The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
PLAN OF ADVERTISING ORGAN
lzATI0N IN MAEKAT0
WORK TO ONE BIG END
Better Mankato Is the Idea; An
Excellent Meeting Held
Last Evening


Organizations in Mankato and in the
community about Mankato was taken
at the meeting Of the Advertising
Cluj held last evening. The meeting
followed an excellent supper which
was served at the ST. Johns Parish
house. The club had an exception
ally large and representative attend
ance. In opening the meeting,
President ]. c. NARROW stated that
the club had two big things TO do
this year, one TO unite with other
clubs and the other TO win the State
Forum Advertising cup which the
club won last year. The big cup was
on display at the meeting.
Mr.. NARROW said that the tentative
plan suggested had been for the Ad-
vertiSing club, the Retail Merchants
association the Commercial club, the
fair board and the Automobile as
ISOLATION 10 all go together into one
body, but to preserve their individual
organizations sufficiently 10 each
carry on their own work. For such
an organization a paid secretary
would be employed to do the work.
The Plan Explained.
c. w. Fisher was called upon to
explain the plan as it had been out
lined. He stated that the idea was
10 get one man, a big map, an OrCa-
nicer ard a booster who would do
big things for Mankato. Some men in
the city were opposed 10 the plan,
Mr.. Fisher stated. and he remarked
that orly yesterday the Retail Merch-
ants association directors held a
meeting arb elected a secretary Of
their own.
we have one OF the best towns,
situated IT, the bast territory in the
country" stated Mr.. Fisher" and
now all We need is CO. operation to
make a bigger and a better Manka-
TO-"
One of the plans Of the new CIR
ganizatiCn. he stated, was to have
commercial club room. well fur
nished and arranged so that the
various organizations could have their
meetings there. To dc this it would
require considerable money and The
speaker said. it meant that all would
have 10 dig down and dig deep"
All FeIong to Organizations.
B. u. Pay stated that as he saw
IL there was three or four organiza
liens and the same men belonged 10
al. In unity there was always
strength and in his opinion al Would
be mutually benefited if they went
together
Rev. Z. +. Crazy of The Episcopal
church spoke in favor of the plan.
He stated that iE this city the min
listers have club ard that all the
church work together for a common
end. that there is no jealousy or
Cnimity. The came thing applied 10
organizations such az this. he said
and rem Irked that he was anxious
10 see the proposed amalgamation Il
realization. Rev. Crazy urged that
the various fer merS ORGANIZATIONS IN
this community DC included also ia
the organization and that Nankato
be eXterded beyond the actual limits
OF the city so that it includes the
whole county. He suggested that
some speaker from Minneapolis DO
asked TO come here and address the
merchants on the progress made by
the Minneapolis Civic and Commerce
association.
George Atchison/ remarked that he
believed that time was ripe for a
greater and a bigger Markato and
that he considered single OrSani-
zGtion the proper means 10 get the
best results. All the clubs wore en-
twined into ore another he stated,
and the time had now come when
everyone should get together and do
things as q single body.
One Big Organization Favored
+. A. Francis also spoke Of the flu
lure Mankato has, and stated that he
considered a ltg organization OF the
kind mentioned the Proper thing
needed 10 get results l.. w Andrist
moved that the club should 30 on
record as fayoring a plan TO amalga
mate with other organizations and
this was unanimously passed
John ELClangCr, superintendent O!
the local government employment
bureau gave short address or the
service here ard asked The merchants
to consider the matter Of advertis-
ing the bureau in the newspapers so
that the general public would be-
come better acquainted with its puT-
pose He said that he had a large
number OF posters printed, naming
Mankato as the clearing spot for
IalCr throughout the northwest and
that he intended to mail them 10
postoffices, depotS, commercial or
ganizations, etc, throughout South
cln Minnesota.
Address BY HaIIam.
Arthur Hallam. editor of The Fer
unite, an advertising paper and adj :
vertising manager for Crane a. Ord
way of Minneapolis gave an, address
on the subject of Markets of Peace
Since putting the ignoble Hun cut OF
business" he ctated. the matter OF
foreign trade had been talked 10 q
great extent, but il was his opinion
that the merchants in Minnesota
should devote their interests 10 the
trade at home. ADVERTISING, he said
made a merchant go liter new bust
ress IL was never necessary tC
worry about old business because
that was settled, but the problem was
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