Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-16
CAMP MEETING.

CAMP MEETING.
Nv" Committees Meet t., Consider the Lo-
neutrality-suspicious. of Various Local
1fles Present--A Decision Post poned I'm
til the 31st.
The committee location of the North
| western Park association met at the rooms of
the Y. M. c. A. yesterday, to consider proposals
for the location of the park (camp meeting
grounds.) The committee consists Of Messrs.
Noyes and Hackett, of St. Paul, and Keith,
| Heard and Bell of Minneapolis. DR.. Keith,
chairman, presided.
Messrs. Benson. Lewis, M. A. Baldwin, DR..
Garrard and Gen. Garrard were present to urge
and represent the interests of Lake City CLake
Pepin)
st. Paul or the White Bear lake locality was
represented by Messrs. w. L. Wilson, II. III.
| Rice, II. 81. Sibley, 81. s. FairchiId, q. NJ.
Smythe, Horace Thompson, DR.. Day1 Gen.
Getty, and others.
The Minnetonka interest was backed by tho
Minneapolis delegation. Besides these dis
| tinct localities, proposals by letter we're re-
celved from various quarters
MIR. u. Z. Nnyes, on behalf of the citizens
! around Lake Vadnais, submitted a proposition
to donate 200 acres Of land if that place was
selected for the park.
The committee listened to the several formal
propositions, and these were urged in speeches
by the respective representatives..
Messrs. Wilson, Fairchild, Horace Thompson
| and DR.. Day urged the selection Of White Bear
lake. They represented that it the most
desirable locality in all respects, fulfilling all
requirements as to beauty, health and accessi-
blllty, as well as occupying central position.
On the other hand. the other representatives
claimed the like for the localities they repre-
scented.
The committee took the several propositions
nn0er nd ohod ad hon
port hereafter published in full. The commit
tee then ad journed to meet at O o'clock P. NJ
with the general committee to convene to de-
eide the matter.
THE GENERAL COMMITTEE.
At o'clock the general committee met at
the Y. NJ. C. A.
There were present Messrs. Bell, Keith, Heard
and Christian, of Minneapolis; Messrs. Noyes
Hackett, Cnaffee and Miller, of St. Paul, and
Mr. Gilmore, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mr.. Bell
| presided.
The committee on location submitted the
| following report:
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. Is, 1879.
To the Northwestern Park Association.
GENTLEMEN: The committee location would
respectful y report follows:
Immediately after our appointment We caused srtt-
Giles to be inserted i'll the daily apers OF ST. Paul and
Minneapolis, setting forth in general te, the OBJ
Iects OF the ASSOCIATION, and asking proposals from
localities desiring the location of the pa in its vi
cinity. We have PERSONAL visited and INSPECTED
grounds at Lake City, on Lake Pepin, and Lake Mil
| netonka.
ferent individuals or localities and, after consider
| ing them all, have decided to refer three of them
for your consideration as possessing the best
| tor the proposed park.
Tbs points are the on Lake Pep,n, one and a
half mics north of Lake City: the north
shore of White Bear lake, and one known as Hull's
Poiut, the south shore Of Lake Mini etonha near
| the town If Excelsior.
| The Lake Pepin proposition is gift of 100 acres
INf land oplo Eo,,,, S,nPS 81
se,I, ns whit. p.,u 49,. ,. :. ~,
| stock, gift of 100 acres of land and bonus OF
81, 900 or 10 per cent of any amount expended for
improvements during the first Year, by the st. Paul
Duluth railroad.
| The Lake Mnnetonka proposition is to II to the
association 225 aures Of land Tor SO per acre aud
subscription of stock of the association of 5000.
Your CO nittee consider the Lake Pepin PROPOSE
ton the most liberal and the point POSSESSES luauy
attractive features.
The White Bear Lake proposition presents the AZ
tracdve feature OF being the most centrally tuate
near large loca population and easily sihle.
The Lake Mlnnelonka proposition presents the
attractive feature of large tract of land and of
| ten.lve and varied lake scenery and very liberal
subscription in stock from the little village Of Ex-
! celsiUr
In view of the local advantages VIII Oh we
bring We do not think . that hat any
of these propositions Should be accepted until
| larger amount shall be pledged.
| We present this partial report a. recommend
that the question Of location be left up until the
3lst OF January. GEORGE h. KEITH,
| c. NJ. HEARD,
CIV. HAcKE1r,
| D. c. BELL,
| DANIEL r. MOVES,
After some discussion the committees re-
port was adopted, and meeting set for Feb.
LIST, at Minneapolis, to finally decide the mat
| ter.
The meeting then took into consideration
| the articles of incorporation of the organiza-
ton, to be styled the orthwestern Park ASSOC
| citation.
Pending this discussion and deliheration, a.
GLOBE reporter, who had previously been in
| their midst, returned to learn he result. Gen.
| tlemanly inquiries were instituted, ard cour-
teously replied to by DIR. Keith, Mr.. Bell and
| others until
An 1ndividual-'I say, let's go on with this
meeting. lsuppose my time is more -aluable
| than a reporters"
1t was intimated to the individual, that this
affair was of a Christian character, and one of
the first great lessons incucated by Christ,
was that of courtesy. Further, from a worldly
standpoint he might arrogate all the precious
moments to himself in the camp meeting
business, but he didn't know anything
! about journalism or the value of time to one
who caters to mans vanity in putting their
naa:es IN the papers. Miller was his name.
| From another than Miller it was learned that
the purpose of the association in
substance was to establish park
for religious worship during the summer
months. The incorporators are the above
named committee; the directors the same. with
the addition of Messrs. Allen, Marshalltown
Iowa, and Harrison. of Minneapolis The
election of officers foli. wed. as follows:
President-Mr. Gilmore, Cedar Rapids, Ia.
| Vice President-Mr. Heard. of Minneapolis.
Secretary-Mr. Allen, of Marsballtuwn, la.
Treasurer-Mr. Miller, of st. Paul
proposition was made and accepted to
visit White Bear lake to-day. The meeting
then adjourned.