The Mankato free press., 1916-06-30
Sioux Falls Wants Meet Called
To Discuss This Matter
LETTER TO KATO CLUB
Other Towns in Southern Mime
sofa Are Requested to
Interest Selves
from, Saturdays Daily.

from Saturdays Daily.
MankatO and all other southern
Minnesota towns have for years been
Disseminated against in the matter
OF freight rates, in favor OF the twin
cities, by what is known as the "dif-
ferentiap on shipments from points
east. From points east of Pittsburgh
the differential is twenty cents
hundred pounds on first class freight,
and the amount decreases according
to the classification. West of Pitts
. burgh the differential is less. The
dltferential is the amount that the
southern Minnesota points have to
pay in excess of what the twin cities
have to pay on freight shipments
This puts Mankato and the smaller
, cities at quite q disadvantage as
manufacturing, distributing and re-
tail points. The Mankato CONNER.
, cial club has considered the matter
at times, particularly in the advisory
committee, and year ago last April
appointed a special committee to see
what could be done to get the in
. terState commerce commission to
| do away with the discrimination, but
the committee did not prove active
and nothing has been done.
Letter From Sioux Falls.
Yesterday the club received a let
ter from r. D. Springer, commission
er of the traffic bureau Of the Sioux
Falls Commercial club, saying that
the shipping interests Of Sioux Falls
are thinking Of filing complaint be-
fore the Interstate commerce COM
mission against the present adjust
ment of rates from eastern terri
tory, and suggesting that the
southern Minnesota cities that in
! tervened in the Duluth lake and rail
case several years agO,-Mankato,
Albert Lea, Owatonna, Austin, Fari-
bault, Waseca and Rochester,-go
into the matter together. He sug
gested that meeting of representa-
tives of these cities be held at a
convenient point at as early date
as possible, to talk the matter over.
In the decision in the Duluth lake
and rail case, the interstate COM
| merce commission made decision
that, if followed to it's logical con-
clusiOn. would give southern Mime
sofa cities rates the same as the twin
cities have, taking into consideration
the difference in distance only. No
direct order has been made, however,
and it is proposed now to follow up
this order
New Committee Named.
President Currior yesterday ap-
70, TO toIy II,
the matter on behalf of the Com'ner-
cial club, composed of G. e. Philips,
w. H. Pay and Ed. Brett. The secre-
tary will answer Mr.. Springer's let
ter, heartily endorsing the project
and suggesting that the meeting be
held in this city, as the most central
point for all concerned. The COM
mittee will represent the club at the
meeting, after having studied into
the case. It is thought that this
move is one of the most important
started in years, in the field of trans
portation, for this city. With rates
on a fair basis with the twin cities,
Mankato, Sioux Falls and other
smaller cities will have an equal
chance with their big competitors,
and naturally ought to enjoy faster
growth, for then new enterprises
would be more likely to locate n
them.
Resigned From Road Committee.
c. E. Wise, having found that his
duties as postmaster prevent his
giving much time to the good roads
committee of the Commercial club,
and not using his car this year, yes
terday rendered his resignation to
President CurTier. He has been on
the committee for several years and
done excellent service and his re-
tirement is greatly regretted.
Mr.. Currier appointed John H. Mac
beth to fill the vacancy. No one is
more familiar with the roads around
Mankato than Mr.. Macbeth, nor is
anyone more interested in having
them in first class condition. The
particular road that Mr.. Macbeth will
look after is the Nicollet road. Mr..
Macbeth is expected to make an en-
thusiastic member of the committee.