The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-13
KATO POST ROAD
FUND HELD BACK
SIS
Continued from Pasa One.

heard nothing in regard 10 TINS mat
ter except that he has just received
wire that 4 letter from the post
master general with fuller explana
ton will follow.
Now Mr.. Hamisond. kindly ask
YOU TO take this matter in hand for
us at once and sec what YOU can do
TO not have the government with
draw its allotmgr; for our Scenic
Highway.
The governments first PROPOSE
ton WIS to allot us $4,000 for q
fifty mile post TOAD with the under
standing that wa raise double that
amount or $4,000. After good
deal OF hard work we succeeded in
having Governor Eberhart designate
our road from Mankato to the Bloom
inpton bridge. TIE counties through
which the road passes pledged s22,-
0G0 for tile construction. About
March last. Mr.. Wonders, govern
ment engineer went over the road
and estimated the cost OF con-
struetion al $4,000. We then got
busy and raised our pledges from
SEQ 900 to s50.0G0. In May, you
remember, Mr.. Cooley and ! were in
Washington and instead of $4,000
secured promise OF. s25,0to from the
government. thus giving us $4,000
To expend Since then the govern.
ment has had several engineers TO
go over the road ard late in the fall,
Mr.. Wonders nnt with the county
commissioners OF the counties in
terested and stsaed up contracts
with the government. which have
since been approved.
Have Money For Construction.
The different counties have the
money for construction in their re-
spectiye counties all raised and de-
posted with their respective county
treasurers and the county boards
are ready to advertise Cor bids for
the construction OF the road.
Now Mr.. Hammond, II has cost
us. that Is the counties interested
and the individual business men, at
least 81. 900. thus far, attending meet
iugs etc, to carry this project to the
r,oint that we have II and il seems
TO me not only Inconsistent but en-
insntly unfair 70 turn this project
down on us after all the time, work
and money so far spent"
Governor Fbcrhart will be in
IL NJ ..n n rA
Wednesday, February IL. / am send.
ing him a copy OF this letter and
hope you will .ook him up and
between the governor, yourself and
Senators Knute Nelson, Moses E.
Clapp and Congressman Davis that
you can get enough pressure TO bear
upon the postal and agricultural de-
partments TO let Us go ahead and
show them what we cen do here
in Minnesota in the way Of building
practical, permanent highways at a
reasonable cost. Don't forget TO
also call attention to our 'mainte-
nance clause i'm the Dunn Law which
means continual improvement after
n highway is constructed.
Il am writing YOU this letter hur-
riedly so that I can get II off in
time to reach you Wednesday, but
] hope ] have made matters suffi-
GENTLY clear and strong.
Above all, don't take no for an
answer and let me hear from you
favorably hope, at your earliest
convenience. With kindest greet
ings. I am. Yours very truly John
II. Holmann' ar
Letter TO Eberhart.
'Mankato. February, 9, 1914.
Hon. A. o. Eberhart, Washington
d. c., MY dear Govern1r: had
Just completed letter to Mr.. Ham
mond. as per copy attached. when
Mr. Williams Of your Office called
me by phone and requested me to
forward you information concerning
our scenic highway, care of Willard
hotel. Washington, ID. c.
Time will not permit me to re-
write this letter to you and I hope
enclosed copy win answer the pur-
pose.
General widell phonee me to nv
house nj MauEafn late 1aet uipht and