The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-07
Mr.. Curriers' motion carried pnani.
mously.
The Winona Meeting.


mously
The Winona Meeting.
George NJ. Palmer, who represented
the Mankato Commercial club at the
good roads and industrial develop
ment convention recently held In
Winona, reported on the meeting
He said that although the convention
was, not largely attended, the men
who were present were enthusiastic
and it proved helpful gathering.
"a most interesting demonstration
of cement road building was given,
and seven or eight miles of COM
pleted cement road was shown u.s.
A demonstration of repairing maca'
dam roads was also given and l was
impressed with the rapidity and
cheapness of dirt road building.
came away with no thought OF ce-
ment roads being practical here, but
| was impressed with the ease with
which the money is raised in Winona
to build roads. The business men
of that city raised the twenty-five
per cent of the cost of roads re-
quired by the Elwell law, by private
subscription. They are planning to
build eighty miles of cement roads
under the Elwell law next year. If
Mankato wants to stay on the map
as far as road work is concerned we
must wake up. We are not in the
procession, and we must do something
more than we have in the past
Mr.. Palmer also commended the
building of the Black and Yellow
trail.
Money For the Armory.
Captain A. o. Scott moved that a
committee be appointed by the presi
dent to act with him to raise $4,000
by private subscription to make pos
sible the completion of the armory
The contract which was let few
days ago docs not include heating,
plumbing nor furnishing the dining
room and kitchen in the basement
George Pass, ST., seconded the mo-
ton, which carried.
An invitation was read from the
National Rivers and Harbors commits
sion for a representative to attend
the meeting to be held in Wash
ington, D. c., December 3, 4 and o
and a communication from E. g.
Cheney, secretary of the state for
estry board, urging interest in the
work of that board and calling at
tention to it's publication, 1.-THE North
Woods" was read.
w. H. Pay of the Main street
switching committee reported that
the city engineer had been instructed
to make blue prints showing the
railroad yards and the tracks OF
each railway company, to be sent to
the companies for their considera
ton.
The County Agent.
w. d. Willard was called upon to
tell what had been accomplished at
the meeting of bankers and farmers
held last Saturday in relation to Sc
curing a county agricultural agent
He. reported that although the bank
ers of the county We're we'll repre-
scented, the farmers were not, and
that no member of the county board
of commissioners was present. He
said that Chairman B. F. McGregor
had been authorized to appoint a
committee to work with the Blue
Earth County Good Seed association
to present the proposition to the
county board and that the banks OF
the county were authorized to have
petitions asking for the provision
of a county agricultural agent, tc
be signed by farmers.
Mayor Meyer was asked to tell
something about the meeting o.
the League of Minnesota Municipal.
ties which is to be held in Mankatt
next October, and told that at the
present time half Of the municipali
ties of the state belong to the league
and that he believed the convention
would be an important one and
largely attended one.
Seed Corn Show.
George Atchison moved that q
committee be appointed to act with
John d. Deets, secretary of the
Southern Minnesota Better Develop
ment league to organize the corn
show to be given in Mankato, Decem
Der 8 and 10. The motion was
seconded by E. M. Zuel and car
ried sWH g
Mr. Atchison also moved that tn,
club make an effort to get fruit
growers association started here, an(
that motion carried.
Secretary E. F. Soaring believed
that the club should be Represented
at the annual meeting of the Bette
Development league to be held here
December 9 and 10 and moved tina
representatives be appointed by thu
president The motion carried.
In closing the business session
President F. e. Crandall said tina
Miss Jessie Rice had asked that thu
/ club give it's endorsement to a plal
she has for a series of three con
certs to be given in Mankato thi
winter, one by the st. Paul Sym
/ phony orchestra and the others b.
prominent musicians. C. R. Butte
moved that the endorsement be givel
and E. F. Soaring seconded the mo
/ ton. which carried.