The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-26

jects, and the guests will be taken
for ride over some of the best
Mankato, such as the Eagle Lake
and Mapleton roads, to. show what
can be done with the right kind of
effort
Season of Activity.
The good roads committee plans a
season of activity during the sum-
mer months, as well as next winter.
! 1t will be somewhat handicapped by
the lack of funds this summer, as
the subscriptions being solicited by
the committee that was appointed
for this purpose are not payable be,
fore next winter, but it is hoped to
secure the cooperation of the Auto
mobile club in assisting in keeping
the roads dragged and repaired dur
ing the coming summer. 1t is hoped
that the farmers will also take a
commendable interest in this, and
take pride in having the roads the
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state, the county, the Commercial
and Automobile clubs and others
have been helping them to get me
roads in shape. Where the farmers
take hold themselves, the outside as
sistance will be forthcoming more
literally, so they will find it fol
their own interest to take hold OF
-, the work with a generous spirit. =.
Other Matters Considered.
The committee took up other mat
ters at its meeting yesterday. II
was stated that the Good Thunder
residents have raised 500 to aid in
improving the. road from Mankato tC
Good Thunder, via the Strand ia
vine, and that they seek the assist
ance of the Mankato Commercial
club. The comittee decided to work
| together with the Good Thunder
people, and to try to have the road
put in first class shape, graded anG
drained this coming summer and
graveled next winter. To do this
will take somthing like $4,000, but
it is thought that it can be done
with the proper effort. Of course
the county and townships will have
to help literally, but this is one Of
the great arteries of trade through
the county, and all are interested.
The committee feels that the poll
cy of scattering it's help lightly over
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one as taking one road at time
; and bringing that into first class
condition. At the same time, il
does not propose that other roads
shall be neglected, if the farmers
living on them show lively inter
est in their betterment.
Hint to City Council.
The committee thought that the
city council should see that the
main ROADS leading out of the city
are put in first class condition with
in the city limits. This is especially
| true of the Red Jacket road, the
Glenwood : avenue road, the Eagle
Lake road and the st. Peter road
1t was pointed out that apparently
mistake was made by the city last
| fall i'm hauling large amount OF
river gravel and placing it upon the
stone road bed on the st. Peter
lower road, as the gravel has nc
binding qualities and is hinder
ance to travel instead of benefit
If placed on clay road, this gravel
, would have done a great amount OF
good.
| The question of how to furnish
Mr.. O'Brien, the road patrol, with a
man and team, was considered, but
| the club has no funds for this, and
| it was thought that the Automobile
club might be willing to take charge
! of the upkeep of the Madison and
| Washington lake and st. Peter
roads this summer, with what as
sistance can be gotten from the
county, and thus allow the CONNER
cial club good roads committee to
work out it's plans in other direc'
! lions. 1t was felt that every dollar
spent on the roads, whether by the
| Commercial club or Automobile club
or anyone else, ought to be made to
count i'm results.