The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16
NEW MOVE Of CLUB
Plan to Raise Funds to Bring
In The Factories.
SCHEME WILL BE EVOLVED
Must Enlarge Dinner Pail
Brigade i'm MankatO.
OKLAHOMA VISITORS COMING HERE
Committee Will Entertain the Gen
tlemsn; Work of Organization 10
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Progressing Nicely.

The Mankato Commercial club had
a quorum last evening, and proved that
the plan of holding meetings once a
month is not only feasible, but that In
the interim of meetings enough sub
jects of practical interest accumulate
to make the meetings interesting, and
that the members will turn out to
monthly meetings, even though they
are held in the summer.
Secretary Spencer reported having
secured the incubator factory, and said
that in order to get it, it had been
necessary to pay $25 monthly rental
for one year, besides some other eX-
penses connected with it. There had
been some delay in moving, but the
factory would be moved in two weeks.
He also reported that negotiations are
on foot to secure a concern that is
located close by, but that nothing def
mite would be known about this until
the stockholders hold their annual
meeting next winter. Mr.. Spencer read
a letter from the concern, stating that
if it decides to change its location
there is no doubt but that it will
locate in Mankato The getting of
this factory would mean the employ
ment of fifty hands on the start. All
that it requires of the city is a site.
Oklahoma Men Coming.
Mr.. Spencer read letter from the
ytnh
Chamber of Commerce, Sidney j. JOY,
saying that twenty-five representative
business men are about to visit
number of the northern cities, and
that they would visit Mankato about
Sept. 20. The object Of the trip IS
to study the industrial and business
systems of the older cities, so as to
have the advantage of their experience
that no mistakes may be made at
Shawnee, which is city only twelve
wears old, but having a population of
$4,000. Mr. Spencer thought that some
thing should be done toward enter
tanning these people.
w. L. Hixo0 moved that COM
mittee of fiv/ be appointed to act as
an entertainment committee for the
occasion, and this was carried after
# had been amended so that the
nresident of the club, George +. Brett,
shall be chairman of the committee.
How to Raise Funds.
Mr. Spencer said that something
ought to be done to arrange for rals-
mo the funds that are required to
carry out the guarantee necessary to
oct the incubator factory. About S9oo
will he needed. The firm has agreed
to employ not less than fifteen hands
President Brett remarked that he
wished the club was called upon to
raise money to get dozen factories
on similar terms.
Mr.. Hixon moved that the action
the committee on manufactures Ill
getting this factory be ratified, and
this was carried.
Mr.. Spencer asked whether it was
the sense of the club that the COM
mittee 90 ahead and offer inducements
for factories along the line that had
baen followed with the incubator fac
tory.
The matter of how to raise the
money for this purpose was discussed
NJ Stein thought that the secrs.
tary should see the members and get
srhscrintions. He thought that it would
bo an easy matter to raise the S5Oo.
He would give SO toward It, dc
moved that the secretary be instructed
70 solicit funds for the expense OF
getting the incubator factory Mr..
Hixon offered an amendment TO au-
thorize the president to appoint
committee Of two to assist, in his dis
cretion.
Fund to Get Factories.
J. r. Snow thought that good way
to oct new members would be to agree
TO use half of their membership lee
as fund for getting factories. lie
thought that many young men wouia
io;p with such an understanding.
Mr.. Spencer did not favor solicltng
at this time, as the merchants nave
been well solicited. One man said that
he had donated $1,000 for various pur'
poses in the last year. 1t was the
opinion of the officers that 1T woulo
he best to wait until it is learned
whether other factories are to be Sc
cured, and if Sc to solicit for all at
once, and not to do it until fall.
Mr. Stein explained that his motion
did not mean that the work was to
he done at once. but at the discre-
ton of the secretary.
Take Notes Without Interest.
Mr.. Hixon suggested that the club
take notes for from SIS to 500, with