The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
REPORT Of RAIL merger
Northern Pacific, Union Pacific
And the Great Western
Affiliation

Consolidation of the Northern Pa
cific, Chicago Great Western and
Union Pacific railroads was reported
in the making in st. Paul railroad
circles today, says The st. Paul Dis
patch.
The report came from Chicago,
whore preliminary arrangements are
said to have been discussed by Of
Tie reported consolidation. it is be-
iieyed, would help the genera. ,t term
hsls Ss9s BEEN aees rrss
about the Great Western being alb.
sorbed but this combination, railroad
men. say, Is the most logical. BY
such a move the Union Pacific and
Northern Pacific railroads would
have . Chicago terminal Of great
value In q competitive area after two
years of government pooling.
The Great Western lines and termi-
nails would not be sufficient in their
Of the two big systems and 1t Is prob
able the Northern Pacific would con
tiHue its terminal arrangement with
the Burlington and that the Union
Pacific, for the time being would
continue with the Northwestern.
The main lines of the Chicago Great
Western are ideally located for such
na soR sSna south and east s p 81 oa is
vein, Iowa. where they meet the
southern branch swinging towards
Chicago from Omaha.
st. Paul is the terminus of the
Northern Pacific and the Great
Western and Omaha is one Of the two
eastern terminals Of the Union Pa
cific. Kansas CITY is the other.
Rev. O.. J. Arthur returned from
attended the annual meeting OF the
board OF trustees of the Lutheran
Bible Institute. He was re- elected
president Of the board for the COM
m MIS- Ssae 8. F. Jones of Nico,let shop
ped in Mankato yesterday.
Mrs. Irving Juliar of st. Clair was
a Mankate shopper yesterday.
Miss Minnie and Caroline Aim
quist will leave for Minneapolis to-
night where they will attend the flu
neral of cousin, Paul Sandquist.
Mapleton Enterprise: r. B. Han
ma returned Wednesday afternoon
from Mankato where he had been
hurt Tuesday afternoon while playing
when he was struck by o stone and
in the fall, injured his side SO that
he deemed it best to return home.
@. H. Griebel left this morning for
Sioux City on short business trip.
Albert H. Lassow, general counsel
for the 500 railway at Minneapolis,
and his wife are in the city as the
guests of Mr.. Lassow's father, II. w.
Lassow of North Mankato.
Conductor Herman -Nigg, in charge
Of the Northwestern yards at Man
kato, and David Oglesby and wife
of this city went to Waseca last
evening and witnessed the indoor
carnival at that city which was held
In the Moose hall The carnival was
put on by the ladies auxialsry OF
Schaumkessel Camp No. 10 Span
ish- American war veterans. for the
benefit OF the apxiliay. The carni-
val was brought to a close by dane !,
ing and the serying Of refreshments.
Harriet Nerbovig, Robert Pfau and
William Paden left for Albert Lea
this afternoon, where they will repre-
sent this Mankate high school in q
debate Of the question, Resolved,
that the open shop is preferable to
the closed shop In eur industrial sys-
tenn" The debate will take place in
the Albert Lea high school audi
torium, that team debating the mega
tive and the Mankato team the at
Arm alive