The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-04

Aompklns, who is perhaps the best
posted man in the city on the law
regarding state appropriations for
aImories, is now confined TO the hos
pltai. he would state That number oil
other cities are anxious to get big
slice of The appropriation, among
them beins Minneapolis. There is d
certain amount appropriated, and II
Mankato does not take advantage OF
part OF this, the legislature will have
! to act favorably on the applications OF
other cities.
Major G. A. Dahl, said that he wish
ed to reiterate the remarks OF Mr..
Butler. There is no assurance that
| the four military units will remain at
! Mankato unless the requirements OF
the army board Is met with larger
quarters for the men. The waiting
game last year, was the means or
Mankato losing $4,000 Of the appro-
priation in not holding another mill
tary unit here.
DR.. A. N. Smell wished to back up
Major Dahl inNevery word he said.
Joseph Blissenbach wanted to know
community building would be PARTLY
! controlled by the city. Major Dahl re-
pied that it would be under the com.
handing officer of the regiment and
the mayor Oh the city. ~
| o. w. Walker and Hubert Brules
were both in favor Of new armory,
if it could be built within reason.
| Z. j. Brett said that the opportun-
ity is now at hand. and 1t is up to
Mankato TO grasp 1t, while the nee
esSary military units are still here. A
community building IN connection with
the armory would be a desirable
thing, but the main thing now is to
get the appropriation OF 100000 Of
Ierea by the state. Mr.. Brett thought
that it woulu be very grave mistake
10 pass up the opportunity.
Farmer Champion OF Armory.
Rouert Haedt, one OF the promin-
ent farmers living near Mankato, was
perhaps the greatest champion oil the
armory at last nights meeting. Mr.
haeut's remarks show what the views
OF a wideawake farmer are toward
The principal city in his community.
The speaker said that some people
may labor under the false impression
that a farmer does not take interest
in the city's affairs. He wanted 1t
IN .erstood that the farmer appreci-
! ates the advantages OF having a live
I town in his community and takes a
pIide in its advance ment. "Supposing
Mankato were one horse town, what
advantages could the farmer have in
this city in the way OF good market
and bargains in the wants of every
day life?" asked Mr.. Haedt. 81 tell
you, gentlemen, that the farmer takes
a pride in his trade center or princi-
pal city of his community, and when
he has visitors from far away he
takes them in his automobile to the
city and shows them the we'll kept
streets, the parks and public palces,
and takes a just pride in doing it. Ii
is just the same with the right kind
of a business man, he will take his
visitors out into the country and show
them the we'll kept farms and fine
buildings and he too takes just
pride in the fact that prosperous
country surrounds his home city.
| claim what ever benefits the city
benefits the surrounding community,
and for that reason l am heartily in
At the present time / need a number
of large buildings on my place, but
can not see the money in sight to go
ahead with the improvements. But
! Ii some one would come along like
the state is now making you an offer
for four dollars for one, why gentle
men / could see the dollars in the
dark, and l can not see why under
the sun anybody would turn down
the proposition"
Fred Druckenbrod, Colonel G.. A.
Lewis were strongly in favor of the
building Of new armory. The form
er Gentleman, stated that the Mankato
advertling club had gone on record
in favor of it. Colonel F. A. Lewis
said that the extra room is absolute.
! ly necessary for the housing of the
military units here.
Said BY Secretary Olson.
w. E. Olson, secretary OF the Man
kato Civic and Commerce association,
ers are in favor of the building of a
new armory. The Kiwanis club at its
first meeting went on record as
favoring the proposition. The club
represents five sixths Of the taxpay-
ers OF the city.
| DR.. A. F. Schmitt, said that he wish
/ ed to reiterate every word of Robert
Haedt He would admit that the taxes
are high, but not high in accordance
with the advantages enjoyed in this
city. DR.. Schmitt was in favor of a
credit to the city. Mankato certainly
needs a large building for the holding
of conventions. If both the community
and armory building can not be had
now, by all means get the armory
now, and later on lend aid to the
building of a community building,
which will be monument to the
| boys who fought in the world war.
! Attorney B. D. Grogan, would have
those present talk along practical
lines. He was in favor Of a combined
armory and community building.
This would mean that large conyen-
tions could be held here, which would
mean much in the way of advertising
the city.
P. M. Ferguson, like Mr.. Olson call
ed attention to the fact that the
Kiwanis club, ninetytwo in number,
had gone on record In favor of the
! building of new armory. Mr.. Fergu-
son said that 1t would be foolhardy to
| turn down the proposition the state
Is offering at the present time.
George Juliar, anothtr enterprising
farmer living near Mankato. said that
| like Mr.. Haedt, he believed that what
ever benefited Mankato benefited
the surrounding community, and what
is good for the city is good for the
farmer. For that reason he hoped that
the armory and community building
would be soon erected.
| City Must Go Ahead.
| M. II. Farr said that If Mankato
did not want to rate itself as one Of
the back numbers in the cities of the
state that she should use the motto of
the Civic and Commerce association,
| HI of,c on He th0u0ht II tfna for