The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-29
my judgment this bill will not be
come a law
Favors a Reduction.

come a law
Favors a Reduction.
PERSONALLY, | am in favor of re-
ductiOn of the duty upon sugar, and
if the beet sugar industry cannot
live without the maintenance of the
present high duty it is inevitable
that it will languish. because the de-
rate is universal. The representa-
tives of the Industry here, however,
have given me to understand that
they could get along upon a one
cent effective tariff, and if the sugar
bill had made reduction OF the
duty instead of its elimination ]
believe the legislation would pass.
remain, Very truly yours, w. S.
Hammond"
The representatives Of the ChaSka
cent pound would save the indus.
try, but that free sugar would not
only prevent the building of new
factories, but would probably result
in closing some of the present ones
The advisory committee talked
over the matter of sites, north OF
the city, as eighty acres is desired
| If anyone has a site to sell, it is
requested that he notify the secre
tary of the Commercial club, e. F.
! Soaring, at once.
Invitation to Mr.. Fenton.
1t was decided to invite c. T. Fen
ton, the manager, of the Minnesota
Sugar company of Chaska, to come
to the city Friday of this week to
consult with the advisory committee
and to look over any sites that are
offered for SALE The city will have
, TO give the site free, and it is there
fore necessary that the price be rea
sonable.
George B. McCumber Of Rapidan
who has had charge of several coun
ty exhibits from this county at the
state fair in the past. recently call
ed on the secretary of the CONNER
cial club and desired TO sell his
equipment, in case an exhibit is to
be made this year, or he would take
charge of an exhibit if sufficient
money was appropriated for the pur
nose. He thought that 500 would
| be needed to make the right kind oil
an exhibit, and that the work would
have to begin at once.
Will Have County Exhibit.
The advisory board decided to ap
point a committee to take, charge Of
the matter of having a county ex
hibit at the state fair next fall, pro
vided the county board will make
sufficient appropriation. The com
mittee consists of George Atchison
e. M. Zuel and j. II. Hohmann. This
committee is to appear before the
next meeting of the county board to
| take the matter up. Nicollet coun
ftyf commissioners have appropriated
$500 for county exhibit from thai
county, at the request OF the Com
mercial clubs of st. Peter and North
Mankato. A suitable exhibit at the
state fair would be a great adver
tisement for this county, it was felt
and the advisory committee was
heartily in favor of it. The county
board will at its next meeting receive
letter from the state fair associa'
ton, also, strongly urging a county
exhibit.
The matter of a calcium carbide
| factory, that the secretary has beer
looking into, was discussed without
| definite action. There is a big, flour
ishing factory of this kind at Duluth
and the demand for the product is
rapidly growing. Lime stone is one
of the materials from which it is
made, the principle being the combi
nation of the calcium from the lime
with the carbon of coal or coke
when subjected to the intense heal
of the electric furnace.
Representative at Washington.
The matter of being represented
at Washington, d. c., April Is, wher
| meeting of representatives Of com
mercial and industrial organizations
of the country will be held to consid
er the forming of a national organ
| ization to assist the president anC
| congress in an advisory capacity, was
talked over, and if any business man
of Mankato is contemplating beins
| in the east at that time he can be
named as delegate by informing
President Crandall or Secretary Scar
| ing.
A letter was received from l.. B
Lincoln of Chicago, saying that the
parties interested in peat plan,
at or near Mankato are not asleep
and saying that the interest in Chi
capo runs very high He said thai