The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-13
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
BUSINESS REPORTS FROM
OVER THIS STATE
Spring Movement of Migrants
Under Way; Building Pros
poets Brighter

Saint Paul. Mimi. May 10.-Numerous
protests from residents of rural sections
against any movement 10 close the
Minnesota state fair OH Sunday, this
fall; a tremendous increase in road build
ing activities in all sections; notable de-
vclopment OF city park and tourist head
quarters programs; improvement OF the
pure bred cattle business and an In
crease of unemployed both in the north
ern and southern counties. are among
leading Minnesota deyeiopments reported
National Bank OF st. Paul for its bust
ness review.
Bankers and newspaper publishers in
various sections reported that the atti-
;ude of farmers toward closing the state
fair gates on the Sunday of fair week.
YVES generally hostile. Some of the
of all carnival attractions and the
of the opinion that the exhibits and
other educational features should be
many OF whom. they said. cannot visit
the fair on any day but Sunday,
Opening of navigation has developed
q very slight movement in ore thus far.
Reports from Iron Range centers were
not optimistic but bankers said that ore
operators are hoping for June read
justment." 1t has been noticeable that
there is an increasing movement toward
agriculture in the northern counties. This
land clearing movement. inaugurated iEI
Beltrami and ItaSca. counties has made
a decided impression and is receiving ma
tional advertising. partly through the
agency Of companies manufacturing eX-
pIoSives.
Minnesota is all ready to go but
farmers and business men can't spend
money they haven't got or cannot bor-
row." said one banker commenting upon
ha nj
sofa newspaper publisher made the dec
laration that money is tighter but pros
poets are brighter" than they have been sien
work has been making considerable
Roadway among foreign colonies in
northern Minnesota. Miners and other
renounce old allegances than formerly
and it is said that The American Legion
displaying a vigorous part IN this work.
underway in southern and western Min
nesota. Officials in southern counties
told bakers that they do not expect
much trouble from tramps TINS summit usnalv
keep out of state which are putting
through great road bulldog programs
Scattered reports on the unemployment
seeking farm work. than were available
a month ago or at this time last year.
Numerous employment agencies 1n hay. have in
supply all the labor wanted at "a fair
wage.
Home building prospects seem slightly
improved. Union workers in some cities
voted to reduce their wage scale from
10 to 20 percent. Real estate and home
building companies are increasing their
that there will be more home building
on the basis of population in villages and
smaller cities, than in larger communi-
ties. A number of hotels are slated Tor
erection in the northern lake counties,
action action providing a fund for further ad-
vertising of Minnesota's wonderful sum-
Bemidji, Brainerd Fairmont, Albert Lea.
summer hotels are steamboat lines VIII
be in operation earlier than usual.
Engineer George Walker. of Thief
River Falls. will supervise an important
drainage project in the Red Lake dis
the Clearwater river. Much land prob
ably will be reclaimed. The Spooner
sawmill has started its run. A memorial
park is being "a at Red Lh hae
been appointed superintendent of schools
at Tracy. Fifty six miles of roads will
be built in Brown county. Real estate
Duluth. and a number of building per
mits have been issued. Owatonna E''.
will restore the once beautlful city park
Emil Johnson, Rice county Hereford
breeder lost bull which he bought a
year ago but will collect $4,000 insur-
ance. Princess Aaggie; a shakopee Hol ,.
and 81 pounds of butter in sixty days.
A high school is being built at Aurora.
The long delayed highway between Vir-
BUNS drainage system will be improved
and extended Three roads leading to
Winthrop are to be improved. A shoe
shortly shortly Numerous applications for home
building loans are reported by building
and loan association at Grand Rapids.
A bridge is being built over the Prairie
river in Itasca county. Kansas commits
sion men are buying Itasca county pota-
toes Morris will have a Great White
Way, on Atlantic avenue. Bids for re-
Thief River in the town of North. PEN
nington county, will be received until
June /. Good roads committees of Thief
River Falls and Red Lake Falls citizens
have been making joint inspection tours.
Washington county will furnish forty
! three pure bred holsteins for the sale at
the state fair grounds, St. Paul, May %.
Migrants are becoming numerous In
southern Minnesota. Brainerd put on a
tag day to obtain funds for public health
ISL 900 in bonds for ditch construction:
North Dakota farmers are buying land
| in Pope county. Worthington's golf
course has officially been opened. Month
ly street sales are a popular innovation
at Minnesota. Marked increase in ap-
plication for naturalization papers has
been reported from several northern
counties. Graceville may authorize a
bond issue for paving. Albert Lea 8
tourist beauty spot, just set aside by
the city. has been christened Lakeview
Park. Albert Lea has band, recently
organized.
Crow shoots are being held throughout
| the state. Hundreds OF birds have been
killed in the Southern counties. Duluth
employment agencies report that "em-
| ployment conditions are improving slow
| lv but surely" Farmers in and around
| Cheska are to double their sugar beet
acreage. The Central Minnesota Farm
ers' Cooperative Shipping association
did 100000 business last year. Corn
! planting has started on a small scale in
| the southern counties. Bankers say it
will be well under way by May 49, The
| Oliver Iron Mining company will erect
| a screening plant at Coleraine. to cost
about $4,000 Conditions throughout
the mining districts still are very quiet.
| The bus-line between Little Falls and
st. Cloud is in operation. Sibley county
900 milk cows: The Dawson Commercial
club is erecting attractive sign posts
along all the roads leading to the city.