The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-01

ment is carried the state will take
care of Abe these roads, and this will
leave milcn more money Tree for the
use Of the county commissioners in
the maintenance of the feeder roads.
These roads will be to tho state Of
I Minnesota what the railways are to-
! day under this plan. 1t provides for
an extra tax on automobile owners Of
$500. Careful study has been made
! Of the plan and it has been almost
unanimously adopted by the house
and the senate and all big business
corporations. Vote yes on Novem-
Der 2. Automobile owners will derive
Ehe first and direct benefit. 1t will
mean a saving on tires. upkeep Of
cars and a saving OF gas. The mat
ter OF the taxation should not be con-
sidersd tax but rather an invest
ment.
Autos in Blue Earth County.
There are nearly as many auto
mobiles in Blue Earth county alone
today than there were in the United
States twenty years ago. The first
o. January this year the automobile
In the United States numbered T.
100000. In Minnesota we have $780,
900 The $500 per year would
amount to $4,000, and the govern
ment will appropriate to match this
$2.s00.to, providing the amendment
is carried
The bill does not specify what
kind OF roads will be built" continu-
ed the speaker, but we will leave
that to the able men whom We send
to represent us. We have all conf
dence in them, and they will not be-
Cray. George M. Palmer and John Ny
Quist and a few more began to talk
graded and graveled roads, and you
can see what the difference Is now
in the roads, and now we have the
power TO make the better, and by this
system We will have a good road to
every nook and corner OF the state" y
Minnesota Is the garden spot OF
he United States, and why not give
/ I every Proper development, and get
the tourists, for 1t would bring hun
dreds and thousands more, and also
more actual settlers. Get behind the
~ osition, men and women. We owe
IL 10 the United States, the govern
menI and to our growing children. to
give them the best We can" said Mr..
Hohmann.
! He made a special appeal to the
women Of the county to vote on the
Babcock amendment saying that he
hopes that they will vote right the
first time they cast a ballot At Lake
Crystal Mr.. Holman and Mr.. Palmer
sioner d. ]. Davis. Mr.. Davis is also
mayor of Lake Crystal.
Sake Of SooiabiIity.
I'VE not only are making this trip
IN the cause of Amendment No. l, but
also for the sake of socialibility," said
Mr.. George M. Palmer in opening his
address at the various towns And
for the purpose Of getting better &C
quainted with the people of the coun-
ty, and, Of course, we want to discuss
with you the plan for good roads, that
est things that has come before Min
nesota people for a great many years.
Mr.. Palmer, said that once upon a
time he heard man say that II a
person went up in q balloon In the
nighttime, he wouldn't know whether
Minnesota was above or below him,
because II he looked up he would see
the many stars, and il he looked down
he would see the 10000 lakes twink
Ing at him, and then ur he would see
the milky way, and down he would see
the great river that rises in this
state. Minnesota is blessed and favor
ed more than any state we know Of
Our children will live to see the time
when Minnesota Is one Of the most
influential states in the union. We old
er men and women of the state should
leave our children all we can, and
now is the time to start on better
roads. Autos have revolutionized the
world and now we need new thoughts
~ r1Io M H. =
I Every man in the state has done
his share of causing the bad roads,
and every man has done his share OF
praising the good roads. and today
the best roads in the state are not
equal by far to the state we live in
We now have a new opportunity to
transport produce at less cost, and to
enjoy the privileges God has allowed
man to make. We can give to the leg
islature the power to act for us in
the matter of perfecting the system
to be built, when and how they are
to be built. do not believe any bonds
Will be issued, unless it will be to re
imburse some of the counties that
have already started the work. We
can trust the legislature to do right
in the matter. and to build them when
the time is ready.
what The Cities VIII Pay.
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth
will pay about 40 per cent of the tax
alton, and not one cent of this can
be spent within the corporate limits
of the cities 1t will go in the com
ties. The plan Is ready and open and
1t Is only UT to us now Propaganda
has been circulated against the move
ment but ii is false az all intelligent
people will readily see. In Wisconsin
there are twelve counties that have
voted to appropriate large sums of
money for good roads. | believe, my
good people, that every auto owner
will get three times the amount of
every dollar spent in taxes. back in
the upkeer' of his auto. Vote right
yourselves" he appealed, and see
that your friends and neighbors vote
right on November 2, when it comes
10 Amendment No. l, and do not fail
to vote"
/ Mr.. Palmer also expressed his
thanks and the Sentiment of all Man
kato when he heartily thanked the
Automobile club OF Lake Crystal for
serving the delicious dinner. and ask
ed that all Mankato people who felt
as he did say l, and simultaneously
there was most generous II.
All cars carried banners telling the
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