The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-04
BAGGAGE PROBLEM
IS HARD TO SOLVE
THE RAILROADS PROVIDE EXTRA
SPACE FOR KNAPsACKs. II
Plans Already Under Way to Provide
Room at Passenger Stations for Car
loads Of Trunks and Grips, and Trans
fer Companies Figure on How to
Deliver It. rt

At the different passenger stations Of
the city plans are already being laid
for the handling of the tremendous
amount of baggage which will be re-
ceived in Minneapolis Grand Army
week. In the words Of a truckman at
the the union station: II be twenty
ever 'chucked' baggage during that
season you'd know why we are worry
ing about it now" U.s.
In every station in the city not only
extra men but extra space must be
arranged before Grand Army crowds
Of visitors begin to invade Minneap-
oils. Many of the visitors will only
bring hand luggage, but there will be
an array of trunks and luggage such
as never before invaded the, city, and
the baggagemen are out to handle the
overflow and handle it well.
w Special Room Provided. -es
At the union station work has al
ready commenced on a special baggage
room situated north of the steel arch
bridge. This room, with the immense
baggage room already in use, will be
used during encampment week, and al
tho the union station men will be called
fellows in the other local stations, they
declare that there is no danger Of a
tie-up, and that they will be able to
show clean record during the encamp-
ment. :: 49,. - =,
At the Chicago Great Western sta.
ton an increased force Of men will be
used, but there will be no need of the
erection. of temporary sheds, for not
only. will an unused extra baggage
| room be called into use, but the large
freight room, situated next to the bag.
gage department, will be utilized fol
handling extra baggage.
Merely Thinking.
At the Milwaukee station arrange
ments have not been definitely made
and work has not been started on the
erection Of the temporary rooms anc
sheds which may be needed to handle
the belongings Of visitors. The baggage
sheds now in use are commodious, but
it is thought that extension sheds vii
be necessary and work on their cree
tion will probably be authorized
At the St. Louis station temporary
sheds will be erected and much of thu
platform space now in use will be de
voted to handling incoming and out
going baggage. The same arrangement
will be made at the 500 line station
Gals, altho most of Grand Army So,
line traffic will be received at, tn,
Milwaukee station. a.. .,e9.5
Transfer Men Active. =:
Railroad officials are not the oni,
people confronted with the baggag,
problem Local truck, dray and bag
gage lines are already planning for tn
handling Of the increased business. an
the Grand Army committee will TAX
hand in this branch of the baggag
problem. .
According to local Grand Army mel
great trouble has always been expert
enced in encampment cities in gettin
baggage to and from hotels, boarding
houses and other stopping places Of Wis
itors. Countless complaints have bee,
registered and no satisfactory solutio
Of the problem has even been reached
It is proposed to remedy this featur
i BY bringing about an agreement anon
4 local baggage lines, and for this pun
T pose several Of the leading baggageme
Of the city will be consulted by tn
committee in an effort to hit upon
system of handling the baggage Of wiz
itors which will prove satisfactory. -
Among the suggestions which hav
been offered is that baggage firms d
vide territory and work. By assignin
certain depots to certain firms, upo
the agreement that none of the large
firms are to invade the territory of al
other, it is proposed to handle the bae
: gage with minimum difficulty. ~