The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
NORTH MANKATO TO
GET NEW FACTORY
Continucd From pane onn

do all you can 10 help US out, we
will move here Immediately if We
get the building"
Want Modern Buildings.
The st. James company are desir-
ious of having their buildings erect
cd i'll the most modern way for their
purpose. they will employ the most
moaern methods 10 keep the build
ings clean and free from dust. Mr.
Small has building 2Sx100 near
mis- home at the ahead or Cedar
street This building will be worked
out for the lumber she'd dry kiln
and boiler room A new. building
will be erected just north oil the
tween the two buildings. This build
ing is 10 be 4GX100 and will be used
as the shop. Just south OF the shop
another building e0Nf0 will be erect
cd that will serve as the office. show
room, pain: shop and assembly
room.
Mayor D. D. Teuney inquired into
the probable cost Of constructing
two new buildings and fixing Of the
old one. He was informed by Mr..
Erickson that the cost of the build
ings offered by MIR: Small did notSex-
coed the cost the company had fig.
urcd on. The cost was put at $4,000
BY Mr.. Small. We are doing wrong
If we don't so into this proposition
with whole heart and soul" said
Mayor Tenney. This factory means
more &c lis today than much larger
interest will mean to us ten years
from now. The industrial PROPOSE
ton that are coming up before us lay
the foundation Of why We are here
tonight. ST. James does not want TO
and we should look we'll into the
let the Cab and Body Company go
proposition and do all We can to put
1t over for North M2nkato. The fig
ures we have heard tonight will give
us something to work on. | would
suggest that the St. James company
give the executive and industrial
committees of the Commercial Club
a little longer time to look into the
proposition"
Two More Propositions.
I'VE have two more industrial pro-
positions to bring up just as soon as
we can get this one off our hands,
said Mr.. Tenney. The Commercial
club is not doing this work Tor per
sonal benefits. We are working for
the betterment OF North Mankato
and want to build bigger and
greater city. 1t behoves you each and
every one to become member OK
this organization that means so
much to you"
Mr.. Dunning pointed out that the
industrial committee had thoroughly
investigated the standing of the st.
James Cab and Body company.
They have a Large standing order
at present with the international
Harvester Company to furnish cabs
for their trucks" "They have been
doing their work for some time
" hich speaks a very good word for
the st. James concern" he said,
F. L. Bennett was appointed by
wv. S. Libby, vice president OF the
Commercial club to act as memDer
of the Industrial committee. Mr..
Libby presided at the meeting In the
absence of Henry Robel, ST., presl-
dent.
Swan Lake Drainage.
Peter Jensen appeared before the
club and stated that he was deslrl
Gus of getting more information re
garding the stand that the CONNER
ciaI Club and city council were TAX
ing in regard to the drainage propo-,
sition of Swan Lake. He intimatsS
being in favor of the drainage pro-
posaI if it was for the good OF the
AGRICULTURAL interests. Mayor Tenney
explained the stand being taken by
the city council and Mr.. Fenger, sec
Iretary of the club pointed out the
reasons why the Commercial club is
opposed to the drainage proposition.
After hearing the two explanations,
MIR. Jensen declared he would do all
in his power to defeat the PROPOSE
ton. ... 500 i.s.
The chair appointed Ed. Wieses
chief of police to circulate the re-
monstrance's around the city that
| the names of several hundred tax
payers may appear on them before
they are submitted to the county
board at the hearing to be held Jan
uary %.
Secretary Fenger reported that
}the club has fifty paid up members
so far. He suggested that this amount
" ould be increased to one hundred
within the next two weeks. This or
ganization has just started and mas
! shown a remarkable growth consld-
ering the short time it has been IN
operation.
The next regular meeting OF the
club will be held Monday evening,
January Is at 1880 o'clock.