The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-04
BUILDERS HELD MEETING
.Mankato Exchange Had
Very Fine Banquet
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Lyric Club Rendered Several
Selections; Addresses Were
Mental Treat

Sixty Mankato contractors and
builders and their friends gathered
around the banquet tables at Masonic
Temple last night at the annual meet :
ing and election OF officers Of the
Mankato Builders Exchange. A mum ;
Der OF representatives Of building
material concerns from out of town
were in attendance as the guests of
the Mankato builders. The Lyric club
under the leadership Of Miss Cornelia
Mansfield favored the audience with 4
number of well rendered vocal beIec-
lions. The members of the club are
Miss Cornelia Mansfield, Mrs. Edward
Owen, Miss Clara Stahl. Mrs. r. IL
GREGG. Mrs. M. J. Jacobson, MIRA
with. Miss Agnes Lund ss accombanist
The ladies OF the Eastern Star receiyi
ed number Of compliments for the
excellency Of the food served. Erick
Carlstrorn acted as toastmaster Of the
occasion and introduced the speakers
Of the evening. Each member Of the
Exchange was asked by the toaet-
master to rise and state his mans And
the business he was engaged In. Fell
lowing the banquet those present In
Miss Cornelia Mansfield.
A: j. Veigel, vice president Of the
National Bank Of Commerce, was the
first speaker Of the evening. He
stated that the best advice ct the
present time In business is TO play
safe until conditions have adjusted
themselves. Conditions are slowly
fear of any financial crisis such a
was experienced In 1893. In closing
Mr.. Veigel said that the prosperity Of
the northwest depends upon large
crops.
L. v. Madison Of the Twin City
Brick company, f. H. Kroeger OF Red
wing, president Of the Redwing Mil
Work company, and William r. Back
q representative OF that company, al
stated that building material win re-
main In price about where It ie for the
next two years. Lumber has about
reached its lowest level. z. w. Diem
hart, field engineer OF the Portland
Cement association Of Minneapolis,
and Eugene Young secretary OF the
Builders Exchange Of Minneapolis
substantiated the statements OF the
gave short talks were: G. X. Willard
of Heron Lake Brick and Tile com
pany, A. C. Ochs Of the Ochs Bricl
and Tile company of Springield.
The officers elected for the ensuins
year were: Adolph Lundin, presi
DENT, William kn0h, second vice
president; John Hage, trustee for onf
year; Henry Wilcox, trustee for tWx
years; Merritt Coughlin and Il. d
Eckerhofm, trustees for two yeSrn J:
Warner Zenos treasurer; Dick EnkG
recording secretary; r. B. Pay. 6
Butts, and George Schwickert, eriev-
fence COMMITTEES: Erick Carlstrorn
Fred Lundin and Ed Schumacher.
membership committee.
+. II. Kroeger, president Of the
Redwing Millwork company, said that
meetings such as were held last night
always result in great good. The ex-
change of ideas brings contractors
and builders closer together In their
work. Mr.. Kroeger predicted that
business will soon pick up, and that
all will be busily engaged In building
before the season Is over. The speak
er said That he was confident that mill
work and lumber has reached bottorf
figure. Freight rates are big item ID
present prices of building materiais
Labor also figures largely in the
prices of building material. The
speaker said that living costa had not
come down sufficiently to warrant
asking labor to accept less wages.
Until that time does come there viii
be little change in the present. prices
OF material. Plate glass has come
down considerably in price. but com
mon glass Is just as It mas been. The
speaker predicted that there would 81
four months -