Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-18
A CITY OF CULTURE
Minneapolis Has a Great Deal
in Addition to Mills.
RICH MEN PATRONIZE ART
They Are Rapidly Making City a
Recognized Center.
RANK IN MUSIC Is HIGH
Symphony Orchestra Counted Third
Among Great Musical organiza-
lions In America.
RANK IN MUSIC Is HIGH

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tribute to his careful method that his copy
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there are In hand several letters prepared and
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.itS the custom Of years The Star feels that
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were living. It win therefore continue until the
end 10 reached the publication of this series of
has few parallels for usefulness
By WILLIAM e. CURTIS.
drad ooErespondense Of The Star and the
MINNEAPOLIS.
The Incompatible water power Of st. An
thouys Falls. together with the geographic
situation Of Minneapolis, and the enterprise
OF tn citizens. have made this city first in
Ill the world In the production OF flour:
In the production Of lumber: In the pro-
duetton Of linseed oil: in wheat receipts
from the farms: In the distribution Of
farm implements and machinery, and In
tho manufacture Of sash, doors and house
fnishings. When people talk Of Minneap-
oils the topics are usually its marvellous
growth and business development, and we
and long rows Of elevators that can en-
fold 100000 bushels Of wheat in q
single embrace. but there are other things
in Minneapolis equally interesting and
quite as we'll worth talking about.
Any visitor who passes through the
wide business streets will be impressed
with the number and size Of the book
stores, the art stores and the studios OF
the house decorators-not to mention the
Ta%to o.fO 10 10 1Ac-
plays in the show windows of the retail
shops and department stores. State street
In Chicago. Broadway and 5th avenue In
New York. nor even the Rue de la Paix
in Paris do not surpaSs the shopping dis
trict of Minneapolis In this respect, and
in the evening all the retail streets are
brilliantly Illuminated SO that they can
be seen to the best advantage. The out
lines of nearly all the retail shops are
strung with electric lights; garlands Of
electricity hang from the cornices; arches
and loops are strung across the street
and until midnight the shopping district
is as bright as day.
Rich Men Art Patrons.
The rich men Of Minneapolis. and their
name is legion. are finding new uses for
their money and are following harmless
fads by collecting rare books and bind
ings, manuscripts, missals and fine speci-
mems of the topographic art. The rivalry
has become so active that Edmund D.
Brooks, one of the best known dealers
In that sort OF art. has developed large
business. Collectors from all over the
country, even from Europe. are now COM
ing and sending to Minneapolis for good
things Mr.. Brooks is in constant COM
munication with the most critical buyers
On both continents and has done a great
deal to cultivate the taste OF Minneapolis.
He also deals in rare pictures. engrav-
ings, etchings and sketches which are of
permanent value and many Of them find
their permanent homes in this city. Mr..
Brooks has recently returned from Eng
land with a collection of the works Of
Walter Greaves, who lived with Whistler
and had great influence over him. There
will be an exhibition OF his works In
Minneapolis this fall. In addition to the
annual exhibition of the Minnesota State
Art Society, which takes places in Duluth
next May.
Minneapolis has a very active Society
far back in 1883. and has accomplished
q great deal in promoting love and
study of art by means of loan exhibit
tons and educational work. An art
school. started in 1889. now occupies
handsome rooms in the Public Library
building The working studios Of the
students are in the fourth story of
the building, adjoining the art gal
lery. we'll lighted and ventilated and
admirably suited for the purpose. The
grades The little children come on
Saturdays to learn to draw, and ad-
vanced students have the advantage of
living models. The walls of the gal
lery are usually hung with pictures
loaned by T. B. Walker, James j. Hill
and other fortunate owners. who take
a deep interest in the educational work
of the society.
Many Good Art Stores.
There arc unusually good art stores
here. and a Society OF Arts and Crafts.
which has done a great deal to en-
courage good taste in the decorative
designs. as well as to promote the
culture of the community.
The public taste is represented and
protected by an art commission, con-
stituted by legislative enactment. and
no work of art can become the prop
erty of the city by purchase. gift or
otherwise unless 1t passes the censor
ship of this commission. No statue or
monument can be erected and no pub
lie building can be erected until its
plans have been approved.
Last winter a movement was start
ed for the erection of a public gal
lery and art museum. II began at a
great dinner given by the Society of
Fine Arts to the business men Of