The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-04
Mr.. Brett favored changing the time
of meeting.
Proposition Turned Down.

Tor meeting.
| Proposition Turned Down.
J. A. Lulsdorf presented report TO
the committee appointed to Investigate
the proposition made by Mr.. McDade a
the meeting Tuesday. The report wa
unfavorable. 1t was thought that tn,
movement might iniure some of OH
home industries. The merchants can bu,
staples as cheaply in the open market
and there was no advantage in buy
ing in large quantities except in TIT
matter of freight rates. Sometimes al
order cannot be delayed until CARLOAD
lot is ready for shipment
Upon motion of Mr.. Funk, the report
was accepted and the committee dis
charged and the matter dropped. Thu
vote on this was unanimous.
Secretary's Office.
A letter from the permanent secre
tary, j. HI. Spencer, was read, in which
he accepted his election to begin May
lst He asked that merchants present
their complaints to him as to freight
rates, etc, and that the merchants hanC
to him lists of names of those of theil
customers who have given their pat
ronage to the mail order houses. He al
so asked for information as to the az
sires of the club about the secretary.
headquarters.
President HixOn said that the clul
should have headquarters and get then
with little delay, so as to get down tC
business as soon as possible. He sale
that H. P. Christensen proposes to move
into the offices in the basement of the
l. o. o. F. block vacated by the Widell
Finley company, and offers to sublet
one of the rooms.
George H. Lang offered free desk room
in his jewelry store.
DR.. Schmauss, Louis Kruse, J. N
Hall and r. f. Brown favored the Board
of Trade room at the city hall.
Aid. Atchison said that no pivacy
could be had there, for there is hardly a
day or evening that the room is not oc-
cupied by some meeting. He thought
that room could be found on the first
floor of the Saulpaugh, which was a
very central place.
George E. Brett said that there was
a room over his store that could be had
Some Excellent Advice.
A discussion followed that waxed
warmer as it proceeded, in which it was
claimed that one location was too fan
up town and another too far down town
and when the feelings of some of the
members began to get aroused, Mr.. Lang
took the role of peacemaker. He said
that the club had gotten into a wrangle
once before over what it should do OF
should not do. The club has good exc
cutive board and should leave the mat
ter to it. The first thing for the club to
get was harmony. He had not been to
a meeting yet of the club but what the
uptown people were pulling the hair
of the down town people, and the down
town people pulling the hair of the up town
people, when they ought to be shaking
hands. 1t had been said that Main
street was the dividing line between up
per and lower town, but this should be
wiped out. Mr.. Lang's remarks were
greeted with applause, and Mr.. Brett
seconded what he had said
A motion by DIR. Andrews that the
executive board be authorized to secure
rooms if they can be had reasonably was
carried.
Looking For Locations.
A letter from one James Graham was
read, asking whether it was desired to
establish a peat fuel plant in Mankato
and saying that full set of machinery
can be had for $4,000. Michigan par
ties would contribute part of the CAPT
tai
A letter from G.. r. Moore of Chicago
was read. He said that he had friends
who are looking for location for a re-
frigerator manufacturing plant. 1t
would be necessary that 100000 of stock
be taken locally, and the company
would agree to employ 100 to l5O men
on the start The net earnings were eX-
pected to be twenty per cent or more a
year.
President Hixon said that there are
two or three little matters pending that
are not quite in shape to bring before
the club, but will be interesting when
brought up. He suggested that the club
take hold of a Fourth of July celebra-
ton, saying that it was possible to
make $1,000 or more, and the funds
could be used for the benefit of the club
Not of One Mind.
A. NJ. Stein protested that the mer
chants cannot stand so many calls fol