The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-17

gineers of U. S. A., Washington,
D. c. Gentlemen: At meet
ing of the Minnesota River I'M
provement league duly assem-
bIed, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the honorable board
of engineers, U. S. A., at the
hearing held by said board at
St. Paul, Minnesota, on October
10, 1911, requested those inter
ested in the proposed improve
ment of the Minnesota river to
submit within thirty days .ad-
ditionaI facts and a proposition
of cooperation with the govern
ment therein; and
Whereas, said league was or
ganized for the purpose of de-
vising and urging ways and
means of improving the Mime
sofa river and is composed of
delegates of the Minnesota Riv-
err Valley from the city of St.
Paul to Big Stone Lake. Now
therefore, it is hereby
Resolved, that the proposed
Improvement of the Minnesota
river will be of incalculable
value to the people of the Min
nesota River valley and the
country tributary thereto, in
that it will provide cheap trans
portation for the unlimited
quantities of stone, friedrich,
tile and building brick, clay,
marble and granite found along
the Minnesota river as we'll as
hay, grain and other farm prod
ucts and the products Of numer-
Gus Touring mills at Morton,
New UIm, Mankato, st. Peter,
lie Sueur, Belle PLANE, Shake
pee, Chaska and Carver, aggre-
eating capacity of about 10,-
600 barrels Of flour daily. Mould
ina sand, the delivery of beets
and the shipment Of sugar from
the large sugar factory at
Chaska, and peat.
That if the proposed improve
ment is made, substantial docks
and storage houses will be pro-
vided at all towns and we be-
Iieve the river will be extern
siveIy used for transportation of
the products named and that It
will stimulate and augment to
an enormous extent the output
of quarries, clay beds and other
natural resources along the Min
nescta river.
That in the way of co-opera-
ton we propose the construction
of additional reservoirs at Red
wood Falls, and Big Stone Lake,
thus insuring absolute control
of the flood waters of the Min
nesota river and enabling the
use of slack water navigation
below Morton and the conse-
quent conservation OF water tor
power purposes at all points
where sufficient fall can be had,
Just and adequate rental to be
paid for the use of all water inn
pounded and conserved for pow
err purposes by the government,
all under the control and super
vision of the federal govern
ment, to assist in securing flow
age rights for the Lac qui
Parle dam: That to enable US
to effectively and substantially
cooperate with the federal gov
eminent in this Improvement
we have incorporated COM
pany under the laws of the
State of Minnesota, called the
Improvement and Power COM
pany composed entirely Of the
people of Minnesota river valley,
the articles Of incorporation OF
which have heretofore been SUBJ
mtted to your honorable board,
and we have requested said
corporation to submit to you a
definite and specific proposition
of cooperation and hereby pledge
to it and to the federal govern
ment our earnest, hearty and
loyal support, it being the only
means of combining and unity
ina the individual support OF
the people of the Minnesota
River Valley in concrete and ef-
fective form; the Minnesota
River Improvement and Power
company being simply and pure
Iy a cooperative movement and
organization of the people OF
the Minnesota River Valley;
that it's purpose and interes,
and ability to perform its under
takings and obligations may not
be questioned, we respectfully
request and show that there are
approximately 10000 acres of