The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-26

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order to present this proposition to
the, banking Interests, it will be
necessary to prepare accurate sur.
veys, maps, estimates of the cost OF
1 construction, traffic reports, secure
the right Of way lands, terminals,
subsidies or subscriptions to stock,
and after all this has been done, no
one can guarantee that the line will
be financed. If the old surveys and
data are available, it will be valu-
able" ,EslS
Efforts to locate the old surveys
have failed, as. the railroads buying
out the companies that were formed
to build the original line and the
Alphabet road seem to have ac-
quired all surveys and the other in
formation needed, and it seems use
less to ask them for this informa-
ton. This being the case, the pros
poets for building the road at pres
ent do not seem good, unless some
one will come forward with the eX-
pense money, and Mankato's expert
ence in this line has not been favor.
able. -@& .%~
Peat and Bog Interests.
A Chicago consulting peat engi-
neer and bog examiner" has started
a correspondence in regard to peat
boys around Mankato. He makes
number of inquiries in regard to
the peat boys, their distance from
the city and railways, their depth
and extent, and on what terms this
land can be purchased or leased.
He sends number. of photographs
to support his statement that he
/ has been successfully engaged in tn
work for years, and says: 81 have
| made peat fuel at from e. to SO
cents per ton, laid out on the ground
and dried. Imagine what this would
do for your city. d am not a pro-
moter. l do not intend to float any
stock, but I do intend to bring up
the necessary capital among my own
friends" -"
The gentleman is the inventor Of
an automatic movable peat plant,
having a capacity OF 200 tons of fue'
per day, of, two shifts He is the
consulting engineer for number of
peat fertilizer companies. Besides
the photographs of the work in
progress, press clippings are also
sent. This correspondence is not
, yet concluded.
information About Mankato.
The secretary is also receiving let
tiers from people desiring to locate
in Mankato, and asking for infOrma-
ton. Many of these come from pro-
fessional men, and some from parties
wishing to go into business, or start
branch establishments. One expect
ed to be in the city this week to
start branch house, and wished a
store room. in the center of the bus
ness section. '1 S'@.
I While negotiations are in progress,
Secretary Soaring does not believe
, it good policy to make public the
| names of parties, for enterprising
Commercial clubs elsewhere are
| likely to '"bGtt in," and perhaps up
set the work. Those Interested can
! always secure full information from
him privately. ....a. s.
1t would" appear from the letters
coming id that .;Maifkato@ is known
and favorably 5th6ugf1t Of all over the
country, for people from far east
, ern and southern states are among
those writing with a view to locating
here. Some inquiries for farmin""
, land have been received, also
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From Monday'sl DaIIHi S-5 -
Minneapolis Journal: That. Cover
nor A. o. Eberhart may face oppo-
sition for his denomination in his
own city Of Mankato, and his county
of Blue Earth, is the news brought
of Minneapolis yesterday by f. F..
Ellsworth of :Mankato, republican
nominee for congress in the second
district in the last campaign. Mr..
Ellsworth, who is a prospective can
/ didate for congress in the district
this year, says that Mankato is not
for Governor Eberhart, and rather
than present him to the state con-
vention, Blue Earth county may Of
fer favorite son for governor in
William F. Hughes, former probate
judge and one Of the strongest men
in Southern Minnesota.
Asked yesterday whether he in
tends being a candidate for congress
again, Mr.. Ellsworth said 81 do en-
pect to be, and my friends in the
second district expect it, but / am
not ready to make any announce
ments at this time. 's'}&
Not for congressman-at-Large.
Relative to the talk started yester
! day of bringing him into the field
for congressman at large, he said:
81 am not anxious to give up the
| fight in the second district, and |
hardly think will, but if was call
ed upon by the progressives to be-
come a candidate for congressman
at large, j might see fit to get into
/ the fight in this state.
However,, the welfare of the re.
publican party in this state ought
to be above the interests of any
mans personal candidacy. The peo-
pie of this state in my opinion, and
| the republican party, are by large
majority against the nomination and
election of the present governor.
They believe that he is tied up with
the interests and that he has abb
solutely failed to make good. No
where in this state is that feeling
stronger than where he is known
! the best, in Mankato and Blue Earth
county. There is feeling there
which is anything but pride. DIT is
more like feeling of apology If
not protest. and this feeling may
become crystalized SO that Blue
Earth county will present a solid