The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
PROPOSED WEDDING OF THE
CITY lAND VILLAGE.
Interesting Discussion in Commercial
Club Last Night over PROPOSE.
ton to Annex "Brooklyn."

Proposed legislation affecting Man.
kato's interests seems 10 be the
only thing that will draw out the
cial club to the meetings. At the
annual meeting last night there was
less than quorum present, the
exact number being ten. Yet, by
general consent, some little business
was transacted. Vice President A.
j. Veigel presided in the absence
Of President Patterson, who is in
California.
Secretary r. F. Hunt stated that
the committee appointed for the pur
pose had formulated a bill to enable
North Mankato to be annexed to
Mankato. and had forwarded it to
Senator Frank Clague to consider its
constitutional questions, and to as
sist to secure the passage of, but
that the bill would be introduced
by Senator Works before the expira-
ton of the time for introducing
bills.
st. Peter Wrought Up.
H. f. Hance said that he was at
st. Peter the night before, trying
TO get that city to raise its share
of the expense of a survey for an
interurban line, and he had found
the city much wrought up over the
proposed annexation of North Man.
kato. Mr.. Hance suggested that the
club take the matter up with the
st. Peter authorities first and not
go ahead alone. The interests of
the Minnesota valley were mutual.
and all should stand together.
F. w. Lossow of North Mankato
said that the bill only makes an.
nexation possible. He did not know
that a two-thirds majority for it
could be gotten in North Mankato
now, as there is remonstrance
against annexation being passed
around in the village now The vii
lage, if the bill passed, could re-
main as it is, but the law would
give it a chance in the future, in
case Of necessity, to join Mankato.
St. Peter Is Selfish.
DR.. J. w. Andrews said that the
position OF st. Peter in opposi.
ton to annexation was wholly self
fish. If North Mankato wants to be.
come part of this city it is a
matter of North Mankato and Man.
kato, and none of st. Peters bust
ness. He saw no reason for con-
sulting st. Peter at all about the
matter. There was no use being
ugly about the matter. All that st.
Peter and Nicollet county wants of
North Mankato is the taxes that
1t pays. 1t does not care for North
Mankato aside from that. If the
taxes were to go to Nicollet coun-
ty there would be no opposition
from st. Peter to annexation. 1t
would be better for North Mankato
to belong to Mankato and Blue
Earth county. If the club was to
take the matter up with st. Peter,
the latter would simply say that it
was opposed to annexation and
would fight it.
Mr.. Lossow said that all that
was wanted was to take the matter
before a higher authority and not to
a lot of farmers who have never
seen North Mankato.
Finances of the Club.
Secretary Hunt presented a par
tial report of the finances. He
said that the receipts of the general
fund were $5275. and disburse-
ments $3.50, leaving balance of
S26.05. In the good roads fund
the receipts were $297.50, and dis.
bursements $16.50, leaving balance
Of 1921. There is still about $125
to be collected. He said that the
new membership list had seventy
eight singers.
The election of officers was taken
mp. and A. ]. Veigel said that he
would entertain a motion for the
appointment of nominating com.
mittee. There was some talk that
there were so few present that the
meeting ought not to act
Apathy of the Members.
DR.. Andrews took the floor and
spoke of the apathy of the mem
bers. The meeting had been we'll
advertised, he said, through the pa
pers, and yet there were very few
present. He cited the case of tae
Medford, Ore, Commercial club,
which meets twice month and
rarely has less than 100 members
present at meeting. The citizens
there showed that they were inter-
ested in the welfare of the town,
and the latter is forging righz
ahead. The city is putting up two
hotels with San Francisco money.
Last year it paved fifteen miles
Of streets, and this year five or six
miles more.
Suggestion BY Snow.
j. r. Snow said that the club
had always begged for members to
join, and he was in favor of TAX
ing different tack this year. He
would set the limit of the member.
ship at 100 or 200, and when that
number was reached he would let
all wishing to join apply. Then
he would have a certain number