The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-04-15
TRAVELLERS GREAT DAY.
Tho r. p. A. Preparing for Worlds
Fair Event of MarnItude-Burd-
Ing Associatinn Actirstv

Tho +. p. A. Preparing for = Worlds
Fair Event of MaEnltuds-Build-
ing Association Activity.
ST. LOUIS. Mo, April lo-There IL
rreat tiviiy at the head luarte s OF
The Travellers p. elective kssocia ton.
as result of the setting aside of June
10 as L. p. A. day at the Worlds Fair.
MIR. George 5. M'Grew, one of the best
known eN-traveling men of St Louis,
has been President for nearly four
yenrs, but owing to p assure of bust
ness engagements, has announced his
intention to decline denomination this
year, even II The election b. made
unanimous as on previous occasions
The National Board are cooperating
With him to make the concluding event
OF his administration one OF the grand
est in the history of the asSo ,iation.
The annual convention will meet at
Peoria, ILL.,. June d, :, and g, and the
5000 travelling men Will proceed by
special train on the tn TO Chicago. On
the 10th they will parade to jackson
Park in twenty State divisions, each
headed by first, lass band. In the
& ounds there VIII be speeches by the
Governors of ten States and program
of unique proportions
The school revenues Of st. Louis
have just been Increased by 500, 00o u
year through u merchants tax bill
signe by the Governor. The mon y
Will enable the $ hool board 10 put
into effect plan that will place The
schools OF tie city far i'll advance OF
those of the other lar e cities in tho
matter OF IRA teal education for
youths fitting themselves for their life
l. Ia al flr n. ii,
manual train n !; school here, but it ia
Il free, and it has bean long desired
by the I'll MIS- of the public s.hool to
carry out the idea Of manual training
in tn am far enough TO give any boy
who wants it practical knowledge OF
the mechanical trades With this
money that can be done. A system of
free manual training. with special
buildings, will lie established carly in
the ne. session of the schools
The street paradcs in St Louis, dur
Ing the fall festivities and in Chicago
nj the opcnin OF the World S Fair will
lie made mu II more attractive by the
pres nee Il a body of cav airy which the
1tlliuns OF this city have organized 4.
The troop is composed of about ,0Go OF
the wcalthiest young men among the
Italian citizens of II Louis. and thcy
arc uniformed more pl,tnEcsgueiy thiu
n hussar, every bit OF their equipment
be ng warliNe, however. They carry
Light weapons of sew raj kinds. The
trappings of their no srs are splendid
md cot V, some of the richer riders
having them ma lc of solid silver. All
the men are fine looking fellows, con
sideraOly above the Eiid,le-height. and
they make a striking spectacle on pa
rade 1t is tn. on'y body OF this sott
in this country anu they axe muIli see
lnS.
More than three thousand familie.
Ia St Louis nre now having homes
built for tn IN by the building associa
tons, Of " hich there are four undr,
In the city. Theif secretaries report
that they have on hand apple n
for that nj ny houses OF nm nvera e.
vitae of $1,000 apiece. The building
season has just opened here. with III,
frat clear and sunny Gays of sp Ing
und the asso fitions are all lrtting
their con rlcts. The total value o
these homes viii be over four million
dollars. and If they are finished by tn,
en- of the year. as the will probnbl,
be. the whole am INT of money spcn
in building in the city will neaIly
double the figures of last year, which
were about three millions.