The Mankato free press., 1923-07-20
Activities of the Civic and
Commerce. Body Mankato

Attention Of business and profes-
sional men and others again is called
to the annual picnic of the Blue
Earth County Holstein Breeders as
sociation, which takes place at Tivoli
on Thursday Of next week. The pub
lie is invited. r..
Four tourists went into the Civic
and Commerce Association Offices
last Tuesday and asked for informa
tion regarding resort accommoda-
tions, They were fixed out with road
maps and information regarding
nearby lakes. fishing, ETC., and a
place was found for them at a near
ny resort. fhe proprietor OF the re-
sort in question called at the asso-
citation ofnces Thursday and express
ed his appreciation for the business
that he got as result OF the service
rendered by the association and he
also reported that the tourists were
highly impressed with the courteous
and coniderate treatment which they
We're accorded at the Offices. This
little bit OF service added four ardent
friends to Mankato's already long
list OF boosters. The incident Is typi-
cal of service rendered daily at the
association offices.
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National Councillor Fred W. Kruse
gave detailed and very interesting
report on the eleventh annual meet
ing Of the Chamber of Commerce Of
the United States Of America, which
was held recently at New York, at
last Wednesdays meeting of the
board of directors. Mr.. Kruse rep
resented the Civic and Commerce
Association at the meeting. The i'm
portance of the meeting can be
cleaned from the fact that over 5000
business men from all parts of the
United States attended it. Mr..
Kruse's report appeared in full in
Thursdays issue Of the Free Press.
The directors accorded Mr.. Kruse
a vote of thanks for representing,
the association at the meeting, and
also voted to continue the associa-
tion's membership in the national
organization, the dues for which are
nifty dollars a year.
Last year the Civic and Commerce
campaign for membership renewals
and new members thus far has pro-
duced 333 actual memberships and
there still remains much work to be
done. It Is confidently expected that
the membership roster when com
pleted will contain the names of
more than 400 bonafide members, all
whoeheartedly interested in the pro-
gress and development of the com
munity. Hereafter membership re-
cruiting will be carried on continu-
ously, thus doing away with the
necessity Of conducting periodic,
bandwagon campaigns. Organiza-
tons such as the Civic and Com
merce Association have long since
passed the experimental stage and
are generally looked upon as per-
manent fixtures In the makeup Of
community, and many cities, accord
ingly, have found 1t possible to main
tain their civic commercial organi-
zation without resorting to the old
time drives or campaigns. Mankato
can do the same thing.
AS a result of work carried on by
the Industrial Committee of the Civic
and Commerce Association for about
year, final steps are now being
taken with view Of having the
label & Getty Manufacturing Com
pany establish factory In Man
kato for manufacturing the z & G.
Potato picking machine. In the
event that this industry comes here,
twenty five or more men Will be pro-
vided with work this summer, and as