The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-05
TALKS WITH TRAVELLERS

Baltimore IS business district has
arisen from it's ninety blocks of ashes
eever,'' said 4: Mendels at the West
hotel today. Mr.. Mendels is the senior
partner of Mendels Brothers of Balti-
more, a concern which owns seven fac
tories for the manufacture of ladies'
clothing. The Baltimore factory of the
firm was destroyed in the fire. "Our
factory which burned, continued Mr..
high, $50 by 40 feet. The factory we
have rebuilt is also six stories, but
each floor considerably larger, 270 by 40
feet. This is but typical Of the rebuild
ing of other burned structures. They
are larger, more substantial than be-
fore. and strictly modern in every way.
All the burned district, with the ex-
%Rh budagl sew whe s ars eM s9ef to
have cost $65,OOO,OOO, which is, of
course. exclusive of the stocks they
contain
Mr.. Mendels is great admirer of
Minneapolis. 81 don't know of any
city twice the size of Minneapolis
which, in my mind, has made such
Mr.. Mendels, "and I visit nearly all
the large cities of the country. Our
firm always does a good business here.
All the business houses seem prosperous
and sell a large amount of goods. - -
Mr.. Mendels regretted that perhaps
this would be the last year for some
seasons that he would visit Minneap-
oils. Mr.. Mendels says, with a happy
smile. that there are prospects Of his
breaking the ranks of bachelorhood and
going over to the benedicts before long,
and that thereafter he shall send an
other man out on the annual northwest
trips and himself remain in Baltimore
and enjoy home life the year around.
E. II. Griggs of Montclair,. N. j., a
guest at the Nieollet hotel, says he is
home" about the revival meetings
which the Chapman evangelists are
holding in the cities turnout New Jer-
FI guess they ere even more success
full than were the Minneapolis meet
ings, from such information as re-
ceive,',, he said today. II have not
been able to ascertain this from per-
sonal investigation. because d! have
Jersey campaign by DR.. Chapman and
his associates opened. But there is no
mistaking the news in my letters of the
great revival which is going on. I'M
derstand a torchlight procession held
one evening in the streets of Paterson
was a wonderful affair, participated In
by several thousand enthusiasts in sym
| pathy with the revival movement.
| will be home in a few DAYS and shall
| take much interest in looking into the
movement
| A young man at one of the local no.
| tells tells a good story on himself and a
companion, of how. after waiting thir-
| teen hours for train at Maple Lake.
Mimi, they missed it "bv drink. -
Because Of the young mans frankness
in telling the story on himself, his
name is withheld.
''The train should have been at the
Maple Lake depot at Ais p.m.,' he
said. cat that time I was on hand
with my friend. We waited and wait
ed. = The sun set, the evening advanced
and still no train in sight or word
| of it. The long weary hours Of the
night we sat in the depot, getting what
little sleep we could in uncomfortable
seats, Dawn came and still no rumble
of wheels in the distance. About
o'clock my friend suggested we 90
! get drink at the nearest saloon &c
warm us up, for we were both cold
and hungry. I agreed. We got oul
drink, and just as we were leaving
the saloon, around the curve came ON
train. We ran, but were not able to get
on board. We missed our train by g
drink, and had another long wait be
fore the next one arrived"