St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-08

were going to put many thousands of dollars
in the railway companies pockets The
meeting then adjourned until 8 pm. to-day,
when a citizens meeting is to be held, in
pursuance of a call published elsewhere.
TO THE CITIZENS OF MINNEAPOLIS.
Two years ago all the representative bodies of
the city united in extending an invitation to the
grand encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic to hold its annual gathering in Mime
apolis. Choice was however, made the succeed
ing year, of Denver, the only city in the United
States that up to the last United States census
had shown a growth and commercial development
in any way comparable to that of Minneapolis.
The entertainment at Denver royal, and
thoroughly characteristic of that vigorous
young metropolis. The local repre-
representatives. from Minneapolis in attendance
upon that gathering were so thoroughly impress
ed with the advantages sure to accrue to any city
to which might be attracted equally large and
representative body of men, and encouraged by
assurances of financial support by representa-
tives of the eastern trunk lines leading into Min
neapolis, that they pressed again the Invitation
for the Grand Army to meet in this city. The
invitation was accepted, and the local committee
OF arrangements have proceeded with the full
confidence that the railroads would DO their full
share towards the betrayal of the incidental ex-
penses of so large gathering. In this the COM
mittee have been disappointed, and have regret
ted to find that they have been betrayed into an
1n nat dilemma, through which
the fair fame of Minneapolis Is
likely, unless immediate action is
taken, to suffer. Invitations have been sent
broadcast, and responded to with freedom that
is indicative of the confidence in which the hos
pitaty of Minneapolis is held. and the interest
which is attached throughout this land to her
phenomenal growth and prosperity and to her
commercial Importance. These responses lndl-
cate that fully 10000 soldiers, who fought for
their country's preservation in the late rebellion,
Will visit this city, that there will be representa-
tives here from not only every state, but
nearly every county north of Mason
Dixon's line. No such thoroughly rep
resentative body of men has assembled in
the northwest, and the benefit not only to the
city, but to the northwest, sure to accrue from so
large gathering cannot be over-estimated Min
neapolis has never yet failed to do her duty upon
an occasion like this. 1t is not so long ago-up-
on the occasion of the opening of the Northern
Pacifc-that she gave evidence of her ability to
Guido all her competitors i'll hospitality. without
asking favor of any save her own citizens
These your committees have now the conf
dence to believe that despite the action of
the railroad companies, you stand ready to aid IN
maintaining the reputation already made for
Minneapolis and that you will give us support
in making this gathering of the Grand Army the
most memorable, as it promises to be the largest,
ever held on this continent. We therefore invite
you to be present and participate in a mass meet
ing to devise such plans, and take such action as
may be deemed necessary, to be held in the
Chamber of commerce this afternoon, Tuesday,
July s, at o'clock.
E. G. BABB,
D. NJ GILMORE,
r. r. HENDERSON,
W. Z. HALE,
j. P. SNYDER
Committee of the Grand Army,
J. S. LINTON,
r. BARDEN,
NJ. W. YERXA,
d. C. MoAK,
j. w. SEARL,
Committee of the Chamber of Commerce.
GEO. A. PILLsBURY,
j. Il. WYMAN,
JOHN DELAITTRE,
CHAs. P. STEVENS,
GEO. II. DALE,
Committee of the Board of Trade.