The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-02
PLANS FOR TROOPS
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would have practically no equipment. In
the case of the Fourteenth the men
brought with them an unusually large
amount of equipment as they had not
been mustered out when they arrived
here.
Mr.. Forbes stated that d. r. Noyes.
one Of the st. Paul committee, was will
ing that the Thirteenth should go to Min
neapois if st. Paul had one day for Pres
ident Mckinley. Mr.. Forbes understood
that one of the other st. Paul gentlemen
would also be satisfied with such an ar
rangement.
ST. PAUL IS FAIR
1--WE 1on't propose to have the president
review the regiment here" said Mr..
lfamlin. Nor do we ask to keep them
longer than one meal We can arrange
to have the trains bearing the men arrive
here in the morning. We will give them
their breakfast and line them up in front
of the auditorium to take the interurban
cars so that they will arrive in Mime
apolis early in the forenoon"
You will readily appreciate our posi-
tion,'' said Mr.. Gregg, addressing the
Minneapolis committee. I'VE just want
to do our little for the boys as our peo-
pie have taken q great deal of interest
raising the transportation fund and this
is all we ask in return"
what seems to be the serious oppos1-
ton to our proposition" inquired Mayor
]<iefer.
Mayor Gray here ventured the .asser-
ton that St Paul wanted to blow the
foam off the beer. Y
1t was suggested that Minneapolis en-
terrain the boys during the afternoon and
evening of the first day here, and after g.
week or two, when the boys had an. ops
portunity to thoroughly rest, give large
banquet. Mayor Pratt saw objection to
this He said it was very hard to get
men together after they had once dis
banded.
After a half hours discussion the com.
mittee was no nearer decision than when
it sat DOWN Mr. Hamlin inquired Of the
Minneapolis gentlemen If they took the
position that If enc town could not nave
the celebration, no place could have 1t.
F!x-Mayor Pratt replied that rather than
have a spirit of this kind manifested he
would prefer to turn the arrangements
over to st. Paul.
Before the gathering broke up it was
decided to hold a meeting in Mayor
Kiefer's office this afternoon, after
Messrs. Hamlin and Gregg had met with
the Minneapolis board of trade.
AT THE MAYORS MEETING.
At the meeting of mayors held in the
executive chambers TO talk over with
Gov. Lind the arrangements for the
transportation of the Thirteenth regi-
ment, all the town interested reported
their quota of the funds raised The fol-
lowing were present: Mayor Gray, Min
neapolis Mayor Kiefer, st. Paul. Mayor
J. A. Macdonald, st. Cloud; Mayor }. u.
Armson, Saltwater; Mayor E. H. Blodg-
EFT, Red Wing; Gov. Lind, Jesse a. Gregg
and C. F. Macdonald, of st. Cloud. Inc
session was held behind closed doors and
lasted good part of the afternoon. Gov
Lind. discussing the result of the con-
ference, said:
From the latest reports which 1 have
had from the regiment I assumed that
the number Of sick would not be far from
16C Placing the cost Of transportation
at the rate of $50 per capita the states
quota for 100 men would be $4,S00. This
leaves about 81 900 for Minneapolis to
pay for the return of her live companies,
$1,000 for the four st. Paul companies and
81 900 for each Of the outside towns This
money is reported raised by all the may
ors interested. The amount necessary to
bring the regiment back is not far from
$4,000, but the exact amount cannot be
determined until we have received bids
from the railroad companies.
"It was suggested that the sum from
each town be deposited IN some national
bank by 3 o'clock Monday where 1t would
be available. I was authorized by the
gentlemen present to write to each rail-
read company and call for bids to be
submitted at this office next Monday
morning, upon the following conditions:
That the rolling stock must be in good
order, composed of tourist sleepers, three
men to a section with one Pullman sleep
err on each train for the officers. For l5O
sick extra accommodations will be re-
uuired. Two men to compartment in
Pullman or tourist cars.
arrangements for proper mess accom-
modations will be made after we reach
the coast. Hot coffee will be secured
along the route, and for the sick men the
best care and treatment that can be Sc
cured will be had. The trip will prob
ably require about four days.
The mayors reported the following
amounts collected by subscription, Of
which the amounts named above will be
devoted to paying the transportation of
the boys home
St. Paul. $500; Minneapolis, $1,000;
Red Wing, $2,400; Saltwater, $4,000; st.
Cloud, $500; total, S27,1C0.
Another meeting will be held in the
governors Office either Monday after
noon or Tuesday morning, when the
contracts for the transportation of the
troops will be awarded.
Members of the board of aldermen and
assembly met at the mayors office last
evening and discussed the proposition to
go to San Francisco in a body to meet
the Thirteenth regiment on it's arrival
from the Philippines. Thirteen of the
twenty members Of the council were pres
ent, but as only three Of the number
could arrange their business so as to
leave the first part Of the week the idea
Of accompanying the delegation as an Of
ficial body was abandoned.
Those of the council who have announc-
ed their intentions of going with the
delegation are Assemblymen Kirke and
Nelson and Aid Knauft.