The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-25


with power to act, as the matter seemed
to be a good deal in the air.
DIR. Andrews favored following a def
rite plan in road improvement, and hav-
ing some competent person to oversee it
Mr.. Sehweitzer said that he had agreed
to see that money was raised to pay
for hauling the stone.
Do 1t Now.
Dr.. Schmauss said that now is the
time to haul, while the sleighing is good,
and the matter should be expedited.
President Hixon and Mr.. Hance favor
ed expediting the matter. Mr.. Hance said
| that he was in favor OF sending the
farmers back loaded if they came in.
President Hixon favored guaranteeing
the cost of the stone, if Mr.. Schweitzer
was willing to raise the money, or if
the county is willing to pay for the
stone.
c. w. Jessup moved that the club
guarantee the payment. Mr.. Curier
withdrew his motion. Mr. Jessup's mo-
! ton was carried 1t is understood that
the club merely advances the money, to
be reimbursed by the county board, ac-
cording to agreement.
DIR. Schmauss moved that the good
roads committee take the matter up
with the council of having the st. Peter
bluff road graveled or riprapped from
Mr.. Hodapp's corner to L. G. NJ. Fetch
er's.
Mr. Schweitzer said that the Silver
ravine road should be fixed by the city
before the spring thawup occurs. The
road is clay and more than dozen
farmers teams broke down there last
year. 1t should be thoroughly improved.
Dr. Schmaus' motion was carried.
New Industries in Sight.
w. d. Willard reported for .he com
mittee on manufacturers, that the mat
ter of the cream separator factory had
been dropped, as the amount of stock
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committee thought best, and there is ex
IRENE competition in the separator bust
ness The committee was very favor
ably impressed with a self feeder patent.
The inventor wants a two acre site do
mated and a loan of $4,000. The COM
mittee favors royalty and will follow
/ IL hn NJ iS old fn
have a reputation of being hard man
to get along with, but he is an able
machinist. There is chance to get an
incubator factory that is now located in
a southern Minnesota town, if a buyer
for hardware business in connection
can be found. Some samples of clay for
drain tile have been sent away for an
alysis, and there is a probability that a
satisfactory clay for the purpose has
been found here.
President Hixon complimented the
committe on its work.
Mr.. Currier favored working to get a
union passenger depot for all the roads
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ed and it is only a matter of a short
time when the state railway and ware
house commission will require a read
iustmept of conditions now existing liz
the interest of safety.
Mankato's Legislative Needs.
DIR. Andrews presented a report for
~ lor;eI,+;ro .op,,,;ttao ,r,,.. forc
in which Mankato is mos interested are
the state normal school, Minneopa park
and railroad rates. President Cooper of
the state normal school gives the needs
of the school as follows: New offices,
manual training room, cloak and society
rooms, etc., $500; street improvement on
Fifth and Hanover, $4,000; museum,
81 900; work on roof, $1,000; extraordi
nary repairs, $4,000 annually; furniture,
equipment. etc, $3.50 a year; library
books, $500 annually; additional perma-
nent support, $1,000 annually. As to the
park, an appropriation of g ""' - id
ditions and improvements is needed, and
the attorney general has agreed to rec
ommend it. Mr.. Currier could speak as
to railway legislation.
Mr.. Currier spoke of the recent or
ders of the state railway and warehouse
commission and complimented the latter.
He. referred to the railroad bills before
the legislature
Better Depot Facilities.
President Hixon favored strong agi-
tation for new union depot, as the
conditions are worse than are generally
known The service is. also poor He
asked for the sense of the club.
Mr.. Currier moved that the matter be
referred to special committee to work
on the matter, and W. d. Willard sec
onded this.
DIR. Andrews stated what had been
done toward getting a union depot at
the time when the present Northwestern
depot was built. There was feeling
between the Omaha and Milwaukee Off
Gals that prevented their coming togeth-
er, and he feared that it would be diff
ficult matter to get them to unite
now =,
Mr.. Willard said that the committee