The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-31
THEY WANT A DAYS FUN
1oBBERS ASKED TO HELP OUT
RAILWAY CLERKS

Many of the Employees in tho
freight Depots Could Participate
the Frontenac Outing If BUSH
ness Houses Would Anticipate
saturdays DeIiveries-List Of
committees Who Have Charge
The railway clerks who are to hold
picnic at Frontenac next Saturday
are making every effort to have a sue
cessrul affair, and they are trying to
induce the merchants in this city to
cooperate with them to the extent of
aeVitg them of extra work on that
Jay. The Jobbers' union has hean
asked to take the matter I'D. and YES
' reiuay secretary Townsend, of the
~ u,ii4 o. addressed the following circular
~ TIE members of the union:
All Mor,, 81. raul, MIMI. July 80 1893
fo11nwi meI Iee am today in receipt Of the
Local Freight Agents Association ~ G.
send E Suc Paul, July 20, $685. c. G. Town
f Pan1 Ens ss;, Secretary Jobbers Union st.
tlelsht agents Association of st. Paul here
tho oay = was reported that an invitation had
stadion eA te to the employees at the local
Clerks IN the general Offices, to occur on sate
urday Aug. 6. 0 Ne'-
c.h AS you are well aware it is not practi-
themselves of a days outing of this kind
u uii!e the depots are closed, which is not
aa o1!aa except in the case of a general
holiday. We believe, however, that If wouid
be possible for a, considerable number of
them to get off if the deliveries of freight
WE were n not as heavy as usual ard We would
noa ,mereIore II the jobbers generally could
not arrange TO anticipate Saturdays business
ana; as far as possible, make deliveries on
Erioay. With such!a dminut on of traffic as
. .rrs mouto pTing about, We believe we could
a. anse 10 let portion, at least, of our en-
ptoyes nave holiday, which they seldom
OBTAIN. and which we should be glad to
make possible.
.o bespeaking your cooperation In this mat.
t yer; as lar as feasible, We remain, Respect
July yours Thomas H. Dickson,
Wi lam N; Burk,
have no doubt that every iobb:ng house
IN the city will be glad to comply with this
request Deliveries should be made as early
IN the day as Possible on Friday in order to
avold congestion in the afternoon, and all
shipments which can be delayed Without
serious detr!ment to business, should be held
until Monday.
In order that some estimate may be made
OF Of the probable results of this plan, would
like to hear from each house as to whether
an effort will be made in this direction and.
II practicable, about what the probable de.
crease from the average Saturday deli cries
Will be. Yours tru'y. &C. G. Townsend,
secretary.
1t is expected that all members of
the union will oblige the clerks by
getting their freight shipments at the
depots Friday, so as to relieve the
clerks Of the necessity Of working Sat
urday. The railway companies have
manifested an interest in the picnic by
agreeing to close their general offices
Saturday, and thus give as many clerks
as possible full day off,
Trains for the niopio will 1aox,o
Paul at 7:30, SIS, S:45 a. m and 1870 o.
m. Saturday, and minneapolis at .7:45
a. m. and 80 p. m. Saturday, on the.
Burlington. Returning from the picnic
Saturday night the trains will leave
Maiden Rock at 5 p. m. and up to
p. m. The $50 train will run through
to Minneapolis.
dock at the foot of Jackson street at
$3.50 Friday evening, and returning will
leave Frontenac at 1870 o. M Satur-
day, arriving at St. Paul at a. m.
Sunday. Tickets will be good for one
way on the boat.
The clerks have engaged STEMS or
chestra of twentyseven pieces, and
there will be music and dancing on
the boat and at the picnic grounds.
Frontenac is the summer resort Of
Lake Pepin, and those who attend the
picnic will certainly have an ENJOYABLE
day.
The committees of arrangement will
hold a meeting at the general Offices
of the Northern Pacific railway tomor-
row evening, when the final arrange
ments for the picnic will be made.
Following is a list of <the St. Paul
members of the committees:
Chairman General ComInittee-C. W. Mel
vile, Northern Pacific railroad
Transportation-G. S. Lotus, st. Paul &
Duluth; ]. H. Kane, Great Western A. A.
Wilson, Burlington; F. S. Clinton, Northern
Pacific
Press-F. c. Clifford, Omaha; w. S. Ben
son, Northern Pacific; F. x. Dolenty, Mil
waukee.
Reception-J P Collins, Northern Pacific
Express; A. L. Graburn, Northern Pacific; j.
b. Game, Minneapolis & St: Louis; ice
eonsin Central; A. L. Bowker,a Chicago
Great Western: M. Arnstad, Great Northern
Music-W. E. Chidester, Northern Pacific;
T. H. Koerner, Omaha; P. G. Charles, North
ern Pacific Express.
Entertainment Committee-Chairman, M
Arnstad, Great Northern P. R. finley, Chi
cago Great Western; B. F. Lands. st Paul
G Duluth; c.. w. Robinson, Union Transit
company; E. H. Funk, Erie Dispatch; c. B.
Waite, Illinois Central; G. K. Ranch, United
railway; E. Holland, Chicago Great Western !;
H. Storr. Chicago Great Western; c. S.
Richardson, Chicago, st. Paul, Milwaukee &.
Omaha L. Preston, 500 Line; George DAM,
Line; B. T. Roth, St. Paul & Duluth; George
Dawes, Northern Pacific; P. McMurran,
Northern Pacific L. T. Jamme, Omaha; T. H.
Fifeld, Northern Pacific A. M. Van Dyke
Milwaukee; w: s. Loughren, St. Paul & Du-
luth; James Roam, St. Paul & Duluth
Young, ST. Paul & Duluth B. E. Allen
Terminal Dispatch; E. Valentine Burlington ;