St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-18
THE BUSINESS MEN.
They Will See That Their Gus
toners Are Properly Enter
fainoi1


tanned.
A number of city merchants and man.
ufacturerS met with the JObberS' aSSocia-
ton yesterday afternoon to talk over
convention matters and arrange for
some method whereby the country mer-
chants will be properly entertained
when they arrive in the city to see the
big show. Considerable deSultory dis
cussion was INDUCED in before anything
tangible was arrived at, but it was
finally decided to print 10000 circulars
and have them mailed to every mer-
chant in the Northwest. This circular
will urge upon the merchants to notify
the JobberS' association at once whether
or not they intend to visit Minneapolis
during the convention, SO that suitable
accommodations can be arranged for
them. 1t is expected that fully 1900
country merchants will be in attendance,
and naturally the wholesalers and job
berS are anxious to entertain them as
we'll as possible under the circuln-
stances. All answers to the circulars
must be sent in to the secretary of the
JObberS' association and he will coop
crate with the general convention ac-
cOmmodatiOn committee in securing
comfortable quarters. Those merchants
who neglect to communicate with the
association will have to run their
chances when they get here. w. E.
Steele, chairman of the accommodation
committee. was present and explained
how matters stood in his department.
1t had been stated that the committee
had accommodations for from 10000 to
$4,000 people, but MIR. Steele assured
the meeting that such was not the case.
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any and all of the guests of the Mime
apolis business men. providing there
was no delay on their part in speaking
for rooms. Mr.. Steele also objected to
having his committee bear any blame
from these same guests, when the asSo-
citation is to conduct the arrangements,
for. he said, there was enough to do now
without assuming any new risk. He
was assured that the association would
take upon itself all the blame that
might follow faulty arrangement.
A subscription was taken up at the
meeting. and enough money pledged to
defray all the expenses. Messrs Part
ridge, Dunlap and Byron, were appoint
tails. They will proceed to work at
once, and country merchants will soon
be in receipt of the circulars.
The ladies of Minneapolis. as the d.
rect representatives of the churches.
met in the rooms of the business mems
union yesterday morning and listened
while Chairman Regain outlined what
he thought the ladies of the churches
might do in the way of providing prov
ender for the hungry convention
corners. He thought the big down
town churches might serve meals in
their parlors, and that the churches
further out should rent vacant stores
and serve lunches. The ladies agreed
to his plans. The following churches
pledged themselves to take care of the
number of people indicated:
Second Universalist, ESQ; Forest Heights
Methodist Episcopal, 80 to SCI: oliver Pres
byterian, 2G0; New Jerusalem, 100; Fifth
Presbyterian. 300; Holy Trinity. 15G: Twenty.
fourth Street NJ. E., $50; Church of the Re-
deemer, Third and Fifth Universallst, 800;
Congregational, 100; Holy Rosary, 500; ST.
Peters A. NJ E., 800; Grace Baptist $50:
Simpson Methodist Episcopal, 159; German
Methodist 50 to IS; Church of Christ, 400;
Our Saviour and Zion churches, $50.
The ex-Hoosiers met at the Union
league last night. Allen Hill was
elected chairman and George l.. Hit
secretary. George r. Robinson, c. E.
Braden, c. n. Dickey, John n. Thorn
burg, George l.. Hit and Edwin White
were appointed committee to look up
headquarters. The committee will re-
port at another meeting to be held at
the same place tomorrow afternoon at
4:30. The Indianians are anxious that
every man from the state of Ben Harri-
son shall be present tomorrow.
W. II. Lynn has rendered to Col. West
the free use of several vacant houses
during the convention. The offer has
been accepted, and many of the Vests
regular guests will be quartered in
them, leaving good many more avail
able rooms ror visitors.
1t is definitely settled that the CITY
will have no extra policemen during
the convention. Mayor Winston says
he has done all he can do. The council
will not appropriate the money to pay
the extra men, and there the matter
ends.
j. Newton Mind has resigned the Sec
retaryship of the press committee. HI.
S. Harris. who has been working with
him, will take his place.
The Wisconsin people met at the West
yesterday afternoon and effected organ
ization, with the following officers:
President, Judge j. o. Pierce; vice
president, Col. NV. Sessions; secretary,
w. j. Jones; treasurer, Nelson Will
Jams. The clubs headquarters will be
at 514 Guaranty Loan building.