The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-21
Mankato Is to Have
Armory, Says Gov.

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MankatJ is to have an appropriation
for an aymory. That much is set.
tied, but whether the appropriation
will be $4,000 or $4,000 will not be
known unril the bill now pending in
congress is voted upon. The present
appropriation is $4,000 and the bill
which is now pending will make it
$4,000. 4 site and 81 900 must be
furnished by Mankato as their part,
and Captain Scott says they will
get it.
Captain 4. o. Scott of Company II
is in receipt Of the following letter
from Governor Eberhart:
Il shall do everything in my power
10 assist you in securing an appropri,
3 alton for the Mankato armory and
regret very much that the applica-
ton was not made early so that We
could have had an armory by this
time However, we are sure to get
one in time Thanking you for your
interest in this matter, | am, very
sincerely yours, \. o. Eberhart, gov
ernOr
ArmOrics were approved in the
order of their application as follows:
Mortified, Winona. Mankato Madi-
son. \. o. f"
81. Paul. February Ex-senator S.
D. Works bill authorizing the court
10 impose a maximum fine Of $4,000
against foreign corporations for vio-
latiOn OF the antitrust laws was re-
ported out by the senate committee
on corporations late yesterday. The
bill is similar 10 one which passed
the senate TWO years ago and died
in the house on the last night of the
session. Under the terms of the bill
q foreign corporation is given sixty
days to pay a fine and is penaliZcd
for failure by being prohibited from
dOm- business in the state. The bill
will remedy the condition brought
out by the prosecution of the Cream
cry Package company of Mankato
which was prohibited from doing
business in Minnesota because il
was a corporation organized under
the laws OF Illinois. Under terms
Of the bill the Minnesota courts are
empowered To impose fines on foreign
corporations and penalizc them by
prohibiting business activities in the
state on failure Ia pay the fines upon
being convicted.
Attacks the NorthWes stern.
il is more than likely that the ST.
auI committee OF business men and
officials. organized to keep an eye on
i GiSlatiVe matters affecting the city,
may go on record as favoring the
bill now before the legislature pro-
yiding for state control of telephone
companies.
Yesterday the committee met in
the office of Corporation Attorney
O'Ncill and heard arguments for and
against the measure. T.. T. Young, in
addressing the committee, favored
the bill. Mr.. Young represents the
independent telephone companies. He
made All attack on the Northwestern
Telephone company, in which he
said: This company is seeking TO eS.
tablish a monopoly throughout Min
ucSOta."
Mr. Young cited Redwood Falls
us an example of what the North
western Telephone company is do
ing. He said an impossibly low rate
WAS being offered there and that as
soon as an Independent company
was driven out the rate would 90 up.
This trick. he said, was being play
Cd by the Northwestern in other
towns throughout the state where in.
dependent companies were located.
Supporters of the eastman dis
lance tariff bill in the senate are
falling away as the time nears to
vote on the measure, says The ST.
Paul Dispatch. Business men from
many OF the smaller towns fear its
effect and they are letting their rep.
roscntativcs know about il.
Senator Rockne yesterday received
Il letter from Z. s. lIoyt, president
Of the Redwing Union StOneware
company, saying that the operation
of the proposed measure would be
q great hardship upon the company.
The company in all its branches is
capitalized for about $4,000, 900, and
means a good deal to Redwing.
Mr.. HOyt says that a Monmouth,
ILL.,. concern is the chief competitor
OF the stOnewarc company. The ILL
nois company has an advantage of
about 80 per cent on fuel. 1t also
has an advantage on labor. The
labor which Redwing pays 81 a day
for costs the Monmouth concern only
$l.60 a day.
Since the ware produced in Red.
wing is heavy, freight figures heav-
lily. II. too, is factor in competing
with lighter metal and wooden YES
sells or containers
Mr.. llOyt has made an analysis
Of the railroad rates now in force as
compared with the rates which would
be in force under the eastman dis
lance tariff. For this purpose he has
taken Two towns in the northern
part OF the state and two in the
southern portion. He finds that in
each instance it will be more diff.
cult for the RedwinS company to get
10 market under the eastman bill
than under the present railway rates.
Here are the rates per 100 pounds:
Shows Freight Difference.
RcdwinG to Moorhead, present
rates, % cents.
Rcdwing to Moorhead, eastman
rates, 81 cents.
Monmouth to Moorhead 2S cents.
RedwinS to Crookston, present
rates, 27.G cents. a.
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