The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-11
NEW YORK AFTER LODGINGS
Taking Time by tho Forelock IN the Ons
hotel Town OF Minneapolis.

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MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 1O-Dwight Lawrence Of
| New York is here looking after tho comfort Of
the New York delegation at the coming Ma
tional Convention. He has taken similar
charge OF the delegations comfort at six Ma
tional Conventions. He IL too circumspect to
make any comment on the situation. but II he
states the case as 1t Is when he returns to New
York he will report that Minneapolis is begin
ningto be startled by what She has UNDER
taken.
There is one flrst.cl hotel here. and only
one. That is the West It will accommodate
whatever number can be put into 400 sleeping
rooms The old-time house. the Nicollet, Is
smaller. A half dozen more large boarding
houses are all that remain. Yet 10000 persons
are expected to attend the Convention. At
first the people here counted on entertaining
the crush at q lake resort called Mnnetonka
and at st. Paul. The lake is thirty miles away.
and has hotels enough to swallow the entire
Convention. ST. Paul Is ten miles and half
away. and. like Minneapolis. has one first
class large hotel The people here are now
beginning to understand that they must take
care Of all who come. and that the delegates
and visitors will not 60 to any other place.
Everybody is nonplusesd. They talk Of using
a big twelve-story business block called the
Lumber Exchange by filing its offices with
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tically idle. and will come in very handily.
Other means for entertaining the crowd must
be thought Of or produced. As # is now no
one can say how It will be possible to house
half the I number ne; that II expected; ..
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sPondents from ali the great newspapers are
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to come: ne offered some timely SUGGESTIONS,
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For instance. it was his idea that canvass
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that will take boarders lie also advised the
people to secure all the vacant buildings that
can be turned into lodgings He said that in
other cities 1t is often the case that the
Masonic Temple is fitted with kitchen. and
can be crowded with beds for the use OF mem
bers Of the order. :, He learned that this Is the
case in Minneapolis
Workers. is most interesting. When he leaves
the best rooms In the house. He will Inspect |
every room before he accepts 1t, and will look |
carefully at the bedding. baths. and furniture |
to make sure that they will suit the New York |
srs who want exerythippE T. b a the best For
and Miller h. will s n1 ss.S
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delegation he will preempt q suite OF |
parlOrs- Single, bedrooms will then be |
taken for all the humber delegates. and |
this is so carefully attended to that when each |
Sw n that the
Of the West Hotel has schedule Of ali the
names and room numbers. Those who are
going to bring their wives will find arrange
ments made for the comfort OF the ladies.
Mr. Lawrence showed tile reporter OF The
SUN the schedules made up for previous ma
tional conventions These show that he drives
. close bargain wherever no goes. but that the
larger than most persons would suppose. It
costs round sum to board ninety men In a
first class hotel for tho better part OF week. |
When the other States and cities wake up
they will find New York has outhustled the |
land OF tho hustler.