The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-06-30

. ~ Isl Cloud Hotel = although
'he fight made against this enterprise
= o vsty mean and contsmptibls that
Evsss it NOT for oar friends abroad I
uoaa not dnstace my pom BY writing
The names # the notorious few who
have besn soactiye = trying to defsat
he project. Even now while I write
their names, ny right arm feels : chill
never before experienced, and I am
only surprised that The bars thought
does not paralyse ny whole body. It i |
not ny intention to Try to do Justice to |
this case, for had I q my command all |
the hard words in Webster, that have : |
meaning Of contempt, scorn and little !
ness, they would fail to convey to your
readers ,one-half Of what I and every !
eaterpriaiug man and woman in St.
Cloud 70 day feels towards the enemies
Of the Hotel Company. ..n,.
Among tho fi.t persons with whom
I consulted in reference 70 the hotel
project, Vas his Honor Mayor Taylor.
ae gave the enterprise bis hearty sup
port, and repeatedly gave mo his word
that he would do al that he could. to
assist the Company. he even went 80
far q 70 write . letter 10 Hon. H. Z.
Wells, Of Minneapolis, urging him "a,
give Us material aid, to aasist in build.
ing 6rstelan hotel. I had tho honor
to DO The bearer Of this letter to Mr..
Wells. At this time WIN. 8. Moore
was . stroeg advocate Of the hotsl.
He Voluntarily offered y his legal A.
sistanee If No needed il, and signed the
petition asking the Council to give .
liberal honus. J. =. Hayward vas 1t
this time also warm supporter Of the
project. He offered me, in tho pres
enes ef G. +. Davis. and W. B. Mitch
oil, 10 take $4,000, in stock If the
Company wosld buy him out; and It
tho same time mid IL We would not do
that, he would give - $500. eaah y
soon . said hotel building should bs
completed, and 10 might loests il
whsrs ::ws pleased in St. Cloud city,
In hi proportion. to ssll biz hots
property, he did not state whether i
vss 10 b "garaihed and swept o.
not. So, It the early part Of our o.
gsnisatisn, 10 were only opposed b.
the very Honorable L. A. Evan,
Judge Of the Probate Court, Stsarn
county, Minnesota, and candidate 70
Congress, or any smaller Office, provide
the pay . sufficient and the labor bot
physically and mentally light; ,woul
) accept tho position Of Treasurer Of
, Bridge Company, At $1,000 = yea
With alife right to the. insurance o
the bridge; in fact the Judge woul
!, sacrifice his "kindrsd everywhere" fl
good, easy, resting profitable position
We had therefore nothing to fear; f
}. We knew the Judge would not perso'
i ally make fight during the warm d.!
d Of June, even to defeat such an snts
+ prise - . hosel fox Sc. Cloud.
% When the Mayer refused, on teehn
% cal grounds, to Sign the first resolutio
). aud when he claimed still 70 be ftiendl
= know very we'll that W we're ambus
& cd, aud that an enemy moro treaohe
Gus then Little Grow Or Hole-in-th
!. Day ever were, was in command.
knew that this meant war to tho hot
!. 1t meant tho Mayor would not do !
"a the people wanted him to. Iwas in 1
J. vor Of letting the Mayor act on this Il
6rst resolution, either to sign or We
it, but I was overruled BY parties VI
still had eon6dsoce in him. A new. rea
+ luton was drawn up; it Va presented
+ Mayor Taylor he read it and said th
;, he saw nothing wrong about it, Al
D. .ooxM sign Il. This passed the Cou
y oil With only one negative vote. IT
!. is on Saturday night. Tho Ho'
., Company now feel that Ill is rigl
. But befose Monday morning the ener
I. now aubushed under the cloak
y friendship commence 70 make !. st
l. By nix o'clock On Monday morning, \
# s. Moore i very soicisous for {
y Hotsl Company. He i afraid Il
they viii contract debts; which saeh q
d . Burbank, Powell, eOlure, We
10 Ahehsll, Dam, Davis and score mo
Is Ijust Ike them can't and won't p,
d, lin ether words, he Voluntarily te
70 the Direotors that they don't kn<
!. what they are about. Almost in t
u same brsath, 10 admits that 10; il ,
ID taiasd b y. &. Hayward to def
~ the hotel project. I osly ~, IN ref
- kaaea 10 Mooca. II Il honneahla IA aoea