The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-14
HELP WATER PLANS
Lake-to-Sea Project Given
C.. and C.. Favor
REPORT OF Mr.. OLSON
Three Horsemen" to Be Given
Attention When They
Reach Mankato

endorsement OF the Great Lakes
st. Lawrence Underwater project was
unanimously MADE at the week.!
Injecting OF the Oh eclOrs o. the Nv AZ
ana SO-ajleICe AsSOCIaL4OA, Mu4CIl
Was lea yeSCeTua! a4LeInoon. IAc
Onll6u states senator's ana repreSGu
laUlNeS IRON Minnesota are TO De al .
ElSSQ o. TINS ACllOn and VIII De aSheu
10 support inc movement when IL
comes up for conslueI auUn IN COLI
gress tins WINTER. inns action was
taken tUILoWlnS report made Dy
secretary w. L. Olson, who attend
ed the conference, caIIed by Cover
nor J. A. o. t'reus, al the state cap
lLO!, last Friday. MIR. Olson stated
Ihat the conference was aJLenued D!
a large number OF men from ali parts
or the state, and that the Sentitue 1t
or those present was enthusiastically
in favor OF the PROJECT. The pan is
10 so improve the 81. Lawrence riv-
er that il may be navlgated by
the Great Lakes accessible TO these
vessels.
Would Mean Saving
This would mean great saving III
the transportation costs or marketing
the products Of Minnesota and other
northwestern states. Wheat could be
shipped 10 eastern and foreign mar
kets al saving OF approximately ten
cents & buShel as compared with
present modes of shipping. Proper
tionate reductions would also be Ell
fcCted in the cost OF transporting
otnt. grains and commodities. New
ELg and states are supporting The
project, largely because OF the tire
IL, ndOus water power that would be
pgoye.AentS in the ST. Lawrence riv-
er. 1t is estimated by government
engine ers IAat approximately 1000,
COO NOISE power Will be developed as
a result Oh the improvements, which
viii mean{a tremendous, annual say
ing in the consumption or coal, and
wlll undoubtedly revolutioniZe the
manufacturing industry in these
states.
Views of Governor Harding
Former Governor Harding of Iowa,
who Is QevOtlng great deal OF time
to the project and VINO was one OF
the speakers at the conference, said :
"'fhis tremendously important UNI
Gerlaking means the moving OF an
ocean 1900 miles inland, and ii is a
proposition upon which anyone may
justly leel proud TO have mad hand
III its accomplishments; il will maze
SeapoTts or our lake ports and will
DO more tnan any other single thing
in ihe further development OF this
section OF the country.
Tax On Express Charges
sAnotuer matter OF Importance that
received favorable attention py the
E0aIu OF directors, was the proposed
repeal OF the five per cent war tax
on express charges. Senators Frank
Is. Kellogg, knULe Nelson, and Boies
PenTOse, OF Pennsylvania, who Ii
chairman Oh the Senate Finance Com
mittee, have been asked by the asso
citation TO support the proposed ie.
peal OF this tax with that OF the
three per cent on freight charges be
cause these taxes reject in the sci.
linz price OF commodities to consum-
sers, and any reduction OF this nature
that can be made, il made, will result
in national benefit.
Quarters for Red Cross
Office quarters for the MankatC
Chapter, American Red Cross, are IC
be provided at the offices Of the Civ
ic and Comerce association. This
will mean that the Red Cross will be
able to render even more efficient
service than it does at present, as il
will be open all day long, and tina,
the wants of the ex- service men and
others who receive assistance from
the Red Cross will be handled more
conveniently.
The "Three" Horsemen
Wild Horse Sam, Flap Jack Steel
and Mulligan Pete, the three cow
boys who are travelling horsebach
from Yellowstone Park to New YORK
City, on a wager, are due TO reach
Mankato about noon on Tuesday
October IS. Two of the wager re
uuirements are that these mer
smoke each day while on the trip but
they are not permitted to purchase
tobacco, and they must not buy any
horses no matter how badly they are
needed, but they are allowed tC
trade if necessary to change steeds
Reports reaching the Civic and Com
merce association offices indicate
that these men are attracting consid
cradle attention along the route, and
are being royalty received. They are
attired in full western regalia. Ar
engagements will be made so that
these cowpunchers will long remem
Der the city of Mankato.
Dairy Show Hat Bands
Hat bands bearing the imprint
blue Earth County" have been pro
cured by the Civic and Commerce
Association, for use by people from
this county attending the National
Dairy Show that is being held this
week at the Minnesota State Faii
Grounds. These bands may be OBJ
tanned free of charge at the offices
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