The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-10
SOME HEART-T0-HEART TALK
Statement Soon to Be Issued to the
Public Which VIII Contain Some
Startling Facts.
From Thursdays Daily.

one. The boosters are determined to
make good" President Ed Nyquist
presided and G.. c. Owen acted as Sec
rotary in the absence of Arthur
Meyer.
| G. A. Lewis reported the purchase
of 1000 buttons. He thought it ad-
visable to secure a larger sized but
ton and exchange them for those
now being worn by members of the
club.
L. j. Colson wanted every memeber
to constitute himself a committee of
one to sell the buttons. If that
were done, fifteen hundrd names could
be added to the membership rolls. He
had sold fifty since last Saturday.
Something like 200 buttons have
been disposed of up to date. Every
young man in the city ought to have
booster badge.
There was not set program for the
meeting and President Nyquist called
for remarks. Then followed heart-to-
heart talks on the advantages which
can be derived from boosting Mankato.
Call for Homemade Goods.
John. Hohmann wants everybody to
call for homemade goods. Keep as
much money as possible at home. Let
Mankato money circulate in Mankato.
Clarence Fl. Saulpaugh said that all
should boost for Mankato. Do all
that can be done for the town.
Someone remarked that there were
500 loaves of bread shipped into town
every day. If that bread were to be
made here more bakers would be en-
ployed in Mankato and their wages
would be spent here.
ga new bakery is to start up in
Mankato," remarked "a booster.
GIVE it boost" remarked another
enthusiastic booster.
President Nyquist stated that zone
of the main objects of the club is to
educate ourselves to boost"
G. A. Morrison told the club that
the workingmen were interested in
the new organization. The working
men realize that the more people buy
home the more their services will be
required. There should be more cigar
makers in Mankato and this would be
the case if makers patronize home
made goods.
Boost Stone and Cement.
Robert Lamm,. advised that Man
kato stone and cement be boosted.
1t is not necessary to send out of
the city for either of these articles.
President Nyquist said that another
object of the Commercial club should
be to boost the Commercial club and
do all that can be possibly done to
create a harmonious feeling among the
people. The proposed hospital should
be boosted. If any member meets
knocker convert him to be booster.
DIR. Schmitt gave the club to un-
derstand that the hospital matter will
have to be taken hold of. Mime
apolis is hot after it. A massmeeting
was held in that city and liberal sums
were subscribed Also fine site in
the Midway district has been promised.
If Mankato is to secure the hospital
the people must be up and doing. The
local members of the Evangelical asso-
citation would be much pleased to
have the hospital located in Mankato.
DIR. Schmitt was of the opinion that
the Twin Cities were going to unite
their efforts to secure the hospital.
Tn that event, Mankato must be up
and hustling.
John Nyquist, president of the Com
mercial club, was called upon for re-
marks. He said that there are knock
ers in Mankato, and they are to be
found elsewhere. Knockers are a neces-
sary evil, but it does not take so
many of them to form an organization
and their work is more effective some
times. But if there were no knockers
there would be no boosters. One of the
missions of the boosters should be to
reduce the number of knockers in
Mankato. Mr.. Nyquist was of the
opinion that the Boosters club would
do much toward bracing up the Com
mercial club.
Would Be Noisy Funeral.
Mr.. Nyquist laughingly remarked
that when he was elected president of
the Commercial club friend suggested
that he would be foolish to accept the
position as the club would die on his
hands He replied: 1t would be mostly
funeral"
j. w. Schmitt was of the belief
that the Boosters club would put
vigor into the Commercial club. The
Commercial club has accomplished a
great deal of good for Mankato. The
Boosters club will do great deal
toward making Mankato people think
of Mankato and they will buy their
goods in Manakto instead of sending
away for them.
G. A. Lewis stated that the Com
mercial club has done much toward
lettering the highways leading into