The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-21
FURNISH STRONG LIVESTOCK
MARKET; AID MANkATO.
Commercial Organization Should
Take Up This Matter; What II
Means for Community.

This letter was received today by
President F. E. Crandall of the Com
mercial club It's Importance should
interest every one in Mankato:
"Mankato, Mimi. April 10, l911.-
Mr. F. e. Crandall, President of
Commercial club. City. Dear Sir:
desire to call your attention to a
matter of considerable interest to
this community and one which COM
mends itself to the attention from
those interested in the prosperity of
MankatO.
I'VE lost one of our principal In
dustries when the packing house of
Macbeth 4 Gardner company ceased
operations. This, | understand, was
practically the only market for cat
tie and hogs in this city. and, it is
certain that, in the absence of such
market, the merchants of this city
are losing the trade of great many
farmers who are obliged to take
their produce to other markets
Essential to Commercial Welfare.
1T seems to me that it is essen
tial to our commercial welfare that
We have market for live stock i'm
this city and that steps should be
taken by the Commercial club, or
other interested parties, to organize
a company to operate the packing
house; possibly upon small scale
at first, or at least to such extent as
to maintain a market at this point
LAS attorney for Mr.. John Ny
quist, the trustee in bankruptcy Of
Macbeth & Gardner company, l am
interested in disposing of the proper
ty of the company. including of
course, the packing house. No bid
has yet been submitted to us for
this property. 1t, of course. can be
procured on very reasonable terms
now. much more reasonable than
could have been procured at any
time i'm the past, and therefore, I
suggest for your consideration the
matter of the formation of a com.
pose of taking over the plant and
maintaining market
Small Capital Necessary.
"A very small capitalization will
be sufficient to handle the matter
and there is no. reason whatever
why. if reasonably good business
judgment be exercised, the PROPOSE
ton should not pay; it was not the
the lack of business judgment or
ability that lead to the failure of
the old company; other causes were
responsible; as a business PROPOSE
ton it is inviting aside from the in
direct advantages to be gained by
all citizens and especially by our
merchants.
81 believe this is one of the most
important matters that has been
brought before the Commercial club
! for number of years | would sug-
/ gest it's careful consideration, ard
will be pleased to assist, in any pos
sible way, in accomplishing the de-
! sired result
IF you desire any detailed infor-
nation, please call upon me or Mr.
Laurisch and it will be M'omptly
! furnished. Respectfully yours, A. R.
Pfau, Jr'
Commercial Club to Meet.
The Commercial club will hold a
meeting at the Saulpaugh on Thurs.
day evening. At that time the mat
ter of the packing plant should be
considered. The Importance of hav
ing a strong livestock market in
MankatO should be readily recog
nized by every business man in this
city.
1t is true that the local butchers
purchase cattle and hogs, but the
demand for live stock could be meas
ureably increased by operating the
packing house. to it's fullest capacity
They Were Held This Afternoon al
Home on Poplar Street.
From Tuesdays Daily.