The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-10-25

from a committee of the state fair
board, of which George Atchison is
chairman, with the following per-
sonal note added: I'VE would be
glad to have you make this the fea-
ture of market or bargain day in
October or November. 1t would be
a good business getter and interest
the farmers in better horses"
AS Fair Connection.
The board thought that such
show now would not attract much
of an attendance, owing to the cold
weather, but favored having it in
connection with the next fair in this
city, and the secretary was author
lied to take the matter up with the
fair board. The matter Of holding
a corn show in the city was also
discussed informally, without action
being taken.
The secretary reported that his
attention had been called to a report
that the Omaha road was DESTROYS of
, moving it's division headquarters from
st. James to MankatO, and the Chi
cagO & Northwestern road it's shops
from Waseca to this city, in order TO
consolidate their business, and that
he had written the officers of the
roads in regard to the matter and
offered the assistance of the Com
mercial club in making the local ar
engagements if any such plan was
contemplated, and extending a hearty
invitation to the roads to locate theic
the following replies:
inst, regarding location of division
headquarters, ETC., beg to advise that
; l know of no such move. Yours truly,
w. d. Cantillion, general manager
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
company"
Will Not Move Shops.
81 beg to acknowledge your letter
of the 18th inst. relative to pros
pective change of division headquar-
/ tiers and shops from ST. James.
Il desire to advise you that we
are permanently located at ST.
James with a very heavy investment
in the way of facilities, and | know
of no plans being contemplated for
any change of the division head
quarters. st. James is quite a GEN.
trail point for the Minnesota & Iowa
division, and | think is better 10.
Gated, where the officers can keep
in touch with the employees and the
business than they would be at any
other point on that division.
Thanking you for your offer of
assistance, | am, very respectfully
yours, A. W. Trenholm, general man
ager Omaha railway company"
The secretary also reported having
started a correspondence with
stove and range company located in
a Wisconsin city, in regard to secur-
ing a branch factory for Mankato.
The essential feature is that a num-
Der OF young men from this city go
there and learn the business, SO that
when a factory is started here they
can be expert at the work, and out
side men need not be brought in,
and deplete the working force of the
main factory.
Branch Auto Factory.
The president brought up the mat
ter of securing a branch of an es-
tablished automobile factory. One of
the proprietors of this factory was
in Mankato few days ago, and sug-
gested that such factory be started
here, to manufacture all except the
chassis of touring cars, these to be
secured from the parent company,
under contract. Mankato men could
take some of the stock of the par
ent automobile company, and in this
way the two would be bound togeth-
er by mutual interests. The matter
was looked upon by the board with
some favor, and it was decided to go
into the matter further One prin-
cipal feature of this proposed factory
would be a renovating department
whereby old machines could be re-
built or thoroughly overhauled and
made as good as new. Garage work
as done in local garages would not
be undertaken, so there would be no
local competition. A first class paint
shop for painting and repainting cars
would be maintained, with all faciIi-
ties.