The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-30
All Business Organizations
Are to Be Unified
MEETING WILL Be CALLED
This Subject Then Coming UP
For Consideration On Next
Monday Evening

III the last day or two looking to the
reorganization of the Mankato Com
mercial club. For some time past
there has been q desire to manifest on
the part of many of the members 10
combine the Commercial club. the
Retail Merchants association and the
Advertiing club into one organization.
The annual meetings of the Com
mercial club and Retail Merchants
association are soon 10 be held, so
II was thought that this was the
proper time to get the movement for
the consolidation under way.
The matter was talked over at a
meeting OF IN executive committee of
the Commercial club Monday after
noon, and il was decided to seek a
joint meeting with the executive
committee OF the Retail Merchants
association, and this was held yes
terday afternoon, when there was a
full exchange of views. 1t seemed to
be the wish of the Retail Merchants
that the two bodies come together, on
q plan followed in many cities of this
size and larger. 1t was decided to
make this subject the special order
at the regular monthly meeting of
the Comm ercial club, which will be
held at the council chamber at the
city hall at eight o'clock next Mon
day evening. II it should then prove
to be the desire of the club to eff
feet the reorganization as proposed.
President Snow will undoubtedly be
authorized to appoint special COM
mittee to rewrite the bylaws of the
club and present the new draft at the
annual meeting of the club, which
viii be held on the evening of March
/. Then, the new officers can be
elected under the new bylaws and
will be prepared to effect the reor-
ganization in its details.
Must Elect New Secretary.
Some weeks ago, Secretary Soaring
notified the executive committee of
the Commercial club that he would
not be a candidate for re- election
after the expiration of his present
term. in March, and he re- iterated
this determination at the joint meet
inc OF the executive committees Of
the two bodies yesterday afternoon.
Theregfore. one Of the first and most
important duties Of the new organi-
secretary. Mr.. Soaring is understood
TO be willing to hold the position Tor
a reasonable time, in order TO give
the new organization ample time 10
make the very best selection possible
az his successor, but he Is anxious
to be relieved of the duties OF the
position as early in the spring as
- compatable with the interests OF the
club.
Mr.. Soaring has been secretary oil
the Commercial club for more than
eight wears, taking the position when
the club had a membership of less
than one hundred, and has given good
and faithful service. He has not
been what is known as full time
maid secretary, but rather has been
paid on the basis of half time sec
retary. his other work taking up the
rect of his time. The work OF the
different positions that he holds has
often oyerlapped and crowded him TO
the limit and he feels that the time
has come when he has got to give up
one of his lines of work, and has
chosen the one that has been most
combining to him.
statment BY Mr.. Soaring.
When seen today. Mr.. Soaring SAID:
"Yes. | shall retire from the position
Of secretary of the Commercial cluo
This splfng. feel that ! have held
tho nosition too long already. Do you
know that I am the oldest paid Sec
tretary of a Commercial organization
in Minnesota, in point OF lengtn OF
service9 I have filled this position
for more than eight years. while the
secretary who has filled his position
the next longest is E. c. Hackett Oh
Rochester. who has been secretary
there for about five years. Wmona
in the last FIVE years, has had nve
secretaries. The length of service Oh
q Commercial secretary in one place
is nrobably two or three years, on
the average. ,or
81 feel that the time has come when
Mankato ought to have full time
Maid Commercial club secretary. BY
Combining the three independent bus
;nass organizations in this city this
can be brought about. An experienc
ed. capable man should De seiecte9
for the position, and the salary snouio
not cut much figure. When sucn
man has been secured, the business
man has been secured, the business
mem should give him whole hearted
support. They cannot expect 10 81,
hack comfortably in their chairs ano
feel that the secretary can bring apou'
ali that is desired without their assist
ance both of time and money Team
york is the thing needed in this city,
as in every other city, and 1t must
be had if the city is to obtain the
things that are fairly within its grasp
viii Continue Assistance.
eft will be pleasurable task foi
me- TO assist in every way that l can
In reorganizing the club and in help
ing to get it started under the new
Man. should it be adopted. You can
rest assured that, whoever the new
secretary shall be-, he will have my
hearty support and CO. operation, as
= have bat one desire, and that Is to
, see Mankato grow and prosper and
become better city to live in"
There is some talk of engaging a
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