The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-03

UuIit. Sdiu HOtci W contain ABOUT
one hundred and fifty rooms at an
approximate cost of $15O,OO0 pro,
vided these gentlemen who had
said they would rent and furnish
the new hotel at a rental that would
net the stockholders per cent on
the investment and take out a lease
for at least ten years; would give
a bond as guarantee that they
would make good i, e., agree under
bond that they would take the hotel
for period OF ten years paying
such rent therefore that would give
the stockholders per cent net on
the investment. This proposition on
| the part of the committee was put
mp. not alone to the gentlemen who
had already offered to take the new
hotel, but to any good hotel man
who would rent it on the above
conditions. Our promise with its
conditions were placed in the hands
of the secretary, of the Commercial
club with instructions to correspond
with any hotel men of whom he
knew that might be seeking to rent
the new hotel. This Mr.. Soaring did.
and received number of letters in
reply, no one, however, accepted
| our proposition. Under these cir
cGmstances, and because of the
further fact that hotel conditions in
Mankato have very materially
changed since your committee was
| appointed, we will not undertake in
behalf of the Commercial club at
this time the raising OF the money
! for the erection of new hotel. We
| beg leave further to report that we
are quite as anxious to give encour-
agement and support to any bust
ness or industry now existing in
Mankato as to seek to establish
others of the same kind
During the last eighteen months
the Heinrich hotel has been en-
larged, improved, and modernized
at an expense of about $4,000. It
contains seVenty-siX rooms well
heated, lighted, ventilated and fur
nished with telephones. The beds
and furniture are the best in the
market. Many of the rooms are
supplied with stationary bowls, bath,
hot and cold water, The table is
first-class. This splendid hostelry
can accommodate one hundred and
twenty-five guests by doubling up
some, and can quite comfortably ac-
commodate one hundred The trav:
cling public speak well of the Helm
rich and its management
The Saulpaush hotel has recently
been practically rebuilt on the in
side at an expense of about $4,000
1t has been refurnished throughout
at an expense of about $4,000 max
ing a total expenditure of 100000
One has but to visit this new and
commodious hotel, as some of the
committee have done, and examine
the interior and furnishings without
being impressed = it'll the fact that
Mankato now has tie best and most
up-to-date Observation-Disclosures found
anywhere in southern Minnesota,
and we place emphasis on the word
best. This hotel has ninety rooms,
we'll furnished with new modern
furniture, electric lights and tele
phone service III each room. TWEEN
ty-tiVe OF these rooms are elegantly
furnished, and have modern up-to-
date equipments for bath. The halls
and every room in the building are
repainted and have new carpets
Every bed in The entire building is
furnished with new box spring
mattress, and Few clean linen. New
and beautiful silvcrware, cutlery and
dishes supply the dining room, and
the menu and service are as good
as can be found at the ST. Paul, or
the Radisson OF the twin cities. This
hotel can handsomely accommodate
one hundred guests, and can very
comfortably accommodate twenty or
twenty-five more.
Your committee feels that as
these splendid hotels are now open
and serving the public well, aud es-
peciaily as large sums of money, as
above mentioned, having been so
recently expended for the better
ment Of the said hotels, that it is
the duty of the Commercial club of
Mankato to render the proprietors
every reasonable assistance in max.
ing these institutions a financial sue
cess
eve, therefore, recommend that
the project of a new hotel be now
laid on the table, the committee dis
charged and that every citizen of
Mankato boost for the Heinrich and
the Saulpaugh. ]. W. Andrews, o.
w. Schmidt, f. w. Hunt, ]. E..
Hickey
Union Depot Project.
Judge Cray, who is chairman of
the committee on Union depot, sub.
mitted the following report:
ITO the Mankato Commercial Club,
Gentlemen: Your committee ap-
pointed some time ago to investi-
gate and report upon the question
of a Union derot in this city, re-
specially report as follows: For
the reason that we considered it un-
wise to attempt to secure a Union
depot here by correspondence with
the officials of the several railway
companies doing business here, and
preferring TO make our efforts by
means OF personal interviews with
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