The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-26
Advisory Committee Takes
Up This Proposition al
Its Meeting
Plan to Establish Packing
Plant in Mankato Is
Frowned Upon
Cost Of the Promotion Looked
Big to Members; Other
Matters

Matters OF Importance were Consid-
cred at a meeting of the advisory
committee Of the Mankato Commercial
club held late yesterday afternoon.
Partial arrangements for the next
meeting OF the club were made, and
several matters we're referred to
the club. The immediate occasion OF
the meeting was the desire OF DIR. \.
+. Schmltt, who is looking after the
interests Of the city and the club In
the matter of the location OF the tuber.
CulOsis hospital which several cOun.
ties propose to unite in building. to
meet with the committee and talk
over some matters I'm reference to n
meeting OF the county boards OF seven
counties. TO be held I'm Mankato April
|. At this time. Il Is expected that
definite action will be taken In regard
to building and In regard to location
Preference For Mankato.
Most of the county boards at the
last meeting indicated their prefer
Cnce for M8nkatO. because Of it's
splendid location with regard TO rail
road facilities. etc. II was decided
, that the advisory committee should
attend this meeting. and also, that the
club entertain the visiting county COM
missIOners and others at a lunch. at
the Elk's cafe, n arrangements for II
can be made. The matter of the exact
location win be decided by a commits
sion consisting Of one from each coun.
ty. and three from the county selected
as the location. No trouble In select
is'g q suitable location Is expected. as
several are sud 10 be available.
The waiter Of reducing the mem.
berShip fee for clerks and some other
classes OF employees and for travelling
men 10 50 a year was discussed, and
II was decided to present the matter
az the coming club meeting, in the
form OF an amendment TO the bylaws,
for the action Of the club.
Censorship Committee Advocated.
Another matter that II was decided
10 take ND at the coming club meet.
ing was that OF having Il censorship
committee TO pass on all soliciting pro
jeCts, so as To protect the merchants
from unworthy enterprises and thus
save them money. The secretary has
secured much information from other
cites Gil the subject. which will be
presented at the club meeting.
s25 toward rent of the Armory for the
meeting OF the stationary engineers OF
Minnesota next July.
4 request from enc OF the officers
OF the Blue Earth County Pure Seed
association as TO whether Mankato
would do the same for the association
next winter as II did for the recent
corn and seed show OF the association
was received and referred TO the next
meeting Of the club.
What Proposition Is.
At previous meetings Of the advis-
ory committee. the secretary had pre-
sented correspondence from an official
Of the American Society Of Equity. of
Lacrosse. Wis, who desired to locate
a cooperative packing house I'm Man.
kato. One was started at Lacrosse
about a year ago. and is i'm operation.
II Is proposed to capitalize q plant, Il
II Is located In Mankato. at $250.000
100000. most of which would be
placed among the farmers. The lat
ter being interested. IL Is the thought
that they would stick to their own
company. regardless OF what other
companies offered for livestock.
a letter from a business man of
Lacrosse, Wis. commended the en-
terprise. on the whole. but thought
that the promotion had cost too much.
u appears that Owatonna, Hudson.
Wis. and other cities are negotiating
for similar packing houses.
Letter From Cudahy.
The secretary was instructed at the
last meeting TO take the matter up
with the Cudahy Packing company,
with a view 10 interesting II II pos
sible. in locating plant in this city.
and the following letter was received
In reply:
"Cudahy, Wis. March S.-Dear Sir:
We are I'm receipt OF your letter OF the
9th. and thank you In prcferring us
I'm soliciting a packing company to To-
cate at Mankato. II would be out OF
the question for us to erect plant
there. however. as we are able to take
care Of the hogs we are able to Dur-
chase there. at our plant here at Cud-
ahy Wis. to good advantage. Yours
truly. Cudahy Bros. company, by NJ.
j.. Cudahy."
Did Not Encourage Plant.
The advisory committee did not
take TO the idea OF encouraging the
American Society OF Equity to locate
q plant I'm the city for the reason that
Il was feared that Il might not prove
a financial success. and then the farm
ers who would invest I'm II would be
losers. The percentage OF promotion
was also considered excessive. II was
thought that when the plant was erect
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