The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-01

lesolutaon ifered b. d. 5 W :, 4 80. s,.s
as unan1mousl ~ sor OF Iii lag Tia
burden OF paving along Its l4.s.l s.
way from TIE shoulders OF the az .....s-
TO Eaectrlc Traction COMPANY. ne
members OF the city councn Wee
roundly scored as past masters 10
taking matters under conSideia .tor,.
when asked to act on important niae-
ters. Star chamber sessions were
put on the pan of public criticism and
fried to frazzle. One speaker sa. IL Ii
referring to the recent acLion ca the
city council III street car matters.
/ he CITY council forssts that they are
representing the people and labor ur-
CeI the impression that they are re-
Presenting themselves instead or the
ieople." Sone Of the Speakers In re-
ierllng to the recent aoLon OF the ely
council In not granting Permanent
reilef from laving az asked Ter ON
The street car Company, went after
the council hammer and longs, and
said that this was a golden time ana
Opportunity for the civic and Com
merce association wnicn rspl e,eILs
the industrial, hnanclal and mercnan-
tile interests OF the people t. proceed
and tnd out whetner me Street car
company Is TO blame for the alleged
detective mannei In which The .Nui Tn
Front street paving was laid. II
The street car company is to blame
1t slS utd be made to pay for repaIl
ing the paving, and Ii 1t Is not the
company should not be REQUIRED -tu
pay one thin dime for it"
Business Matters Taken up.
Secretary w. b. Olson announced
that the Mankato Advertising club
had won the loving cup from the
state associat ton for the third time
m hn
perry of the Civic and Commerce.
Advertising forum. The formal pre-
sentation viii be made at Mime.
apolis some time later In the wear.
Theodore Williams called the at.
tention Of the meeting to the fact
that the students OF the Mankato
Teachers College we're to be taken
for q drive about the city and out to
the NARROW & Randall stock farm this
furnish cars for the transportation
of the students out and back to the
farm
George M. Palmer referring to the
reference of Mr.. Tompkins to tourists
camp sites being furnished in many
OF the towns of the south. said that
there are great many tourists who
come to spend the summer at the
nearby lakes. These people should
VIC N1o1ICo Auu AduS WClCOulS. 1lGY
may wish to locate here later.
d. J. w. Andrews said that Man
kato Is located In the midst of one
of the most fertile farming districts
in the country. There is one thing
that Mankato business men are neg
lectipg, and that is provision for
the housing of farmers teams and
proper places for hitching the teams
while the owners are shopping. He
had heard considerable complaint In
this regard and thought that the
matter should be looked after.
E. w. Willard said that he be.
lieyed like Mr.. Tompkins that more
signs should be provided to guide
tourists to camping places, etc.
Secretary Olson stated that the mat
tar OF these signs is being taken care
of. Wilbur Taylor said that camp
ing sites were feature Of western
towns on Ne road to Yellowstone
park. ~
Turned Down BY Council.
President Streater called attention
to the fact that the Civic and Com
merce association had been practi-
cally turned down by the city coun.
Gil, when it was requested that the
street car company should be ex-
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