The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23


waukee Railway Company, Talked
Against the Measure
from fridays Daily. -
G.. T.. Phillips. city attorney. A. J.
veiEel president of the Commercial
club: +. NJ. Currier. John Nyquist. and
Fred Kron. the Commercial club COM
mittee ON the Union depot project
who went to st. Paul yesterday In
response to call from Senator J. W.
Andrews. and appeared before meet
ing of the senate mt y. M found
that the original bill has been much
amended until IL read i'm such a man
ner as to make IL apply only to cities
of not less than ten thousand. or over
fifteen thousand Inhabitants. and hav-
ing the commission form Of govern
ment.
The Original Bill.
The bill as originally planned would
have given the state railway and
warehouse commission authority to
order union depots built at any town
or city, where they decided upon in
ftstAtSuttou thut tHty "cit httutu Iht
bill as amended. had passed the house.
but when II reached the senate, Sena-
tor Sullivan of st. Cloud opposed II
vigorously. saying that st. Cloud was
among the cities that would be af-
fected and that they did not want a
union depot.
Senator Andrews amended the bill
10 affect only those cities having four
commissioners, which would have
meant that Mankato would have stood
a chance of getting new union depot.
The committee on transportation still
vigorously opposed the bill During
the hearing I'm the senate yes
terday afternoon the local men who
spoke on the matter were attorney G.
Il. Phillips. +. NJ. Currier. and John
Nyquist. T
Opposition From Root.
Attorney Root spoke for the Mil
waukee railroad, opposing the bill as
unnecessary. and on general principles
saying that he thought IL class legis-
lature. He stated that his company
was making preparations for extens-
i've Improvement I'm this city to avoid
the switching on Main street, and that
the Omaha and Northwestern railroads
did not care to unite with them in the
matter Of a union depot. The result
of the hearing was that the committee
indefinitely postponed the bill. and
nothing further can be done I'm the
matter of passing II for two more
years.
Look For New Depot.
Vt Is quite likely that the Omaha
and Northwestern roads will erect n
new depot on the site OF The present
Northwestern freight depot. Intima-
tons to that effect have been made
by the officials OF both roads II NAV
be that work on the new passenger
station will be begun this season. The
need of larger station is apparent.
The present depot is too small for the
constantly increasing patronage.
There is sentiment prevailing
among a number OF people that now
that tho union depot measure was de-
feated. efforts should be made to in
duce the Milwaukee Railway com
pany to extend the alphabet" road
into Mankato.
Election of officers was held al the
annual meeting of the Ladies' auxiI-
larry OF the ST. Johns Episcopal
church. which took place at the home
OF Mrs. w. Fl. Pay yesterday after.
noon, the following officers being
elected.
Mrs. Fred I. Packard. president:
Mrs. William Strader, vice president:
Mrs. A. NJ. Pfeffer, secretary and
treasurer; Mrs. r. T.. Brown. trustee
of Red Mite boxes: Mrs. c. J. Shut.
trustee OF Little Helpers; Mrs. Lee
Wood. trustee of United Offering.
Following the business session an
excellent missionary program was
given In charge of Mrs. c. J. Shut.
and readings were given by Mrs.
Shut. and auxiliary members, the
book studied being Social Aspects of
Foreign Missions" Delicious re.
freshments were served. closing a
very pleasant and profitable meet.
ing.
Oranges have suffered sharp nd.
vance in price. according to reports
from the local commission houses.
The first Texas Bermuda onions have
arrived. and new cabbage from Texas,
high In price. but OF the best quality.
n now on the market. Strawberries
have arrived. large. fresh, and lus-
cious, from Independence, Louisiana,
and all sorts OF green stun. such as
head and leaf lettuce. radishes. car.
rots, onions. etc. are now on the mar
ket. Grape fruit is almost exhausted.
and prices are up. New York Baldwin
apples are practically OF the market,
and SO are the Ben Davis. Practically
all apples now on hand are western
box apples. The next three or four
weeks viii clean up the supply. Gran.
berries are almost gone. and the 10
al houses are receiving their cram
berries locally instead OF Ia solid
cars.