The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-03
WILL DRAG EIGHTY
MILES Of HIGHWAY
Work on Roads Mapped Out BY
Commercial and Auto
mobile Clubs
New Impetus Given Movement;
Enthusiastic Meeting
of Car Owners
Luncheon for Pathmasters Pro-
posed; Legislation That
Is Needed

With hearty cooperation from super
visorS, pathmasters and farmers. the
local Commercial and Automobile clubs
viii undertake to drag about eighty
miles of roads in this section during
The present season.
Ii the clubs are successful in carry
ing out present plans, which were sag
Gested by George NJ. Palmer, chairman
Of the good roads committee of both
organizations, at the meeting of the
Automobile club last night. roads To
be benefited will be the Bluff road as
far as Bradley's Crossing, the Lake
Washington, Lake Madison, the Nicol-
let and ST. Peter roads in Nicollct
county, Rapidan, st. Clair, Mapeton
and the Pohl roads.
And 50 enthusiastic are the club
members over the plan projected that
the campaign will be limited only by
The disposition of the farmers. mas
much rs the clubs will insist upon very
liberal cooperation from them
New Enthusiasm Was Created.
New enthusiasm was created a new
impetus given the good roads move
ment, Il plan was devised 10 increase
the club membership, new commit
tee was appointed to arrange monthly
club tours, several minor matters were
considered and officers were chosen at
the annual meeting of the Mankato
Automobile club at the Saulpaueh ho-
tel last night.
TO further extend the prestige of the
club it was voted To abolish the initia-
ton fee of $40. Anyone owning an
automobile and living i'm Mankat6 or
vicinity can now become u member OF
the Automobile club and do his share
toward securing the many BENEFITS the
club is striving for by paying So to
Secretary Theodore just or any other
officer OF the club, and this payment
will cover the first years dues.
Dozen New Members.
A dozen new members secured at
last nights meeting included Messrs.
+. NJ. Currier. Albert Bierbauer George
Klein, Martin Walser. JOHN Nyquist,
S. ID. Works, J. 4. Hickey, J. ID. Hum
iston, j. W. True, DIR. c. A. Dahl and
John Gerlich. Present members are
urged TO pay their dues at once, mas
much as the state association fees are
due today. A special effort will be
made 10 secure as many members as
possible from the country districts. it
being the concensus of opinion, that
these members can lend invaluable as
sistance in the good roads work.
Dir. c. j. Holman enumerated many
automobile owners living in the coun-
ty-four in st. Clair, others in Rapi-
dan. Map!eton and other towns and
countr yloealities-all whom if inter
ested in the club work would result
in greater successes, bringing help and
influence from the outside
The suggestion by President Hob
mann that interest could be stimu-
lated in club work by the arrange
ment of monthly club runs TO Fari-
bault, Owatonna, the Twin Cities and
other points, was favorably received.
The members saw where much benefit
would accrue to the club and the city
and committee was appointed to ar
range tours.
The proposition to secure metal
cnameled guide posts through the state
association, was received but no action
was taken at this time.
To Entertain at Luncheon.
Good roads, brief reviews of past
successes, suggestions and future plans,
formed the principal topic of discussion
AT the meeting last night. And fore
most in the discussion, aside from Mr..
Palmer's suggestion for the 1910 cam
paign which was adopted with certain
provisions chief among which was the
proviso limiting expenditures according
10 the disposition of the country peO-
pie to cooperate, was the authorize
ton of a special committee to enter
tain pathmasters ard others interested
in betterment of country roads here
abouts at a luncheon. To defray the
expense of this entertainment and also
the costs of carrying out any plans
which may be devised at this meeting
the committee was voted IN appropri
alton of 5000.
Close Touch With Pathmasters
1t will be the object of the meet
ing to come into close touch with those
men having in charge the building and
maintenance of country roads with a.
view of emphasizing to them the fact
that the club stands ready to do its
reasonable share toward projects for
better roads, provided, however, that
the supervisors, pathmasters and farni-
ers concerned in any project desire to
enter heartily into the movement
These roads, continued Chairman
Palmer. In his letter to President Hob
mann, referring to the roads mentioned
in his recommendation in connection
with the campaign of the coming sea
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