The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-08
FUND NOT FATTENED
Barbecue at State Fair in Aid Of
St. Paul Coliseum Proves
a Failure. ~: y,7:~:.z
gE II @st,
Boys Who Didn't Like. ,tNhe Menu
Set Fire to Roof of
the Tent.

This barbecue has been frightfully
mismanaged," protested Former Alder
man Shepard of st. Paul, as he entered
Saturday afternoon, at the fair grounds,
the big tent where whole steers, sheep
and hogs were declared to be roasting
In aid of the fund for the erection of a
coliseum building at the other twin. I'm
member Of the" coliseum committee"
added Mr.. Shepard, land I'm going to
find out what's the matter"
If the alderman found out, it was too
late. The barbecue had experienced the
same mischances that have attended most
Of the energetic efforts made by the St.
Paul committee to secure funds for an
auditorium building. $50 = sH511E-
Unfortunate signs before the fbarbacue
tent had quickly prejudiced the crowd
upon the fair grounds. "All You Want to
Eat Free the hungry were assured But
you are taxed Is cents for admission" ex-
planned a ST. Paulite who had tried it,
land when you get inside they give you a
small slice of roast beef between two
pieces Of bread. They include a fraction
of a Dill pickle. In other words you
get a single beef sandwich. And if after
that you feel you'd like another bit of
meat you can boiler Waiter till you're
black in the face The colored boys just
give you the CLASSY eye.
I'm fact, to sum it up, you pay Is cents
for a beef sandwich and q little pickle"
Therefore it happened that several boys
Eset fire with matches last week to the
! roof Of the barbecue tent. The boys, it
| was said, were dissatisfied with their
! entertainment 49,, aaysy~ 49, 4. ~~.-,.
But the barbecue, in all probability, was
more renlunerative than We're most of the
undertakings designed to aid the ST. Paul
coliseum. Lest the Minneapolis men that
are arranging for an auditorium build
| ing in this city should be led into similar
errors, it may be mentioned that only
one scheme adopted down the river has
not proved disappointing. This was the
vaudeville entertainment given for the
coliseum fund under the auspices OF: the
st. Paul newspaper men. ~: @>%-.
But the series Of concerts by Ellerys
Royal Italian band gained nothing for the
fund. More signally unproductive was the
plan for securing one days pay from each
wage Garner in st. Paul. Conservative
men warned the coliseum committee that
this plan would meet with opposition
Wage iearners, would justly feel that they
would profit less from coliseum than
would the railways, the hotels, the RESI-
taurants and the retail merchants who HAD
not agreed to give any definite sum. When
therefore, the appointed day came round
last May, the workmen that had promised
to give, pleaded a recent strike in the
building trades an excuse for defer.
ring their gift. A second day was named
: But when that day arrived, too no re
port Of contributions followed. Too much
opposition had developed The scheme
was practically a failure. -
Instead Of accumula ting money the col
iseum committee is generally believed t.
, have been lucky if it has kept out of debt
Indeed, at the opening of the state fai
the committee was said to have acquired
a. deficit.