The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03

the principal roads throughout tn,
state, and publish a complete bool
at cost of fifty cents apiece, pa
per bound, and one dollar apiec,
leather bound The matter of TIL,
next reliability and sociability rul
was also discussed, and the com
mittee strongly favored making the
next run to Winnipeg and having
the route come through Mankat6
either on the way to Or from Win
nipeg. The reason that our mem
bers have not all been receiving
The American Motorist is due tt
the fact that our club had until this
year paid only forty-eight members
took this matter up with the
American Automobile association
since April /, and have since SEN
this association a complete list Of
our members, and we have also re
mitted to the state association fol
each member on our list, and i
beginning with next month any mem
Der of this club fails to receive The
American Motorist, | wish such
member would promptly notify me
This book is published about the
18th or goth of each, month. l had
fully expected to have the member
ship cards here for distribution this
evening, but am just in receipt OF
a letter from the secretary of the
State Automobile association in
which he writes that he has not YET
received these cards from the print
er. ! expect. the cards here, how
ever, during this week, and they
| will be promptly distributed.
GAS We will probably not have an
other meeting during the summer
months, think a motion this even
ing would be in order authorizing
the officers of this club to order
say $50 of the road books at Sc
cents each, and that the same be
paid from the funds of our club
and that each member of the club
who has paid his dues be furnish
ed with such a book. 1t will be a,
least sixty days before these books
will be ready for distribution.
would also suggest that this club
map out the different roads around
Mankato, and for which purpose
would like to have at least ten au
tomobile owners volunteer to assist
in this work"
Following his report, President
Hohmann stated that Colonel Frank
M. Joyce, president of the American
Automobile association, was unable
to attend, and so he would not
speak as scheduled that evening.
Ordering Route Books.
F. E. Browder suggested, with
regards to the new route book
which is being published, that
each member secure book and
pay for it individually. There were
none too many dollars in the treas
ury. J.. B. Richards moved that
the names of those desiring books
be sent in to the secretary and or
dered and then the individual order
ing the book could pay for it him
self. This motion carried.
The POSTMASTER exhibited to the
banqueters a design for a shield
made by Mr. Setter of Tracy. The
words and diagram on this shield
can be stenciled on telephone posts
and will show the direction leading
to Mankato The matter, however
was referred to the sign posts com
mittee.
The matter of purchasing club
pennants was taken up and several
samples shown. The one with q
steering rod and hub seemed to be
regarded in the most favor. A. j
Veigel moved that a committee OF
three be appointed with power to
act, which was carried, and Presi
dent Hohmann then appointed A. j
| Veigel, c. E. Wise and Paul Radi
chel to select a pennant.
| A letter was read from DR.. A. e.
Sohmer, city health officer, who ask
ed the club to take some action in
having the time for flushing the
streets changed to some time be
tween midnight and morning. II
costs about 81 to clean an automo
bile, and usually when the fiushel
passed on the street, it spattered
dirt all over the machine as well
as soaring horses, and soiling the
clothes of pedestrians. J. B. Rich
ards moved that committee Of
three be appointed to wait on the
city council in an effort to have
this time changed. After this mo
ton had been carried, the following
committee was appointed: j. B
Richards, George Lang and DR.. A
E. Sohmer.
No Action BY Club.
F. M. Currier was of the opinion
that the club should go on recoro
to aid the city officials in prose
cutting those who speed their auto
mobiles and motorcycles. This would
not only make good impression
on the community but help the
club along. However, Attorney S
B. Wilson differed from Mr. Curriel
and said that if the club went or
record to invite the arrest OF
member every time he violated the
law. there would be perhaps ma
iority before the Judge in a very
short time, not through any will