New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-04
Additional School Bonds
: Should BE Voted Without
Fail.
No Reason 70 Fear That
Outside Labor Will Get
The Benefit.

Win tue special election Tor the
voting of $4,000 additional bonds for
the new High School coming Thurs
day evening, public opinion seems to
be strongly in favor of the project.
The only opposition to the plan would
seem to be coming from the laboring
men who fear that the fact that the
contract has gone to an outside COM
Pany will mean that the help en-
pioyed will be brot in from the out
side. There would seem to be no
ground for this fear, however, as
the j. B. Nelson Construction Co.,
OF Mankato, the successful bidders,
have issued a statement to the effect
that in as far as it is possible, they
will employ New Ulm labor on the
building.
Public sentiment seems about a
unit in favor Of the additional bonds
if the statements of representative
New Ulm business men and heaviest
tax payers, given to the Review re-
porter may be taken as indicative of
the general feeling.
Mayor Fritsche tersely expressed
his views as follows: II am very
much in favor of the proposition. It
would be a grave mistake to lie down
at the present time"
Mr.. F. II. Retzlaff one of New
Ulm's progressive merchants, said in
brief. "While am not well posted
on the matter and have given it lit
tie thot, l am heartily IN favor of
first class high school and I have
confidence in the Boards doing the
proper thing"
Mr.. G.. A. Ottomeyer declares him
self heartily in favor of voting the
additional funds. eve have com
menced the project and, while we
are doing it, we certainly ought to
erect suitable building that viii be
a credit to New Ulm and lasting
monument to our public schools"
MIR. f: w. johnson said, on being
interviewed, "There is no doubt in
my mind In regard to the PROPOSE
ton. We must have new High
School and if the funds voted are
not sufficient we. must raise more
and there is but one way to do it.
by voting additional bonds next
Thursday night. I am heartily in
favor of it."
Mr.. Emil Hage, Cashier Of the
Brown County: Bank, expresses him
self very forcefully in the matter.
There can be absolutely no doubt
about it, if the additional funds are
needed we must vote them. I have
heard no opposition and am surprised
to learn of it now. The fear that
out of town labor will be used is
absurd. The contractor cannot aft
ford to ship in labor from outside
and pay the higher wages necessary
for them to live here"
Mr.. J. A. Ochs comes out strongly
in favor Of the additional bonds. He
proposed for the new high school is
said in part, ''The business course
certainly fine thing. It gives an
opportunity for a, business training to
the boys and girls Of New Ulm who
cannot afford to leave home to get it.
For this reason, if for no other, we
must support the project. l will be
out to vote for the bonds and am
going to bring every one can"
DR.. Schoch says: "Why, there is no
doubt about it. We must have the
additional bonds. The only opposi-
ton seems to be from some Of the
local contractors who are reported
to have influenced their men against
the proposition"
City Justice N. :Henningson is verv
, emphatic in his support Of the bonds
= 1T would be nothing short of a Gala
nifty" he said, Ito have the new
issue fail at the coming election. If
there is anything l can do to help
pass the bill I'd take off my coat and
dig from now to election day. I am
in favor of calling meeting and
getting out and hustling if there is
any danger of failure"
Such strong statements from men
Of the standing of the above in the
community would seem to show that
the school board had the city back
Of them in their plea for the neces-
sary additional funds.