The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-17

than the city man did. TIE cours
try people, especially the farmers
daughters, were always delighted at
the approach of the man who
brought the mail. The rural carrier
had made the life on the farm more
pleasant than | had ever been be-
fore. The cry used TO be. Into the
city" but now Il was Back to the
FARM and this was largely due to
the improvement of conditions OF
farm life brought about by the rural
letter CARRIER -l.
The mayor declared that the
movement back to the country was a
vastly important one for the whole
nation. 1t meant the relief Of CON
gested conditions of poor people in
the large cities. -
Spoke Of Msnkato. I,
The speaker also took occasion to
call to mind the beautifully paved
streets. the parks, the boulevards and
other attractions OF the city,. He
spoke Of Mankato as a school city
and invited the delegates to visit the
various institutions of education OF
Mankato enumeratlng many OF them.
III. r. Hines of Cannon Falls on
behalf OF the 5conyention thanked the
chief executive of the city for his
hearty greeting He said he was
sure the delegates on. leaving Man
kato would have. the most pleasant
recollections OF the time. they had
had. Speaking of the gladness that
the rural carriers brought TO the
farmers daughters. Mr.. Hines re-
marked that there was, one farmers
daughter who might be. disappointed,
as he had recently taken her from
her home, and there. we're several
other rural mail carriers OF his &C.
ouaintance who had done the same
thing. ,.s..st - t.s&
Presidents Annual Address.
The president now delivered his an
nual address. He declared that the
work of the state association had
been stronger during the past year
than 1t had been during previous
years. He spoke of the efficient
work of the state secretary. F. e.
Hesselroth OF Braham. in organizing
the rural carriers in counties which
heretofore had, no county organiza-
TONS. He said such county organ
izatlons had now been formed In all
counties of the state that had enough
rural carriers to. form an organiza-
ton.
There was one feature OF the out
look that was o. little discouraging
and that was the fact that some old
members Of the carriers. association
were dropping out and not renewing
their memberships. There were not
many such cases, but he did not like
to see any at all An effort should
be made to hold the old members.
A remedy should be found
The president, also. remarked that
the state association did not have
sufficient funds to carry on the work
or that body as the Officers would
like to do II. There was not SUM
cient money to SEND out all the mail
the officers wished to send out and
at the same time meet other ex-
penses. such as. those Of sending
delegates to the national eonven.
lions. Something should be done to
improve the finances OF the state
association.
The president had recommends
tons. which he enumerated. as fol-
lows:
Advances State Officers.
One. There should be system
of promotion among the the offices
of the state association. At each
election the officers who have done
their duty should be advanced one
notch ahead. This would eliminate
politics from the elections and would
give the association the fun benefit
OF experience on the part OF its Of
fice.holders-
Two There should be one delegate
at large from each county to the
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