The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-23

Mayor J. G. Haynes has written to
Henry Clay Of Philadelphia, chair
man of the committee having the
tour Of the Liberty bell in charge,
asking if the committees decision not
to have the bell removed from it's
be reconsidered. The letter was writ
ten late Saturday, and an answer re-
quested by wire.
Mayor Haynes wrote in part:
1.-THE members of our committee
and our citizens generally feel very
insistent that the bell be taken from
the car and carried in a street pa
rade, SO that it may be seen by all
who desire that great privilege.
Doubtless there will be many thou
sands here from the surrounding
country which added to our own
population, including some 100000
school children Of this city, all eager
to visit the bell, would render it a
physical inpossibilitys to- accommo-
date the crowds unless the bell can
be taken thru the streets.
"Our committee is confident that a
stationary location Of the bell will
result in depriving many thousands
of our people Of the privilege which
you seek to give them and therefore
urge that it first be shown in parade
and then stationed at the most ac-
committee also urge that Minneapo-
lis is concededly the metropolis of
the northwestern portion of the Lou
isiana purchase, and hence fairly en-
titled to some extra consideration"
The mayor then asks to be advised
by wire as to the following points:
will you permit the bell to be
shown in parade as above requested?'
do ladies accompany your party;
If so, how many p ~ - az, Il .sl
"What road do you come from Chi
cago to Minneapolis" .af#
From the itinerary Of the Liberty
bell special train, which is scheduled
| to touch at Sparta, La Crosse, Vino
ma, Wabasha and Red Wing in turn
before arriving at st. Paul, it is prob
| able the trip will be made over the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul route.
The liberty bell committee met
| this afternoon to report progress on
plans for the Minneapolis view of the
| famous historic relic. Representa-
| tives of the street railway company
| and the board Of education were pres
ent. It is the desire Of the commit
4 tee to permit all the school children
| to see the bell. If permission is re-
| fused to take the bell from the spe-
| cial car, it Is probable that the car
| and bell will be switched to the street
i railway tracks at Twenty-ninth and
i INlCOllel dIlu DiOuBnl dOWll Es1N1COtlSi
/ to the 'lie-over''S switch at Second
/ street and First avenue s..
1 The 100000 children who attend the
| Minneapolis schools are offered free
1 transportation over the street cal
lines to their homes after visiting the
Liberty bell, June 6. w. X. Hicks
member of the school board, has re.
! ceived a letter from w. j. Held, gen.
eral manager of the Twin City Rapi6
Transit company, Offering free return
i tickets to school children who may
participate in the Liberty bell recep.
| ton.
Altho the school board has not We
i seen fit to grant a half holiday tt
permit the children to see the Lib
erty bell, it is likely that such &C
ton will be taken. Arrangements tt
have the children visit the bell il
relays, thus preventing the conges
ton which the board feared, are be
ing made. # rs Els Il