The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17
FINAL REPORT MADE.
Work Of Collecting Relief in Hen
nepin for Scandinavians
" Is Reviewed.

xulS COuuLy has U1V6u D. Large
Share Of the Minnesota
.. .:- Total.
To-day the final report Of the Scandi-
| navian famine relief work in Hennepin
| county was sent to the government. The
| document is as follows:
'To the Honorable Samuel r. Van SAINT.
1.-THE undersigned, chairman and secre-
tary of the Hennepin county relief COM
| mittee for the famine stricken people Of
Finland and the Scandinavian peninsula,
beg to submit as their report the follow
ing: -
"On the Goth day of January, last, you
appointed Mr.. James A. Peterson of
Minneapolis, chairman to supervise the
collection of funds in the county of Hen
| nepin for the above mentioned purpose.
"ForthWith, upon accepting the duty
devolving upon him, your chairman nomi
mated a general committee comprising one
hundred or more of the representative
citizens of the city of Minneapolis and
county of Hennepin. A large number of
the members Of this committee at a
| meeting duly called, convened at the
courthouse in the city Of Minneapolis, on
| the 31st day Of January, for the purpose
Of securing from the members expressions
|
| to pursue in the premises.
| 1.-The first step taken was the selec-
tion Of members for an executive commit
! tee, the personnel Of which is as fol-
lows: T. B. Walker, chairman; G. A.
Smith, vice chairman; l.. S. Donaldson
F. B. Wells, S. G: Palmer, w. H. Dun
woody, James A.. Peterson, George H.
Partridge, w. H. Eustis, F. E. Murphy, S.
c. Robinson, NO. Werner, F. w. Ly-
man, w. D. Washburn, Jr., E. j., Phelps.
MANY Of the: members of the commit
tee made large. Individual contributions,
the most notable being the donations of
I $1,000 each by r. B. Walker and c. A.
! Smith. OF the other members of the
! committee, Messrs. L. S. Donaldson, F.
3: Wells, w. Fl. Dunwoody, F. E. Murphy,
F.: W.. Lyman, E. J. Phelps and S. G.
Palmer deserve especial cOmmendation.
/ without the aid Of the press, the wide
publicity of famine conditions and the
4 work Of your committee would have been
we'll nigh impossible. The local commit
tees appeal was given prominent and
ent newspapers ana the assistance rend-:
cred by the press committee was inval
liable. The press committee consisted Of
the following members: j. IS. McLain,
chairman, E. R. tombstone, Johan Person,
E. w. Murphy, Arvie Queber. ~
"On the 4th day of February, Harry, S.
Swenson was appointed secretary of the
local committee, and since that day he
has devoted himself. almost exclusively
to committee work. N. o. Werner, treas
urer for the state fund, was designated
treasurer for Hennepin county.
1.-THE committees headquarters were
opened at II Third street N, in the Bos-
ton block, the use of which offices were
donated by the managers Of the building.
The office equipment was made possible
thru the kindness Of various donors.
I Work Carefully systematlzed.
''Realizing the scope and extensiveness
of the work, it was deemed advisable to
proceed in accordance with a carefully
devised plan.
1.-THE plan adopted was as follows:
: "To institute a canvas.
"First-Of the larger commercial inter-
ests. Second-Of the smaller classified
interests. Third-Of the different organ
izations, fraternal, labor, religious and
otherwise. Fourth-Of wards and town
. thereof. Fifth-To raise money by means
of concerts, entertainments, etc.
! 'For canvasses numbered i, 2, 8, sub
scription lists were circulated by the Sec
retary. For canvass numbered 1900
bound books, containing authority to
committee men, blank subscription spaces
and twenty -four; blank receipts in each
book, were circulated. To carry out the
purposes of the general canvass over 1900
persons were appointed by the secretary
to act as committeeman. Perhaps 20
! per cent of this number consented to-
serve and worked actively : ~
~'"Under canvass numbered H. the fol-
lowing committee and results are shown:
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-GRA1N MEN AND
Il - MILLERS.
F. B. Wells, chairman; H. F. Douglas,
;, .-.5 ~~LUMBERMEN.
G.. A.: Smith, chairman; B. F. Nelson, - =
= = oa'PaH1si RGTA1I MERCHANTS 4l0o''
p 3ai B. Smith 'a9s ss GO GO
L. .. Donaioson, cnairman < 1'oo4 ,
| J. B. Gilfllan, chairman; q. ]. Phelps,
1oEBHRs III Il oRNH9o aSS' wHoIEstLE MERcH2NTs HlsSs
: :. = I'm fMPEESiENT DEAiERs., ,-O'''' ~
VI w. j.. Dean, chairman; c. c.: Weber,
:. : 5SSf dSsfMissioN MERcHANTss. ''4o0
; s.. g. Palmer, chairman: A. NJ Hillman 1875
Under canvass No. 2, committees were
!, appointed to solicit respectively from the
i municipal franchises, physicians, dentists,
druggists, lawyers, grocers, contractors,
butchers, plumbers; ETC.. About $4,000 was
received thru this source The commit
) tees deserving mention are as follows:
Municipal franchises, A. M. Robertson.
) .$439.45; druggists, A. B. HERMANN S175;
printers, w. "A. Willard, $1s3.75.
Canvass No. 8.
"a personal letter-appeal with instruc-
tions, was issued to the four hundred or
more churches and religious organizations
of the city. This appeal met with a ready
response and superinduced many contribu-
i.tions through other media. For instance,
j the various Scandinavian churches con-
!. nected with the synod and united church
made payable a major part of their contri-
buttons to Lars SWenson, treasurer of the
t United Church. A large sum Of money,
: running up into the thousands, was sent
y direct to the seat sof the famine by Mr.
6 Swensen, about $4,000 was RENTED by him
s to Mo-. Werner. goodly proportion OF
4 this fund was derived from Hennepin
e county, altho it is not ledgered to Henne-
5 pin county's credit, and is not figured in
d the local committees total
The labor unions, numbering about $50