St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-19

members OF the L. L. A. ana KlnQreO OrSdn-
izations, their friends and citizens or Mime
apolis. Business meeting at close of enter
ta1nment
WEDNESDAY.
10a. m.-Busness meeting.
p. m.-BuSineSs meeting.
$50 D. m.-Banquet rendered by the job
bers of Minneapolis to delegates, alternates
and their ladies at West hotel.
THURSDAY.
10 a. m.-BuSiness meeting.
Up. m.-Business meeting.
T:15 p m.-Moonlight excursion on Lake
Minnetonka to delegates, alternates, their
friends and invited guests: Special excur-
sion train will leave Milwaukee & st Louis
station, corner Third street and Fourth ave-
nue. north at ~ 5 p. M, sharp, and will con
meet with steamer Belle of Minnetonka at
Lake Park for trip around the lakes.
10a. m.-Business meeting.
2 p. m.-BuSinesS meeting.
3:30-Excursion to Minnehaha Falls and
Lake Calhoun via special motor, rendered
the delegates and their friends by Cal G.
Goodrich, vice president Motor company.
Motor will leave corner Washington and
First avenue south 80 p. NJ, sharp.
$50 D. m.-Complimentary hop at West
hotel rendered by Manager Shepherd.
Following is a complete list of all the
committees of the convention:
OFFICIAL COMMITTEES.
General Executive Committee-W. III.
Richie, chairman; VIM. NJ. Regain, treasurer;
j. P. Brouwer-Ancher, secretary; Sam T.
johnson.
Decoration-Wm. H. WEIGH. chairman; F.
d. Ford, L. d. Kilbourne, A. E. Clarendon.
Reception of Delegates-C. ii. Brooks,
chairman; J. e. Lobdell, W. G; March, ". II.
WEIGH, j.: NJ. Forest, L. D. Kllbourne r. L.
Woodwork, A. II. Jones, E. j. Stillwell Fl.
II. Sabin, F. D. Ford, Sam T: johnson. james
F. Jordan, F. V. Clayton, Ed. H. Turner, It.
B. Tracey j. P. Brouwer-Ancher.
Reception at Peoples Ahelter-W. c.
oh ai l,an
E. Steele, W. G. Byron, E.. j. Phelps, A.
Kelly, o. J. Griffith. e. NJ. Palmer. F. B. Sem
pie, John d. Lucy.
souvenirs 7, johnson, chairman
W. II. WEIGH, w. II. Richie.
Press-C. E.; Haynes, chairman; G. NJ.
Antwerpt, A. j. Russell.
Banquet-W II. Richie, chairman; w. Fl.
WEIGH, Frank D. Ford, Samuel t. johnson,
j. e. Lobdell, w. March, Eugene j. Still
well, j. P. Brouwer-Ancher, q. H. Brooks,
James 7. Jordan.
Minnetonka EXcursion-J. P. Brouwer-
Ancher, chairman; Harry Rockfeld, Thomas
lowering, Frank I'll. Arson, Dan Thompson.
State Officers-C. H. Brooks, president; w.
Fl. WEIGH, vice president; j. E. Lobdell, Sec
rotary.
AN INTERVIEW.
Nathaniel j. Rice, president of Post
B, New York City, was at the West yes
terday afternoon, listening to temper
ance talk by "Parson' Haines, when
asked what candidates there were in
the field. "Well," said he, the only one
| have heard spoken of for president by
the boys | met in the several states |
was in before coming here is Charles FL.
White, state president of the New York
division. l know all the officers and
nearly all the members of the New York
division, and must say that know of
no man better fitted the fill the position
Flu hn ot,I, hot 1,c
not accept. In that event l know of no
one from New York whom it would be
advisable to put in that important office.
What the Il. p. A. needs is man who
has the associations welfare at heart
above all else, one who will not work
for personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT or from
selfish motives. That is the first thing
to be considered, and then we must get
man who has the necessary qualifica-
tions for the office. If Mr.. White will
not accept the nomination should go to
some other state than New York.
Tell you about my post? Indeed l
will. Post B., of New York, of which l
am president, has membership of 236,
ganization of similar character in the
country that is more harmonious, or
where a better fraternal feeling exists.
We have accomplished much for the
travelling men of the country, and no
other state division or local post can
show the record in support of the OBJ
ject for which the national organization
was originally formed than ours. We
have always been more than willing to
advance the interests of the commercial
traveller, no matter in what section of
the country, and we shall continue to do
the same good works.
LITTLE GRIPS.
There are 100000 commercial travel
ers in the United States, of which num-
Der $4,000 are in New York state and 65.-
000 in New York city. These travelling
men penetrate every city. town, village
and hamlet in the country, and are the
great distributors of goods, for out of
400, 900, 600 tons of freight annually ham
died 10y the railroads, the travelling men
claim the honor of sending 100000 600
tons of it out. This army Of men spend
altogether 81, 750,000 day, or, calculat-
ing nine months of travel to the year.
$685., 100000 annually, which is dis
tributed among carriers. hotels, shop
keepers and producers.
When Gen. Ben F. Butler arrived at
the West yesterday afternoon there
was group of travelling men standing
near the counter. The moment the
general caught sight of them he threw
off his dignified air, and, rushing up to
them, shook hands with each and every
one. He would try, he said, to be pres
ent and make speech at the conyen-
ton.
6. F. Corbiere, first vice president of
the P. L. A., and of the New York
State division, arrived yesterday morn
ing.
NJ. Silverstone, of Chicago, will proba-
bly, be elected secretary and treasurer
| of the organization, although the name
of Mr.. Hershberg, of Virginia, has been
mentioned.
George Graves, president of Post C.
of Buffalo, will be the New York nomi-
nee for one of the board of directors.
The arrivals began last night, and for
| two hours the knight Grants of com
merce poured through the union depot.
! A special over the Kansas City brought
in the Colorado delegation, after a
long trip. The special car was
loaded down with delegates and
| druggists sundries. the latter consisting
largely of wines and assorted mineral
waters, the latter having been used
passing through Kansas and Iowa on
Sunday. AT midnight, the Wisconsin
Central special, an immense train from
| Chicago brought the Central and
Eastern delegations with their
| friends nearly 1,000o in number. An
hour later second special over the
Kansas City unlOa6ed the Southern and
| Southwestern delegations. A brass
band met the different parties and es-
| corted them to their several hotels. The
local reception committee did woman
work in making things pleasant for