St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-14
Newspaper Men Will Have
Every Facility for Doing
Their Work.
Report Of the Associated Press
Man Who Made Personal I
Investigation.
He Finds That Nothing Will
Be Lacking on the TIN Of
June.

has been said about that committees
labors. The committee has not only
arranged for the accommodation of all
the newspaper men of the country who
come to the convention in June, but it
has undertaken a systematic effort to
correct the impression that has gone
abroad through,the newspaper offices of
the country to the effect that the
newspaper workers will not be accorded
very good facilities in Minneapolis for
doing their work. The committee has
enlisted the aid of the Associated Press
in its endeavor to correct this erroneous
impression. 1t has caused the Asso-
clated Press representative in Mime
apolis to look over the ground thor
Oughly and satisfy himself of the truth
OF the assertion that the newspaper men
Will be well taken care of. AS result
the following was sent out last night
through the Associated Press bY its rep
reSentative in Minneapolis:
It'd the executive committee, whose
chairman, George A. Bracket, at once laid
before me the general scheme of entertain
ment which had Teen arranged and adopied
by the several committees. l was surprised
To learn that the hotel or Accommodation
committee had had accurate plans made of
every MOTEL and hotel annex. as well as every
leading family hotel in the city. showing in
every case just what number OF rooms couid
be depended upon, their location and size.
On the reception of these reports and plans
the committee at once determines the prices
TO be charged and takes refusal OF the
rooms. and as fast as applications come in,
either from Individuals clubs or delegations
makes the necessary. and proper assign
mems. In some instances nothing but the
west hoteF will do, and i'll such cases
Tiie Very Best Arrangements
are made that can possibly be had under the
circumstances. Such applications as these.
however, are almost entirely confined to the
largest cities or the country, and generally TO
the leading newspapers or clubs of the very
largest cities. BY this Arrangement growing
out OF this securing of plans by the executive
committee which is going on systematically
under the direction of Mr.. Bracket, as the
delegation or club or individual need land in
Minneapolis next June during convention
week without having ample quarters assigned
in advance.
But 1t is of the arrangements for the ae-
commodation of the press that I wish to
speak in detail, and what struck your re-
porter as likely to prove one of the great
features of the convention and cause hearty
approval from the quill drivers when they
shall arrive and see for themselves what is
going on for their convenience and comfort
In company with the executive and press
committees your reporter was taken to see
located IN that grand structure known
throughout the Northwest as the New York
Life building. The structure cost the com
rany Sill ed,0OO, and is not only original in
design, even with the New York Life COM
Dany, but is one of the most elegant and
complete office and bankipg buildings in the
world. This structure. is t9J feet by
10! feet on the ground plan, and is eleven
stones high. 1t is built for strength and du-
rabiiity, most elegantly finished and ap-
pointed, and has all the conveniences of
modern hUtel. In fact, it would not cost
more than $4,000 more to convert this mag.
nihcent structure into
One of The Finest Hotels
in the land. Its entrances halls. reception
rooms, library rooms, barber shops hath and
toilet rooms are all constructed in the most
complete, airy, substantial and elegant man
ner, not being exceeded in all these appoint.
ments by any hotel i'll America
Entering the New York Life building
from Fifth street. less than one thousand
feet from the West hotel. of which this build.
Ing IS to form an annex one finds himself
in hail one hundred feet deep and forty
feet wide. ranging from twenty-five to fifty
feet in height. according 10 location The
steps, floors and walls are of Tennessee mar.
bic, and the ceiling, splendidly frescoed is
studded with electric lights On either hand
are four large passenger elevators doing
service by day and night, that every human
being having anything to do with this build
ing, or any parties therein located, have
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floor at all hours in the twenty-four. To the
left of the hall is Il large banking room one
hundred by sixty-five feet, and twenty-five
feet ceiling. Connected with this immense
room are ample retiring and drawing rooms
1t is this room that the Blaine club of Cincin-
natl has taken for quarters. after a personal
eXaminatlon by committee of ten of its
leading members. To the right of the hall
is duplicate room of the one last DESERVED.
which will be assigned to the California DELI
egation.
There are $50 rooms in this building ele-
gantly finished. and all containing every
hotel convenience, but which were designed
as office rooms One CT the largest house
furnishing companies in the city has taken
the contract 10 furnish these rooms as well
as some eIgnteen large committe rooms To-
Gated on different floors. These rooms are
all connected with each other, as we'll as the
Railways and can be used single or en- suite
Out of the.
Army of Newspaper Men
applying for accommodations nearly two
hundred have left their location and head
quarters to the hotel and accommodation
committee. 1t was TO secure complete salts
faction that the New York Life agents were
approached. 1t SO happened that this
building has been completed and decorated
SO recently that but few of its Offices, and
none OF its banking ana reception rooms
have been completed. To Mr.. Booth. of New.
York. who has immediate charge of all of the.
New York Lite companies buildings. an ap-
structure. At first the great loss to the com
pany seemed to be too much to permit of
favorable consideration at the hands of Mr. !
Booth; but when he was Informed of oil the
details, and the fact that 1t was the news
paper mep of the country whose interests
were at stake. he promptly turned this mag 1
niicent building over to the executive com
mite for the use and benefit of the news 4
paper boys.
"A few days ago Mr.. Kohlsaat, the man ]
ager OF the Inter Ocean. of Chicago paid thus
assigned for the Inter Oceans staff but took 1
quarters for the Philadelphia Times, which
he was also representing on this occasion.
Mr.. kohlsaat was so well pleased that he de-
sired to be permitted to send out that very
night 900 words to his own paper, descrlb-
ing what the committee had done, aud were
doing for the press of the country before the
arrangements had been completed.
Other newspaper men have been here
from the Eastern cities, and are enthusiastic
over these arrangements for the benefit of
the newspaper men.
THE press headquarters, thus located at the
corner of Fifth street and Second avenue
south, is no further from Convention hall
than the West hotel, being located on the
same street, and is on equal distance from
Inc various Railway depots. It is believed
mat the convention. as d whole, WILDE cared
for with as much satisfaction as conventions
have been hitherto in Chicago and i'll other
great cities IN the country, and it is positively
assured that the press wiz be cared for in a
manner more perfect i'll detail, having regard
for their comfort aud convenience, than ever
before. and In structure more magnificent l
than any hotel in America
"aAnles polis has entertained more Nc