The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-07
GEO. w. ALLYN MAKES
A STATEMENT

Madison Lake, Mimi, January go
The articles !, published in both
Mankato dailies yesterday regarding
my talk before the state highway
commission yesterday morning will
in my opinion not help, but hinder
good road work, and therefore should
be corrected. All the references
made in my direct talk, either to Man.
kato, or Madison Lake, was made
in precisely the same language that
Il have used several times before in
public. This time as before Ton at
least one occasion) by request. The
only difference, that before it was
at the request of one Of Mankato's
best citizens, this time at the re-
quest of a citizen of the city in
which / before made it, as requested
by Mankato's resident. The exact
language / used yesterday, and be.
fore is as follows:
Three years ago last fall, it was
my privilege to conduct George NJ.
Palmer Of Mankato and J. NJ. Bar.
clay of Madison Lake and others
over this route, from Mankato to
the twin cities via Faribault, North.
field, etc, pointing out the fact that
after leaving Blue Earth county
There was not a spot in the whole
route to st. Paul where gravel would
have to be hauled over two miles.
Mr.. Palmer told me that he had
letter from the National Good Roads
organization, requesting him to as
sist in the locating of that part of
their contemplated national highway
from the head of the lakes TO the
hesitation in selecting this route.
Soon after this decision was reached
we began to work on this route, de.
termined never to cease until we had
lit completed to the cities, and we be.
gan on the worst end OF, it.; and
the first year had the worst twelve
miles of it done from Madison Lake
ito Mankato."
The above is the precise language
i used yesterday and the only ref.
erence / made in my direct talk to
either Mankato or Madison Lake,
except once farther on speaking of
other lakes spoke of Madison Lake
as a lake on this route. and once
farther on, spoke of this national
east and west line crossing the Gen.
trail route" at Owatonna, and that
coming from the west, travellers to
the cities would leave that line at
Mankato and go direct to Faribault.
said nothing about what / as an
individual, or Madison Lake as viii
lage had done; did say that farm
ers had worked on this road in the
cold, ETC.. but yesterday in my adj
dress | did not refer to either Man
kato or Madison Lake, as to what
they had done or would do. and 1
am sure that every fair minded man
there yesterday will back this state
ment 1t is true that after I had
finished my address and several 9th
er speakers had spoken on the sub
ject, one of Mankato's citizens made
personal attack on Madison Lake,
and it's work, and on me individually
and am very sorry that l belttled
myself by even replying to it. How
ever, / did. and what ] said in that
reply was true. though better left I'M
said at that time.
I am not sure that can quote my
exact language in this reply but l
will do it as close as / can, and
if not practically correct ask for
criticism.
1.-THE statements made by this
speaker regarding Madison Lake are
not at all substantiated by the facts.