The Dickinson press., 1892-02-20
SHELTER FOR ALL.
Those Attending the Republican
Convention at Minneapolis will
Not be Without Shelter.

Convention at Minneapolis will
Not be Without Shelter.
The Hotel Committee has done Ex-
cenent Work to Entertain
the Multitude.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 13.-In view of
the fact that much has been written and
a great deal published concerning the
ability of Minneapolis to care for the
republican national convention, to be
held in this city in June next, the Asso.
ciated Press reporter at Minneapolis
was required to look into all the details
of the committee work and report the
exact situation, so that all members of
the Associated Press might know the
precise situation. on what to depend,
and to give these facts such publication
as each newspaper member mightchoose
to do in his own local field. The re-
porter has attended to that duty, having
obtained his information from the COM
mittees Immediately in charge of the
work and the Associated Press as q
body can rest assured of the absolute
truth of the following report:
I visited the executive committee,
whose chairman, George A. Braokett, at
once laid before me the general scheme
of entertainment which has been ar
ranged and adopted by the several com.
mitteee. was surprised to learn that
the hotel or accommodation committee
had had the accurate plans made of
every hotel and hotel annex as we'll as
every leading family hotel in the city,
Der Of rooms could be de.
pended on, their location and size.
On the reception of these reports and
plans the committee at once determined
the prices to be charged, and takes the
refusal Of the rooms as fast as applioa-
tions come in, either from individuals,
clubs or delegations make the necessary
and proper assignments. In some in
stances nothing but the West hotel will
do, and in such cases the very best ar.
be had under the circumstances. Such
most entirely confined to the largest
cities OF the country, and generally to
very largest cities. By this arrangement,
growing out of this securing
Of plans by the executive committee
which is going on systematically under
he, oE
of the executive committee. no delega.
tion or club or individuals need land in
Minneapolis next June during the con.
vention week without having ample
quarters assigned in advance.
"But it is the arrangements for the
accommodation of the press that wish
to speak of in detail and what struck
your reporter as likely to prove one of
the great features of the convention and
cause the hearty approval from the
quill drivers when they shall arrive
and see for themselves what is going on
for convenience and comfort. In COM
pany with the executive and press COM
mittees your reporter was taken to see
the press headquarters. These have
been located in the New York Life
building. This structure cost the com.
pany nearly eleven hundred thousand
dollars, and is not only original in de-
sign. but is one of the most elegant and
complete Office and banking buildings
in the world. This structure is 1O0x
l75 feet on the ground plan and is eleven
stories high. It is built for strength
and durability, most elegantly finished
and appointed and has all the conven-
fences of q modern hotel. In fact, it
would not cost more than $50, 600 to
convert this splendid structure into one
one Of the finest hotels. Its entrances,
halls, reception rooms. library rooms,
barber shops. bath and toilet rooms are
all constructed in the most complete,
airy and substantial and elegant man
ner, not being exceeded IN all these ap-
pointments by an hotel in America En-
tering the building from Fifth street,
less than 1000 feet from the West hotel,
of which this building is to form an an
mex, one finds himself in hall 100 feet
deep and 40 feet wide, ranging from 25
to SO feet in height, according to
location. The steps, floors and walls
are OF Tennessee marble and the ceiling
splendidly frescoed; it is studded ali
over with electric lights. On either
hand are four large pass eDger elevators
doing service by day and night so that
every human being having to do with
this building or any parties therein 10
Gated have ready, prompt and easy con.
veyance to every floor at all hours in the
twenty-four. The Blaine club of DIN
cinnati have taken quarters in one OF
the rooms in this building after q per
sonal examination by committee
Of ten of its leading members.
There are 15O rooms in this building
elegantly finished and all containing
every hotel convenience, but which were
designed as Cffice rooms. One Of the
largest house furnishing companies in
the city has taken the contract to fur
n ish these rooms, as we'll as some eight
cen large committee rooms located Oh
the different foors These rooms are all
connected with each other as we'll as the
Railways, and can be used single or
en- suite. Telegraph offices are located
on the first floor in this building. Out
of the army of newspapermen applying
for accommodations nearly 200 have left
their location and headquarters to the
hotel and accommodation committee.
1t was to secure complete satisfaction
that the New York Life agents were
approached. It so happened this
building had been compiled and
decorated so recently that but
few of its Offices and none
of its banking and reception rooms have
been occupied. To Mr.. Booth of New
York. who has immediate charge Of all
the oompany's buildings, an appeal was
made for the use Of this grand structure.
At first the great loss to the company
seemed too much to permit of favor
able consideration at the hands Of
Booth, but when he was informed Of all
the details, and the fact that it was the
newspaper men of the country whose in
terests were at stake, he promptly
turned this magnificent building
over the executive committee for the use
and benefit of the newspaper boys. A
few days ago Nh. Kohlsaat, manager o.
The Inter-Ocean of Chicago, paid thit
building visit al d not only had quar-
ters assigned for The Inter. Ocean staff
but took quarters for The Philadelphia
Times, which he was also redresentinl
on this occasion. Kohlsast was so mucl