The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-10-25
COMMERCIAL CLUB
| CONSIDERED MATTERS
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The advisory board of the Man.
kato Commercial club held a meeting
yesterday afternoon and considered a
number of matters of more or less
importance to the city. All of the
members but one were present.
A request was received for assist
ance in getting another business col
lege located in the city, but the
party who proposes to locate here
wants the club to guarantee fifty
scholarships. If the college came,
it would probably take the quarters
vacated by the Davis Business Uni
versity. The matter was considered
at some length, and it was decided
that the club would have difficult
work, as we'll as be put to much
expense, to secure the fifty scholar
ships, in competition with a well
established, enterprising and aggres-
sive commercial college now located
in the city, and it was decided not
to undertake the work, although the
board would be glad to see new
institutions of any kind locate in the
city, not excepting another business
college.
The secretary reported that the
work of making collections on the
advertising booklet was practically
complete, and that there were but
few who did not pay the amounts
assessed against them by the COM
mittee that had charge of getting up
the booklet. The club would come
out about even on the booklet, and
possibly a little ahead, although it
had cost $1,120.
Is There Demand For Hotel?
A letter was received from H. L..
Stevens & Co., architectural engi-
neers of Minneapolis, who put up
large buildings, asking whether or
not there is a. demand in Mankato
for a modern, fireproof hotel, theatre
or office building. The firm said
that it has clients that are looking
for openings, and saying that in this
way it might be of assistance in
helping to erect buildings, should
the same be needed.
The board discussed the need of
another hotel, and some were of the
opinion that first class family and
commercial hotel located on the
Marsh corner or the Minneopa
House corner would be a paying in
vestment, fill a want, and not in
terfere materially with the success
of the hotels already in existence
The company will be invited to send
representative here to look the
ground over. The company has
built several hotels, including the
new Hotel Andrews in Minneapolis.
Want to Start Piano Factory.
The secretary presented a letter
that had been handed him by M. J.
Nerbovig, having been received by
the latter from parties desiring to
start piano factory in Mankato
They are Wisconsin parties and
claim to have constructed a piano
along new lines and that their in
strument is absolutely the best on
the market today. They said that
they could manufacture pianos at a
very reasonable figure They CLAIM.
ed their patents to be worth $4,000,
and asked whether the city would
be willing to make concessions
The board talked the matter over.
and it was decided to continue the
correspondence already taken up
with these parties, to see what is
expected of the city. ..H-
Correspondence that the secretary
has been having with the Northwest
ern Steel and Iron Works of Eau
Claire, Wis, in regard to opening a
branch factory in this city was read
and considered The Eau Claire
company wishes to relocate it's farm
implement line, which includes two
way plows. potato diggers, hay
rakes, spring tooth harrows, spike
tooth harrows, etc. In one of its
letters, the company says:
What Company Says.
1--WE can furnish all patterns, jigs,
templets and equipment necessary to
manufacturer, and competent men
of executive positions, viz: superin-
tendent, business manager, sales
manager, heads of important depart
ments. In starting it will require
thirty-five men and should be in
creased the next year to seventy
five or one hundred"
The capital required is $4,000, for
the patents, patterns, jigs, templets
and equipment, and the company
will take $4,000. 1t also has on
hand manufactured stock and raw
material estimated at about $4,000,
which it would expect the new COM
pany to purchase"
The board thought that it would
be difficult to get enough local CAPT.
tai interested, but some further cor
respondence will be had, to see
whether a more favorable PROPOSE.
ton cannot be secured from the
company.
The secretary also read cores
pondence had with A. B. Makepeace
of Rochester, who has invented what
he calls the simplicity metal fence
post-the cheapest and most durable
fence post ever devised, he says. He
wants to interest men to go into the
business, who will take $4,000 or
$4,000 of stock, and also wants
building furnished for the first few
years by the Commercial club.
The secretary was instructed to
continue the correspondence and see
what the most favorable terms are
that can be secured Mr.. Makepeace
is willing to come to the city at any
time to meet with the board or club.
Invitation to a Congress.
The official invitation to the ninth
convention of the National Rivers
and Harbors congress to be held at
Washington, D. c., Dec. 4, 5 and 6,
and to send a strong delegation of