The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
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Exhaustive Report Was = BY
Secretary Searif s
PROPOSALS TO THE FRONT
Memorial For the Late Mayor
A. G. Meyer; Many Spoke
In His Praise

Officers were elected by the Man.
kato Commercial club last evening as
follows for the ensuing year:
President-F. NJ. Currier.
Vice President-M. D. Fritz.
Secretary and treasurer-E. F.
Soaring, reelected.
Members of advisory boarG-Troy
Zimmerman, reelected; Frank
Landkamer, re-elected F. M. Otto,
reelected; NJ. F.. Sullivan and c. E.
Phillips.
The election was summarily dis
posed Of, consisting merely in the
prompt and unanimous acceptance
of the report of the nominating COM
mittee This committee was ap-
pointed early in the meeting by the
retiring president, Charles T. Taylor
and consisted OF F. e. Crandall, B.
F. Pay. Charles Jessup, w. w.
Davis and J. ]. Flachsenhar.
1t is probable that Mr.. Taylor's
name would have been presented for
president, but he stated at the out
set that he did not wish to be con-
sidered candidate. Mr., Currier at
tempted likewise to eXcure himself,
after his name was presented by the
committee, saying that he feared he
would not be able to give the office
the time that it demanded. but his
defamation was not considered. The
motion 10 .-ascs2t he l,eassts Went-
through with a rush a M Mr.. Currfer
was induced TO take the chair. He
said he was appreciative of the COM
pliment and would do the best he
could.
The meeting took place, as is usual,
in the dining room of the Ilks' club
house. A bountiful repast was first
served. Many Of the members re-
marked on the splendid appearance
Of the quarters A force of men has
been busted for some tir,e at clean
ing and retouching the interior
decorations.
Tribute to Late Mayor.
A considerable portion of the meet
ing was devoted to recalling the life
and achievements of the late mayor,
August G.. Meyer The following
resolution, presented by F. NJ. Cur
rier, was adopted by unanimous
standing vote:
Whereas, death has called to
his final rest Hon A. G.. Meyer,
mayor of Mankato, and member
of this club; and
Whereas Mayor Meyer was
long a resident of Mankato, up
right in his dealings, and always
loyal and progressive citizen
and one who showed his faith in
his home city by his deeds as
well as words; and
Whereas, having been several
times elected to the highest Of
flee within the gift of the voters
of the city. he discharged the
duties of his position with fidei-
ity, that rugged honesty that was
characteristic of the man, and
with the one purpose in view
the welfare of the city; there
fore be it
Resolved. that in the death
of Mayor Meyer the city and
business interests have lost
true and tried friend, the Com
mercial club an honored member.
and his friends and neighbors
one whom they had learned to
trust and respect; and be it
Resolved, that this club tend
ers to the family of the deceased
it's deepest sympathy in the loss
of husband and father, whose
home and family were his de-
light; and be it further
Resolved, that a copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the
minutes of this meeting"
Recalled the Past.
Mr.. Currier recalled the memoir
able two years. of office following
the city election of 1899, when Mr..
Currier was chosen mayor, and when
Mr.. Meyer was elected one of the
aldermen. At the outset the city
was in frightful shape financially.
There was floating debt of $751;
coo. The city had no credit. Mr..
Meyer was chairman of the finance
committee. Mr.. Meyer and Mr.. Cur
rier kept up the city payroll by
pledging their personal credit at the
bank. AT the close of the term the
floating debt had been reduced to
$4,000 and there was $4,000 to the
credit of the city treasury 1t was
a good city council that brought
about the change 1t consisted o.
Aldermen Deebach. Leonard, Taylor
Nelson Weed A. c.. Meyer and P.
H. Jordan. 1t was then that A G..
Meyer showed his intense devotion
to public duty and. his fearless hon.
esty.
Charles E. Wise. remarked that ili
his reputation for absolute honestS