The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-19
Commercial Club Advisory Board
Took This Wise Action
NEWFACTORYPLAN GIVEN
Many Other MattersCame Before
The Committee At Meeting
Yesterday
From. THURSDAYS Daily.

A variety of matters came DeIore
the advisory committee of the Com
mercial club, at a meeting held yes
terday afternoon. A proposal from
the Overland Combined Shows, that
it put on a carnival in the city, with
a liberal percentage of the receipts
TO go to the club, was turned down,
as it was felt that carnivals are not
good thing for the city in bust
ness or any other way.
The president and secretary were
authorized to attend meeting OF the
executive committee of the Southern
Minnesota Teachers association next
Monday afternoon and invite it to
designate Mankato as the place for
holding the next annual meeting,
which will occur in October. 1t is
understood that Fairmont intends to
make a strong bid for the meeting.
The president was authorized to
appoint a committee of three on
resolutions respecting the death of
the late Gotfried Kruse, member
of the club in good standing. The
committee appointed consists of
Judge w. A. Plymat, A. II. SLIDER
and August Blissenbach.
Complaint Filed.
Complaint filed with the club by a
farmer on weights allowed by a
buyer was considered and it was
determined to investigate it thorough
ly and see that any cause for COM
plant, if there is any, be removed.
The club wants every farmer SELL
ing produce in Mankato to feel sure
that honest weights as well as the
highest prices are at his command.
A request by a club member for
action to influence the city council
not to spend more money on the old
city hall building than is absolutely
necessary, with a view to later, when
the city can we'll afford it, building
new and up to date municipal build
ing and disposing of the old build
ing was considered at some length
and various views were expressed. 1t
was finally voted that inasmuch as
the city council has the matter in
hand the committee did not see any
reason for taking action at this time.
The general opinion was that the
council has given the matter extend
ed and careful consideration and that
it has a more definite knowledge of
the requirements than others do and
that it will not act hastily.
New Prospect Reported.
The secretary reported that new
prospect in the canning factory line
has opened up, in the person of an
experienced and successful Gamer
who would probably put some money
in himself. if the balance was raised
locally. The secretary wished to
know what to advise him. The COM
mittee was not enthusiastic over
canning factory, inasmuch as it OPP
crates but small part of the year
and employs low priced help, and
canning factories have lately been
having hard time. The matter will
be dropped. unless there are local
parties who will volunteer to take
stock if a company is organized.
1t was voted to pay third of
the expense incurred in entertaining
the auto tourists last June at the
time of the presidents rum" The
Automobile club and the city have
just paid the other two thirds, in ac-
cordance with an agreement made
nearly year ago. For some rea-
son, the bills, amounting to over $50,
were not paid at the time.
Proposal From Shoe Factory.
A proposal from small shoe fac
tory in Wisconsin to move to Man
kato if some stock were taken here
and moving expenses paid and some
other conditions complied with was
gone into, but the proposal did not
look very enticing. However, Mr..
Sullivan was authorized to look the
parties up thoroughly while on an
eastern trip that he is to take very
soon. The factory employs about
thirty people, and wants to enlarge
1t has been in operation about a year,
and claims to have made twelve per
cent the first year, operating nine
months. The two principal stock
holders were in the witty Friday last
and met several of the club mem
berS.
Correspondence on several other
factory propositions was referred to,
including one for a factory to evap-
crate fruit and vegetables. The prop
osition in this case was that Man
kato provide the necessary grounds
and buildings and raise $4,000 in
cash to be deposited in local banks
to be used in buying fruits and vege-
tables and for local expenses. The
company would agree to pay five per
cent interest on this money, with the
right to pay it all back in ten annual
installments or all the second year.
The company agrees to employ at
least twenty-five persons during the
season. and to increase the capacity
OF the plant after the first year at
its own expense. The proposal did
not meet with much favor.
chair factory in Wisconsin
town wants NV location, but wants
$150,000 invested by the city getting
1T, besides the buildings
From thursdays Daily.
Aaron Domes, resident of James,
vile for over year, left that place
the latter part of March to visit rel
atives at Blue Earth, and since that
time nothing has been heard of his
whereabouts. Mr.. Domes' wife and
two children are still at GAINESVILLE.
At the request of Mrs. Domes, Sher-