The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-07
Mayer Brothers company complained.

Mayer DTOtueIS COllpdny SoAiiPAeAiAASO'
J for shipments from Mankato to the
! Pacific coast, in comparison with
these for shipments from the twin
cities, had been remedied.
The secretary presented financi-
Ell report from the Southern Mime
sofa Teachers association. This was
asked for by the club, because the
association when holding its meetings
| in Mankato, has been in the habit OF
asking financial aid. The association
brings 600 to 500 teachers to Man
kato and keeps them here for three
days. The report showed a balance
| of S25. SO in the treasury of the as
ISOLATION.
judge Loren Cray reported on the
proposed improvements that were to
be made to the Omaha passenger
depot grounds and building. He said
many people thought the railroad
company was delaying the matter.
That was not so. He had had the
plans in his own possession for long
time, about two months, and had
been receiving letters from the Of
ficials of the company about them.
He said the plans had been sent to
him to get the approval of the Man
kato Commercial club and the state
highway commission, as we'll as
other interests. He said he had HIM
self delayed the matter, so that he
could be sure the bridge was going to
be built. He wanted that settled first.
He was afraid there might be some
hitch in the sale of the bonds. How
ever, now that the bonds were about
to be sold, he supposed the whole
matter could go right ahead with
promptness.
The Rainey Bill.
Secretary e. F. Soaring read the
answer that he had received from
members of the Minnesota delega-
tion in congress in regard to the let
tiers he sent on behalf of the club,
urging them to vote in opposition to
the Rainey bill. This bill would so
amend the pure food law as to re-
move restrictions on the manufacture
of adulterated -four.
Senator Knute Nielsen stated that
the bill had not been reported to the
house of representatives by the
committee that had the measure in
hand He would keep his eye on the
| bill, if it should ever get to the
senate
Senator Moses E. Clapp said he
had spent considerable time at the
hearings on the bill in the house. He
would vote against the bill, in case
it came before the senate, unless
some arguments should be presented
that would induce him to change his
views
Congressman Franklin F. Ellsworth
wrote that according to the present
looks of things, the ways and means
| committee would not report the bill
to the house. He himself was not in
accord with it. He had received
many letters from millers in regard
to it and he was convinced that it
would be detrimental to the milling
| interests Of the state of Minnesota
He spoke particularly of the letter
he had received from F. E. Browder
of the Hubbard mill.
Mr.. Soaring also read letter
| from Stewart Leaning of St. Peter,
agricultural agent of Nicollet county,
stating that he felt great interest
in the boys acre contest and would
| do all he could to help it along Mr.
Soaring said Instructor c.. R. Shum-
way of the Mankato high school was
also greatly interested, and the Blue
! Earth County Pure Seed association
| officials had also shown. a keen in
terest. Mr.. Soaring said twenty five
| boys had already signifed their
eagerness to enter the contest.
The secretary read. letter from
George w. Cooley, secretary of the
state highway commission, asking
| for the cooperation of the club III
pushing the passage of the Bankhead
bill, now before congress This bill
| is to appropriate federal aid for good
roads. The bill as it passed the house
provides five million dollars the first
year, ten the next, fifteen the next,
| twenty the next and then twenty
five. One third of the money is to be
distributed among the various states
according to population, one third
according to area and one third &C
cording to rural free delivery mile
age.
Does Not Suit Senate.
Mr.. Currier remarked that he und-
erstood that the measure did not suit
the senate. 1t did not give the fed
| eral government the control it should
! have over the distribution of the
| money, according to the genera
sentiment of that body. The senate
amendments would place this matter
more in the hands of the secretary O.
agriculture. Mr.. Currier thought the
federal government should have some
control over propositions for which
its aid was given. He said it remind
ed him of the fact that some peopl,
were in favor of abolishing the stat.
highway commission and leaving the
road making to the local authorities
He did not believe in that. It wa.
better to secure uniformity.
The communications were al
placed on file
The Alphabet Extension.
/ Mr.. Soaring presented the repor
of j. E. Reynolds, chairman of tn,
committee that was appointed tt
urge the Milwaukee railway COMPANY
s to extend the Alphabet line from
st. Clair to Mankato. The repor
was &C fol1ouc.