New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-01
CHICAGOS CONVENTION PROFITS.
LABOR ORGANIZATION-HALF HOLIDAY
ARMORY.
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Chicago June 3O-TLe hotels and restaurants, which
All last week and part Of this entirely given up
10 the politicians. have at last assumed her Norman
condition and appearance 1t IS estimated that 'ho'
we're at least 100000 visitors in Chicago during '"o
Convention and that the city's gross receipts from
them during their stay reached 100000 DAY.
AT the Grand Pacific Hotel there were over l'5oV
guests. The Palmer House took charge OF sixteen
delegations and about . 600 people. j. :. Clark-
son. the chairman of the subcommittee, which had
all the arrangements 10 make. is very enthusiastic
over the way in which the city took care OF the
Convention and loud in his praises OF the auditorium
as a place Of public Gssemblago Mr.. GARRISON nsu
good ground for complaint at the attempt Oh 'he CITY
machine to pack the Convention ana ne suHere"
many annov,3ces from The incompeency of the ushcrs
and other officials whom the Sc machine appointed
but he charitably ovcrlooks his personal grievances
and saws that as Western he is proud OF the
showing which the city made For week peiore
tire Convention met he was working day ana night
on Sunday night the clerks who were helpihH MN
gave out completely. and Mrs Clarkson and another
lady had to be called in TO finish the work OF assign
Ing Tie tickets Monday night dr. Clarkson himself
was utterly Frustrated and his condition was such
as 10 excite grave apprehension. He was taken 1ioih
tho Pacific TO ouieter hotel for the night however,
and was again at his post early Tuesday morning
The work done by the telegraph companies during
the Convention far exceeds anything before on record
The Western Union handled over 14,ooo,OOo "oros
Nor news was also sent 10 the newspapers IMAM ever
before The report sent out by the Associated Press
was the fullest ever handled by any association
They transmitted by telegraph 10 the leading papers
Of the country fully 100000 words
The engineers. nremen, switchmen and brakes,nen
who struck last February the Chicago, burlington
and Quincy Railroad are still out and mink Ihey
are stu fighting the railroad by being idle ihelr
headquarters were crowded ont OF tho Grand Pacinc
Hotel By Convention and have been moved 10 'ne
National Hotel next door. There they are hoIdihe
the fort and s. F. Hoge. Of the engineers, ana >. II.
Murphy, Of the fremen, expect 10 be in chicago al
summer Mr. Murphy claims that the men are as
firm as ever and that about $500 OF the men VINO
struck stin being supported by the BrothcrhOoo'
One Of the direct results which the sirlAe Is having
upon labor organizations is that it has stlmua'eu
and VIII probably bring TO realization the plan Of
consolidating the different bodies IN which the railroad
workers are now banded together. An understand
Ing has been reached between the railroad orgahza-
tons and the Knights Of Labor and the mlSuhuer-
standings that feeling If hostility In the past
have all been satisfactorily explained and adjusted
The importance Of this alliance lies in the fact that
the telcyaphcrs and section hands well as all the
unskled laborers railroads as far as they have
any organization at all. belong to the knights OF
Labor II any defensive or offensive alliance IS
formed these assemblies viii probably be taken In.
II IS very dull week in Chicago indeed when
company build some sort Of a street railway is not
formed. This week a new underground railway COM
pany has been organized. Tho capital stock IS
S27OOOOC0 and its general plan IS 10 build and equip
tweniy-sey miles Of road. covering the several
divisions Of the city, the underground roadway 10 DO
from 100 to l25 feet below the surface The PROPOSE
ton Is that the road shah not only be used for pas
f"iser Traffic between the city and Suburbs, but
also Tor freight business the relief OF present
railroad centres and better accommodation of the
business public. Al the great central depot for IN
stance II Is proposed 10 build immense subierranean
yard Tor the handling Of freight and this Will be
connected with tho several depots By tunnels and
tracks. The loaded cars thus be taken into the
main tunnel az any Of the termini. tie grade being
the same as the ground surface and at night be
brought to the city, switched the dcpOts and raised
By elevators. This, It IS maintained would relieve
the pressure OF the steam roads aud also the street
crossings and prove OF almost ncalculabc value 10
the business and general commercial interests Of the
city.
Renewed interest Is being felt in the q Gas Trusi7
investigation from the Oricr Of Judge Horton direct
Ing Tat the gas magnates who had irnpudeatly and
contempt uousy refused any questions that
dlspieased them should answer all questions. Judge
Horton further directed that mono of the witnesses
lie permitted to leave the city. The order has