The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15

motorcycle purchased last summer
had more than proven its worth
especially in decreasing livery bills,
for going out into the country to
make repairs, collect, etc. The ma
chine had travelled 1000 miles, de-
creasing the livery bills from $500
to $500. His concluding remarks
were taken up with the statements
of some of the plans for the coming
year, which will indeed be a busy
one. His report was unanimously
accepted.
H. C. Hotaling, editor of The Ma
pleton Enterprise, and one OF the
stockholders, gave an interesting
talk on, 1.-THE Uses That Farmer
Can Make OF the Telephone" In
introducing Mr.. Hotaling, Presiding
Officer Patterson stated thati:in Ma
pleton Mr.. Hotaling had been OF
much service to the company IN
keeping it strengthened and helping
to make a success of it.
Editor Hotaling's remarks were
along a humorous vein, yet contain
ed some interesting information and
instructive withal. His address will
be found on the second page.
Old Directors Reelected.
The vote for the new directors was
then taken by ballot. Attorney S
B. Wilson moved that all the direc
tors whose terms expire this year
be renominated to succeed them
selves. His nomination: was second
ed and an informal vote taken
These directors are: Frank e.. JET
ferson. H. A. Patterson, C. d. Snow
NJ. D. Fritz, w. D. Willard. Theil
term of office would run three years
While other speakers were being
heard. the tellers counted up tn,
votes and although many had Votet
for members besides those above
mentioned, all the above named Oil
rectors were reelected. ..'.
Address BY o. M. Neil.
Perhaps the most interesting talk
as far as information regarding thu
operating of a telephone system wa:
concerned. was that Of D. M. Neil
of the Tri-State Telephone compan,
| at Redwing. President Patterson
| introduced Mr.. Neill and stated tina
the latter was a man who knew the
telephone business through ant
through. His opening remarks were
taken up with handing a few bou
| Duets to the local citizens telephone
| company and explaining some of thu
troubles he had seen at Owatonna
which city is on the verge OF Sc
curing an independent telephone
system. He was not sure but wha
Owatonna had delegates at the ban
quet in order to secure as much IN
formation as possible concerning thu
operation of telephone system.
Ownership of Public Utilities.
1 "No outside organization will eve
i give you as satisfactory service al
I an organization owned and operate'
by your own people," he said. "Tha
has come down to be an axiom
| And it is very reasonable to SCI
why. No two towns want eXactl,
the same thing, and so these larg
companies cannot cater to the indl
vidual tastes of the different com
munities, partly because the Law
hedges them in and also because
! is impossible to know the taste
of all the communities in whicl
these large companies operate lines
Every community ought to owl
it's public service corporations; i
other words, the public service col
porations should be owned in tn
community in which they exist, no
only to keep the money in circula
i ton at home, but also for the bel
I tering of the service
\ Mr.. Neill congratulated the stock
holders in being SO fortunate as t
have officers of the excellent calibr
of the present company, especially
in having a Scotchman in the e1