Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-09
BY TELEGRAPH.
4 WESTERN HUSTLER.
How Braehefi Made il Possible isr niaasapo-
lis b Take Care Of the Crowds.

MlsSEArs.sIS june S.-tlne of tie most
commanding figures IN Minneapolis and by
all odds the best example OF Western
husller, Is Geo. H. Bracket. He Is pointed
osst as the man wita has leased $3.50 beds
anil as many washbowls and pitchers and
other crockery ware. Ten Lowers. the
baron of the town. has been getting good
deal of credit that really belongs to Braek-
ett Ii is Bracket who has made il posi-
bic for little Western city To take care of
an immense crowd of strangers. He has
even given up his own house. Fassett, Ar
| tsour and = lot of other New York men
are living there in luxury. while he is
hustling 10 take care of others.
Bracket is tall and typical Westener.
lie has lived in Minneapolis thirty-tive
wears The fear that Minneapolis cannot
care for the crowds thanks to Mr.. Bracket,
is aiss.parei, He told The san reporter
yesterday how he had managed it. When
the city first got the convention committee
was appointed on hotels, and a committee
on accommodations. lie was chairman of
both First. lie located the Jea delegates
in the various hotels. Then he
weur To the owners of the big build
ings in town and asked some of them
to set apart rooms. The first to respond
was the New York Life. They chose the
new spaper men IS their guests. Bracket
went To the leading furniture dealers in the
city and got estimates of the cost TO furnish
rooms. Then he asked what percentage of
the cost il wound be TO furnish the rooms
and take the furniture and carpets back
after a week or two of use. He closed the
contract on that basis. lie went TO the
leading croekery men and did the same
thing. In that way he got 1900 rooms or
more completely furnished, probably better
than the rooms in the best hotels it the city.
The Mystic building gave one hundred
rooms. and other big buildings followed,
until Bracket hail 1000 suites furnished.
In the meantime, a sort of appeal was
sent out to the citizens to give up what they
could TO take care of the crowd. 4 bureau
was opened for registration of houses. Re
sponses came that assured the housing of
at least 20 900 people. MIR. Bracket was
popular. Among the respondents to the
appeal were the best citizens. All the men
of wealth, regardless of politics threw open
their houses. Finally, the smaller hotels
were looked after. Mr.. Bracket said
cleanliness was II necessity, and he appoint
ed committee on cleanliness. They Wis
tied the hotels and had them all washed out
and cleaned. Where new furniture was
needed il was got BY the lease system.
These places were finally made fit for the
hahitation of 2O.Deo more strangers. ST.
Paul stepped in with accommodations for
from %, 900 to 10000 more.
The question of eating came next. The
churches were called on, and the young
women responded. twenty-five church So
cieties furnished as many young women
each. ami Mr.. Bracket found places for
them All the old eating houses are sup
piled with these Young women, and many
new restaurants have been opened at con
venient spots.
Now. with all these accommodations,
Bracket says, without the help of st. Paul,
he can care for and house 10000 persons
and feed 100000. There is not man,
woman or child in the city tonight who is
not comfortably cared for and well fed, and
Bracket says there is a great deal more
room.
There have been few serioas biunders in
assigning quarters. For instance, the Ken
tuckcry and Texas delegations are located
in the Victoria. .he only temperance hotel
in the town. \ sun reporter dropped in
,hcrc this afternoon. \ tall Colonel came
in.
Its unfortunate that YOU got into this
house" said the reporter.
Yes, sab: it is a misfortune, sab, that
we should be deprived sab. of our whiskcy,
sab: but, thank God. the convention. sab,
takes us most of the time. sab, to the Hotel
West, where there is large bah, sab; and
besides sab, our misfortune is relieved sab
by the fact that we are permitted to bring
whiskey to our rooms, sab, in bottles. We
/ shall not suifah, sab"
Besides all the accommodations in the
hotels and private houses in the city, the
hundreds of parlor and sleeping cars that
have come into the city with special parties
are sidctrackch like the New York train,
and their passengers are using them aud
will continue living in them untii ti,. con
ycntiom is over The committee on enter
tainmen, .as opened public check room
where all the visitors are invited to 20 and
check their belongings from their hats
down. \ store room big as an ollfash
toned country barn backs up the place
There is another curious shop opened but
not under public espionage. 1t is II con
ycntion brokers' office, and each delegate
will get fifteen tickets to the convention.
The broker will buy them for 50 each and
sell them all at 50 each.