The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-17

will act as, a detriment to the cities
of the smaller class like Mankato and
st. Peter. Iowa does not have one
two or three large cities that dominate
and absorb the state, but a number
of cities of medium size, and he be-
leved that this was for the best inter
sofa. -
Small DOt-But, Oh, N.Y.
st. Peter was a small dot OH the
map, but had given to the public
some of the best men i'm the state.
Mankato may not loom up like big
city. but it can make its mark by
doing the best that it can and having
high character of citizenship. This is
far superior to commercial supremacy.
Mankato has had good men i'll office
and in all walks of life, who reflected
the good citizenship of the city and
showed their ability. The highest OF
ficer of the state is Mankato man.
Its young men are aspiring to some
thing. They are showing a great deal
OF enterprise. They are going to ex-
tend the trolley line to st. Peter and
bring all of it's business to Mankato.
We are apt to pattern after the big
cities, and the schools unfortunately
point to the governors chair as the
height of ambition, when they ought
to teach that farm life gives most hap
piness and prosperity. A good many
men have gotten into the professions
and thus spoiled good farmers. We
should dedicate ourselves to making
better characters, better citizenship, and
a more glorious country
f. L. Callahan of Chicago was to
have been the last speaker of the
symposium, but could not come. A
letter that he sent was read bv DIR.
j. NJ. Edwards, and is published else
where in this issue.
S. B. Wilson on manifest DESTINY"
s. b. Wilson spoke upon Manifest
Destiny" He said that few of those
present would live long enough to see
Mankato with $4,000 population. but
they would see the city with twice its
present population or more This
would come through the efforts of its
commercial organizations. Getting fac
tories and developing highways will re-
suit in good for the city. 1t has FIVE
miles of the best equipped street car
line in the country. and the city is in
debted to people in Mankato for it,
who are doing a public service Was
the city going to leave it for the next
generation to join with the street car
company and extend the line into the
country? The time will come when not
only macadam roads but trolley lines
will lead to Mankato Mankato CAPT
tai is being invested thousands of miles
away, while at home there are better
money making investments There is
no better land than that of Southern
Minnesota. 1t is better today as an
Investment than land elsewhere. as it
will be worth 5000 an acre. A trolley
line run through this land, and with
it cut into ten and fifteen acre tracts,
the owner of one tract will make more
money than he does today on 100
acres.
Mankato never had the unanimitv of
sentiment and action that st. Peter
has. There is money i'll trolley line
to haul freight by night and passengers
by day, and the time will come when
it will be built by Mankato people
The city has got to build over the
bluff. but it cannot do it unless the
street car line is extended there. and
unless it does it North Mankato will
build up, which is not part of our
county and does not help us with its
taxes. If the car line gets OR the hill,
it is bound to extend out to the lakes
and back by way of st. Peter.
One Phone Line Enough.
Mankato business men are paying for
two telephones, which is the most non
sensical and ridiculous proposition that
man ever heard of. There is one of
the best systems owned here to be
found anywhere. and the Northwestern
Is operating its exchange at loss, yet
the people are contributing to the lat
ter to help it run at loss and divide
the field with the home company. The
people should stand by the home com
pany.
Sapping MankatO Territories.
The Milwaukee road stops one of its
branches at st. Clair, and is sapping
kato and taking it to Albert Lea. Mr.
Wilson wondered if Mankato had Il
Commercial club. The people here are
paying interest on railroad bonds voted
to help the Milwaukee road If the mat