The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17
MONEY WILL FLOW.
Visiting EIi1s VIII Have Their Ex-
penses Paid In Advance

one may get an idea of how money
Will be spent in Minneapolis by the
visiting ElkS who come to the grand
lodge session, by the following esti-
mate concerning the North Pacific coast
contingent: The special train coming
from Portland, Ore. will carry 800 Elks
by the time it reaches MINNEAPOLIS.
All these Elks have for the past two
months, at least, been members of var
1Cus Western minneapolis clubs" and
that means that they have been paying
into the treasury 81 per week as ex-
pense money. BY the time they are
ready to start this will have averaged
$Z5 for each man, figuring on the basis
of % weeks, which is really below the
average length of membership in the
Minneapolis clubs. Now. 800 men at
$50 each makes the expense fund SIS
00O
The beauty Of this plan is that the
individual does not feel the drain on
his pOcketbOOk, and he would feel it if
he had to put up the whole $25 at one
time Therefore when the grand lodge
session is due he will have all his ex-
pcESes paid and feel none the poorer
and he will spend his own money ali
the more freely during his stay in this
city. The estimate on the Portland
train, of course, applies to the dele
cations from all over the country as
the same financial system has been
adopted by the hundreds of Mime
apolis clubs that have been formed
1T is handy plan, for when the Elks
arrive. their expenses are all provided
for, and the only way they can spend
their money is in having a gOoG time.
which, by the way, the Elks know how
to do in the most approved fashion.
F. r, WhitcOmb, the we'll known Min
neapolis Elk, who spends most of his
tine on the road, returned last week
from 3 long trip through the cities Of
the Pacific coast and in the mountain
region Of the Middle West He SAYS
that the Minneapolis club enthusiasm
on the north Pacific coast is something
phenomenal, and speaks of it as fol-
lows:
The sie nc lodge session in Mime
apolls and the Minneapolis club move
ment IS the main topic of converse
ton IN the Elks lodges out there They
nave Just gone crazy over it, and it
has become fad to belong to the Min
neapolis club and pay ones 81 every
week into the expense fund
Il think the handsOmest special train
ever seen in Minneapolis will be that
starting from Portland. bringing the
Western Elks to Minneapolis. 1t will
PICK up Elks from Spokane. Seattle,
Tacoma, Helena. Butte and Grea
Falls, and in all there will be fully 6OD
in the party. The train will be so bio
that 1t will have to be divided intn
two sections, and each will be decorat
ca from tip to tip with gay colors and
appropriate ElkS' emblems There VIII
also be two special cars containing
samples of Washington and Oregon
products Of all kinds that will no doubt
prove to be one Of the most attractive
features of the convention. The cars
Will be kept on exhibition the entire
week.
THE Portland Elks and the ST. louis
Elks are bound to make the best show
Ing possible at the Minneapolis session.
because they each want the 1898 grand
lodge session. Consequently each Of
those cities is trying to awaken all
the enthusiasm possible in the terri
tory which surrounds it, to the end
that the next grand lodge may be held
there.
Colorado and California are also 60
ing to turn out a splendid delegation
The California people will, nc doubt.
have a special train. Denver and
Pueblo will send big delegations from
their respective lodges The very best
class Of men in the West are EIks At
Portland all the big business men are
members, and so is the governor, the
mayor and all the important officials
BY the way, all the train hands of the
Portland special will also be EIks in
Guiding the train conductor, Pullman