The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
WILL CUT OUT ALL
ADVERTISING GAMES
G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT COMMIT
TEES WANT NO GRATING.
No Solicitors Will Be Employed and Of
fetal Program Will Not Be Conducted
as an Advertising Enterprise
Agents Have Already Approached
Merchants with Advertising PROPOSE
lions.

Since the definite announcement Of
the national G.. A. R. convention that is
to be held in Minneapolis next August,
merchants and business men have been
annoyed by solicitors for scores OF
valueless advertising propositions.
When arrangements for the entertain
ment of the conventions were first
talked over by. the committees Of rep
resentatives Of the local G.. A. r. posts
and the Commercial club, 1t was decid-
ed to discourage all advertising games.
The entire work Of raising funds for an
encampment was placed in the hands of
the financial committee working under
the public affairs committee Of the
Commercial club, which with the G.. A.
R. committee will have complete super
vision Of the entire encampment.
For further economy and efficiency it
was decided to employ no solicitors and
to avoid all other methods usually
adopted. There will be an official
program, but it will not be conducted as
an advertising enterprise. The contrib
utors to the general fund will be cred
tied in the publication, but there will
be no display advertising. Every bit
of the space will be devoted to the en-
campment and inf ormation and maps
that will be Of value to visitors and
strangers. 49,
Having decided on this course, 1t has
been found that further means will
have to be adopted to protect the bust
ness interests who will be called upon
by, the regular committee for contribu-
tions. Already it has been found that
bogus agents have approached mer-
chants with advertising propositions,
representing that the encampment com.
mittee Of the Commercial club is back
of them. It has also been found that
agents Of other orders have taken the
opportunity to- raise funds for their re-
spective societies on the ground that
they will be obliged to do something
, for the entertainment of visiting mem
bers during the e'ncampment.
AS has been announced, the encamp
ment committee which is working will
an advisory committee of the leading G
A. R. men Of the city will have no sol
icitors and will back no advertiser.
schemes. The members of the fnan
: cial committee are all well-known bust
ness men and will do their work eithe
by mail or in person, and will further
more offer all possible assistance
business men to protect them from un
authorized agents.
The committees on arrangements an
entertainment are planning to provid
a for all allied organizations that are /
= any way entitled to consideration an
= support on account of the encampmen
This will be done thru the genera
fund, which will guarantee full valu
for the money donated and an accoun
! ing at the finish. There will be Il
. shrinkage by solicitors fees, either #
: direct contributions or doubtful adve
: Using. The official program that wi
d be published will cover all possib
d needs for such a publication. It wi
be an interesting and valuable souven
! and will contain just such informatic
: as will be needed and be free from TO
p eign matter. It will be handsome
Il illustrated, convenient in form, and
y every way worthy Of Minneapolis ar
j. the occasion for which it is to be pu
% liShed H. s-4.. -.