The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-09


ventions in Minneapolis. Three important
organizations will hold annual meetings
in the city and a large number of visit
ors and delegates is expected.
The State Municipal and Commercial
league will assemble at the city. hall; the
international convention of-Building La
borers will be held at Alexander hall, and
the state poultry show and convention of
fanciers will be held on the fourth floor
of the court house.
The Municipal and Commercial league,
which is. composed of representatives of
municipal and commercial organizations,
will meet Wednesday afternoon in the
mayors reception room at the city hall,
and addresses of welcome will be deliver
5 ed by Mayor Jones and E. S. Woodwork,
president of the chamber of commerce.
L. A. Rosing, of Cannon Falls, will deliv-
er an address upon the work of the league
and he will be followed by Gov. Johnson
and ex-Gov Van SAINT, who will speak
on the Railway Problem" F. J. Currier.
of Mankato, will read paper on the
Iowa Distance Tariff System. and this
will be followed by a general discussion.
Thursday w. C. Webber, of Rochester,
will deliver an address on Taxation.
Judge F. T. Wilson, of Saltwater. will
speak on Municipal Charters. "A. Tom
linson, of the insane hospital at st. Peter,
will read papers on Value of Good Health
to the Community and Indirect Cost of
Unsanitary Surroundings.
| Two interesting subjects which will be
discussed by the league will be the matter
of securing legislation against bucket
shops, particularly those which operate III
small towns and the question of a uni
form system of municipal bookkeeping
Throughout the state.
Building L aborers Assemble
The convention of the International
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morning at Alexander hall, and it is ex-
pected to continue at least ten days, al
though there is no special legislation to be
considered The union embraces hod car
riers, bricklayers, and masons' helpers,
scaffold builders and all laborers engaged
in building work. The conventions work
win be mapped out by the executive board,
which is composed of the following Off
| GERS
President, Herman Lilien, Chicago;
secretary treasurer. H. III. A. Stemburgh,
Chicago; vice presidents, Peter Larson.
Philadelphia; George Whitmore. Jackson,
Mich; v. M. Canavan, Portland Me-;
August. Paul Palutz, Cleveland. Ohio; Elmo
Chambers, Pittsburg; Eugene Willard,
Kingston, Ont; Olof Johnson, Minneapolis
Fhe headquarters of the organization
will be at the Brunswick hotel, and the
trades and labor assembly and the Com
mercial club will entertain the visitors.
Saturday night all the labor unions of
the city will join in celebration at the
convention hall.
Poultry Association Meets
Chickens, turkeys ducks and geese and
toy dogs, cats and pigeons will be on
exhibition on the fourth floor of the court
house all this week, the occasion being
State Poultry association. The American
Poultry association will be represented,
and many birds which have never been
seen in the West will be placed on ex-
hibition. - -,
The spacious fourth floor of. the court
house has been set aside for the exhibit,
and the large display has been placed in
position without the least semblance of
crowdihg.
Each succeeding poultry show has been
more successful than its predecessors, and
it is expected the one this year will set
a mark which it will be difficult to sur
pass
The delegates to the convention and the
exhibitors from the national organization
will be guests of the Commercial club at
dinner some night during the week.
Lumbermen Are Coming
The Northwestern Retail Lumbermen' 6
association will hold its annual exhibition
and convention in Minneapolis, Jan. 81.
and continuing five days. The annual
! meeting for the election of officers will be
held at the Lyceum theater on Feb. s..
| The exhibition will be held on the fourth
floor of the court house, and it is ex-
peeted there will be 500 delegates present
| and the total number of visitors will ex-
ceed 2,e00 s.,,ss
The exhibition will consist of dis
| play by lumbermens and manufacturers,
| who will exploit the different kinds of
| lumber and material used for building and
handled by the retaif iumbermen through
| out the West.
The Mississippi Valley Lumbermen's s
association will hold its annual meeting
at the West hotel Feb. IA. This associa-
| tion is composed only of manufacturing
| lumbermen, and of necessity its member
I ship is not large e. L.. Carpenter of
Minneapolis, is president. and j. E.
Rhodes, of Minneapolis, secretary.
Grocers VIII Gather
The ninth annual convention of the
! State Grocers' association will be held in
/ Minneapolis Feb. IA The delegates will
! be welcomed by Mayor Jones, and P. G.
Hanson. the first president of the state
convention, will also speak. On the open
! ing night the delegates will be treated to
! a vaudeville performance and smoker at
| the Hotel Nicollet, the second evening
| they will be the guests of the Minneapolis
/ association at theater party and on the
| third evening the wholesale grocers will at
| tend to their entertainment. The business
sessions will be held in Richmond hall.
COLOREO MAN HELD
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