The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-26
GAVE PARADE AND
FINE BAND MUSIC
JoBBERS AND MANUFAC.
TURERS STATE TRIP
OUTING FOR THIS WEEK
VIII Call On Merchants In
Towns En- Route; They En-
terrain Selves.

hSIuUSEo VI 81 L dui . "uOltSdltIs
and manufacturers arrived here al
noon today on a trade tour special
on the Milwaukee road under the
auspices of st. Paul association of
public and business affairs. This is
the twenty eight annual tour, and
is accompanied by the st. Paul AS
ISOLATION band. The tourists were
met at the train at this city by a
delegation of members of the Man
kato Civic and Commerce associa-
ton, who escorted the St Paul bust
ness men on a parade of the princi-
pal streets in the business section
of this city. A number of concerts
were given by the St Paul associa-
ton band during the short stay OF
the delegation.
The trade special left st. Paul al
6:i5 this morning and made stops al
all of the towns along the Milwua-
kee road and arrived at Mankato
at 1890. After calling on a mum
Der of the Mankato business men,
the tourists again took UP the tour
at las proceeding down the line OF
the Milwaukee making stops at
Rapidan, Good Thunder. Mapleton
Minnesota Lake. and Alden, and
expected to arrive at Albert Lea
this evening and spend the night al
that city. Tuesday the tour will be
again resumed when Wells, Easton
Deieyan and Winnebago will be visit
ed. At Winnebago a transfer will
be made to the Omaha road and the
towns on that line including, Blue
Earth, Amboy, Vernon Center, Gar
den City. Madelia, Eewisville, Tru-
man and Fairmont win be visited
The cities and towns along the
Northw estern road will also be visit
ed and on Saturday the run back to
st. Paul over the Great Northern
will be made.
The object of the tour is to be-
come better acquainted with the
business men of the. northwest who
trade with St Paul merchants.
Diners are carried on the special
cities are in charge, thus insuring
the best of enables while on the
tour.
Many of the st. Paul business
men who had visited Mankato for
the first time, were surprised and
pleased to note the excellent con
dition and the amount of paving
which had been done on the streets
of this city.
During the stay of the visitors in
Mankato the band gave a concert al
Front and Jackson streets Robe-'
Geehan, f1ie great tenor, rendered
several selections, which received
the applaudits of the audience.
The follow ing is a list of the mer
aboard the special, and the firm and
concern represented:
Allen, ]. H. & Co., H. G. Allen
Boyeson Co., H. C. T., Thompson
and l. Schult.
Broderick Company, H. ]. Wolfer
Brown & Bigelow, NJ. B. Hutchin
son and R. A Burr.
BuckBee- Mears Company, c. E
Buckbee, and n. T. Mears.
Capital National Bank, ]. "A
Central Metropolitan Bank, c. L
Cherry Co.. J. G.. W. C. Hoeltje
F. NJ. Brown.
Garrison Coal & Dock Company
r. Eastman.
Cochran Sargent Company, H. H
Sargent
Commercial Bulletin Company
George Cunningham.
c. NJ & St. P. Ry., L M. Jones
G. A. P. D., c, l. Kennedy, A. G. F
A, E. F. Bowman, C. P. A., D. Nc
Geen, C. Agt. and A. S. Wflloughby
c. St. P. M. & O. Ry- W. L
Mansfield, G. A. P. D., and F. L
Bacon, G. A. +. D.
Crane G. Ordway, Ed. S. Doran
and Burt NJ. King.
Crescent Creamery Company, G
E. LindaIl, and E. z. Bersing.
Curtis 1000 Saint Paul Inc, Henri,
Curtis, and c. o. Castlebine.
Dore Redpath Company, T. A
Hendricks.
Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk Co., S. S
and Edwin r. Meacham.
Finch, Van SIyck & McConville
Geo. Finch, A. C.. Johnson, and J
+. Mulcrone.
FIRST National Bank, W. H. Nor
ton
Flour State Baking Company
Frank Gage.
Foley Bros. Grocery Company, F
j. Anderson.
Foot, Schuize & Co., Geo. W
Ekstrand and ]. T. Warne
Freeman Thompson Shoe Com
pany, Horace Thompson.
Goodyear Rubber Company, F. W
Eilers.
Gordon & Ferguson, julie M. Han
Gotham & Co, c., M. B. Lathror
Great Northern Ry., F. T. Holmes
A. G. p. A, James Robinson, A. G
Griggs, Cooper & Co.. Bronsol
West. and A. ]. Mega
Guiterman Brothers. z. H. Tho
Hackett Gates Hurry Company. F
H. Gates, and H. l.. Klima.
Hanna Coal & Dock Company
Chas. A. Guyer, Richard Reh, ant
Hardenbergh & Co., p. R. l., S. c
H. Ansorge.
Hotel & Restaurant Keepers AS
ISOLATION, ]. NJ. Cavanaugh.
Hume, J. w, A. H. Buchanan.
Inter City Paper Company, E. S
johnson Mfg. Co., C. c. I. John
son.
Jordan Co., L. W., F. L. Madden.
Krank, Alfred j.. r. B. Haber
korn. s-...
Kuhles 4 Stock Company, A
Worsh
Lampher, Skinner & Company
Drake Lightner.
Lindeke, Warner & Sons, R. A
Knauft.
McGill- Warner Company, lie