The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-24

Wy SSFStSy iliiuoHhpr W cIeClTIC lines
in small towns that are barely pay
ing expenses as it is and would
tend to discourage investment in
electric railroads. 1t lis wall es-
tablished' fact that business seeks
location along the streets on which
run the street railway lines and
II such lines are q benefit to the
business interests, ii would seem I'M
FAIR that the street car lines should
Dear the cost OF sprinklins the
streets along its tracks. We are fur
ther OF the opinion that if any re-
strictlons' or regulations as to sprink-
ing OF The streets by street car lines
are necessary, the local authorities
are entirely competent to deal with
such matters rand Legislative enact
nents are unnecessary and unwise.
In reference to these three bills
We desire to. say, that Minnesota
needs above all things to develop and
foster electric and ifterurban roads in
the rural districts as a weapon with
which TO regulate the rates and ser.
wee OF steam roads and any legis-
latlon that tends to make the financ-
ing OF them impossible or difficult.
TENDS 10 postpone the time when
such roads will compete with steam
roads for passengers and rates. Your
committee is Of the opinion that
broad legislation should be enacted
10 encourage such Investments in
the state rather than to discourage.
them and we recommend that sSr
representatives be instructed TO Op-
pose these bills. as they now stand.
Inc report is signed by T.. r..
Crandall, c. T. Taylor, A. G.. Meyer.
AS is well known in Mankato, Mr..
Crandall is connected with the Hub
bard & Palmer company, who have
long line of elevators; Mr.. TAYLOR
rs an eX-mayOr and coal and i'm.
plement dealer; and Mr.. Never is
the present mayor and has large
interests in Mankaio.
Report Adopted
Mr.. Palmer moved that the renort
be adopted and the Blue Earth coun-
~ delegation asked to vote against
the bHls EGa
II. L.ASchmitt thought this motion
too drastic, and thought that the leg.
isiatlve delegation ought not to be
tied up too closely. He offered a
substitute along his ideas.
Senator Works said that bills that
are Objectionable to begin with are
often amended so as TO be satisfac
tory. He would not consider that his
freedom Of action was entirely
abridged by action of the club.
II. E. Hance said that New York
Maryland and Wisconsin have the
stock and bond bill, and if was
thought that the railroads got the bill
passed in the first two states named
The fare bill was intended to helm
the university students, but hits the
country lines hard, and, like the other
bill, would make it hard to sell street
railway OF interurban bonds. The
sprinkling law would have the same
effect. He would like to see the mo-
ton passed, but at the same time
Senator Works could use his own
Judgment lN =. i.
There was ito second to the sub.
stitute, and the motion was carried
only Mr. Schmitt voting ''no.o
Financial Success.
The committee that had charge of
The midwinter banquet presented a
report, showing the receipts TO have
Deen S262, from the sale of tickets.
and all expenses h$22925, leaving q
balance 'ofT$32.75! The report was
adopted and the committee given =
vote Of thanks 1's
c. E.. Wise, chairman of the ccm.
mittee, moved that Colonel J. III. Dav-
ldsOn be extended a. vote of thanks
for his address at the banquet. and
this was carried
me committee on the EMPLOYERS
liability bill was not ready to report.
Legislation Affecting Mankato.
Senator Works was called on and
said that the senate committee had
practically unanimously reported ia.
Vorably on the bill to save the tub
factory TO. 3Mankato, and he hoped
TO be able to move it's passage I'm
the senate this week. There would
De rather strong opposition to the
Dill Senator Works said that he had
prepared bill and had il introduced
by committee chairman. appropri
atihs TO all counties what they did
not get of, their road apportionment.
olue Earth county would get $4,000,
Which could be used on the roads.
senator Works said that North Man.
kato Is strongly in favor CT the bill
10 annex North Mankato TO Man
katO, and the bill would he intro.
duced THIS week. He suggested thai
'he ciuD learn the feeling on this
side OF the river. Further emplovcrs
liability bills were to be introduced.
ana ne would send copies to the club
North Mankato Annexation.
postmaster Veigel said that the
North Mankat0 annexation bill was
most important one. If the bill was
passed, the city would still have to
vote annexation before it would go
into effect. Mankato would become
the fifth city in size instead of the
seventh, and this Increased popula.
ton would help in many ways. He
thought that the CLUB could at once
safely endorse the bill.
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