The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-21
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WILL SOLICIT AID.
New Richmond People Will Make an
Active Canvass. :.

Active Canvass. I.
Special to the. Globe. ate ...,....l.,.....,
NEW RICHMOND, Wis, June 90
Business men of this community met at
w. S. Williams residence and decided to
begin an active canvass for the down.
cast community. o. ]. Williams called
the meeting to order, but subsequently
NJ. P. Mentally was made permanent
chairman, and l.. A Baker secretary
Dr. F. w. Epley- was commissioned as
solicitor for the relief fund, to travel
wherever he thinks 1t is possible to in
terest people In New Richmond, and par
ticularly to interest men well known in
politics and business to the extent of
having them pay a visit to the ruins.
At the end Of the days business L. A..
Baker. cashier of the Manufacturers
bank. stated that the deposit and with
drawal accounts just about balanced c.
N. Gorham. in charge of the Bank of
New Richmond, said the deposits exceed
ed the withdrawals
To all appearances the scare Is over,
but the ultimate result depends to some
extent upon the farmers of the surround
ing country.
Hardly a deposftor In the town of New
Richmond has escaped heavy loss, and
it follows that theyirnust withdraw much
of their savings to put up new buildings
But the situation IS, quiet, and 1t is be-
lieved that the people will give the bank
ers time in WHICH to prepare for such
heavy outlays. .itsn
Both banks have decided to erect per-
manent buildings upon other locations
than where they are at present. The
Manufacturers bank will occupy the
corner where the drug store of Patton &,
Carey stood, erecting a building The
property was controlled by the bank be-
fore the cyclone. The Bank of New Rich
mond has also secured a corner site and
will begin the construction of a new
building as soon as the debris Is removed
from the location. { d.
The banks are guarded by armed men.
and callers undergo a severe and critical
examination before they are admitted.
The employees are also armed for possible
emergency At night. besides the militia
guard, private watehnen are stationed
around the buildings which are mere
shells surrounding the vaults
E. c. Ames, of Ellsworth and Miss May
Richardson, of Chippewa Falls, both of
whom have done excellent work In be-
half of the sufferers bystaking charge of
the relief committee eating tent, have
gone to their homes
Pop Corn" Bill Ryan is. here in charge
of one, of the stands for the relief COM
mittee. Ryan Is known to thousands Of
people in st. Paul and Minneapolis as
the creamery buttered pop corn man.
Robert Alexander was admitted to the
school house hospital last evening. He
was badly wounded about the head, but
had thought the cuts would heal without
further treatment than that received the
morning after the cyclone.
The work of the relief committee is be-
ing systematized and is working smooth
ly. The distribution of the food and
clothing supplies has been placed In COM
T0ato y 1, ,aII xrvk,r In A<>f
either are supplied with enough for their
Immediate needslss The Issue of lumber
and nails has also been intrusted to COM
petent parties, and the work Of repairing
the damaged houses is being pushed.
Work has been begun on another build
ing for the American Express company,
and 1t will be rushed fast as possible.
Thomas Rowe has work on a
grocery store, tonoecppy the site of the
one formerly conducted by JuGson Hicks.
who was killed in the storm. The post
Office has found Isf temporary location In
the offices of the Great Northern Grain
company, and malls are being received
and forwarded witht regularity.
More bread is neeEied. The daily con-
sumption exceeds the $50 loaves received
yesterday. s'Hh
Tho relief commiftee discharged forty
laborers whose work was unsatisfactory
A few of the number. threatened trouble
and found themselves In charge of the
guards. They they. subsidized. The pay
of the boys was reduced to 70 cents and
81 day IS
The Western Union telegraph office was
today removed from the Wisconsin Cen
trail depot TO the box ear used as ticket
office near the relief headquarters.
james Levings. who formerly lived here.
and we'll connected. was ordered out OF
town In disgrace. He was brought De-