St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-29
MINNIE STILL HAS HOPES.
VIII Make a Final Effort to Keep
the Pythfan Convention.


While the people of Minneapolis are greatly
disappointed over the action of the Western
Passenger association ct its meeting In Chi
cago yesterday. in refusing to concede the
one cent per mile rate. which is the requisite
Tor the Knights Of Pythias convention in
neapolts, and unwilling to give up the
light SO long as there is the least ray Of
hope, still it is the common opinion of bust
ness men Of the city that the railroads will
abide by their former decision and that the
long Worked-for convention will not come to
to st. Paul. There remain yet few days,
however, before another city is to be desig-
mated as the place of holding the coming con-
vention, and during that time those espe-
cially interested in this city will not be idle
The SEQ line has already conceded the de-
sired and required rate. and it is now hoped
induced to break from the control of the
passenger association. The Great Western is
one OF the roads which may be induced to
make the concession. The Burlington is the
other line, from which something ia hoped
In case neither of these lines shall see fit to
break with the passenger association, the
knights OF Pythias convention and the G. A.
H. encampment will not be held in the Twin
Cities Of Minnesota.
j. F. Calderwood was seen by reporter
last evening in regard to the action of the
passenger association in it's meeting of yes
terday, and said: ''If this action proves to be
hnal, 1t will mean great injury to this
ton of the country for the future, and 1t is
not probable that any great gathering will be
able to be brought to Minneapolis for a long
time to come. Already we have had commu-
nications with the directors Of the National
Educational association to meet here in 1897
but IL We are unable to secure proper rates
at this time, there will be no reason to hope
for them at a future date, and the chances
are that the teachers convention will go to
another city. We have not, however, entirely
lost heart as yet"
ExMayor w. NJ. Eustis was seen and said
The war has just commenced. It is time
that these railroads were given to under
stand that the people of this city are entitled
to little consideration. We will not quit
now. We will work all the harder, but we
will work on lines of Our own in a quiet
way. l believe that we will get that rate
We must get it, that is all there is about IT,
We will surely lose the convention unless we
do. l cannot state what our plans are. but
We will get together right away and do
something. l believe that we can make a
break in the Western Passenger association
know Of one road which l think will give
us the desired rate. The road that breaks
away will reap a rich harvest in Minneapolis
hereafter"
Mr.. Eusts had not been informed that St.
Pauls demand regarding the G. A. r. rate
has likewise been turned down. He was furi-
Gus in a moment when told that such was
the case. 1T Is outrage" said he THAT
means that st. Paul cannot get the Grand
Army encampment. They talk about democrat
izing business. What difference does ii make
or a dozen DAYS more? They had given ST.
Paul the essential thing asked for and
they are simply hagging over details. The
matter of extension of time is nothing more
than detail. But wait and see Something
may happen yet"