The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-08
NEW YORK LOOKS FOR AN
IMPETUS IN LINE
Reduction In Lumber Promised;
Last Lap of Campaign;
Gotham Gossip
LARkM C, MEAD

New York, October 5.-Prepartng
for the biggest boom in building that
this country has ever known, contnac-
tors and capitalists representing wide
national interests are comforting in
this city today, following the an
that building materials
are to be cut in price and construc-
ton workers to be much less militant
In their demands. With q sweeping
reduction in lumber already promised
and similar slices in brick, cement
and other vital properties now known
to be in prospect. the, men who un-
dertake the big business in building
are expressing the utmost confidence
that the coming year or two must
struction that ever in American his
tory. Since the housing OF thousands
Of families as we'll as the quartering
OF many new business staffs depends
upon the utmost speeding up in
building activities. New Workers are
hoping that the bright promise of
these men behing construction armies
will soon be fulfilled.
The Last Lap.
Turning into the stretch on the last
lap OF the national presidential cam
paign the full forces Of campaigners
Of both big parties center1ng herea-
bouts are now making final sprint
to win at the polls a few weeks hence
Tons OF literature, squads OF spell
binders acres OF posters and regi
ments OF local canvassers are Just
being turned loose all oven town, in
the .noisiest finish drive that has been
witnessed here for many year. By
the time that the ballots are finally
cast and counted II is intended that
neither party shall have left undone
one single thing that it might have
done.
Halt The German Chemicals.
BY banishing from their future
exhibitions the German clique OF
chemists who are striving to again
throttle the whole world in their
proposed monopoly of this vital line
OF work, the chemists OF this
country have just won here the open
ing skirmish with one Of the most
powerful forces behind the kaiser,
according to those most familiar
with the menace of German dye
schemes. That the German powers
are about to fight to regain the chem
ical dictation that almost meant their
conquest Of all the peoples of the earth
through control Of explosives. gases,
drugs. dyes and other essential pro-
ducts Of the laboratory, is an open
secret among the brave men who
built up an American chemical in
dustry against great odds to back up
the boys abroad. Unless this nation
succeeds In keeping alive and grow
Ing this young industry Of the dye
wan would find it helpless before
German chemical cunning.
The Realty Robbers.
That shameless spectators are now
reaping in realty speculation the
over town, IS charged by men in close
touch with the real estate market,
where dwelling properties are bought
and sold in tremendous activity. BY
buying tenements, to raise their
rents as basis for sale at enormous
profit, this band Of b!dgands has made
huge fortunes in the last year, it is
asserted. If the tenant is left helpless
against such shameless speculation
will 90 on to fatten the sharks who
BootIessers To Cut Big Melon.
Predicting that within few months
the secret supply of liquor will be
much depicted and held at prohibitive
. iSOop ZIG OoOIICG6SIS HcIcdUOuI6
are looking to cut big melon soon IN
their business. Already the covert
quotations for the banned booze have
risen enough to justify this predic-
ton. Unless successful smuggling
can come to the rescue, 1t is as
sured that the water wagon will be
adopted by. thousands here who can
not afford to stay off it.
Rush Downs Of Minneapolis was
driving INTO Mankato last night ac-
companied by William Roller, man
ager of the Mudbaden health resort.
When near town the car swegwed and
jumped off the highway. 1t was I'm
possible to bring the car into the city
last night SO 1t was left by the road
side until this morning. During the
night some one stole three tires, three
rims, battery and the carburator.
During the forenoon the machine was
taken to the Clements garage for re-
pairs.