The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-21

Fully $4,000 appears to be in sight
as the Minneapolis contribution to the
California relief fund,
E. w. Decker, treasurer of the COM
mittee, at the meeting of the executive
committee at noon in the mayors Of
fee, said that the lists now in his hands
aggregated about $37 ,00O. 2 -. 80
These figures do not include anything.
but pledges. anf! make no estimates OF
the benefit at the Metropolitan theater,
the Roosevelt club benefit, the school
children s contributions, the collections
in the churches, nor the sums raised by
the fraternal organizations. They do not
even include the offer Of the employees
of the c. A. Smith Lumber company to
donate a days pay, which will amount
to about 81, 800.
Minneapolis Flour for Frisco.
The executive committee, on motion
of William Henry Eustis, voted to pur-
chase twenty additional carloads Of
flour, to be forwarded without delay,
making the total flour contribution
thirty five carloads.
Minneapolis -four is wanted in the
stricken districts of California. Today
the Red Cross society from Washington
notified Chairman w. G. Edgar of the
executive committee that the tender of
-four would be most acceptable. Ten
cars will leave tonight, five more will
be forwarded Monday and a steady
stream of daily shipments will follow
until the situation is relieved. At a
meeting of the executive committee
this noon the purchase of twenty cars
more was authorized and will be for
Warded as needed.
To the Red Cross. #
Al ,l,;,,,o,+. ,,-;lj ho r,,do ~ D,.
E. T. Devine, Red Cross agent at Sar
Francisco, care of General Funston, q;
the Red Cross is working with and un
der the direction of the war depart
ment. The ten cars shipped today will
contain $500 barrels Of flour in 40
pound sacks, more than enough to max
q million loaves of bread.
Pillsbury-Washburn and Washburn
Crosby mills to Omaha over the Mil
waukee and Omaha roads. From Oman
1t will be handled by the Union Pacific
All shipments are being handled fire
of freight charges. The Northwester
Consolidated Milling company will fol-
ward five cars to Omaha over the s.
Louis road. The remainder Of the fou
will be sent out as soon as Messrs. v
i. Martin and F. G. Atkinson ca
make the arrangements.
-Mouey Ioui1l1S LII.
Everything is moving to the utmos
satisfaction of the members of the con
mittee. w. j. Dean reported that tn
implement dealers had subscribe
.$1.39S. W. F. Brooks announced thu
contribute from $1,000 to $4,000. TT
report was received with applaus
Thomas Voegei reported that the reta
dealers list had been increased
: $500.
Chairman w. c. Edgar announce
that after telegraphing in several d
rections he had been requested by q.
MCGEE of the national Red Cross S
ciety at Washington to consign all +
of General Funston, San Francisc
This was satisfactory, as now the loo
; committee has some one with which
- can deal directly.
Chute to Represent City.
: William Y. Chute will proceed to Il
earthquake district to take charge
! the Minneapolis contributions, whie
! viii be sent wherever most needed T
will see that they are delivered to M
! Devine or if he finds that there
greater distress at Santa Rosa al
- other places he is empowered to sci
the supplies elsewhere than San Fra
! cisco.
! w. L. Martin and F. G.. Atkins
: made their reports as Indicated abo
! and were complimented for their wor
! They said that it. had been deemed
! advisable to try to send a special ira
+, of -four. The -four was loaded tt
morning, billed out this afternoon a
- will leave on the evening trains
The Murphy Travis company, VIII
called upon for prices on printing clio
placards for the cars, donated the wo
to the committee. It was reported
Mr.. Hays that the same firm had v