The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-08
chants are pulling together much
better than formerly"
Should Have More Railroads.

bstttr than toftueFfS.
Should Have More Railroads.
Fred Kruse: II think The vital
thing to make greater Mankato
Is TO have more railroads coming
into the city, railroads running north
and south. All our railroads run east
and west, and there Is no way to
reach the trade of the northern and
southern sections. My opinion Ia
have better railroad service would
be Ia tie to the st. Clair line, TO 20
straight north striking Winthrop. Glib.
bon. Fairfax and st. Cloud. We should
have better shipping facilities. Dur.
ing my recent trip TO Iowa I no.
ticed particularly the fact that there
Is not town I'm Iowa equal to Man
kato from retail standpoint. and
the business men have reason TO feel
that our city is all right.
at Is very important that Man
kato should have more miles of
street railway than II has now. I
would like to see the street car line
extended to the top of Agency hill.
Ogles addition and North Mankato.
There ought to be fifteen miles OF
street railway instead OF five. Build
ing lots could be bought in the parts
of town that would then be reached
at third OF the price OF city prop
erty now, and would he n good in
vestment People would come here.
and the population would be material.
~ increased. At present Mankato
Is too narrow. The only way to make
it bigger is TO run the street rail.
way to these outlying districts. II is
also important TO have n new Main
street bridge built, and Il would be
n good thing to have the old bridge
moved up the river. In order that
people hauling loads from that sec
ton of the country could cross ut
upper town without travelling several
miles out of their way. These things
should be looked at in broad way.
and for the best good of the town"
Go Slow With Expenses.
+ M. Currier OF the firm of Rosen.
berger G. Currier: Il think the city
government ought to 90 slow In ex.
penses for the next few years No
more paving should be done. except.
ing on North Second and North Front
streets. They should be very eco.
nOmical in the matter OF city expenses
and put the money into building the
much needed new Main street bridge.
The street car line should also be
run TO North Mankato. IL also seems
that n few more buildings would be
a good thing. | have often noticed,
casually, that people who try to Sc
cure houses and flats in Mankato are
unable To do so, and II seems that
a few more ought to be available.
Yes. we need the new concrete
bridge, and the old one ought to be
Moved up the river to the narrow
place in the stream. near Sibley park.
The street car company would then
be able TO make complete loop,
going across Main street bridge in
TO North Mankato. and back across
the bridge at Smiley park, and up
Front street. This should be done as
soon as possible. II would open all
of North and Wes. Mankato and
would provide for large increase
in population. making all parts OF
the city accessible"
Patronixe Home Merchants.
John u. Richards: The people
should put forth their individual eff.
forts to see the local residence patron
ize their home merchants. They should
not patronize catalogue houses. All
schools, and its many other oppor.
tunities. All of our people should
help to further what we have, and
not try to get wild industries. Man.
kato has many good things and ad.
vantages that each and all should
boost" ..-
John Nyqulst: Let us go ahead
and help our own industries first.
Then let us get new ones |, we
can. There are concerns right here
that could operate on n larger scale
and employ more men II they could
get more capital and more room.
Our people should see that what Is
needed is supplied. have in mind
tile Herman Knoff Manufacturing
company, the Hugo Shirt company,
the Mayer Brothers company and
many others"
MIR. Nyguist said that one of the
hings that would be productive of
a greater Mankato. Is harmony.
o. w. Walker: I'VE should do
all we can 10 induce commercial
travellers to- make their headquar.
ters in Mankato Commercial travel.
ers are like busy bees. They go
abroad TO gather honey and bring Il
home 10 the hive We should make
our city as desirable place as pos
sible for them TO locate i'm. The
travelling men and the dinner pail
brigade are what make a town"
Views Of Postmaster veigel.
Postmaster A. j.. veigel: I'm being
asked what should be done to boost
Mankato, we generally reply that new
factories. etc. should be secured.
by all means get new factories iF
possible to do SO, but I have seen
enough of the numerous propositions
which have been presented TO the
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