The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-06
4 WESIERN HUSTLER.
How Bracket Mnde 1t Possible for Mime.
npoiis to Take Care Of the Crowds.

| MINsEApoIIs. Juno 5.-Onc OF the most COM
handing figures in Minneapolis. and by all
| odds the best example Of n Western hustler. is
| Geo. ii. Brackett. He is pointed out rs the man
who has leased 5000 beds and as many wash
| bowls and pitchers and other crockery ware.
| Tom Lowcry. the baron OF the town. has been
getting q good deal Of credit that really belongs
to Bracket. It is Bracket who has made it
possible for little Western city TO take care
! OF an immense crowd OF strangers. He has
even gwen uD his own house. Fassctt. Ar
mour. and lot of other Now York men arc
| living there in luxury. whic he is hustling to
take care Of others.
B!nckett is n tall and typical Westerner. He
has lived in Minneapolis thirty-nve years. The
fear that Minneapolis cannot caro- for the
| crowds. thanks to Mr.. Bracket. is dissipat cd
He told The Sun reporter yesterday how he
had managed it. When the city first got the
Convention committee was appointed on
hotels. and committee on accommodations
Re wns Chairman Of both. First. he located
INC 'U0 dtieGates in the various hotels, Then
no went 10 the owners OF tho big
buildings in town and asked some % them
TO- 20 set Apart rooms. Tho frat to respond was
men as their guests. Erackclt went to the
Lending furniture dealers in the city and got
what to f" n he cost wn"
be furnish tho rooms and take the furniture
n a. rarGr r. back aft.ra week or two Of use
70 me Leading crockery men and did the same
thing; ~ thnt way he got l,3oOrooms. or more
rooms - tho best hotels in tho city The Mys:
S Stheg d big InIinss followed. until Brackett
10 ne mean inc sort OF appeal was sent
" o"u II To- Ink eT"ns to GIVE up Wnmt ney
on"n"d for registration Of houses. Responses
nme nay assured the housing of NJ least 10
thn S M r"t tS was popular Am hny
citizens. Al tLo men Of wealth. regard
FG ins, If thh"ii.". throw open Their houses.
mr. Ira'ktu sue, cleanliness was n necessity.
md rnd l'e ant"intcd n committee. on cleanliness;
wished n G en n"si az" %her ns1 ne wen arn
ture WIS WIS needed it was got by, tho lease sys-
t KIM oit" "s" in%rs were finally made tit fer
Paul STOPPED in with accommod ations for from
10000 to $1,000 more.
churches were called on. and tho young wo-
men RESPONDED Twenty-Five church societies
Mr. Braekeit tonpSy 1ng women each ana ma
0ld eating houses are supplied with these
young women. and many new restaurants
Now. with nll these accommo Citations. Brack-
ett sass' without the help Of st. Paul, he can
feed l0o,oOO, There il not n man. woman a 20. or
nni v cn m 'h1 Guy tonight who is not comfort
th.re Is rrc r hc Tn, f"d and Bracket saws
There have bern low serious h,updars IN
ASSIGNING Quarters. For instance. the Ken
tt hhcky and Texas delegations are located in
town. Sun reporter drnpped in there 81 this ks
Afternoon. tall Colonel came In.
us unfortunate that you got into this
hc!uTSe.' ve vent the reporter
=, lss, san; 1t Is II misfortune. sab, that We
sn ,,a he derived. sab. Of our whiskey. sab :
Dut. thahR Nod. the Convention. sab. takes US
most Of the time, sah to Hotel West. sab. whore
,nrrH Is large hah. sab: and besides. sab our
are permitted to bring whiskcy TO our roo rooms MS
san. ~ bottles; We shall not sufiah. sab
besides all the accommodat ions in the hotels
ana prlfate houses In the city. the hundreds