St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-07
Minneapolitans Influence the
Action Of Local PasSen-
ger Men.
Reduced Fares Asked for the
State Fair and Minneap-
oils Exposition.
Senator Paddock Springs a
Scheme for Federal In
speetion Of Grain.
Farmers Will Have to Pay
the Salaries Of the
Inspectors.

LIE SG. raul anu minneapolis L dSScu-
ger association held meeting yester-
day at the union depot, st. Paul. A
deputation representing the Jobbers'
association, the chamber of commerce,
the produce exchange and the expo
sition, of Minneapolis, attended with
the object of comforting with the rail-
road men on the subject of reduced
rates to the Minneapolis expo
sition. The deputation consisted of:
Mayor Babb, Frank Greenleaf. G. McC.
Reeve, w. G. Byron, l. G. Seeley, S. E.
Olsen, W. j. Dean, G. r. Chute, w. E.
Steele, and W. M. Regain.
Mayor Babb briefly outlined~the OBJ
jects of the visit, and introduced W. &.
Byron, chairman of the exposition COM
mittee on transportation. who had some
resolutions which had been passed by
the Business Mems union. The reSolu-
ton read:
Whereas, This organization has learned.
with much surprise and deep regret, that
there is some possibility of the excursion
rates during the coming exposition season
being made much less favorable than tor
merly; and,
Whereas, The Minneapolis exposition has
already secured attractions of the highest Or
der and has made contracts with musical Or
CARNATIONS OF the greatest merit in this
country and abroad; has kept its art director
In Europe for over half year gathering the
finest art collection ever brought to America,
and by most liberal stroke of enterprise has
secured, at very great expense to itself,
repetition of the exhibit made by Thomas A.
Edison and the various Edison companies at
the Paris exposition, and has Mr.. Edison's
personal assurance that the exhibit to be
made in Minneapolis this fall will be the
greatest electrical exhibition ever given on
earth up to this time; and,
Whereas, In addition to these and innu-
merable other minor attractions secured by
the exposition, the citizens of this city have
raised guarantee fund amounting to over
Sl26, 900, pledged to make the exposition of
1890 an attractive and successful one; and
Whereas, Not a railroad company center
ing in this city. although their business is
annually largely augmented by the increased
freight and passenger traffic caused by the
exposition, has been asked to subscribe
cent to this guarantee fund; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Business Mems union,
of the city of Minneapolis, representing the
combined financial, mercantile and manu-
featuring interests of the city, does most
earnestly urge upon the railroad companies
interested in these excursion rates the absO-
lutte necessity for a liberal and broad guage
view of the situation and be it further
Resolved, That we most emphatically pro-
test against any curtallment OF the rates
heretofore extended to the Minneapolis eX
Their
Resolved, That as the directors of the ex-
position have already made contracts for
music and other sources of entertainment
and instruction for the people OF the North
west, involving an expenditure Of over $780,
900, and which they offer to the public at
the nominal charge of % cents, we deem it
our duty, in the name OF the people OF this
city, of this state, and of the Northwest, to
ask the railroad companies to make such
rates as will enable the largest number to en-
joy the entertainment provided for them.
Resolved further That copy of these
resolutions be forwarded by our secretary to
the secretary Of the St. Paul and Minneapolis
Passenger Agents association and to the Sec
rotary of theWestern States Passenger Agents
association, with a request that they present
these resolutions to their associations at their
next meeting.
neapolis Business Mems Union, desire to
emphasize the above resolutions by affiXing
our signatures hereuntO.
E. C. Babb, John F. Byers,
A. B. Robbins, S. B. Loye,
VIM. Regan. John A. Schlener,
Ezra FarnsWorth Jr., Chas. r. Chute,
VIM. G. Northrup, j. s. Pillsbury,
j. M. Bartlett S. c. Gale,
A. l., Croker, c. P. Lowell,
s. E. Olson, ]. Q. Seeley,
z. B. Walker. W. E. Steele,
E. M. Johnson, G. G. Goodrich,
Edward S. Corser, W. j. Dean.
President Greenleaf. of the chamber
of commerce. Endorsed the resolutions
in the name of that body, and f. G.
PillSbury did the same for the state
agricultural society. d. 81. Moon, of
st. Paul. lent word to the Minneap-
oils visitors object, and Manager Regain
had his say on the subject.
The railroaders gave the deputation
most respectful audience. Subsequent
ly it was decided that one-fare round
trip tickets should be issued for The
Minneapolis Exposition and the state
fair. from points on the Chicago lines
within 200 hundred miles of the Twin
Cities, and 800 miles on roads west,
south and north. Tickets will be sold
daily for the state fair, and on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday for the exposi-
ton, good to return the following Mon
day. Fifty cents will be added to the
railroad fare to cover admission to the
state fair and twenty-five cents for the
exposition.