The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-15
FOLKS MUSTSLOW DOWN
PROSPERITY IS A DISEASE,
CHAPMAN DIAGNOSIS
Minneapolis Banker Spoke Be-
fore South State Credit Men
Association

MapletOn business men were the
hosts last night to over 200 members
Of the Southern Minnesota Retail
Credit association at splendid ban
Quet served in the dining hall Of St.
Teresa Catholic church by the ladies
of lat congregation. The meeting
was featured by a number of short
and wei worded address, songs and
recitations, which taken as a whole
made the evening a very pleasant
president OF the association, presided
at the meeting and introduced the
speakers. An invitation was accept
ed by the association to hold the next
meeting at AmDoy. IT was also decid-
ed al the meeting TO designate the
last week in November as Pay Up
Week" A meeting OF the directors
or the association will be he'd at Man
kato at the call OF the president for
the purpose or deciding on the form
OF notices TO be sent out TO creditors.
etc.
The dining hall of the church has
been nicely decorated for the sccas
ion with autumn leaves, and bouquets
or red carnations were placed al in
tervals on the tables. The ladies Of
st. Teresa's church received a rising
vote or thanks from the association
for the excellency OF the food and the
promptness with which it was served.
During the serving OF the banquet
the Mapleton orchestra furnished mu
sic. In addition 10 the regular pro-
gram Of speaking the visitors were
entertained by number of Mapleton
people, who carried out a program Of
recitations and music. A solo by Miss
Lenore Greiner accompanied by Miss
Ethel Scott, a solo by Miss Florence
McGuiggan, accompanied by her Sis
ter. Mrs. A. B. Borchert, a reading by
Mrs. William c. Schultz and a solo by
Lloyd Morrow were among the very
pleasing features Of the evening. All
OF those taking part in the entertain
ment were heartily encored. With
those pleasing numbers on the reg
ular program and the comic stories
by Judge Harry A. Johnson and John
G. Gerlich OF this city coupled with
short snappy talks by a number Of
speakers the evening was a very
pleasant one.
Address of Welcome.
At the opening of the meeting Pres
ident Hotaling introduced Rev. Faith
er William e. F. Griffin who delivered
the address Of welcome to the visitors
Father Griffin prefaced his address
WIN hbAbCI VI 0lOIIcS
which together with the splendid ban
quet Just finished, at once threw the
audience into good humor, which
did not wear Off during the entire
evening. Father Griffin said that il
vas indeed a pleasure to him to be
called upon to welcome the business
men to Mapleton. He hoped that it
would not be the last time they would
assemble there. for Mapleton citi
zens want TO become acquainted with
their fellow business men in Southern
Minnesota.
The response to the address of well
come was delivered by Vice President
. c. W. Fisher Of this city. In this re-
Spouse to the address of welcome
Vice President Fisher paid a we'll de-
served compliment to the ladies of
st. Teresa's parish for the splendid
banquet served. Vice President Fisher
said that 1t was indeed a pleasure to
stand in front Of such a gathering of
business men. A few years ago such a
meeting would not be possible. Now
we are in the twentieth century, how :
ever and the old feeling that Compel
itors are arch enemies has passed,
Now men meet around the banquet
table and discuss their common prob
lens, and In this exchange of ideas
there has grown up bette telling
and certainly conditions.
The Babcock Road Bill.
John H. Hohmann Of this city spoke
briefly of the Babcock amendment and
urged that all Of the men and women
voters mark the pink ballot relating
to this amendment first, for failure
to mark the ballot is equivalent to
voting gainst 1t. After explaining in
, concise manner the provisions of
the proposed amendment, Mr.. Hob
mann said that he wished to dispel
an erroneous belief that the emendme emit
calls for system of 1000 miles of
paved roads. This Is not the case. The
amendment merely calls for the pro
per grading and drainage of the sys-
tenn, and the continuous maintenance
OF the same by the state. If gravel
will fill the requirements paving will
not be used, but where the traffic is
very heavy some more substantial
form Of surface will be used, but the
amendment does not in any way tie the
state down to any form of material
for surfacing. Mr.. Holman dwelt at
some length on the benefits OF the
plan, which will derive its revenue
from a tax on automobiles, and fed
eral aid from the national govern
ment, thus leaving the one mill road
tax for the improvement of lateral
IOdub IuTou6u Jul LILO bOFOI al COuuL-
les Of the state. In closing the speak
ere said that 1t Is easy to see by this
plan that lateral roads will have a
larger fund at their disposal, IL the
amendment is passed. The prediction
was made by the speaker than in ten
years from now every farmer will be
the owner of truck with which to
transport his produce to town. This
will In it's self bring about the neces-
sity OF better roads. California is a
play ground for invalids," said Mr..
Holman, but Or men and women
with energy and red blood, Minnesota
with her ten thousand lakes has no
equal. It is Gods country"
Special Municipal Judge Harry A.
Johnson Of this city, who at present
is candidate for the office of Judge
Of probate in this county, was down
on the program for number Of
funny stories. He certainly filed the
bill, and made an immense hit with
the audience, and was recalled three
time by the audience. What was true
OF Judge Johnson was also true of
John G. Gerlich of this city, a can
didate for the state legislature from
this county. He too kept the audience
in good humor with his comic stories.
Judge tJohnson's story Of the John
son manufacturing company" where
Johnsons are turned out was the hit