The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
CIVlC BODY WILL
HOLD BUSY meet
This Session Is To Be Pre-
coded By Feast .
DATE PUT ON NOV. lST
Board Of Directors Are Arrang-
ing To Locate Plants In
Mankato

Directors of the Civic and Com
merce association, at session, held
yesterday afternoon, authorized the
committee on membership meetings
to arrange for banquet to be ten
dered to the members of the associa-
ton and also the ladies, at the ex-
pense of the organization. C. K.
Mayer, chairman Of the committee
on Membership meetings who met
with the board Of directors, stated
that the banquet and meeting In
question is to be held We dnesday
evening November /, and that It Is
meeting on the first Wednesday OF
each month until neat April or May.
Al next weeks meeting, the secre-
tary will give brief report as will
also the chairmaa OF several com.
mittees, and ample opportunity will
also be provided for discussion on
the part OF others in attendance. The
meeting will be adjourned at about
$3.50 O'Clock.
Will Consolidate plants.
J. G. CoSin2tou chairman. and r.
E. Brown of the industrial commit.
tee together with Il. A. Erickson. G.
Erickson and E Swanson Of the 81.
James Cab and Body Manufacturing
company, and z C. Wingen also met
with the board on a matter involy-
ing. the consolidation Of the Mankato
and ST. James plants Of this COM
pany. Arrangements have practical.
ly been madehto take over the pro-
perry of the Creamery Package Man
ufacturing COMPANY, which u very
III q n q h1u for fhA naA =
Body Manufacturing company as it
has dry kilns, ample warehouse space
and trackage. In order to carry out
this program, it will be necessary
for the concern to sell about $40. 900
worth of stock. The assistance OF
the association was pledged to the
men Of the company in getting un-
der way, as tits felt that Mankato
would be benefited through some
industrial expansion. Mr.. Erickson
stated that the consolidated factory
would furnish employment for at
least twenty men at the outset.
Report Of Traffic Committee
A report from the traffic COM
mittee was made. This committee
is now considering the establish
ment of a traffic department. and
in order to ascertain what the setiti-
MSHL Is III regard 10 SuCn SJep.
letters were sent to Maukato's shin
pers and receivers Of freiaht yester-
day morning ASKING them to exp-ees
themselves candidly on the subject.
Final action in the matter .wif' ~
governed by the nature of these re
plies.
Restoration Of Trains.
The question of having nassenger
trains Nos. z and s restored nv the
CHICAGO. Saint Pau.. MinneaHoiis ard
Omaha Railway company. is receiv-
ing attention. These trains oper7ted
until they were taken off on July .2s
on account of fuel situation, between
Fairmont' and Minneapolis. Trains
Nos 40 and 40 on the fillmore line,
that received similar treatment. are
also receiving attention. by the Civic.
and Commerce association.
NJ. n. Fritz was appointed chair
man of a committee to see what can
be done toward arranging for a
sisht- seeing automobile trim for the
men who are here in connection with
the present session of the United
States federal court. Mr.. Fritz per-
sonally undertook this work on sew.
eral occasions in the past. he was
authorized to select his own com =
mittee. -