The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

have opportunity to begin the transfer
nation Of it's new quarters at s Firth
street 8 into model place. The other
tenants Of the room moyed out Friday,
and Manager G. L. Sawyer gave orders
to have the extensive renovation ana
What the information bureau can
accomplish is beginning to show. One
Of the results Of the opening. Of the
office about month ago is shown in
the interest which people are taking IN
the boards venture by coming in fire.
quently to make inquiries IN regard 70
property, or about Minneapolis.
Reports on Work.
Manager Sawyer made his first report
to the executive committee Of the
board, under whose direction he works,
a few days ago, in which he shows good
progress to date, even under the I'M
Favorable circumstances which have ex-
| isted-lack Of room, poor arrangement
Of space, ETC., all Of which is now to
| be corrected. @e s.
| In his informal report Mr.. Sawyer
calls attention to these unsuitable ac-
! commodations for entertaining visitors,
| then proceeds to show what has been
done. ~ -.
In part he says: "we have had cor
respondence with iobbers. Of Chicago
and Of the large cities. Of the middle
west and northwest, and have circu-
sent out marked copies Of Minneapolis
papers containing articles calculated to
provoke inquiry, and have solicited cor
respondence. It is our purpose to fol-
low these up by sending printed mat
ter as it is prepared. We have sug-
gested subjects to the representatives
Of the papers such as would inspire
| 4hotr or6 cot
the citizens to talking along real estate
lines.
Prizes for Essays.
"The prizes offered by the executive
committee for the best essays on GER
tain subject have not all been awarded,
but manv essays have been received.
ing upon the idea of owning real estate
in our city.
"In addition, we have sent news
| items to some fifty newspapers about
the establishment Of this bureau, many
Of which have been printed. We In
yestigateq the expense Of advertising
in magazines, trade papers and invest
has been taken.
In few days the material for the
guide to Minneapolis, which the COM
nnittee ordered with especial reference
to visitors to the city during the g. A.
r. encampment. will be IN the hands Of
the printers. Copies will be given to
visitors to the information bureau at
all times. -. -: TT + = +.
! Minneapolis Facts. : 49,
"We have compiled and will tabu-
late facts and statistics regarding Min
neapohs and other cities. We are In
creasing our correspondence AMONG
facts about municipal questions, public
ownership, ETC., to be presented in bet
ter form in. the future. oz<s9 - - AXE
"Souvenir postcards are eonte1n-
plated and inserts for use by the mem.
bers of the board generally. sAdvertis-
ing matter in other form for distribu-
ton to visitors and to mail outside is
under consideration.
II 1.-THE bureau distributed to the mem
beers Of the convention Of Federation
Of Women g clubs on their visit to Min
pehaha falls copies Of Hudson's die
tionary Of Minneapolis, or Of Hudson =
book Of 100 views. .-''.s- r
Prize for Flowers. 4,.v
"In response to solicitations for aii
by the Rose society, which is to hole
a flower show June 80, the board hal
offered a Japanese vase for the bes
exhibit Of flowers made by an exhib
fvarious other things done by tn.
bureau, we think, have been of use tt
the public In general. We have at
tempted to utilize suggestions by mem
berss of the board by handing the item
to the newspapers, or by using then
judiciously otherwise. Several write
ups by the author Of this report AM
others, on feasible and helpful topic
have been published. We have Gale,
suggestions and for fact and informa
ton, and ready and full respons
would give us more. material wit
| which. to work. Real estate sales ar
OF interest, more particularly the sale
OF pieces of property upon which va
r1ous buyers and sellers have made
considerable profit. There are man:
pieces Of real estate which, within til
men, have been turned over three Q
even four times within the last fiv
years, and upon which profit has bee
realized each time. Bits Of informa
ton OF this sort are valuable, and ca
be used by us to arouse interest alon
the desired line.
/ In order to be able to give usefr
general information on values, we hav
II recorded all Of the transfers of res
: estate since the Inauguration Of tn
bureau. It is not our purpose to SC
definite values upon real estate, but "
find it almost impossible to avoid gel
erai suggestions, especially to peOp]
out Of town. It is our custom to refe
them for definite information to til
valuation committee Of the board.
1 Decoration Of Quarters.
4 "For the decoration Of the burea
n9rfara VIC ho1yo do