The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-06
B.iNQUkT TO GOVERNOR PILLS
BURY

B.iNQUhT TO GOVERNOR PILLS
The banquet. given by St. Paul
Chamber of Commerce to Governor
Pillsbnry and the Minneapolis Board Of
Trade came off at the Metropolitan
hotel, 10 this city. on the evening of the
28th, ultimo.
About two hundred persons set down
to feast which in all its arrangements,
reelected great credit on the manage
ment of the hotel. When the guests
were seated at table. Gen. r. W..
Johnson presented the incoming Cover.
nor with the following address:
The agreeable duty devolves upon me on
the part Of the Chamber of Commerce and OF
the business men Of ST. Paul, of welcoming
you, Governor Pillsbury, and the members Of
the Minneapolis Board of Trade to our
city.
1t is our desire to express our appreciation Of
you as man, and to bring the business men of
the two cities into more intimate relations with
each other.
Gov. PillsburY, the people Of st. Paul and Of
Ramsey county. recognizes in. you man cf
ability, and what is much more rare in these
days, man OF undoubted integrity.
II am not mistaken you are the first purely
business man ever elected to the office in this
State, and the first Governor Our sister city has
furnished. In common with your fellow
citizens, and without regard to party, the pe0-J
pie Of st. Paul rejoice that the selection has
fallen upon one III whose integrity and purity
OF character all classes of our people have such
unbounded confidence.
t,enti-men Of the Board of Trade, in the
name Of the people Of st. Paul: welcome you
to our city. You here meet with the business
men Of st. Paul. 1T US put our heads to-
gether and bring about q more perfect hArmo-
ny between the two cities
Commer.e extends the hands OF friendship
to manufactures. We don't seek SO much
union by law as one Of hearts, Of interests, Of
reality. Let N not rest satisfied until the in
tsrvening space between the two cities is COW
cred with business houses and palatial resi-
dence. remember whan it was nine miles
from st. Paul TO Minneapolis it is only
four. A few more yeo1s will suffice to anni-
hilate the space and hin8 US together in one
solid compact whole.
Sooner or later this consumation must be
attained. In times Of financial de preston aud
general stagna'ion Of business, men may be.
come faint hearted, and the actual union Of
ys
sure as we are true to ourselves and each other
Minneapolis and st. Paul will become one, and
from its size and width must exercise lower.
fulinfluence over this great Northwest.
Again gentlemen, be assured of a cordial
welcome on the part of our citizens. We trust
that you will carry back with you q pleasant
recollection of our people, who are ever ready
to rejoice in the growth and prosperity OF your
beautiful city.
The lesson for US all to remember, is that the
the two cities are one in spirit, bound together
BY the lies of acommon interest and common
destiny.
When the solid portions Of the ban
quef were done Justice to and the wine
had commenced to flow freely in the
veins of the fathers OF St. Paul aud
Minneapolis and in the veins in this in
stance of their dutyful sons, the usual
number of toasts were given and re-
sponded to; but, through some mistake.
rather mistified than explained by the
daily papers Of st. Paul and Minneapolis,
the man in whose honor, nil those
worthy gentlemen had met togeaher; ;
vas not permitted to return his thanks
or say one word.
In response to regular toasss. speeches
were made by Gen. James. H. Baker
Gov. Davis, s. C. Gale Col. T. Barr, Of
the regular army; Gen. H. H. SibIey.
Mayor Merriaman Of Minneapolis Con-
gresham King and others.
To contemplative mind there Is
something sadly ludicrous in the 1owery
language of toasts, the wealth OF noble
sentiments so freely used on occasions
of this kind, to pass away with the fumes
of the wine paEtaken OF; but we do hope
that this Interchange ofiriendiy courtesy
between st. Paul and Minneapolis win
"bury the Ratchet" although we hare
deemed this hatcnet to be Ike Macbeth's
air drawn dagger and phanhsy Of
the editorial minds oil both cities.