St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-04
Are Delegates Pouring in for
the International Rec
iproeity Convention.
Trade Problems With Canada
Which Will Come UP for
Solution.
Harvester Works Subscribers
Who Object to the Site
Selected.
Convention Of Railway Postal
Clerks in st. Paul, Next
August.

AS the time for the international
reciprocity convention draws near in
terest in it has increased. Up to last
night notification had been received at
the headquarters at the Commercial
club of the appointment of over eleven
hundred delegates to the convention.
Over fifty towns and cities in the
United States and Canada will be repre-
sented by delegations with as many as
fifty delegates from single points in at
tendance. Among the points will be
st. Paul, Minneapolis. Duluth, West
Superior, Ashland. Marquette, Sault Ste.
Marie, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Wi
mona. Red Wing. Mankato, Faribault,
Mitchell, Watertown, Fargo, Grand
Forks, Crookston, Brainerd, st. Peter,
Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Brandon,
Spokane, Seattle and Everett. Some of
the delegates have already commenced
to arrive. among them being E. D.
Childs, of Crookston; Mayor Dwyer, j.
E. McManus, Sam Nichols and Presi-
dent Murphy. of the Manhattan COM
pany, all representing either the city
authorities or chamber of com merce of
Everett, the hustling young city on
Puget sound. This morning many more
delegates will arrive on the early morn
ing trains, in order to be early on the
ground, but the great majority will get
here early Monday. in time for the first
session at p. m. at the Auditorium,
where all the meetings will be held
Mayor EustiS, Of Minnea polls, who will
have prominent part in the delibera-
tions of the convention, called at the
reciprocity headquarters yesterday at
the Commercial club and held short
conference i'll regard to the delegations
from the Minneapolis commercial bod
les which will attend in force. He
said the city at the falls was solidly in
line for increased commerce with Cam
ada and that they would indorse any
that mucl-to-be-desired end. AS the
delegates arrive they will proceed to
the Auditorium where they will be re-
ceived by a committee consisting of
Messrs. j. j. CorcOran, ID. ID. Merrill,
George B. Somers, w. G. Read, w. III.
Smith and Father Conway. These gem
tlemen will see that they are registered
and that the delegates get their badges,
which will be things Of beauty indeed,
and expressive Of the objects OF the
convention.
Though the time of meeting is so near
the appointment Of delegations still
continues. Duluth sent in very strong
list of delegates teday, appointed by
Mayor d. Autremont, consisting of the
common council. represented by Her.
bert r. Spencer. president, and Coun-
cilmen A. Nj. Cox, James Dingwell.
William Getty. N. F. Hugo, Joseph
Helm, Benjamin B. Howard, H. M.
Myers, John w. Nelson, Nels N.
Ole, F. II. Quinby, Martin Sorenson,
son, with the following citizens dele
gates: Z. T. Hudson, II. C. Kendall,
William G. Sargent. John G. Brown,
Giles Gilbert, c. P. Maginnis. c.. A.
Towne, 81. B. Moore, A. K. McFarlane,
William Hubbard and c. F. Leland.
Mayor A. 2. Pierce, of Red Wing, has
appointed as delegates Hon. o. M. Hall,
Hon. l.. F. Hubbard, Judge w. c. Will
liston. w. II. Putnam, E. Fl. Blodgett,
c. E. Friedrich and Lillybland. Secre-
tary W. G. Gates reports the following
/ delegates as representing the ST. Paul
board of trade: Messrs. j. Fl. Schier-
man, J. A. Tierny, P. J. Hevener, l.. j.
Tempjleton. w. A. Van Slyke, j. M.
Bohrer, H. P. Grant, G. z. Emerson,
William Dawson. P. F. Mcclure, T. II.
Menk, j. B. Hoxie, j. FL. Hullsiek. K.
A. Durkee and w. G. Gates. ex offico.
The Commercial club, which is so we'll
known for its delightfully."- informal en-
tertainmentS and its public spirit, has
written the following letter to Secretary
D. r. McGinnis, of the reciprocity con-
yention:
Mr.. D. r. McGinnis, Secretary Reciprocity
Convention, st. Paul.-Dear Sir: The Com
mercial Club of st. Paul presents compli-
ments, and requests all delegates attending
the second information reciprocity conven-
tion to make themselves at home IN the rooms
of the club, which should be regarded as the
gathering place of all nations
We wish to place ourselves ON record as an
organization acting upon broad lines,S ,Sand as
having latch string combination easy to
work. We live up in the world. eight floors
up in the Germania Life binding, corner of
Fourth and Minnesota streets. Cordially
yours, w. j. FooTNER. President.