend the meetings the club
ought not to exist. tApplause.)
H. E. Hance remarked that some were
clapping their hands who had not been
attending the meetings.
Teachers Are Appreciative.
The order of business was then taken
up, and Secretary Spencer reported that
$3.50 had been collected by the com
mittee to entertain the meeting of the
Southern Minnesota Teachers associa-
tion. He read letter from Superin-
tendent j. NJ. Mcconnell extending the
thanks of the association, and SAVING
that as a result of the consider u ion
shown by the club the association had
voted unanimously to meet in Mankato
again next year. The reputation of
this city in educational circles for hos
pitality will compare favorably with
that of any other city in the state.
Mr.. Spencer reported on the outcome
of the proposition of Mr.. Ogden to es-
tablish a market day in Mankato. lie
had assisted Mr.. Ogden to get the ad-
vertisements of business men on the cir
culars, but he had seen several things
about Mr.. Ogden that he did not like.
He had not shown good judgment ard
had contradicted himself, and ha! no
money to pay for the circulars, anil the
matter had therefore been Above: to