The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-06
SEATTLE YET sANGu|NE.
Sound People Have Not Lost Hope of
Securing the Teachers
Convention.
They Expect the Committee After
the Members Have Visited
In. Helena.
What Has to 10 Done to Hold the Conven-
tlOn-An Estimate Of the
Results.

f. The committee of the National Educa-
tional association appointed to select n
place for tho meeting of 1892 will arrive in
Seattle in about two weeks, says the Post
I~ntslligencer. The committee comes here
in response to an invitation rendered by the
chamber Of commerce, by Mayor White
and by Superintendent of Schools Barnard.
who made overtures to the association ut
tho late annual meeting at Toronto.
Few people understand the magnitude
Of this teachers meeting" said Superin-
tendent Barnard yesterday. 'There are
anywhere from 10000 to 10000 teachers
from all over the country attend these an
nual meetings, and the city which secures
them il considered fortunate indeed. It
wal said in Toronto that the gathering
this year caused an influx of $4,000 people.
1.-The city Of Helena sent IN invitation
engraved upon solid silver, with rubies and
solid gold ornaments. The invitation
pleased the members very much, but there
we're 9 who wanted to come to Seattle,
and Mayor Whites invitation, sent by
wire, was enthusiastically received. It
was read aloud in the lobbies of the hotels
and responded to with great cheering. I
have little doubt that if an effort il put
forth Seattle may get the next meeting.
The three leading cities in the race are So
attic, Helena and Saratoga. Our work
among the teachers was dome with a hun
bred photographs and a lot of white silk
badges with the inscription, Seattle, 1892
Everybody wore the badges and they Gre
ated as good an impression az Helena's
magnificent invitation.
IF Seattle gets the meeting" continued
Mr. BARNARD. stNha will hava to aOraa tn tho
following provisions:
halls for the different departments OF the
association, and one hall large enough to
seat at least I, 1000 people.
"second-Ths city must secure a uniform
railway rate of one fare for the round trip.
"Third-The city must provide not less
than 5000 lodgings at a rate not above
&1s25 for Notwithstanding lodging, break
fast and supper, but not dinner-and 1000
lodgings for men, at rates from $1.75 to So
per day.
'Fourth--The city will publish at least
106,00O copies of the Bulletin daily during
She meeting; the advertising to BIO paid to
the city.
"Fifth-The city must furnish transpor-
tation for the members of the executive
committee when visiting the city and enter
tain them while here.
"Sixth-Furnish suitable business Offices
for the executive committee.
O6VeNGu-Eu lAlbu cNGOrtAlNne0G IOf
the families of the executive officers.
"Eighth--Pledge the largest possible
number Of life members at 500 and life di-
rectors at 500 each.
~"Ninth-The city must guarantee at
least $500 new members at 81 each, as an
nual dues.
''This last provision is put in on account
of the fact that the association. by coming
30 far west, will lose a large amount Of an
nual dues, and to Offset that loss an effort
to oct new subscribers here must be made.
"Tenth-f an exhibit of educational
work is to he made it will DO under the di-
fsotion and at the expense of the local au-
thoritiss.
'"The nost difficult part of the project to
carry ont successfully" said Mr.. Barnard,
hotels will be filled frst. and afterwards the
private houses. Thu city will be taxed to
its utmost. I wish that the hotelkeepers
and tho owners Of private houses would
send me ut once the number of people they
can accommodate, so that I may present
tee upon their arrival. A local committee
should also get to work looking up quar-
ters, 30 that there may be no delay. 1t is a
very important matter, and we cannot af-
ford to let the chance slip to get the meet
ing here whom 4 little work will secure it.
"In addition to the other entertainment
the city should charter a steamer to make
hourly trips on the sound, and should en-
ploy orchestres and bands and furnish
other entertainments that would make the
10000 or 10000 visiting teachers think that
Seattle was the best city in the country.
We want them to go home with a favorable
and a lasting impression of the city. Pro
vision should also be made for q display of
tho products of the state and for some
souvenirs OF some sort to be given away to
the guests"
Calculating on n five days stay they,
each Que of the teachers, would spend, &C
cording to Mr.. Barnard's figures, the fol-
lowing amounts of money:
HHaiii SaUO,W
Jloteis ............... LOU. 600
5o,OUD
Otehneis 10000
Besides this will be smaller amounts
spent for carriages, g%nrneys, barber shops,
etc. And not the least expenditure would
be for real e8tate.
THE teachers almost invariably save
their money" concluded Mr.. Barnard.
"and make Investments, and they would be
sure to buy property here very largely and
would continue to send money back after
they got home for a long time to come"