The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-06-18
MINNEAPOLIS DISSATISFIED.
Made areat Preparation for the Crowds
Which Never Cam.

Made Great Preparation for the Crowds
Which Never Cam.
M1NNEApoLIc, Mimi, June l4.-It IL
impossible to deny the fact that the
people of Minneapolis are disappointed
with the results OF the republican con-
vention. In the feeling of combined
anger and lassitude. which almost in.
stantly sprang into being upon the de-
parture of the delegates, the convic-
tion is freely expressed that no one
will be in hurry to bring another
convention to this city, but when one
does como along this wny again it is
pretty sure that Minneapolis will know
better what to do with it
Tho citizens have learned some valu-
able lessons from the experience of tho
last week. Chief OF them is never
again to make such exalted prepnra-
tion. 1t was a new one for Minneapo-
lis, and there was the very natural fear
that the city would prove unequal to
the occasion. So it seemed for time,
and pctuated by the desire to do bet
hSA NY thO COhSShtAOh SaSltoko WIND
ever city did before, the citizens did
more than there was need OF. Tho
preparations were on u too generous
scale, and there are today many sorc
hearts and depleted pocketbooks in
the Flour city.
Preparations were made for the en-.
tertninment of $4,000 or 10000 visit
ors, and only about half that number
appeared. There are various estimates
of the number of strangers in tho city
during the last week. Tho more con-
servativc authorities place it at 100000,
This includes NIL those who came in
from the surrounding towns for n day
at u time. OF the "staycrs," as they
were called, those who had bed
and board in the city, Colonel West,
manager of the West hotel, places
them at Is, 900. The colonel has had
enough convention experience. His
hotel is turned topsy turyey from cell
lar to roof, half the carpets in the
place ruined and the floor of the lobby
has sagged. There is no denying the
fact that this crowd got more privi-
leges at the West than it ever did ut
any hotel within the history of the re.
publican conventions. Those privi-
leges were shamefully abused. On
several occasions not less than 0,OO0
persons were crowded into the lobby,
and the only wonder is that the floor
did not do something more than sag.
The largest number Of guests pro.
vided with rooms was 1.Os0 and with
meals, /, 2G0. Colonel West had provided
to sleep ] 500 and feed 1000. The re.
ceipts of the bar will aggregate about
$4,000.
AT the other hotels as we'll expecta-
tion was greater than realization. All
of them could have done moro ii called
upon. All of those who went into the
business of hiring cots to rent out to
the multitude will ''go broke" There
was no demand for them. The ac-
commodation committee is not feeling
satisfied, neither arc those who had
rooms listed on the committees books
and who sat up half the night waiting
for the guests that never came.
Speaking of the restaurants, those
by which great preparations were
made got the worst of it. The Guar
nnty Loan lost money. So did the
New York Life cafe. The "Beanery'
was another luxury. 1t was not
money-making concern. Friday 1t fed
500, other days less than 200. Tho
one-session business hurt it's patronage
greatly. None of tho church res
taurants about the city any more than
paid expenses, and most Of them ran
at loss