The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-02
FRISCO POOR TO
GET THAT Il ]. FLOUR !! |
VIGOROUS PROTEST. HAS THE De
SIRED EFFECT.
Red Cross Agent Assures Chairman Ed
gar Of Earthquake Relief Committee
that All Flour Donated Will Be Dis
tributed as Planned, or Other Food
Purchased.

Vigorous measures taken by William
C. Edgar in behalf Of the general re.
lief committee and timely protest of
Governor johnson, have won the day
for Minneapolis, and will result in the
sst t5a ao of iss snts -four
In reply to repeated telegraphic re-
quests that Minneapolis -four be
promptly, directly and literally dis
tributed to the poor of San Francisco,
DR.. Devine, Red Cross agent, wires that
there is no means of guaranteeing abso-
lutely that all the identical flour
shipped by Minneapolis is distributed,
but he will guarantee that more than
an equal quantity has been or will be
neapolis consignments received since
June 10. Moreover, the entire sum re-
ceived from the sale Of flour is set
aside as trust fund to purchase -four
and other food supplies as needed.
Complies with Demand.
=. This assurance indicates that DR.. De-
vine is now doing all in his power to
comply with the demands made by Mr..
committee. While holding that the
flour from this city should have been
immediately distributed to those for
whom it was intended and to whom it
was sent, and that the Red Cross should
not have assented to the proposal to
sell it, yet Mr.. Edgar realizes that Dr.
Devine is now doing all that he can
under existing circumstances, properly
to distribute the -four and 50 conform
to the intention of the givers. He is
gratiaed that the repeated and EN-
of the -four to spectators has resulted
in the rectiication Of the error, as fal
as possible, and that all the Minneapo
lis flour on hand will be distributed
while q quantity of flour has already
been given away more than equal tc
the amount sent by this city.
The. setting aside of the proceeds Of
the sale, about 1926, 900, as a trust fund
for the purchase Of -four and other food
since flour worth SIS a barrel was SOLD
at $3.50 and can probably not be pur
chased except at an advance over the
selling price, will be as near salts
factory solution Of the difficulty into
which the San Francisco committee has
got itself as it is now possible to secure
and will give satisfaction, not only tt
Minneapolis, but to other large con
tributors of -four.
No Complaint by Millers.
Mr.. Edgar desires it known that tn,
millers Of Minneapolis, who sold tn,
flour to his committee at cost, have no
made any complaint to him about tn,
proposed sale Of flour by General Gree
ley. Their interest in the -four AM
their right to protest against Its ulti
mate disposition, if they had any desir
to do so,- ceased when they sold tn
flour to the committee, the sale bein,
unconditional. AS contributors to tn
relief fund, the local millers shared
with others who gave, the desire t.
have the flour distributed directly an,
free of charge to the poor. Other tina,
this, they have interposed no objection
to the sale Of the -four by the war dc
partment. The idea that they would OF
ject from commercial reasons is, O
y course, preposterous, says Mr.. Edga1
Anyone at all familiar with trade cor
!, ditions would understand that the sal
! as proposed would have no commerce.
!, , significance whatever and could not DO.
,, sibly affect their markets in any way
l Course Is Endorsed.
, Since the publication Of his repo1
to subscribers, Mr.. Edgar has receive
! a large number Of letters from indivit
q uals and firms who contributed to tn
). :. fund expressing the utmost satisfactio
q with his course and indorsing most en-
phatically his protests against the pr
h posed sale. He believes that the r.
= suit guaranteed by DR.. Devine, whic
+ means that, after all, the Minneapol
+. flour will not be diverted from phila1
y thropic into commercial channels, is dl
q largely to the timely protest Of Co
A ernor johnson, who positively ar
!, promptly backed up the efforts mao
a to prevent the delivery Of the flour
@ others than those to whom it belong