The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-05
Continued from Page One.

Continued from Page One.
side and the big one in the middle.
There was rivalry between them and
all three hustled and the result was
that the city grew. Waterloo had
increased I2I, per cent I'm twenty
years while Mankato had not grown
ten per cent. He declared that he
did not believe i'm referring an
election 20 a nominating committee.
He waved very warm as he proceed
ed. lie said Il was high time the
members themselves took an interest
and took hold of things. He did not
feel that the members had n voice
in the election. He said he was not
afraid to speak his mind. lie was
putting In his kick and he hoped
somebody else would put in kick.
The president, Frank Crandall, inn
medlately followed with n farewell
speech as he vacated the presidency.
He said that during the four years
he had held that Office he had had
the satisfaction Of hearty co-opera-
ton on the part OF the members.
He said he had never asked any
member to do anything for the club
without getting from that member
q prompt and ready response. What
success the club had had he felt
was due TO the loyalty Of the mem
bers OF the advisory board and TO
the untiring work Of Secretary Il.
F. Soaring. Mr. Soaring, he said,
was ever ready TO do anything in
his power to further the interests of
the club, what ever might come up.
Mr.. veigeI Took the Chair.
Mr.. Veigel hernupOn took the chair
and expressed his appreciation of
the honor OF his election. He hoped
the new officers would have the
same loyal support from the men,
hers that the old officers had had.
Members should Loyalty turn ont TO
the meetings, and II they did not
agree with what was being done,
they should say so. Mr.. Yeigel ex-
pressed the opinion that there ought
TO be some sliding scale of dues in
the membership. Thus all the bust.
ness men and their employees might
he brought in as members. He sug-
gested that a committee be appoint
cd TO take this natter up.
On motion by DIR. A. r. Schmitt
4 rising vote OF thanks was taken
in honor OF the retiring officers. c.
T. Wise, seconding this motion with
marked that the officers served with
ont compensation and expected no
thanks and many criticisms, and
there we're plenty OF the latter.
Suggests Property Purchase.
II. A. Patterson called the attcn-
tien OF the council To the fact that
the company newly organized fer the
manufacture ~ tile in West Manka-
10 had an, option on the twenty-five
acre tract no. III of Sibley park, and
known as the Burmeister property.
Mr.. Patterson said he understood
that this tract could be bought for
81 900 and he believed that Il would
be well for the city TO purchase
that property as an addition to he
park before IL was too late. This
would give the park fine frontage
on both rivers.
Judge Cray remarked that IL
would be well also to make some
arrangement to have the view of
the woods preserved on the other
side OF the water.
At length motion was passed
providing that this be taken up~by
the club with the owner of the
property in question and the city
council.
Charles f. Wise observed that n
movement was on foot TO pave the
alley running through block eleven
and twelve in the heart OF the city.
These two blocks are bounded by
Hickory, Jackson. Front and Second
streets. He said this should be done
only after the water mains were
laid in these alleys. This was nee
essary as n proper safeguard against
fires.
Theodore williams said mains
large enough should be laid so as to
get advantage Of the best possible
insurance rates. Mr. Williams NOV
ed that IL be the sense Of the club
that this Improvement be made ac-
cording TO the most approved plans
and this was carried.
The tuberculosis Hospital.
DIR. A. r. Schmitt presented a
resolution urging the Blue Earth
county delegation TO use its infiu-
ence with the appropriation com
mittees OF the senate and the house
in favor of a bill appropriating
S750.000 to aid in the fight against
tuberculosis and s269.90O for the
work OF the state. board OF health.
The resolution also urged that the
advisory commission be discontinued
and that all public health services
be in the hands of the state health
board.
In presenting this resolution. DR..
Schmitt called attention to the fact
that the club as much as two years
ago started a movement for the
tuberculosis hospital and he felt
that after about a month the pro-
ject would he an assured success.