The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-12
BUILDING UP CLUB LIST
Object. OF THE BOARD
Commercial Body Should Have
Support Of Everybody.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Business of an important charac.
ter was considered by the advisory
committee of the Commercial club
yesterday afternoon. One feature was
that of membership for the coming
jyear. Secretary Soaring reported
that during the parts of three DAYS
that he was able to be out after
signatures, he had succeeded in
signing up an even 100 members,
which is nearly ten more than paid
their dues last year. He thought
that the club ought to have at least
200 members, and said that he would
continue securing signatures, and
suggested that committees be ap-
pointed to interview parties that he
was unable to see.
Membership Ought to Be Greater.
The committee was of the opinion
that the membership ought to be
great deal larger than it has been.
This is certainly justified by the ac-
tivity of the club, and Ii would
seem that every business man in the
, city ought to take membership. The
dues are not SO high as to be bur-
den on anyone, and it is hoped that
| the secretary and any committees
| that may go out will meet with a
ready response, that the member
ship may be speedily brought up to
the 200 mark, at least. The larger
the membership, the better work the
club can do, and with the Southern
Minnesota Better Development league
formed, and talk of county organi-
zation, the club is apparently about
to enter into a new and more i'm
portant phase of it's existence. and
will be in a position to help do
more for the city than ever before.
Peat Proposition Considered.
A letter from F. B. Smith, secre-
tary of the newly organized Mime
sofa Fuel association, was read. This
association was recently organized
at Chicago under the laws of Min.
nesota, by friends of L. B. Lincoln,
the engineer who recently visited
the city for the purpose of looking
over the peat beds in this locality,
and it's purpose is to engage in the
manufacture Of peat fuel and the by
products of peat. Accompanying
Mr.. Smiths letter were copies of
the prospectus of the company. The
prospectus states that the cost or
| the plant and outlay complete will
be $25,000 Ten men and boys will
be employed. The capital stock OF
the company is 100000. 1t is prob
able that the company will take
some steps very soon to place some
tof it's stock locally. According to
the figures which it presents, 1T
shows a profit of Al per cent in the
business, yearly, and assuming that
this is correct, it would seem as
though the stock ought to meet with
a ready sale.
Picking Plant Invitation.
The matter of inviting ]. S. Ged.
ney, whose pickle factory burned
Saturday at Waterville, to locate in
Mankato, was talked over, and the
secretary was instructed to take the
matter up with Mr.. Gedney. A large
picking plant, it was thought, would
be a good thing for Mankato. The
secretary wrote to Mr.. Gedney about
the matter today.
The matter of the advertising
booklet, now understood to be IN
the hands of the printer, was talk
ed over. This is to be very hand
some book, and no doubt there will
be a large demand for it by local
real estate men and others who de-
sire to send it out
The committee took up the cleo
ton of secretary, and E. f. Scar
ing was reelected. report on the
finances of the board showed them
to be in good condition, the book
let being the principal outstanding
obligation, but unless the $500 ap-
propriated by the county can be Sc
cured the publication of the book
let will be a severe drain upon the
clubs treasury, and the earnesthope
was expressed that the county audi
tor and county board would find some
way to legalize the appropriation in
the eyes of Public Examiner Fritz.