The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29

Total receipts ......... 1881 go
Paid for hauling and unloading
stone dust ................$ 176. 10
Labor on Lake Washington
Total receipts ......... 1921 60
Total disbursements -. PSI so
Balance in treasury ......... $24 .65
Remarkes BY John Hohmann.
After the election of officers John
Fl. Hohmann was called on for a talk
about good roads. He was not only
glad to hear people talking good
roads but also doing work for good
roads None of the money donated
by the Commercial club for the
Washington Lake road had been
used. He suggested that the i'm
provement begin out of city limits
of Mankato and go toward Lake
Washington as far as the first 500
would go.
| so far as stone dust is concerned
am not a particular enthusiast for
that, for / think it pulverizes too
easy, but since you can get it sc
cheaply put in a thin coat and then
surface with gravel and dirt, it may
be all right to use it to some ex
| tent.
Keep the road nicely rounded
up. AS much attention should be
paid after the road is made as when
making it. To get a permanent road
one must get good hard surface.
MANY farmers do not have the
right sentiment, because they are
jealous when road through the
land of one particular farmer is i'm
proved and that through his own
farm neglected. They should stick
together for all will be benefited in
| the end .-.
Cut Out the Weed.
early in the fall the weeds along
| the road should be cut down so that
when winter comes and the snow
drifts, the road will be kept wet
He urged the farmers to gravel the
roads with the donation of the Com
mercial club, and when the appro
priation of 5000 was used up, the
club might see fit to donate another
500.
George Atchison thought that il
| the farmers kept up this good roads
work they would get little more
work every year. He advised the
appointment of committee to GO
over the road and see where this
money should be spent. This work
should not be done in a haphaZard
way but in a common sense way.
"Be a little elastic among your
friends-not too stubborn" he said.
Look After Money Expenditure.
Gust Boehland thought that an
advisory committee of three should
be appointed to take care OF the
expenditure of this money.
President Koenen stated that 125
cards had been sent out announcing
this meeting and larger attendance
should reward the efforts OF the
officers.
| A committee appointed was COM
posed of Will Wildes, Gust Schu-
macher, Peter Schultz and w. j.
Morehart. This committee will look
after these roads and determine how
the donation of the 5000 from the
Commercial club shall be expended.
Did Not Make investment.
F; G.. e. Wise was called on for a
few remarks on good roads in which
he emphasized the advantages OF
| graveled roads. He cited the IN
stance of prospective investor who
brought with him $4,000 but did
not make an investment because
there were no good roads in the
vicinity where he intended to buy'
not far from Mankato.
Secretary E. F. Soaring OF the
Commercial club spoke briefly on
his experience with the Eagle Lake
road. He complimented the farmers
for the improvement of the Eagle
Lake road. He said that he noticed
on passing over this road that the
gravel in wet weather formed an
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unusually good road all the time.
Will Use Some Stone. Dust.
Peter Schultz spoke briefly about
gravel ditch from which it had been
proposed to take gravel, but 1t had
been found so dangerous from cave
ms that it was impracticable to use
i it. 1t was thought advisable to use
only about fifteen carloads of stone
dust this year instead of twenty-five
or thirty, as the farmers could not
handle any more and the stone
dust if placed too thickly on the
roads would not make fine road
bed.
George Atchison took an active
part in the meeting and he thought
that one of the best methods by
which the farmers could raise money
for the Improvement of roads was
to have this advisory committee
canvas their own territory near Lake
Washington for funds, have the sub
scribers write their names on list
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