The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-10
GOOD ROADS MEETING
WILL BE HELD WITH
HIGHWAY COMMISSION

auto truck The state highway com
mission strongly advocates the estab
lishment Of these truck lines and
1t is only a question OF time, If the
road is built, when the trucks vii
become n reality. The farmers and
business men in the county should
greatly appreciate the efforts OF the
committees in working SO ardently
to get this road designated. Enthusi
asIic cooperation with the farmers
is especially expected.
II Was an important Gathering.
About fifty men from all the cite
and counties between MankatO and
Minneapolis met at ShakOpee yes
/ terday and transacted some import.
ant business in connection with this
road. Manllato was represented
from the Commercial club by Presi
dent Frank Crandall, and II.
Schmitt; the automobile club by r.
+. Brown and Blue Earth county by
commissioners A. NJ. Schneeberper
and John II. Hohmann. Senator
Henry n. Benson and W. II. Nmel.
Ter represented st. Peter, and Mic.
ollet county was represented by the
full county board, consisting of A.
j. Potts. chairman, Wendell IlOdapp,
j. b. Summers. Claus Swanson and
Ben Briggs. lie Sueur county was
represented by Ben Richter and
Fred Manske. There was present a
!, large delegation of farmers and
i business men from Scott county be.
J sides the full board of county com
missioners. c. b. Wadell, Frank w.
! Cook, c. NJ. f. Carlson and II. II.
Chase of Minneapolis, the county
commissioners and Attorney Gus A.
viii represented Hennepin county.
Ed. l.. Pardee, assistant general
| passenger agent for the Omaha
road, was also present Jordan.
Belle PLANE. lie Sueur and Blakely
were also represented.
| Meeting Called to Order
| The meeting was called to order
| by Colonel George l.. Nye of Shake
pee. He stated the purpose of the
! meeting and II. n. Benson was Sc
lected as permanent chairman of
| the organization. The delegation
| was organized and the name is to
; be the Minnesota Valley Scenic
! Highway association" An advisory
committee consisting Of delegates
| from all the cities and counties in
terested in the proposed federal
postroad. They are as follows:
Blue Earth county. III. l.. Schmitt
and A. VI. Schneeberger: Nicollet,
Claus Swanson, Al. ]. Potts and
Smith, Benjamin Richter and #. S.
Wilcox; Scott, Michael Gels, w. ".
Southworth, ]. E. Casey. G.. ].
Whitlock and Emil Schulz; Carver
Senator Charles Klein, Mat Artz and
J. J. Farrell: Sibley, J. II. Mohre
and A. n. Poehler; Hennepin, Gus
A. viii. Mr.. Hubbard of the Hub
bardPuffer Mfg. Co.; Ramsey, w. J..
hurry. Dr.. Charles Smith and George
l.. Nye. --'.... s....-.... 4, --,.& .r
Ways and Means Committee.
A ways and means committee was
appointed by the chair to consist OF
one member from each county in
terested. They are: Blue Earth.
Frank Crandall. Chairman: NIcollet.
W. II. Mueller: LeSueur. Fred
Manske; Scott, John Them: Car
yer, Charles III. Klein; Hennepin.
Frank w Cook: Sibley, A. ii.
Poehler; Ramsey. William ]. Muir
ray.
After the appointment Of the
committees. II. l.. Schmitt OF Man
kato spoke in his usual clear and
concise manner upon the purpose
OF the meeting; what had been done
f;v The delegates to the state high
way commission and also pointed out
the advantages of having this state
highway run through Mankato. On
this road will be the most beauti-
full scenery between ,Mankato and
apois spoke on the advantages of
good roads i'll general and earnestly
urged the support of all the cOun.
ties which it would effect. After a
short talk by Mr.. Moriarty of Shak-
Opee on the same theme the meet.
ing was adjourned until after din.
ner. Chairman Benson then called
for opinions on the matter from the
counties represented. Mr.. Wadell of
Hennepin county reported that his
county was prepared to give the
required proportion for work in
the county and $500 additional for
extending the road outside his coun.
~. Mr.. Potts of NicolIet county
said that this county was ready to
pay its share of the expenses in!
building the road.
Blue Earth Will Do Same.
Mr.. Holman and Mr.. Schnee.
berger reported the same for this
county. Scott county also thought
favorably OF the road. lie Sueur
county had not taken the matter up
yet and was not ready to report but
a committee was chosen to appear
in behalf of the road at the next
meeting of the county board. Carver
and Sibley counties were not Of
ficially represented but the matter
will be taken up with the county
board. The road will not run through
these counties but will adjoin them
After this business had been
transacted it was moved that in the
counties represented at the meeting
hereafter all road tax should be
paid in cash and that the state
legislature be instructed to try to
make this system statewide. The
motion carried.
Reappointed the Deputies.
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