The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06

Just s1s.757. or this $4,000 had
been furnished by the state and
that by passing around subscrip.
ton list among residents Of Man.
kato s1.6S2 more had been realized
This left just s3.o75 yet to be raised
for the completion of the building.
No revenue could be obtained from
the building itself before IL was
completed. He suggested that a
committee be appointed to go be
| fore the city council and urge that
body to appropriate the additional
money that was needed. He said
that even after the building was
| completed, IL would be necessary
TO spend $1,000 to $500 for equip
ment for the company. He observed
that Mortified had a fund of $21. 00e
for It's armory and that It was not
SC large a one as that OF Mankato.
President F. E. Crandall. said the
armory was public building and
the money should be raised for 1t.
Captain Scott moved that com
mittee be appointed by the presi-
dent to go before the council with
this request. The motion was ear.
ried unanimously.
Report on Good Roads.
Judge Lorin Cray. on behalf of
the committee on good roads, re-
ported that the committee had prom.
ised 800 for the regarding and re-
graveling of the Eagle Lake road
and ss5 for the ST. Clair road. He
said about half that amount had
already been paid for the ST. Clair
road and a start had been made
in the Improvement of this high
way. The Judge said such help was
given on condition that the farmers
themselves afford an equal amount
Thirty-fve loads OF gravel had been
put on the road by the committee
and thirty-five more by the farmers
themselves. This was going TO be
repeated. He said other promises OF
help on improvement OF roads had
been made Considerable help had
been promised for roads in Belgrade
township.
Judge Cray also reported briefly
on the gathering of township over.
seers and supervisors and business
men OF Mankato that L. to be held
10 wla na1
TO have the city business men pay
81 apiece for their plates in order
that the plates might be furnished
free to the country visitors. The
laws on good roads would be ex-
planned to the farmers and an en-
deavor would be made to create
among them a wholesome sentiment
for good roads.
Municipal Slaughter House.
DR.. C. Pratt reported on behalf Of
the committee appointed TO look into
the feasibility of the project of es.
tablishing a municipal slaughter
house in Mankato that the committee
might establish such an institution
and pass an act requiring that all
the meat slaughtered locally for con-
sumption in the city be killed there.
A United States inspector could be
obtained to see that everything was
properly done. He said at present
there was a great deal Of trouble
in getting the killing done and for
that reason much live stock was
shipped away that might otherwise
be marketed and consumed right at
home. Farmers and others, he said,
frequently did the slaughtering under
unsanitary conditions. He said that
II would require an outlay of about
$4,000 to establish such slaughter
house, but after Il was once started
1t would be selfsustaining. There
would be great deal Of revenue from
the by-products. The fertilizers would
be quite feature.
Address Ely Dunn.
Andrew c. Dunn addressed the
club on behalf of his project for the
manufacture of the new door ketch
] and controller, which he has invented.
| He said this enterprise IL successful
/ would be a great advertisement TO
Mankato. II could be exhibited with
profit at various fairs throughout
the country and perhaps at the great
worlds fair of 1915. II esaid he
wanted local capital back or his
proposition. and. IL II should not
prove successful. he was not to get
thing out of it for himself. He said
the continuance had passed the, ex,
perimentsl stage and that Il had been
successfully used on the big front door
OF the Palmer jewelry store. where II
might be seen by anybody. The con
triyance not only held the door
shut. but II killed the slam.
A communication was read from
the Mortified Commercial club
giving to the Mankato Commercial
club a membership ticket, and in
viting members of this club to share
in the privileges OF the Northfield
Commercial club when visiting In
that city. Similar eourtesies have
been extended by the Mankato Com
i rfnprrfal nfs.h 20 that ~ Northfaid