The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-20
SECURE MORE MONEY
FROM MOTHER EARTH
From Thursdays Daily.

From thursdays Daily.
Considerable business was tran.
sacted yesterday afternoon in two
of the commercial club.
All were present except two MEM
bers, who are out of the city, and
President Crandall presided.
H. e. Hance appeared and present
ed blue prints showing the i'm
provement that has been made on
his 800 acre farm near Mapleton
by the state farmer from the state
agricultural college. This was all
done at a little expense; and by fol-
lowing the advice of this man Mr..
Hance expects to materially increase
the output of the farm, besides in.
crease it's value. Mr.. Hance has
expended $4,000 in thing the farm
the past year, he states, and there
is still some more to be done. He
said that B. F. Pay had been bene.
fitted by consulting with the state
agricultural department. He presen-
ted plan whereby the county
might have an expert in this line,
to give practically his whole time to
advising with the farmers and help.
them to get greater returns from
their lands. He spoke of the fact
that seven counties in the western
part of the state are going to do
this, by accepting the gift of 81 600
that has been offered by the Chicago
grain exchange to counties putting
up at least an equal amount, and he
thought that if the county and city
and the state would help, such a
man could be gotten. 1t would take
$4,000 or $4,000 a year, he thought
The board talked the plan over.
but delayed action pending getting
more information on some other
matters relating to better farming.
Progress On New Hotel.
Fl. P. Jensen appeared and reported
progress on the project for a new
hotel, with the outlook favorable for
six-story fire proof building on the
Marsh corner.
word that the annual meeting of the
register Of deeds association of the
state would be held in Mankato
next Tuesday, December IL, and
that they would need room in
which to meet 1t was decided to
refer the matter to President Gran
dali. who thought that arrangements
might be made for the use of the
parlor in the Elks building, mas
much as. the attendance is not ex-
pected to exceed twenty-five or
thirty. 1t was also suggested that
the members be invited to remain
over to the reception and banquet
for Governor Eberhart.
Today, however, Mr.. Fowler, re-
ceived a telegram from the secretary
saving that the meeting had been
postponed, because of the small
number who will attend at this time.
A letter was received from Presi-
dent Harry A. Wheeler of the newly
organized Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, asking that a
meeting be arranged for next Tues.
day evening, to be addressed by
Edward F. Trefz, field secretary,
who would explain the objects of
the organization. The board thought
that the principal object was to get
clubs to join to pay good big
membership fee, and that it would
hardly be profitable for the Mankato
Commercial club to, join, and the
secretary directed to so inform Mr..
Wheeler.
Wants Some Booklets.
A request was received from II. J.
Maxfield, state immigration commits.
sioner, asking for at least 500 book.
lets of the Commercial club for
distribution when inquiries are made
there concerning the resources of
this county. 1t was decided to send
100 copies at this time, and more
as needed. "... ...st..-
1t was decided to take up the mat.
ter of getting an agricultural ex.
tension lecture course from the
state university for next summer.
the same as some of the cities OF
the southern part of the state secur.
ed last summer.
The secretary reported on the
negotiations for the securing of half
dozen factories, and everything is
progressing satisfactorily. and off.
Gals of several of these expect to
visit the city later. This city can
secure some good factories if some
stock is taken locally, and if those
business men who are particularly
anxious to see more factories located
in the city will assist to the extent
of Informing the secretary where
some of this stock might be placed,
it will help matters whole lot. 1t
is easy to say that Mankato ought
to get factories, and that the stock
ought to be taken. but it has proved
quite another thing to secure the
subscriptions for the stock. There
are plenty Of people having money
lying idle or drawing four or five
per cent, when they might be
getting double that from good in.
dustrial investments. The ,opportun-
ity may be given Mankato citizens
later to subscribe for stock, and if
SO there ought to be liberal re-
sponse. Mankato could be doubled
in population in five years If the
money lying or being sent away for
investment was invested Id indus.
trial plants in this city, and a great
deal of capital might be brought to
the city from outside
From Thursdays Daily.
6uiIt-in Ceiling Bed the Latest
Thing
The built-in ceiling bed, the latest
of the manifold departures for apart
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