The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-15
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T. @soAs oh 0e&niteoe-1uuds
f. bag Association Activity.
%: Loun. Mo-, April lo.--Thers h
.s activity at the headquarte Of
ne travellers Protective Assoc. ion,
result OF tho setting aside of June
- =. T. a. day at the Worlds Fair.
~. george s. MGrew, one of the best
nown ex-travcling men of St. Louis.
nAs been President for nearly four
Eyesrs, but owing to pressure Of busi-
49, engagements, has announced his
Fotention to decline denomination this
gear, even IL tho election ba made
unanimous as on previous occasions.
lThe National Board are cooperating
with him to mako tho concluding event
tof his administration ono OF the grand
less In the history of the association.
The annual convention will meet at
Eeorta, ILL.,, June 9. 7, and 8, and the
9,ooo travelling men will proceed by
special train on the 9th to Chicago. On
tho 10th they will parade to Jackson
Park in twenty State divisions, each
headed by hrst-cluss band. In the
grounds there will be speeches by the
13overnors OF ten States and program
of unique proportions.
Tho school revenues of st. Louis
have Just been increased by slOO, 900 a
year through merchants tax bill
aiGned by the Governor. Tho money
will enable the school board to put
Into eject q plan that will place the
schools of the city far in advance of
those of tho other large cities in the
matter of practical education for
youths fitting themselves for their life
work. There is already famous
manual training school here, but it is
mot free, and it has been long desired
by tho friends OF the public school to
carry out the idea of manual training
in them far enough TO give any boy
who wants it a practical knowledge OF
khe mechanical trades. With this
money that can be done. A system of
free manual training. with special
buildings, will be established early in
the next session of the schools.
The street parades in St. Louis, dur
dng the fall festivities, and in Chicago
at the opening OF the Worlds Fair will
be mndc much more attractive by the
presence Of body Of cavalry which the
Italians of this city have organized.
The troop is composed of about |, 900 of
the wenlthiest young men among the
Italian citizens of St Louis, and they
are uniformed more picturesquely than
n hussar, every bit Of their equipment
being warlike, however They carry
light weapons OF several kinds The
trappings of their horses are splendid
and costly. some OF the richer riders
having them made OF solid silver. All
the men are fine looking fellows, con-
siderably above the middle height, and
they make q striking spectacle on pa
rade. 1t is the only body of this sort
an this country ana they are worth see
sng.
More than three thousand families
In St. Louis are now having homes
built for them by the building = ocia-
tions, of which there are four hundred
In tho city. Their secretaries report
that they have on hand applications
for that many houses of an average
value OF 81, 500 apiece. The building
season has just opened here. with the
first clear and sunny days OF spring
and the associations are all letting
their contracts. Tho total value OF
these homes will be over four million
dollars, and il they are finished by the
end of the year, AZ the will probably
be, the whole amount of money spent
in building In the city will nearly
double the figures of last year, which
were about three millions.