St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-19
HAD A GOOD TIME.
The Millers Spend an Afternoon
at Lake Minnetonka.

Practically the only business trans
acted Ly the millers' convention yester-
day was the adoption of new constitu
ton. The executive committee had the
matter in charge, and they had pre-
pared constitution which did not differ
in material points from the one under
which they had been working. 1t pro-
vides for board of directors and an
executive committee; the basis of rep
resentation is the same as under the old
system, one unit being equal to 100
barrels every tWenty-fOur hours. The
directors are to be elected by the state
associations at their annual meetings,
this board chooses the executive. COM
mittee. After the constitution pre-
sented by the executive committee had
been read motion was made to adopt
it as whole. This motion was unani
mously adopted.
Charles Silverson, of New Ulm, in
troduced the following resolution: ere
solved, That in consideration OF the
millers of the United States having
agreed to give percentage OF their eX-
port shipments TO any such transporta-
ton companies that will give them
prompt shipments and bill of loading
satisfactory to themselves and their for
eign trade, regardless of extra expense
incurred, therefore the flour importers
of Great Britain and Holland be re-
QueSted to assist us in this project by
purchasing their flour only from such
firms as will stand by this agreement"
Some one suggested that the matter
be referred to the executive committee.
and after one OF two delegates had
made a strong objection to this on the
ground that the executive committee
already had more work than it could at
tend to, the resolution was so referred.
A Number of kilograms were read from
absent mlllerS expressing their hearty
cooperation with the action taken by
the convention on the several matters
OF Importance to the trade.
In the afternoon the members of the
association laid aside all thoughts of
business and gave themselves up to
pleasure. The programme arranged in
Guided trip to Lake Minnetonka. and,
although the sky was overcast and the
rain was falling at the time announced
for starting, fully 400 persons board
ed the train which left the
Milwaukee depot for st. Louis
park Immediately after lunch.
many of the delegates were accompanied
by ladies and their presence naturally
added much to the enjoyment of the oc-
caSion. Upon the arrival of the eXcur-
sionists at the lake the steamer City of
st. Louis was found waiting to take the
big crowd up the lake. The Mime
tOnka Yacht club had also arranged a
race starting from the new club
house in st. Louis bay the
course taking in Excelsior. the Hotel
Lafayette, and returning to the club
house. The start and part of the race
was witnessed by the eXcursionists.
A trip through the upper lake was TAX
EN-, and stops we're made at MinnetOnka
Beach and the Hotel Lafayette. A stop
of half an hour was also made at st.
Louis park before the delegates took
the cars for Minneapolis. The time
was spent In wandering around among
the trees and in inspecting the hotel
All the delegates expressed themselves
as we'll pleased with the trip, and it is
very likely that during the summer
some of them will be found quartered
at one of the large hotels. While there
was some little rain before the lake was
reached, the weather could not have been
better and Fred Pillsbury was charged
with having set the thing up with the
weather bureau. MI. Pillsbury did not
take the steamboat trip, but took First
Vice President James on board his
yacht for a sail around the lake.
Naturally they got into race with the
other boats, and the people on the boat
gave the two millers applause as they
drew away from their competitors.