The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-27
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
RECORD BREAKING ROAD
ACTIVITIES ARE NOTED
Unemployment Appears to Be
On Increase; Business
Prospects Bright
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st. Paul, Mimi, May 25.-Record
breaking road building activities and a
concerted effort throughout the state to
make beauty spots. cities and villages
more attractive to tourists. has added
impetus to what may be an historic eff
fort to attract homeseekers to Mime
sofa. Information obtained during the
past week Tor the business review issued
ny the Merchants Bank of st. Paul,
INDICATE that the land clearing activities
IN the northern counties are forerunners
to broader effort to obtain settlers for
Minnesota fertile farm lands.
Farm land activities this month have
transactions. Purchasers are farmers
from Iowa and Missouri and the land in
deals are impending but that they are
contingent upon the sale of higher
priced real estate in states south of
Beltrsmi. ,Itasca and other northern
counties have received considerable
magazine publicity and the consequence
has been increasing queries regarding
homestead opportunities.
Irregular reports regarding busisess
have been received from bankers in a
number of counties. The tone of these
timistic. 1t was noticeable. however,
sources made little complaint. The
drink more milk" campaign, which was
is receiving widespread attention and
schools throughout Minnesota
are providing half pint bottles of milk to
the scholars every day.
Newspapers have been commenting
upon the rapid development of the motor
bus industry for inter-city freight and
started in cities from crokston a south et tn
the Iowa border and a proposed line may
connect with similar services in Iowa.
There has been some talk of farmers or
such services for the transpor-
that nothing definite will be done until
conditions are eased.
Reports from the north indicate that
there has been a considerable movement
south of Americans who took up home
steads In Canada during the past two
or three years years few Amsrieans have
reports at internationally boundary cities
indicate that oil, and not farm land. has
been the lure. A few Minnesota farm
the oil fields of Montana.
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Summer resort activities reported last
week included announcement of the con-
of additional hotels in south
beS fo tse
lakes and a movement has been started
at Winona to obtain a Mississippi river
boulevard to the Twin Cities. 1t is un-
derstood that wealthy Minneapolis men
Winona have lent encouragement to the
latter idea.
Unemployment seems to be increasing
Farm workers. arriving from Iowa, de-
clared in southern Minnesota cities, that
the best offers they could receive before
coming to Minnesota were from S25 to
$50 a month and board.
Freeborn county will have a school ex-
1ibit building on the county fair
grounds at Albert Lea. Rural schools in
1000 automobiles. crop
survey made in Steele county did not
show encouraging profit possibilities for
for gold in the vicinity of
Cook and Gheen, thirty miles from Hib-
'ing.. The cornerstone for the Stevens
,ounty .armory at Morris. has been laid:
liver between Winona and the Twin
titles is regarded as probable. Mem
'ers Of the Kiwanis club at st. Cloud
ave started a board publicity campaign
ner possibilities. The lumber yards at
'ebeka have been purchased by the
Dover Lumber company of Wadena. The
now has thirty eight yards.
Work has been started on the east
md west road between Gutherie and the
Jefferson highway. A livestock sale pa
yilion will be built at Hancock More
hon 000 has haan subscribed nv Fair
mont residents to clean and beautify the
Tairmont lakes. Breckenridge citizens
want an armory. Iowa farmers have
.ounty. through Thief River Falls real
state company. The same company
'old $50 acres of Beltrami and Marshall
county lands to a Missouri farmer. The
r rintah as village will erect a comn.unity
The site for Montevideo's
.rmory has been chosen: The Wells
,and has ben reorganized and weekly
,llet county has chosen Professor Earl
Springer. of st. Peter, as its farm bu-
eau agent.
Crosby has reconsidered plan. to pur-
,hase road trucks. Receipts of the COM
nunity livestock sale association. for the
'ast year. reported at the annual meet
ng at Candy, We're $3.50 COO; the Req
sales will be held June a.. instead of
Nav 20. The Marshall Minneota road
S being graded.
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Dunnell may provide municipal motion
pictures. ]. G. Nelson, cashier. of the
Farmers State bank at Pequot, has pur-
,hased the holdings of F. G. Schrader.
Pine River will have an armory.
,otel is being erected at lake Washing
on near Litchield. Blue Earth county
.itizens will contribute liberty bonds to
finance construction Of a $4,000 memorial
shaft. The Salem Lutheran congregation
It Albert Lea will build new church.
xasson has oiled its streets. The water
.ower at Amboy has the name \of the
own painted in large letters on opposite
sides. Forty applications have been re-
,eived for the position Of Superintendent
# schools at Granite Falls. Chaska has
adopted the tag system for automobile
violators. More than 100000 pike fry
lrS-e been planted in Waterman county
: Ses A summer resort will be estab-
ished by Minneapolis business men on
The st: Croix river miles north OF Still
water.
Zimmerman potato growers have or
sanized an exchange. Contract has been
let for a creamery at Belgrade. The
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