Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-12

terdav afternoon in the Governors room at
commission there were present James Smith,
Jr., of the st. Paul & Duluth railroad, Her
man Trott, of the St. Paul & Pacific railroad,
E. J. Hodgson, and several other citizens
who were invited by the board to take part
in any discussion that might arise, or give
any suggestions which might present them
selves to their minds.
The meeting was called to order by Gov.
Pillsbusy, and the roll called by the secre-
tary, when Mess1s. Knight, Huntington,
Peterson and Won Bombach answered to
their names. A communication was tsen
read from John K. Brown, stating that ne
could not attend the meeting, as ne desired
to do on behalf of the Southern Minnesota
railroad company. Another from the Mer-
chants Lithograpbing company, with estl-
mates for $4,000 copies of their new town
ship and railroad map Of the State.
Printed in plain ink, with land Offices
colored, $23.18 per 1000. Coloring the
maps in four colors, $14.80 per 1000:
From E. P. Scribner, New Richmond,
Wis., asking information about land, home
steads and tree claims.
Mr.. Bond then read letter which he had
sent to the managers of the different railroad
companies respecting reduction of fares.
Mr.. Bond explained that the tree culture
law and homestead law were fully given IN
the pamphlet. MI. H. Trott, of the st.
Panl & Pacific, agreed with Mr.. Smith in all
material points He not able to accept
the offer of the secretary to tax page OF the
pamphlet; he was under orders OF three
trustees, two of whom We're absent from
town. He thought that articles In the news
paper unions was of much more value than
d pamphlet. Our immigrants, he said, are
mostly from neighboring States-the best
kind of men, the men we want, and the
newspaper union was thu means of reaching
these people. He did not wish to influence
against publishing the pamphlet, but he only
wanted to suggest that his experience was
the short articles in the newspaper union
were of great value in reaching tho people
whom they wished to reach.
RAILROAD PARTICIPATION.
MIR. James Smith appeared for the st.
Paul & Duluth road in answer to the socre-
tary's application for advertising in the
pamphlet, the companies to pay one cent
Der COPY tor all issued He said he was
hardly in position to speak for the COM
pany, but he thought money spent upon
advertising the Lake route was the best
thing to be done. He did not think
pamphlet would be of any use in trying to
bring people here. He believed more in
short, pithy articles in the papers, and the
publication of homestead and tree claim
laws. He did not think the company would
advertise in the pamphlet he thought the
company could spend their money to much
greater advantage. They propose to expend
concidorahla amOnnt fO advertise the
steamboat route, but they intend to
spend the money in the Newspaper
Union rather than in q pamphlet
Governor Pillsbury said that the board
we're very DESTROYS to receive the opinions of
experienced gentlemen like MIR. Trott.
Mr. Knight rose to explain that the board
intended to advertise largely in the News
paper Union, but that could not supply all
the information necessary, and that would
be the object of the pamphlet He was
afraid their little means would not admit Of
doing both, if the railroad people did not
help.
Mr.. Smith could see the necessity of a
pamphlet of information, but it should only
supply the information really necessary. He
directed the attention Of the board to the tim
Der region, which had always been neglected.
in pamphlets. He thought trip through
Importance. Such things SHOULD be in the
pamphlet.
Mr.. Trott did not wish to be understood
to speak against the pamphlet altogether.
he thought it was necessary to have con-
densed mass of information to the immi-
grant. If other railroads would join in sup
port of the pamphlet, his railroad would not
be behind; but he found the other roads
hang back. He found in his experience i'm
migrants arrived here with pamphlets they
received five years ago. The pamphlet for
reference and good solid reading was all
right, but the newspaper articles were the
best to reach the great masses.
Mr.. Smith suggested that the roads pur-
chase as many of the pamphlets as
they could for circulation. He could not
say how many his railroad would take.
Gov. Pillsbury stated that there was an
offer to print $4,000 pamphlets for $500.
That was about the extent they intend to
spend on it.
COST OF THE PAMPHLETS.
Mr.. Bond explained that there was mis-
take in the cost of the pamphlet. Mr.. Han
sens offer to supply pamphlet of Is pages
fer $500, for $4,000 copies, was made on con-
dition of his being elected clerk. It was
now found that $4,000 copies would cost
$4,000. He, the secretary, had made q
proposition to railroad companies, Offering
them page for advertising. at the rate of
one cent copy, that is, $500 for the $4,000
edition, Ind, in addition, he would supply
each company accepting this offer with from
one to five thousand copies, free, and give
them the privilege of from one to five pages,
to write up their lands and routes. He
stated that the St, Paul & Sioux City and
the Northern Pacific had accepted the offer.
Mr.. Huntington said that the pamphlet
would be incomplete without embodying the
methods of the railroads in selling land, SC.
He hoped the railroad men would help, for
it was evident the $4,000 would go but a
little way in paying the expenses of adyer-
Using and the pamphlet.
NEWSPAPER UNION OFFER.
The secretary stated that he had applied
to the Newspaper Union, as directed by the
board, for estimates, and he had received q
reply setting forth the cost both for standing
advertisements and reading matter, which he
read
OTHER SUGGESTIONS.
MIR. Huntington said that every country
editor had from fifty to seventy subscribers
outside the State, and he proposed that they
be asked to furnish the names for the secre-
tary to. send them the pamphlet.
James B. Powers, land commissioner of
the Northern Pacific road, spoke at some
considerable length upon the distribution of
pamphlets; he thought there shou d be some
method used, and pamphlets sent only to
those who want them; and it would be a
good thing to do as his company does-keep
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