The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-12
Advisory Board Of Commercial
Club Held Meeting



the secretary. +. F. Soaring. yester.
day afternoon. The new members
entered upon their work with an
enthusiasm that bespeaks an active
year for the club and promises
much for Mankato. The corps of
officers was flied ont by the re-
election of Z. F. Soaring as secre-
tary, and the Office arrangements
viii be continued as heretofore.
An important matter that brought
up by the secretary and was favored
by the committee was the appoint.
ment OF n censorship committee.
whose duty II would be TO pass
upon all projects for foreign adver.
Using, and also possibly ON all sub
scription and ticket selling enter
prises i'm the city. the object being
20 prsfect the merchants. The plan
has worked well the past year at
Faribault. and II is also I'm use
In other cities. II such a com
mittee was appointed. and IL the
business men would agree not to
give any advertising or subscriptions
to anyone unless he showed a card
issued by the committee approving
the project. il would save the city
thousands of dollars. and most of
the merchants the amount OF their
dues in the club several times over
It was decided % ask the secretary
to gather what information he can
on the subject, and report at the
next meeting. with a view to the
plan possibly being recommended at
the next netting OF the entire club.
Several Factory Propositions.
Several manufacturing and other
propositions were received and talk
ed over. and I'm one of two instances
further correspondence viii be ear.
ried on. A Chicago concern that
sells machinery for canning factories
onImends for the position OF mana
ger of a canning factory. and who
has about s2.Oo0 to invest, but the
committee thought that whoever took
the management of such a plant
here should have a larger interest.
and Il was decided to drop the cor
responlenee. as there Is prospect
of interesting parties nearer home.
who might take larger interest.
A communication from Minneap-
oils company which wants to make
a date in the city for an agricul-
tural and Industrial exposition next
summer was received II appeared
thar the exposition is combination
agricultural show. farmers short
course. Chautauqua and carnival 1t
was decided to refer the matter to
Secretary J. A. Johnson of the local
ton that might add interest TO the
next fair.
The treasurer was given authority
to secure certificates of deposit
bearing interest for such funds of
the cfNb as are not likely TO be
called into use very soon. Possibly
about $500 can be so invested.
which would add little TO the
income of the club.
Good Roads Banquet.
The matter of having a good roads
meeting and banuqet. similar to
the one held last May, for the newly
elected road overseers and town
supervisors. was talked over and
was referred to the good roads coal
mittee OF the club to take up with
the good roads committee of the auto
mobile club. with the view TO the
two clubs acting jointly II such
meeting Is deemed advisable.
The matter Of having standing
committee TO provide automobile
rides for delegates. jurors. and other
who may be attending conventions.
United States court or other meet
ings In the city the coming summer
was considered. and II was decided
10 bring this up NJ the next meeting
Of the club.
70 was aLso decided TO bring up
the matter of whether or not to
collect on the good ruads fund sub.
scriptiOu list, get new list or
discontinue collection for this year.
ut the next meeting of the club,
for full discussion and action The
COMMITTEES was inclined to favor
making no collection this year.
Breakfast Food Proposition.
Among the factory propositions con
sidered was one that IL was not
thought worth while 10 consider fur
iher. yet II might interest some
local parties, who have little
money to- invest and who might
look further into II and possibly
ceuid work mp n business A Min
neapolis firm sells a machine for
s1.000 that makes $50 cases of
breakfast food per day. and roasts
coffee and peanuts and pops corn.
Anyone Interested I'm this can con-
suit with the secretary of the club
Charles Zimmerman, the popular
cigar manufacturers. sent mp box
of his excellent Don Coreilo Havan-
mas with his compliments to the
officers OF the club. His business
has increased sd much that he now
employs ten people. IL our local
smokers would patronize the excel
lent cieprs manufactured in Man
kato. the number OF people employ
ed In the local factories could be
increased to at least seventy-hve. Mr..
Timmerman's cigars were greatly en-
joyed.
Henry Madison. who has lust
bought the wysong. laundry has
shown his interests in the Commercial
club by donating the roller towel serv-
ice at the secretary's Office. Mr.
Madison Is never lacking in public
spirit. and Il Is a pleasure to, note
how he Is branching out. The club
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will wish him success in his latest
venture.
President veigei has named the
following standing committee on guod