The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21

and provided | did so he would donate
it was in operation by Sept. Is. OF course
this was an impossibility as i found
when | went to Chicago supplies could
not be purchased until next spring. |
wrote to Mr.. Dukes that | thought Il
line would be III operation by next
spring. | thought that Mr.. Dukes let
ter was written in good faith, and may.
he it was. Mr. Dukes offered to build
fifteen or twenty houses if the line was
built. | asked him if he would take
$1,000 or $4,000 of the stock in an
electric road and Mr.. Dukes replied that
he was too old to go into anything OF
that character. New | find that law
yer has been here looking over the
ground with view to building llne.
The fact is Mr.. Dukes wants to sell his
property.
Did Not Believe in Waiting.
500 we want to wait for some eastern
PEOPLE to build the road or do we want
to build it ourselves: Mr.. Dukes may
| 3e acting in good faith, but he may not
| succeed. We have Il local organization
that beats them all. No outside parties
| will invest when no bonding company
will Issue bonds for the construction OF
| a railway III IL town of 10000 or $1,000
people They must have local help. Fol-
| instance, we are not going to st. Cloud
to invest our money and it is not rea
sonable to believe that Dukes is going tC
invest in Mankato without aid from
| local people. However he may be sin
cere in his belief that railroad in Man
kato would pay. ! don't think that &
inside capital"
DR.. J. w. Andrews had investigated
the Hance proposition and was very fav
orably impressed with it. He referred
to his experience in the city council whei
municipal lightning was being considered
and recollected very distinctly how east
ern people had thrown cold water on the
scheme. He spoke of the cold water
thrown on the scheme to build loca
telephone line, but the company became
fact and stockholders have drawn gOOC
| dividends.
The MIDI Winter Journey.
DR.. Andrews agreed with President
HiXon. Now comes an attorney in mid
winter and in two days time he says {
street railway will pay in MankatO. HI
did not think that any man would re
fuse 5000 as a subscription. DTAndrew'
thought that the people mad talked Ions
enough. 1t was time to grasp the boa
or 90 down in the current.
Martin Waller conceded with tn,
views of DR.. Andrews.
Allen Jackson expressed the opinion
that the story of the Indiana attorne.
was fshy.
w. ID. Willard did not think it ad
visable to knock the Dukes proposition
but boost the Hance proposition as i
has the right of way.
Mr. Hance remarked that he and Mr.
Spencer had beer soliciting Subscription
and one member had doubled bis.
{. II. Saulpaugh wanted to know al
about the Hance proposition
TO this Mr.. Hance replied that to-
much has already been published in tn
newspapers. His plan now is to do NOR
and publish less.
Mr.. Saulpaugh wanted to know how
much the people are expected to raise
Mr.. Hance-We would rather sell al
the stock in MankatO. There is no defin
te amount
with the low capitalization, of $l75.
eco to build and eq UP an electric roat
OF seven miles, and perhaps more, ev
erybOdy ought to take hold and give tn,
enterprise a push said Mr.. Hance.
Professor Owen made motion that
committee be appointed to solicit sub
scriptions. This was carried.
1t was suggested that those presen
be given an opportunity to sign the list
but Mr. Hance wanted all present t
sleep over the matter.