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-Bogu
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 convention 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 1t
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 information and maps
that will be Of value to visitors and
strangers. ~
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 with
an advisory committee of the leading e.
A. R. men Of the city will have no sol
icitors and will back no advertising
schemes. The members of the fnar
cial committee are all well-known bust
ness men and will do their work either
by mail or in person, and will further
more offer all possible assistance tt
business men to protect them from un
authorized agents.
The committees on arrangements an,
entertainment are planning to provid
for all allied organizations that are II
any way entitled to consideration an,
support on account Of the encampment
This will be done thru the genera
fund, which will guarantee full valu
for the money donated and an account
ing at the finish. There will be n
shrinkage by solicitors fees, either fo
direct contributions or doubtful advel
tising The official program that wi
be published will cover all possibl
needs for such publication. 1t wi
: be an interesting and valuable souvenj
and will contain just such informatio
. as will be needed and be free from TO
!, eign matter. 1t will be han'dsomel
illustrated, convenient in form, and
every way worthy of Minneapolis an
the occasion for which it is to be pull
} hshed. Ill., ss. " =. :