The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-19

etcCtcu, anu ". n. fiipSnCoShs SioVh-
ston, reelected.
The following were elected to rep
resent this grand jurisdiction In the
supreme council which holds its next
annual meeting at Columbus, Ohio.
June %, 1914: 3
Supreme travelling representative.
George w. Rodgers, St. Paul.
Members Of committee on jurispru-
! dence, w. B. Garrison, owatonna.
Representatives: T. w. McCosker,
Il. c. Walters, c. A. vandever, and
James F. Ellis. all OF Minneapolis;
J. NJ. Dresser, F. e. Noble, and ]. R.
Treanor. all Of ST. Paul; C. w. SUIT
ton. Duluth: w. w. Fegan, Grand
Forks; o. II. Griswold, winona, and
w. L. Grasse, Fargo.
Alternates: J. +. Jordan and Err
nest Grant, Minneapolis; II. @.
Mooney, A. II. overman, +. X. Gravel,
l.. l. Culbertson and G. NJ. Peterson,
all OF Duluth; p. c. Crenshaw and
w. ID. Austin, Fargo; p, F, Murphy,
saltwater, and H. q. Lillyblad, Red
wing.
The Resolutions Adopted.
Resolutions were passed as follows:
Resolved; that the thanks OF the
convention be extended TO the hon
rable mayor OF Mankato, to the citi-
iens in general and to Mankato Coun-
Gil 101 as a whole and to the en-
tertainment committee. the ladies'
auxiliary. to Brother Z w. Foster,
chairman, In particular, for the royal
manner In which we have been en-
tertained, and We assure you that
each individual delegate will return
ITO his home with a warm spot in his
heart for Mankato and all her people.
Resolved, that the grand council Of
Minnesota and North Dakota In ses-
sion at Mankato, Mimi, feel that the
laws OF the state OF Minnesota and
North Dakota are inadequate relating
TO the safety comfort and health Of
the travelling public, and whereas,
the state Of Wisconsin passed a law,
which took effect January /, 1914.
making II unlawful to sweep dry,
floors in hotels, schools, public build.
ings, stores, passenger cars and sta.
tions, and requiring railways TO
maintain In all trains carrying pas
sengers. medical emergency case
containing bandages, gauze, absor.
bent cotton, etc, and also making It
unlawful TO make up trains with
wooden cars or coaches, between two
coaches Of steel or other heavy con-
struction, also the inspection Of
hotels and restaurants in regard to
sanitation and safety by the state
board of health, be IL
Resolved, that this grand council
indorses and recommends said laws
as appearing on the statutes OF Wis
consin and further recommends and
requests that legislators incur juris.
diction take some action at the next
session of their honorable body and
pass similar laws, where present
laws do not cover the same. And be
II further s.''....' H'sa D.
Resolved, that our committee on
legislation Is instructed TO use all
honorable means toward the pas.
sage OF such laws,
Resolved. that we concur in the
recommendation OF our supreme coun-
Gil representative on excess baggage,
Brother A. p. Fleckenstein, and that
this grand council supports a resolu-
tion before our supreme council, au-
thorizing the appointment OF q special
committee on excess baggage to rep
resent the order In this work, under
the supervision Of the supreme execu-
tive committee.
This special committee is to be
charged with the preparation OF
special legislation for all states of
the union. fixing excess baggage rates
on a just and equitable basis and to
be empowered with authority to
carry out the project to success
full conclusion. in cooperation with
their various grand jurisdictions.
Provided, however that having
formulated this proposed legislation.
al ioiiiodu pooschBc} doscSidtiouo uc
invited into joint conference with
the United Commercial Travellers,
with view OF adjusting our dif-
ferences by arbitration; failing in
this. we TO prosecute the work more
vigorously that ever before the var
ious state legislatures and railroad
commissioners. \
Whereas, we know that the profit
on letter postage is not used for
general expense of the government
and that the rate charged for dis
tribution OF periodicals Is so low
that the, letter postage must make
up the deficit, therefore be Il
Resolved. hat we favor the raising
OF rates on second, third and fourth
class matter to a paying basis and
that the letter postage be reduced
to one cent; be II further
Resolved, that the clerk be in.
structed to forward a copy of this
resolution to each congressman and
senator in this Jurisdiction.
Whereas there is now bill
known as the Stevens-Price Standard
ization bin, II. II. 1905, In the hands