The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
THAT CITY PAVING
WAY FOR PLANTS
O..
An Enthusiastic Meeting of
Commercial Body
PEP PUT In TALKS
Number of New Propositions
Advanced By Members Of
Organization

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the statements brought out las.
merciai club, held in the city hail.
. here is every assurance that the
St James Cab and body company
will soon b. located there. THIS
company Is capitalized at the pres
ont time at $1,000. and just as Soon
as Henry Small starts 10 break
ground for the proposed new factory
at the head OF Cedar street, the firm
will commence the selling of stock
in the company. This company as
soon as located on the north.
Mr.. Small in stating that he was
ready to go ahead with his share
of the project, said that he has one
or two other propositions under
way which will mean that at least
one more factory will be located
near the side OF the st. James Cab
and Body company, He was not
ready to give out just what the in
oustry would be at the present TIM.
1t was brousht out ct the meeting
by '. r. Cunning that Seppman
in ' entors of number of useful
appliances and inventions may be
induced to locate in North Man
kato. This firm alone would event
lally employ over Two hundred men
in the manufacture of machines in
vented by them
1t was decided at last nights
meeting to attend the meeting in
protest to the drainage, of Swan
Lake, which will be held at the
Nicollet county court house on JAM
uary 81.
Will Have Money Backing
II. c. Small said that he had a
bl siness talk with a financial firm o..
Mankato within the past few days
in regard to financing the PROPOSE
ton OF the erection of the factory at
the Head of Cedar street for the ST.
James Cab and Body company. He
was assured that just as soon as the
a banking institution would come
forward with the necessary money
for the building of the factory.
Mr., Small said that there is a
good prospect for another factory
locating near the st. James Cab and
Body company's plant, but he was
not at liberty just then to state
what the. industry would be.
V. r. Dunning called attention of
the club to the splendid work being
done by Seppman Brothers of South
Bend in the way OF inventions and
expert work along the Welding line.
They are at the present time the in
yentors of forty two inventions
from which they are drawing royal
ties. They are looking for a location
strongly in favor of Offering induce
North .Mankato.
At the suggestion of Mayor d. O.
Tenney, Secretary w. G. Fenger
was instructed to get in touch with
Seppman Brothers and learn just
what they want In the form of a
manufacturing plant. Mr.. Tenney
said that a number of men 1nanci-
ally in position to carry the pro-
ject through had promised to erect
store buildings or factory sites cost
ing up TO $4,000 provided manu-
featuring firms could be induced to
locate in North Mankato.
Mayor Tenney said that Fred
Hanson OF Mankato had made appli-
cation to the city council of North
Mankato for permission 20 establish
a skating rink on the "Old Bay" If
this permission were granted Mr..
lights etc were installed and a first
class rink provided for. This matter
will come up at the next meeting of
the North Mankato city coupc1.
Better Meeting Place.
President William Libby suggest
ed that the Commercial club takes
steps to provide a better meeting
place for the club. A lengthy discus
sion on that subject followed in
which Mayor Tenney suggested a
hall over hardware store on Bel
grade avenue owned by c. A Keene
Mr.. Keene is not in a position finan-
ciaily to have the upper floor of this
building fitted up for hall, but
steps will be taken by the club to
have money raised for that purpose.
II this is drought about North Man
kato Commercial club will have u
fine meeting place.
Secretary w. G. -<Fepger brought
up the matter o. stationery for the
club. He stated that Engraver A.
Anderson had submitted a plan Or
design, for very artistic letter head
This would consist OF G cut of Main
street bridge spanning The top OF the
sheet, and along the sides the cuts
OF some OF the principal business
places in North Mankato. The pro-
position met with unanimous faForS
Mr. Anderson will be asked TO GO
ahead with the design. Not alone
the IuemberS of the club used this
form of letter head, but number
OF business men present said last
night that they would use the same
cut on their business stationery.
- George Pusch said that the time
had como when North Maukato
needs new city hall He would
bond the city to raise the necessary
funds. He new in suggesting this
that he might arouse storm of
protest. Future generations could in
this way help for that Improvement
and also FOR the extensions OF
streets.
Mayor Tenney said that he FUZZY
agreed with Mr.. Pllsch in that the
City needs 4 new meeting place, but
the city can not AFFORD it Just at
present. He said that the commit
tee recently appointed would keep
on the job and see il the Kcenc hall
proposition could be financed. The
revenue from this hall would make
ii self sustaining
II was on the suggestion OF Y. II,
nlnning that some monie.i man in
North Mankato viii be seen in re,
gard to financing the Keene, hall
proposition :
discuss Ecpd Pronoaitien
President Libby called on a NUM-
Der of gentlemen present TO express
themselves on the proposition
brought M III. Mr. PIsgi regaM
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