St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-20
VOTED TO PAY WITH FOOD.
COMMITTEE NEEDS MORE MONEY FoR
Relief.
CITIZENS RELIEF MEET.

Vigorous Effort VIII Be Made to
Secure Larger Contributions of
Nfoney-New Plan of Paying
the Men VIII Give People an
Opportunity to Contribute Pro-
visions.
A meeting of the citizens relief COM
mittee was held yesterday afternoon at
the mayors Office Present at the meet
ing were Messrs. Castle. Wilson, Noyes,
DAILY, Father heffron, Messrs. Hart,
Morgan, Campbell, Morrow, Cullen,
Tallmage. Hutchins, Gray, McDaniels.
Jackson, Cochran and the mayor. Capt.
Castle, who is treasurer Of the executive
committee of nine appointed to raise
and disburse the funds contributed,
stated that IS, 900 had been raised and
turned over TO the city treasurer, and
$3.50 was now on hand toward the fourth
thousand. More money, however, was
needed at once, as there was none on
hand to pay the men who would be put
to work on the streets next week. There
was either of two things to be done
raise more money OF stop the work.
The meeting had been called at
his suggestion i'll order that sub
committees could be appointed
to visit the city departments
and also the manufacturers with view
to making arrangements which would
result in the putting to work number
of idle men. The proposition made at
previous meeting about the water
board ordering supply of pipe in order
that local foundries could he started up
! and a number of men employed was
discussed. The question of grading the
new capitol ground was another matter
which Mr.. Castle thought should be
looked up. He also suggested the
manager of the Woods Harvester
company, might be seen with view of
starting up the works. The citizens, he
said, had subscribed to the stock of the
compady and If it could be started up
on Feb. l. it would give employment
for large number of men. Messrs.
Tallmadge and Moves stated that the
manufacturers generally were anxious
to start up. but found it impossible to
| obtain help from the banks.
A letter was read from the Hamm
Brewing company announcing that the
firm and employees had contributed 100
barrels of flour. which sold on the mar
ket Tor $3.50 per barrel. The flour was.
in fifty-peund sacks, and would be
delivered on orders from the COM
mittee.
w. l.. Wilson, who has charge of the
| Qn1nInuInnnt hurpail said that they
| ought to be in position to put 500 men
to work each week, but this was hot
| possible owing to the fact thai there
was no money in the treasury. There
| were 250 men at Work this week. and
| there was not enough money to pay
| them for their work. During the day
| $50 tickets for next week had been given
out. and when he left to attend the
| meeting there were 500 men clamoring
| for chance to go to work. they were
| not imposed OH by the men, as six in
| vestigators were at work, and as soon
as tn application for work is made the
cast is looked up. The applications
were increasing, and not only men came
| but their wives and children, to see if
| there was not chance to get w0fk.
| II. A. Campbell said that thirty-one
| of tue committee appointed to raise
| funds had reported and turned over con-
| tributions. Circulars had been sent out
in the last two days calling attention to
| the lack of funds and call would be
made on the chairman OF all the COM
mtteeS in the next few days.
Rev. David Morgan said the men
| should be paid in groceries and fuel and
| he was certain that the number OF APP
| pIlcants for work would be reduced one
| halt At the Friendly Inn, which he
| conducted, it was almost impossible to
| get men to work. The planh had in
| force at the inn was to give 70 cents per
ton for wood sawed, but the work was
| payable only in wood. This figured
| out made the applicant for wood saw
seven cords in order to get one cord for
| himself
d. r. Moves and Ii. III. Hart were in
favor of having the work done on the
streets at 81 per day payable in orders
for supplies and fuel, and resolution
| directing the payment to those who
were willing to W ,rk for this kind of
pay was passed. This plan the COM
mittee argued would allow citizens and
firms who desired to contribute sup
plies an opportunity of so doing.
A committee of three, consisting of
Messrs. Cochran. Noyes and Tallmadge,
was appointed to visit the city, state
and county officials and also the manu-
factuTers, with view to securing work
for the unemployed.