St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-03
MORE MEN AND WIRES.
\ Shortage Reported in the west
ern Union Office.

"A shortage EICpOTlcU lIt LtlO " CoN-
ern Union Office.
Last night the atmosphere around the
West hotel was turned to a deep crulean
hue by the curses leveled at the Western
Union Telegraph company. This COM
pany has caused the newspaper CORE
sp0ndents already on the ground
10 end of annoyance. Night be.
fore last good deal OF
matter filed in Minneapolis for Eastern
newspapers never reached its deStlna-
tion Last night the correspondents
were kept busy running from the hotel
to the telegraph Office inquiring II their
matter had been sent The correspond
entS have a large-SiZed kick coming, and
they are not backward about making
themselves heard. Their complaints
have reached the ears of sew
eral members Of the citizens
committee and they are fully as
mad as the correspondents. 1t is said
that the Western Union company sub
scribed not one cent to the convention
guaranty fund, although that company
will make more money out of the con-
vention than all other parties put to-
getheI. Instead OF subscribing money
the telegraph company promised TO do
ali possible in the way OF prOvid-
ing the best telegraph facilities,
so that the correspondents might
have no complaint on that score.
1t is q we'll known fact that the news
paper men would rather have the tele-
graph matter taken care of promptly
and sleep on the streets than to be
housed in mansions and fed at the Ia
hleS of kings. The local committees
have done all in their power to make
the newspaper writers comfortable. in
physical sense. Their efforts are ap-
pIeciated. But if the telegraph are
going to be in the condition they
have been so far, all the work that has
been done will amount to nothing. The
press matter must be handled eXpedi-
tiOusly. 1t must be said in eXtenuatioD
of the local committees that they have
been made the most lavish promises by
the telegraph companies.
so far as the Western Union is con-
cerned, these promises have not been
observed. The only excuse that COM
pany had to offer last night was that the
rush had begun before it was expected.
Manager J. p. Cassidy seems to be not
to blame. He is doing the best he can
with the force of operators at his
command. But the force is not
large enough. The company made
no arrangements 10 have extra
men on the ground i'll numbers
before Sunday or Monday. They will
be needed between now and Sunday
almost as much as they will at any time.
Last night the Western Union office; in
Minneapolis was swamped. Some mat
ter was rushed through all right. but
other specials that were filed as early as
8 o'clock for Eastern cities, with one
hours difference III time against Mime
apolis, had not been started at 10
o'clock. That means II O'Clock in New
York. 1t is easy to see what that means
in the newspaper offices to which those
specials are sent.
The Western Union promises to have
everything III shape to send all the mat
ter that may come to hand tonight. If
it keeps its word, well and good. If it
does not, there will be the biggest howl
heard among the telegraph offices in
Minneapolis that will he wild enough
to wake the spirits of LOngfellow's Ia
dians lowering around Minnehaha.