The Mankato free press., 1917-03-30
THAT is The SLOGAN OF
KATo COMMERCIAL cLdB
Junk Dealers Will Be Interviewed Rela-
Tive to so. Called Disagreement Of
Street; Business Men to Have Dinner
AT Hotel Heinrich On Night of Thurs
day, March 20: Railway Postal Mat
ter to Be Taken Up With Nelson
From Fridays Daily.

FROM FFtOdyS bdiIy.
Dangerous places on country
roads should be remedied without
further delay, and thus avert acci-
dents that might result in loss OF life
was the opinion OF the executive
committee of the Mankato CONNER
cial club, as expressed at an inter-
esting meeting held this morning In
the Commercial club rooms. All
members of the committee were pres
ent, with the exception of Louis Sal
ct, who is out of the city.
The first matter which came up fol
discussion. was the complaint OF
Frank Pierson, who lives near the
Red Jacket bridge and is overseer OF
the Good Thunder road from Man
kato city limits to the point where
the road turns to Rapidan. He stat
ed that in going south over the bridge
when the road leaves the bridge ii
turns sharply to the left and goes
under the Milwaukee railroad trestle
the roadway being only fifteen feet
wide at that place and telegraph
pole also standing at that point, add
ing to the danger. Mr.. Pierson and
/, others who travel over the road have
long been convinced that the road
should be widened to at least thirty
feet, and the pole removed, as this
entire road. The matter was refer
red to the standing committee on rail-
road matters, to take up with the
Milwaukee Railroad company at once
The railroad company is now gather
ing material for repairs on the tres
tie, and it was thought at the meet
ing that now is the time to ask fol
the change in the road.
Complimentary Membership.
1t was voted by the committee tC
extend complimentary membership in
the club to the presidents of farmers
clubs in this vicinity, and of the
Blue Earth County Seed Growers as
sociation, and also to Representative
H. M. Green, the same as in previous
years.
= A letter was received from the st
Paul association of commerce, calling
attention to House File No. 2, and
Senate File No. 6, dealing with the
proposed state trade commission bill
They recommended that the Mankato
club oppose the bill. inasmuch as the
bill interests the retail merchants the
executive committee decided to refer
the letter to the Retail Merchants
association.
The attention of the committee was
called to the manner in which Second
street is being disfigured by the pres
ence of old junk, piled there by the
junk dealers. 1t was stated that 9
barn has also been rented by the
junk dealers. The executive commit.
tee expressed the opinion that the
accumulation of such junk was g
menace to health on account of the
rags and great piles of iron and bones
which led to colonies of rats form
ing among the debris. 1t was the
general opinion that the city coun-
ell should specify the district where
such junk could be piled, probably
west OF Front street and along the
railroad tracks, where it would no,
be so conspicuous or dangerous tC
health.
Will See Junk Dealers.
A. E. Quimby, A. E. Roemer and
George M. Draper were appointed a
committee to meet with similar
committee of the Retail Merchants
association, and call upon the city
health officer to see il he can dc
something in regard to the junk mat
ter.
M. F. Sullivan on behalf of the
Mankato Retail Merchants associa
-tlon, stated that the association will
have a $3.50 o'clock, fifty cent dinner
at the Hotel Heinrich on the evening
of Thursday, March 90. A speaker
will be. engaged to talk on matters
OF interest to the merchants. Mr.
Sullivan invited the members of the
Commercial club to the meeting.
Secretary E. +. Soaring reported
correspondence up to date with par
ties desiring to locate a pearl but
ton cutting factory in. Mankato. The
factory wants a bonus from the city
and the letter stated that the frs,
year they would employ not less thar
fifteen men. The secretary was in
structed to continue the correspond.
ence. He also reported correspondence
with an outside building agency
which thinks of locating a branch
here. The committee was of the
opinion that the Building and Loar
association, and other builders of thu
city, can capably handle all demands
but hearing will be given the rep.
resentative of the outside agenc,
when he comes to Mankato.
Regarding the Legislation.
Secretary Soaring reported cor.
respondence in regard to legislation
and relative to the flood control II
the Minnesota valley The latte,
matter was referred to the drainag,
committee. The executive commit
tee also considered the rumor tha
the railway postal service between
Mankato and Randolph may be dis
continued, and the, secretary was in.
structed to take the matter up will
Senator Knute Nelson, and have hin
use his influence to retain the serv.
ice. ga
Professor. G.. r. Shumway, who hat
been requested to prepare rules gov.
erning boys garden contest, wa:
present and presented set of rules
II was decided to have special com
mittee Of three meet with Mr.. Shum
way in three days, and work out tn,
details of the plans. which will thel
be given to, the public
y Monday evening, April 81, was de
cided upon as the date of the nex
regular club meeting, owing to th
kact that the regular meeting time
April 2, comes the night before elec