The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-30

I nually, by the members of the
! club at its annual meeting to be
J held on the first Tuesday in
! March each year hereafter.
An amendment was made which
places the election of the secretary in
the hands of the officers and the advis-
DRY board. The constitution was then
adopted without opposition.
w. L. Hixon Elected President.
No other business being before the
body, G.. n. Andrews moved that the
club proceed to the election of a per-
manent president. An informal bal
lot was taken. 1t resulted in giving w.
L. Hixon thirty-nine votes, with F. NJ.
Currier, w. A. Funk, H. A. Patterson
and others receiving scattering votes.
Mr.. Hixon was declared the unanimous
choice of the club. Mr.. Hixon thank.
ed the club for this mark of esteem and
confidence. He stated that he had been
mixed up in a number of street rail
road propositions and failed to make
good, but he hoped to be able to do
something for the good of Mankato, in
his new position. In order to accom-
plish beneficial results the people must
work in harmony. He believed as Lin:
coin did, Omitted we stand, divided we
fall" No good can come from cliques
and factions. There should be no north
end of town, no south end, no east or
west, but there should be one Mankato.
Everybody should get together on prop
ositions of interest to the city. Man
kato has been bounteously favored by
Nature and it but needs the energy of
the people to develop the resources. Mr..
Hixon favored the securing of all the
small manufacturing plants possible.
Those institutions can be of great
help in building up town. There are
many of these in Mankato and they
employ a large number of men in the
aggregate. The club should avoid try
ing to get those institutions that are
seeking new locations because of labor
troubles and for other reasons. Manka-
to is a good shipping point and that is
a valuable asset for any factory. He
Mo that h,,c Of oil l-in1c
are represented at the meeting.
Other Officers Elected.
F. NJ. Currier was elected vice presi-
dent. He attempted to decline the Of
flee, but the club was not in the mood
to accept declination and Mr.. Cur
rier was forced to- accept.
There was something of contest
over the treasureship. Many men were
voted for. w. D. Willrad and Mic Pc
tersen received the highest number of
votes and on the second formal ballot
Mr.. Petersen was elected by a fattering
majority.
Benjamin Taylor was elected temper
airy secretary.
C. n. Andrews, w. A. Funk and A. L.
Wheeler were elected to the advisory
| committee.
The officers elect will determine tho
date and place of next meeting.
Mr.. Kent was thanked for the use OF
the dining room and the meeting ad
journed.
The advisory committee was authoriz-
ed to draft set of bylaws and report
at the next meeting.
The selection of Mr.. Wheeler as a
member of the advisory board was due
to the desire that North Mankato should
be recognized. Quite number of sig
natures were obtained in that thriving
suburb.
Messrs. Veigel, Owen, Overman ant
Fred Kruse acted as tellers during the
election of officers.
List of Members.
The following is a list of the members
of the new organization:
John Nyquist, NJ o. Sundt,
Paul Iverson, M. H. Nicholson.
L. l.. Wood, P. Kenney,
Nelson Weed, +. L. Babcock,
George ]. Klein, j. J. Waddell,
NJ +. McLaurin, H. H. Perrin,