The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-05-11
Mankato to Stand for Equitable
Freight Schedule.
CLUB WILL URGE A CUT.
New Site for Creamery Package Plant
Is Suggested; Other Matters
Are Considered.

The Mankato Commercial club held il
lively meeting yesterday afternoon.
The bylaws were changed so that the
regular meetings of the club shall be
held on the first and third Monday even
ings of the month instead of in the af-
ternoon. An effort to reduce the size
of the quorum from twenty-five to fiji
teen failed The project to celebrate the
Fourth of July was practically killed !;
the committee on rate hearing was con-
tinued with instructions to see the mat
ter through; move to get terminal
rates for AIankato was started; a COM
mittee was provided for to correspond
with General Manager Higgs of the
Creamery Package Manufacturing com
pany with view to selecting "a new
location for the company's factory in
this city; the pure food law was endors-
ed; and finally Il request for 500 for
the entertainment of the state summer
school students was denied on tie
vote.
The first matter of business before
the meeting was the presentation of
amendments to the bylaws, notice of
which was given at the last meeting.
Benjamin Taylor stated that he had
given notice of an amendment providing
for regular meetings of the entire club
once month instead of every two
weeks. He has since thought the matter
over and learned the views of others.
and he was not so sure that the club
would want to make the change at this
time. He didn't care to urge the mat
ter, and would not bring it up at pres
ent unless others wanted it..
Meeting Time Changed.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, the time for
holding the regular meeting of the club
was changed from the second and fourth
Thursdays at p. m. to the first and
Third Mondays at p. M
Mr.. Taylor then moved that the num-
Der required to constitute IA quorum be
reduced from twenty-five to fifteen. Mr.
Currier opposed this change, saying that
the club should be democratic. and not
be run by few men. If only fifteen are
required to make Il quorum, the attend
ance will be smaller. The motion was
lost.
President HiXon said that the secre-
tary's office has been opened and in
vited all to call there and take their
friends from out of town there
Fourth of July.
The committee on Fourth of July
celebration reported that IL celebration
would be good thing, but that the
Commercial club ought not to assume
any financial responsibility.
George f. Brett asked where the
finances would come from if the club
did not back it, The merchants should
bend their energies toward making the
fair success. The clerks all want to
get out of the stores on the Fourth. and
many merchants like to 90 to the lakes
on that day
George Atchison favored celebra
ton, and thought that it would not in
terfere with the fair. The merchants
could close their stores.
| A. NJ. Stein said that he had spoken
to many merchants and hardly anv of
them favored it. There are too MANY
drains on the merchants. and thew would
prefer to concentrate their efforts on the
fair
| HI. +. Hance wanted celebration on
the Fourth and every day in the year.
He wanted something doing all of the
time. He favored the appointment of a
committee to see whether those who
would be benefited-the butcher. bak
er, eating house keeper, etc-would paw
the expense.
A vote on motion to adopt the re-
port was very close, and Dir. Schmauss
then moved that the report be accepted
and the committee discharged. and this
was carried.
Rate Committee Reports.
President Hixon called for report
from the committee on rate hearing. and
1 it was made by Mr.. Currier. Mr. Cur
rier outlined what was done at the
hearing. as already published, and said
that the result would be that something
would be accomplished. Commissioners
Young and Staples are in favor of a re-
adjustment of the freight rates. but
Judge Mills had nothing to say. Our
| position is so just that no doubt an
equitable readjustment will be made. but
it is hard proposition to disturb ex-
listing conditions so as to be fair to all
| interests. The twin cities have the ad-
vantage now and naturally don't want