The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-16

out interest, to be uSeQ Wnen needed
If it could be shown that factories
are waiting to come, he did not think
that it would be difficult matter to
raise funds in this way.
Mr.. Stein thought that it would be
easy to get funds when one factory
has been secured.
d. C. Davies thought that the mat
ter was going little too fast, and
suggested that committee be APP
pointed to formulate plans for raising
money, to report at the next meet
ing.
After some further discussion, Mr.
Stems motion was carried, as amend
ed by Mr.. HiXon.
President Brett said that if the club
oets two or three factories it would
help the club. 1t had a pretty good
record already, in the matter of the
GOOD roads work that it has done, get
ting the street car line. etc. Now What
is needed is dinner pail brigade.
Mr.. Snow reiterated his plan Tor
getting new subscribers, and thought
that i'm city of this size there
should be 500 members of the clup, IN
stead of 225, as at present.
Factory Proposition Received.
Mr.. Spencer said that he gets a
proposition every now and then from
some factory that wants to move. tic
read one that he had received pro
posing to locate structural iron
manufacturing plant in Mankato IN
case three acres is donated, ana an
option secured on three acres more
and $4,000 of local money is invest
ed. secured by bond issue, TO erect
buildings. The company would have
S35 600 to $4,000 capital, and would
employ sixty to eighty men. Mr.
Snencer asked what the club thought
about such proposition as this. lie
feared that it was beyond reach. as he
did not think the money could be
raised. e
Thomas A. Sherk thought that 700
much was asked, and that 1t could not
be raised.
After some discussion, Mr.. Stein
moved that the matter be referred to
the committee on manufacturing, and
this was carried
I r. Snow said that he saw the
need of telephone in the club room
and moved that the Citizens leie'
phone company be asked to donate
'nbone. This was carried.
Buttermakers Seeking Bonus.
Mr. Spencer said that the secretary
of the State Buttermakers' association
had written for bid for securing the
next annual meeting in Mankato, say
inc that there would be 300 to 3o'
people present for two days. 1t is un
derstood that $500 in cash is wanted
This was the amount given by this
civ two wears ago, and only fifty tc
sixty people attended the convention
although big promises had been maue
| beforehand.
Mr. Hixon and others thought thai
tho association ought to come to Man
tato without any inducement tins
vear inasmuch as it had secured SC
| LARGO a donation two years ago aho
failed so completely to make good Oh
attendance. :,
Mr. Snow said that he had ATTENDED
many conventions, but that he never
knew of more than the hall rent De
mo donated. Perhaps if they hat nae
mor4 nerve they might have gottci
more.
Secretary Spencer promised to IN
Son, tho association of the feeling o.
| the club.
Speaks For Itself.
! President Brett asked whether th'
stroo+ railway committee had anything
TO report. Mr.. Hixon replied that .h'
car line now speaks for itself MI
uance said that the ties and rails ar
down for several blocks, anf that "a
soon as the spikes arrive 1.-THE ran
will be spiked down. The spikes am
i bolts have been shipped.
Professor C. C. Owen said that Nv
or six months ago committee wa
amounted to visit the 1oland Busl
ness university and prepare iette
If endorsement, but that 1T had no
reported yet. The committee wa