The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
SLASH CHAIR DEBT
aim OFC.C. BODY
Will Co Operate With
Spring Music Festival
ROAD SIGN LABOR
Several Reports Were Made To
The Executive Committee
Meeting

With view OF reducing the in 9.
debtedness on the armory seating,
directors of the Civic and Commerce
association at a meeting held at the
association Offices late yesterday,
agreed TO co operate with the Or
rncuS club in an advance sale of
tickets for the spring music festival
which is to be held at the Armor;'
on May 10 and II. under the aus
pices of the Orpheus club and the
Ladies' Glee club. The proceeds OF
this festival, after actual expenses
have been deducted, will be applied
against the chair Indebtedness. In
order TO arrange for line of credit
SO that money could be borrowed
with which TO get the seating, the
Orpheus club signed note for ST.,
signed notes for 500 each. Earn
ings from the spring music festival
will BIO applied, against the Orpheus
club note and ANY excess over that
amount will also be applied against
the Indebtedness. The total indeb-
tedness as il now stands is approx
imately $4,000, and IL is hoped to re-
duce this by at least one third as a
result OF the Orpheus club propose
ton.
c. w. Fisher. chairman of the
road sign committee, gave final
report on the road sign project. He
reported that 527 cast iron signs. all
pointing toward Mankato, were
erected within a radius of 100 miles
of Mankato. last season at a total
cost of s2.299.75. which bill has been
paid in full. II was suggested that
statement be prepared showing
the names OF those VINO contributed
to this worthy undertaking together
with the amounts subscribed, and
that they be published in The Free
Press as soon as possible. Chair
man Fisher was accorded vote OF
thanks for the untiring efforts put
in by him on this project.
Public Road Bond Hearing
John Nyquist reported on the pub :
lie hearing that was held by the
house committee on highways at the
house chamber, state capitol, last
Friday, evening when the proposed
| highway bond issue now pending in
the legislature was under considera-
ton. The Civic and Commerce as
ISOLATION was represented at this
hearing by Mr.. Nyquist, Robert
Haedt, George NJ Palmer and Pres
ident A. J. Veigel. =.
Report was made in regard to the
recent order of the Minnesota rail
road and warehouse commission, In
which the Chicago and Northwestern
railway company was ordered to
either restore passenger trains No.
507 and No. s, between Mankato
and Winona or adjust the schedule
OF trains now operating, so that the
Service will be on a more balanced
basis than is the case at present.
The Civic and Commerce associa-
ton Joined with other civic CONNER
cial organizations at Winona, Ro-
for improved service over the line
| in question. II is understood that
the railroad company has decided to
restore the trains in question and
that they will be put back into sery-
ice or or about April 2.
Joint Meeting Suggested.
G. X. Mayer. chairman OF the com =.
mittee on membership meetings, met
with the board in regard to the mem :
bership meeting for April. II was
suggested that this meeting be timed
SO as to conform with the program
of the committee on reorganization
J. G.. Covipgton. chairman OF the re-
organization committee also was
present at the meeting. G. x. Mayer
was added to this committee. The
members of this committee in addi-
ton TO Messrs. Covington and May
er are Harry x. Cain, M. II. Ches-
brough, Fred W. Kruse, George M.
Palmer, Fl. A. Patterson, /. n. Tomp-
kips and f. W. willard. This com :
mittee will function with the board
Of directors. A joint meeting OF the
two groups is to be held tomorrow
afternoon at four o'clock.