St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-22
OUT FOR A LARK.
The Contracting Freight Agents
Association Annual Excursion.

The Contracting Freight Agents
Association Annual Excursion.
The contracting freight agents who
bore down on Minneapolis yesterday,
were out not to bill freight but to have
an expansive time. They arrived,
about $50 in number, by the Milwaukee
road at 7 o'clock yesterday morning,
and stormed the West hotel. At 10 O'Clock
they gathered in the large reading
room facing Hennepin avenue TO hold
their meeting, and at II were called TO
order by the president of The associa-
ton. Brent Arnold. The preceding hour
was devoted TO singing, smoking and
assuring the reporters that there was
nothing in the meeting but fun for the
members, and plenty Of that. The busi-
ness subsequently transacted was en-
tirely of a routine character. President
Arnold addressed the delegates in
pleasant speech, in which he mingled
statistics of freight hauled last year
with raillery. He dwelt upon the fact
that 60O,000,000 tons of freight were
hauled in this land of railroads last year
at cost to shippers of $3.50, DOC, 000 and
that the passenger traffic added raised
railroad earnings to a cool billion
dollars. He spoke briefly about the as
ISOLATION, and concluded amid hearty
applause. The roll call showed 129
members present. The treasurer's re-
port by E. c. Treadway showed
a balance OF S165.14. G. L, Ris-
ing, of Chicago, amid applause,
nominated Denver for the next
meeting place and it was unanimously
chosen. The date of the meeting there
!. Ga~&oohnr IQQn Tim
tuition was changed in some minor par
ticulars. Members must hereafter pay
their dues. 81 a year, in advance and
expelled members desiring to re-enter
must get the unanimous vote of the
members present when their case
comes up. The secretary hereafter gets
a salary of $50 per year for his services.
Thanks were rendered the railroads,
the retiring officers and the annual
election was held, resulting in the
choice of the following officers for the
next wear: President, c. L. Rising, of
Chicago; vice president, Ii. 81. Embry,
of Buffalo; secretary, II. c. Smith, of
Cincinnati: treasurer, E. A. Treadway,
of Grand Rapids. The retiring and in
coming presidents made speeches and
the association adjourned.
The party left Chicago Tuesday aft
ernoon at $3.50 O'Clock and reached Min
neapolis by the Milwaukee road at z
O'Clock yesterday morning. AS the
principal object of the excursion is
pleasure, an extensive programme of
sightseeing has been arranged. Yes
terday afternoon the delegates, with
their ladies, drove about the city in car
riages. Today they 60 to Minnehaha
and Fort Smelling and dine at the Ryan,
St. Paul. After doing st. Paul they
will return to Minneapolis at $50
o'clock. Tomorrow afternoon they
will go to Minnetonka by special train
on the Manitoba road, making the
round trip of the lake and supper at the
Hotel Lafayette at O'Clock. A ban
quet and hop viii come later in the
evening. Tomorrow evening the dele
gates will leave Minnetonka for Ash
land, spending day there and reach.
ing Chicago on Sunday morning, A
great many invitations have been eX-
tended to the association by the rail.
roads, which time did not permit of
| them accepting.