St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-16
THE GALLANT GROCERS
Ut the Twin Cities Hold Their Annual Pic
mic at Lake Park, Minnetonka,
Yesterday.
Six Thousand People Present, and Spleen
did Program Of Amusements Given
During the Day.
Messrs- Tallmadge, NeflI, Harrington
and Floyd Address the Picnickers
on Important Topics.
everybody Happy and Satisfied, and
at Night Music and Dances Make
Glorious Finale.
The Picnic.

| Mc FlCRlCs
The grocers' second annual picnic al
Lake Park yesterday was a complete sue
cess IN every respect. There was an i'm
mense crowd from the Twin Cities, and
the program of amusements was promptly
carried out and was highly enjoyed by the
multitude. BY $3.50 yesterday morning
Twelve cars emptied their passengers from
Minneapolis, and the train following
from st. Paul Swelled the number away
up In the thousands. People came out even
late III the afternoon, and safe estimate
OF the crowd can be placed at 5000. The
day was all that could be desired: the
morning was cool and cloudy and the after
noon warm and sunny-the sun sinking a
red ball OF lire and Illuminating the placid
waters III magnificent form. The crowd
was good natured and easily satisfied, every
one coming for good time, and no acct
dents or casualties being reported. The
only incident was an insignificant quarrel
IN the evening. The grounds were well p0-
Iced by the Minneapolis and st. Paul force,
ana While the there were numerous crooks
and con" men on the grounds. no one was
done up. The numerous cane man, and
other fakirs were in plenty and silhouette
cutters, amateur photographers, hot corn
and WlenerWurSt men sold their wares with
shrill cries. In fact there was all the hustle
OF country fair in the air, and the scene
reminded me of the Derby. At night the
stereopticon man threw scenes on the wall
and other devices were on hand to tempt
the pleasing nickel from the pleasant gro
ceryman.
THE PROGRAM OF THE DAY
commenced about IL o'clock, with a game
of hnc hoI hot,
from st. Paul and Minneapolis. Five
Innings were played in a spirited manner
and won by st, Paul. the score standing II
to in their favor. c. G. McDanels of
Minneapolis acted as scorer and l.. c..
Wohl OF st. Paul as umpire. The per-
sonnet of the clubs was as follows:
Minneapolis-Smith, 2b; WEIGH, c.; Hoy.
p; Walsh, lb; Murphy, 3b; Daley, RI; Ly-
ons, S.; Lynch IT.; Oatman, CT.
st. Paul-Greggs, 2b; Allen, Sd; Haigh, rf
Coffee, lib; Penfieid, S.; Painter, CT; Moore
IT,: Lynch. c.; Brssell, r.
After the game had been piaved the pre-
arranged program, with $1,000 in prizes,
was commenced under the direction of ii.
Is. Hannah. The judges who acted through
the entire program were E. j. Potter of
Minneapolis G. L. Gilman, Minneapolis
and j. I. Harrigan. st. Paul. The clerk
OF entries was Mr.. George Lewis, and a
more obllglng man cannot be found in the
Whole guild. At II O'clock the 100 yards
| running race was started. with the follow
| lowing result: l.. j. Kirch winning first,
| Ii. b. harrington second, George Gay
third and ). Z. VAIL fourth. The race was
quite an exciting affair. and was heartily
encored by multitude, who were Derched
on the sides of the natural amphltheater
After the race an adjournment i'll amuse-
| mentS was made and the speakers of the
day We're introduced from the piazza of the
hotel. Mr.. Wesley Neill. the president of
the Minneapolis association. was the first
speaker announced. Said Mr.. Neill
Ladies and Gentiemen-Felow Grocers: On
| the occasion of this, our second annual pic
| mic, we close our stores and come out here to
enjoy to the utmost the freedom from bust
! ness cares on the fair bosom of Minnetonka
In behalf Of Our association I bid you a
| hearty welcome, patrons, friends, visitors
| from other states, the great generous pubic,
| and particularly our brother grocerS from ST.
| Paul. who have united with US to make this u
day long to be remembered. We are rejoiced
to see the generous, hearty spirit shown by
| the grocers of st. Paul, and I am sure
| we all fully reciprocate tie feeling. We
| hope soon to see not only union of
| the grocers but also Of the two cities
United we will command the respect of our
great rival Chicago, that Babylon of the
West, and challenge the admiration of the
| world. Our association is in fine working
| ORDER and has accomplished all and more
than we had ever hoped for Our business
| relations with the millerS and jobbers have
proven right satisfactory. they letting bust
ness i'll their lines follow its legitimate course.
We appreciate their generous action and are
| giving them the patronage they deserve.
Most of the fruit and produce men are doing
| likewise, with the exception of few who
| deserve severe letting alone. Our cole elton
department is doing as well as could be ex-
pected for the attention it has received. Our
exchange is working well, and will prove a
good thing for us by keeping our
| surplus stock worked OF. We
have spoken with no uncertain voice in
favor Of pure goods and against that abomi-
| mathematician butter. We are neither a
| monopoly nor a close corporation; the re-
porters for the daily papers are welcome at
all our meetings. While competition is close,
yet our members are all friendly and our as
ISOLATION proves the brotherhood of man. To
attain our full strength, we need the CO.
operation of every grocer i'll the city.
| In behalf of our association, l thank
| the jobbers, produce men, fruit dealers,
manufacturers of cigars and tobacco and all
! who have so generously furnished these val
liable prizes to be striven for in friendly
games and athletic sports which are the
chief attraction of our picnic; to Messrs Ber-
| key, Talmadge IL Co., for their beautiful
badges and good coffee to MessrS. Thayer q
Frary for their excellent coffee, and to Mr.
| F. NJ. Sinclair for their delicious sandwiches
made from their Fidelity hams and to our
committee on arrangements who by their ex-
| cellent management have added SO much to
he order and pleasure of to-day
After Mr.. Neill had retired, Mr.. A. S.
Tallmadge of Berkey, Tallmadge 81 Co., was
| introduced. Mr.. Talmadge, after congrat-
ulating the grocerS on the successor the
picnic, entered into laughable statement
of the cosmopolitan element that had for
their possession the great Northwest.
Said he:
OF the many kinds of business perused by
our brother man, there are none that gets
nearer to the daily life of their patrons than
you have responsibility and duty that
| should never be lost sight Of namely, an
honest effort to deliver to the people pure
and wholesome food. The rich do not want any
other, and the poor cannot afford any other.
You merchants are entitled to just and fair
compensation for the use of your capital
your time and your services. and your pa
irons have right to expect from you that
that for which they pay shall be in purity
and value equal to the price. No man in
your trade can know the business too well.
Upon your counsel and recommendation the
family must depend for the quality of many
kinds of goods or wait for expensive
experience to deprive them of conf
dence III you as the Iamlly purVeyor.
Organized as you are into associations you
can be of great value to each other, and each
city to the other: you are able TO create re
forms, correct and improve credits, employ
skillful and practical collectors, and thereby
save enough in bad debts to nearly or quite
pay your store expenses. Also correct the
giaring injustice to yourselves, your families
and your clerks, of fourteen to six
teen hours per day devoted to bust
| ness. The needs OF no family
rich or poor, require it, il
eight hours is needed by the laboring mar
certainly he has no claim upon the retail
grocer to put two days into one, and for the
rich eight hours is ample, for you grocery
men are the most obliging of merchants
Early each morning your obliging clerk calls
at the residence of your patrons to take Their
orders for the day, and while it is yet morn
ing with the family their order is filed ane
delivered, making two journeys, even II the