The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-09-25
Days Journey to Be Over the
New Dan Patch Electric
Railroad
Stops at Stations En- Route;
With Dinner al End
OF Ride
EIeursionisis Return TO kaio
AT Late Hour In the
Afternoon

The committee of the Commercial
club that was appointed yesterday
to make the necessary arrangements
for the excursion which the club Is
to take to Faribault next Tuesday,
September 20, held 4 meeting yes
terday afternoon at the office OF the
secretary OF the club and made the
preliminary arrangements, and work
ed out the details The schedule OF
the trip as proposed by d. II. Nay
lor OF the Dan Patch line was adopt.
ed. This provides for the train leav.
ing Mankato at a. m, and arriving
at Farbault at l p. m, with thirty
minute stops at Madison Lake, Ely.
sian and MOrristown and an hours
stop at Wateryille. The train will
leave Faribault on the return trip at
p. m, and will come back without
stops, reaching Mankato at 5:45 D.
m. II will stop at Rock street, the
Saulpaugh corner and at the depot
on the return, to let the passengers
out nearest their homes. The Dan
Patch company proposes to leave
nothing undone that will make the
trip a pleasant one. The biggest
passenger car that it has, with an
observation end, will head the train.
and as many other cars viii be at
tached as needed. This train will be
similar to the one used by the Min
neapolis Association OF Commerce on
its trip TO this city in July.
Dinner at Hotel Brunswick.
The committee has arranged with
the Hotel Brunswick at Faribault to
serve dinner or luncheon at lis p.
m. This hotel can accommodate $50.
and II more go, part of the tourists
can be entertained at the CONNER
cial hotel or at the two restaurants
Faribault. The charge for the meal
will be 60 cents, and the manage
ment has promised a toothsome
menu. This Is the only expense that
the excursionists will be put to
during the entire day. as all other
expenses are to be borne by the
Commercial club treasury. Every
member of the club should plan to
join this trip, and thus help boost
Mankato.
II was decided to get out a neat
badge for each OF the excursionists,
with a few extra TO give away in the
various towns visited. Banners for
the cars will also be provided. in all
probability 1t was decided to arrange
with the Manakto band to accompany
the excursion. II the necessary ar.
rangements with Il could be made.
Send In Your Name
II is necessary to know about how
many will participate in the excur-
sion, and to this end each member
of the club win today or tomorrow
receive a return postal card, to be
filled out with the number who desire
to go. Where more than one member
OF the firm. or a travelling salesman
or friend Of member would like
to go, II is requested that the names
be filed in, so that lists can be pre-
pared for the publicity work. So, as
soon as possible after getting the
cards, the members are urged to fill
them out and mail them to the secre-
tary Of the club. In this way, It
will be known how many cars to
order and how many plates are to
be served at the hotel It Is hoped
that every member of the club will
go. This Is the first excursion of
the kind that the club has ever ar
ranged for, and It is hoped to make
1t a success In every way. Already
there has been a hearty response.
and 1t is evident that there Is to be
a fine representation of the business
interests Of the city.
The committee is working enthusi-
astically, and hearty response from
the members Is hoped for. Let the
people along the Dan Patch line be
made to know that Mankato Is on
the map.