The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-13
Tent Factory WIN :
Locate In Mankato
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Maukato Is TO have another factory
In few weeks. Victor III. Rawitzer.
of ST. Joe, Mo-. has been I'm the city
n couple OF days looking the ground
over with view of starting the
manufacture OF tents, awnings, etc..
i'm the city. and has decided to go
into business here. He has leased
the vacant Presley store building at
627 South Front st. including base
ment and second floor, and will take
possession March I, and hopes to get
actually started at manufacturing by
March 10. The name that he will
20 under viii be the Mankato Tent
and Awning company. lie expects
to start with several skilled en-
ployes, and TO add to those as the
business grows, which he Is sure 1t
will do. lie hopes within a short
time to have enlarged his business
sufficiently 10 take the Presley store
building adjoining. the first floor of
which IS now occupied by the fish
market.
Trade Will Ee Widespread.
Mr.. Rawitzer expects TO manufac-
ture not only tents and awnings. but
everything in the canvass line includ.
ing camp furniture. sleeping porch
furniture and awnings, horse and
wagon covers, automobile hoods and
covers, etc. in fact. everything in
which canvass enters win be pro.
duced in his factory. He expects to
supply the trade throughout Minneso-
ia, Wisconsin, Iowa, North and
South Dakota, and probably Montana
and Wyoming.
Mr.. Rawitzer comes to Mankato
with fifteen years experiCn2c IN the
business. He has managed this line
of business the past eight years for
one Of the largest firms OF the kind
in the middle west. and during this
time has covered this territory. so that
he Is familiar with the trade, and
hopes to have no difficulty in making
success OF the business from the
start. He is n very pleasant appear
ing young man. who has made n
favorable Impression upon all whom
he has met i'm this city.
Does Not Ask Bonus.
He has been in consultation with
members OF tho Commercial clubs
advisory committed Unlike numer-
Gus enterprises that have proposed
t. locate in Mankato the last few
years, he does not ask any bonus.
or any stock subscription, or any as.
sistance Of any kind outside OF what To-
cal boosting our business men can give
him. and which every local industry
should receive from our people. He ex-
poets TO move his family to this city
about March I. A warm welcome viii be
extended TO Mr.. Rawitzer and his
family, and all hope that his, enter
prise will prove successful, and that
NE will never have reason to regret
choosing Mankato as the place for
cmbarking I'm business.
Already Placed Orders.
Mr.. Rawitzcr has already placed
large orders for goods and ma
chinery. and will equip his factory
with the very latest and most up to
date machinery, 10 be operated by
electric power. His product will be
the very best and most up to date
to be found in the market. as he Is
thoroughly familiar with the bust
ness, having been connected with
one or more companies In this. line
fer years past, His motto will be
Satisfaction" I'm speaking OF his
factory today, he said that he In
tends to invite every individual I'm
Mankato TO call and observe the
work In Il, and will later give notice
of visiting days.
There seems to be splendid
opening for a factory to make can.
vass goods. as there Is no serious
competition in this part OF the north
west, and the field seems almost un-
limited. Mr.. Rawitzer seems to be a
very practical business man and
comes full of enthusiasm. and will
make a very desirable addition to
our business circles. Mankato is n
splendid point for factories to To-
cate, and It is hoped that others will
soon follow.
Factories Doing Well.
The factories that are now In the
city ar" all doing a splendid bust
ness. and enjoying great prosperity.
Mankato is ideally located. both I'm
regard TO railroad facilities, territory
at its door. and In the class Of people
from which to draw labor. and ought
to become an important manufactur-
ing center. which 1t no doubt will
in a few years.
Mr.. Rawitzer has secured very
excellent location for this business.
with room adjoining. SO that II can
grow, which 1t surely will do very
rapidly. II is hoped that everybody
in Mankato will help boost for his
goods and make II possible for him