The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-30

JOHN H. HOHMANN
4nesota Valley Scenic highway. The
suggestion carried like wild fire,
said Mr. Ring and SO we are here
at an informal meeting to tell John
Holman what we think of him. Il
met John Holman at Minneapolis
and he was pointed out to me as
"the guy who runs the whole She
bang"
Then followed short talks from the
representatives of the various coun-
ties. Mr. Miessen, county commits
sioner of Ramsey county, spoke first
and said that he was glad he met
John Hohmann. Attorney Southworth
of Shakopee read a number OF let
tiers from some good roads boosters
who could not be present. All thank
ed and honored John H. Hohmann
for his work and congratulated Man
kato for having him as citizen.
= Letter From ST. Pau's Mayor.
One letter from Mayor H. P. Kel-
Ter of st. Paul was especially con-
gratulatory G. H. Becker, secre-
tary of the Minneapolis association
of commerce wrote a letter from the
association congratulating Mr.. Hob
mann upon his success. Letters were
also read from Louis Nash of Min
neapolis and from the Minneapolis
Civic and Commercial association,
from G.. |. McLavin, from the Mime
apolis Automobile club, Roy Hill, sec
rotary; and from George w. Cooley,
state highway engineer. Mr.. South
worth personally thanked Mr.. Hob
mann for what he has done and said
that he was sorry Shakopee did not
have man like him. He also pro-
posed change of name for the val
ley road to "Hohmann's Trail"
John E. Casey of Jordan made
short but very enthusiastic talk
:. about Mr. Hohmann and said that
? the road would certainly never have
! been designated had it not been
l for John H. Hohmann, and that
whenever it became necessary, Mr..
Hohmann was the map who got IN
: to fight for the valley road.
i The Right Brand.
: 81 believe gentlemen" said Mr..
d Casey, chat whenever the state of
Minnesota needs man with the
. original brand of effectiveness
John H. Hohmann will be called
upon.
]. A. Shell spoke for Belle PLANE
I, he Of M,
= Hohmann and rendered Mr.. Hohmann
. the thanks of the city of Belle PLANE.
Ora j. Parker of lie Sueur said that
he had lived in lie Sueur for fifty
:. three years and had watched the de-
velopment of the country since he
:. came to LIE Sueur, and had seen
!, and taken note of each step and
:. that he hoped to see in the near future
!. the greatest development of them all
!, the John Hohmann highway.
:. Senator H. ~ Benson of st. Peter
= complimented the Minnesota valley
), on it's splendid citizenship and its
T good fortune in securing as the ring
4 John H. Hohmann. He also com
! mented upon the untiring efforts Of
' all the good roads boosters in the
Minnesota valley. Senator Benson
, said that he had worked with Mr.
g. Hohmann and that he had seen just
# how untiringly and necessarily this
@. peerless good roads booster has toll
r. ed. He compared the valley roat
r with the Appian way built 800 B. c
/, and said that if Mr.. Hohmann haG
A. his way the "Hohmann Trail would
r. last as long as the Appian way
&c Senator Benson outlined a future fol
l. the valley road including in the flu
ID ture developments another railroad
ID and an electric line.
Id Hennepin to Assist.
a. Frank NJ Cook of Hennepin coun
ty said that his county wished to d.
all in it's power to assist in the val
H. ley road project and make it thu
r. stepping stone to larger and greatel
VI. developments in the line of rail
A. roads and electric roads He salt
" that Mr. Holman was responsible
Mt for the building of the road
b. G. w. Babcock of Kasota said tina
is one of the benefits of the Holman
B.. Trail would be the fact that travel
IT. ers would get acquainted with thu
p. cities between Mankato and Mime
lg apolis. This, he said, was not pos
,f- sible in riding in a train.
Spoke For Mankato.
m Dr. j. W. Andrews spoke TO
". Mankato. "My whole heart is Il
F. this celebration" said the doctor
tt. 1--WE know this mans work, and W
know how to appreciate it. To
he much cannot be said in honor of OH
ir- beloved fellow citizen, but let u
20 not forget the others. This mean
he all the good roads men in all tn
la counties between Mankato and Mil
ss- neapolis, and the work they hav
ed done is of the greatest Importance
to We are not going to forget any {
or these men and we are not going t
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