The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-19
VISIT FROM CONGRESS-
PLANS TO HAVE THE REPRESENT
ATIVES VISIT THE PROPOSED
MINNESOTA PARK
DETAILS OF THE JOURNEY

dezvOusing in ChIcagO-WI1 BE
Divided Into Parties When the
Region Is Renched-An Itinerary
Prepared for Them-A Trip Pro-
posed for September.
The next step in the movement for the
proposed Minnesota forest reserve will
probably be a visit to the proposed park
by congress. The subject of having as
many congressman visit Northern Mime
sofa was talked over at the recent meet
ing in Chicago and details for the trip
are now being worked out. If the plans
carry the rendezvous for the congress
sionaI party will be in Chicago. They
will probably leave Chicago in the last
week of September, it being the wish not
to interfere with the dates of the Dewey
reception exercises, at which many MEM
bers of congress will wish to be present.
The time consumed in the trip will be
about two weeks, from Chicago and re-
turn to the same city. When they reach
st. Paul, to which the entire special train
of perhaps more than 100 guests will be
carried by the courtesy of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad, the party
will be received by the Commercial club
and given a banquet on the evening of
their arrival. The handling of the party
north of st. Paul will be one of those
problems which are engaging the thought
of several railroad men who are now up
in the pine woods taking notes and max
ing estimates.
AS yet no such notes have been pub
lished, hence it may be interesting to take
map and figure out something of the
problem from the advance sheets of the
schedule suggested by one railroad man.
1t is likely that the programme thus out
lined may be followed in part, though it
may be varied by taking some or all of
the members of the party from Lake
Itasca down the Mississippi river by row.
boat to Bemidji, where the rail trans
portatlon can be resumed. This would
give congressman a little matter of
forty or fifty miles by rowboat Each
congressman is to be provided with boat
and boatman at every fishing water
where stops will be made. The camps
are to be fitted out ready for occupation
before the special trains reach the entry
points to the wilderness. The time of
members Of congress is Of value; hence
there must be no bungling. 1t is thought
the entire party of fifty or more persons
through rapidly. afford them all a good
look at the points of chief interest, give
them all comfortable time and a little
sport, and yet not absent any gentleman
from the railroad and telegraph for more
than a very few days-of course with
daily communication by messenger if de-
sired.
The points to be visited in the wilder
ness. the respective accommodations
there, the method of entertainment, the
route and method Of dividing the main
party, may by a little pains be gathered
from the synopsis given below, which is
the first definite news yet printed in re-
gard to the probable movement Of the
congressional party after it's arrival in
the pine country:
Number of People That Can Be Taken
Care OF at Each Point at One Time and
Manner Of Care
Park Rapids-Hotels for all the party.
Lake Itasca-Tents, ten persons, esti-
mated
Sand Lake-Tents, eight persons, estl-
mated
Walker-Hotel for all the party.
Rabekona Camp-Hotel fifteen persons.
Notwithstanding cars for all
Cass Lake-Hotel for all
Notwithstanding. cars for all
Deer RiVer-Sleeping cars
Grand Rapids-Hotels for all the party.
Starting point for entire party, St Paul
20 'AAAAS' Of C4iliASJ ~ as " arrive III
Park Rapids early in the morning. Break
fast in dining car for the entire party.
Party No. L to be left at Park Rapids
for a drive to and from Lake Itasca.
Wagons to be in readiness on arrival of
train at Park Rapids. Tents, provisions
and everything necessary to be in shape
at the lake. Party to remain over night
at Lake Itasca, sleeping in tents, and
returning next day to Park Rapids Cor
going down the river to BemidtD. Leave
Party No at Dorset for Sand Lake
wagons to be ready to leave on arrival
of train. Tents, provisions, etc, as above
Also boats and guides, giving this partv
two days fishing and one night In camp.
Leave Party No. 8 al Walker, to be taken
care of in hotel and given steamboat ex-
cursions on Leech lake. Leave PARTY No
at Pine River Wagons ready to drive
to Woman lake