The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20
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Tho no word has been received, the
members of the executive committee
rests Of the city began work promptly
today. and reports in the hands Of
Treasurer Decker at noon today showed
$4,000 had been raised. -
Already this spring the business in
arrests have been called on to sub
scribe literally to two public move
ments, but the call for aid to the
stricken California cities was gener-
ously met at once. Interests and as
sociations not reporting today will meet
late this afternoon and this evening
or tomorrow morning to add their gem
erous subscription to the relief fund.
Pledges Poured In. a.
Before a formal call could be issued,
pledges began to come in direct to Mr..
Decker over the telephone, and were
afterward confirmed in writing. More
than $4,000 was received at once In
entirely unsolicited subscriptions, and
at the first call of the executive COM
| response was immediate and generous.
The pledges reported up to noon to-
day are as follows:
Cream Of Wheat company. 81 900
Minneapolis Gas Light company. ......... 1000
Ars nahu psnd 5 50E
Plymouth Clothing house. 200
Linseed oil interests. ...................2 1000
Bankers, banks and trust companfes...... 5000
Minneapolis Retailers association. ...... 1000
Implement dealers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 900
! Produce Exchange 245
In the case of the last three amounts
| the final amount to be received from
these astociations will be much larger
tho movement having been only star: ed
| by those in charge. In some cases mem.
bers are out Of the city or could not 6e
seen this morning. Thomas Voegeli
tive committee, was busy this morning
with the telephone and raised $4,000
| before noon. AS president Of the asso
citation he issued the following call to
the association, which will bring in a
! generous return from those not seen to-
! day:
Appeal to Retail Merchants.
Thomas Voegei, representing the re-
tail interests on the committee, today
issued the following appeal to the re-
tail merchants of Minneapolis: ~.
taken our sister city, the metropolis OF
the Pacific coast, San Francisco. Col
lossal mercantile structures, evidences
Of the enterprise of its citizens, have
been leveled to earth, a mass Of burn
| ing ruins. Once happy homes are today
the scenes Of indescribable desolation
the fortunes Of thousands Of these
heretofore happy, people, the result
of years of devotion and sacri
fee, have been in few brief hours
completely wiped out. Everywhere
they look is desolation coupled with
the direst necessity. The promptest
action on the part Of the country al
large is necessary to relieve same;
Anticipating the message of Pres
ident Roosevelt soliciting contributions
meeting of representative citizens
was called yesterday by Mayor Jones
and an organization effected for sole
iting funds from our citizens. f. g..
"An executive committee was ap
pointed with W. C. Edgar as chair
man, E. w. Decker as treasurer and
representative from each branch O.
: trade turnout the city as a member
That all moneys contributed will b.
placed with the utmost discretion i
thus positively assured. -.
cat the meeting in question the Sc
tailers of the city was delegated t.
the following committees: J. S. Mitch
ell of William Donaldson & Co.; Johl
W. Thomas Of John W. Thomas & Co..
George D. Dayton Of Dayton DR.,
Goods company; W. L. Harris Of New
, England Furniture & Carpet company
P. D. Boutell of Boutell Bros; F. D
Rubel of Hartman Furniture company
H. A. Yerxa( Of Yerxa Bros. & Co.; c
F. Stremel Of Stremel Bros; Franz
Knoblauch of A. Knoblauch & Sons
Thomas Voegeli Of the Voegeli Brother
Drug company.
GIVE know that this committee will
,, be received with open arms by every
body it may call on, but, in the inter
: est of promptness and to save work t
the committee in the way Of persona
visitation, it is requested that every re
taller thruout the city, whether larg
or small, will Immediately, on readin
this appeal, sit down and write
check for such amount as he feels abb,
a making it ~vable to E. W. Decke
treasurer, and promptly mail sam
/ either to Mr.. Decker at the Northwes
/ ern National bank, or to any membe
! of above committee. Do not wait
be interviewed. - 1902 ss>s
j. "There is no question Of the appa
! ling nature of the disaster, and Of tt
urgency of the need Send in your sui
! scription-big or little-and do it !;
3 once. - - i : ~ g. .'. 10y
:. ~ Retail Merchants Subscribe.
+ The subscribers to the retailers flu,
Z who were reached this morning were
q follows: -. - -ae.s ZIP % E
T. William Donaldson & Co. So
+ New England Furniture company
q Dayton Dry Goods company ......,..
! j. w Thomas & Co.. Observation-Disclosures.
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