Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-19

Andrews and Others The S,omn,;t.ao
Work Last Night-Outline of Renorts n
be Made this NIorning-~Tsa Convent;o,
TO Resume Work at Q Il, M. at Mns,c
Hall.
Yesterday was the time designated in the
call of the st. Paul chamber Of commerce for
the meeting in this city of a convention Of
representative men to consider the subject of
''he commerce OF the great chain of lakes ex-
tending from Buffalo, N. Y, to Duluth, Mimi,
and the inland waters forming connection
herewith, and to promulgatc suggestions for
the Improvement and DEVELOPMENT of the
same. The hour was IL NJ.
Inc call met wish q hearty response as was
shown by the gathering at the Opera House at
the hour designated, delegates being in attend
ance from points in the Territory of Dakota in
the extreme Northwest section of the Union
New York in the East Ohio of the Middle
States, illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, in adj
dlt1on to the goodly number representing the
empire State Of the Northwest, Minnesota, and
It's commercial emporium the city Of st, Paul.
The gathering was, in its fullest sense. a repre-
sentative body-made up as it was from the in
1eillgence, enterprise, integrity and business
sagaclty, ana thorough acquaintance with the
subject to be considered and clearly defined
idea OF the policy tc be inaugurated to accom- n
ilsh the greatest good for the greatest num-
Der,
COMMENCING BUSINESS.
The hour of 70 having arrived and as many
of the delegates as possible having taken goats
in the Parquette, Hon. Henry NJ. Rice, with
whom the call for the convention originated,
stepped to the front OF the stage and said
Gentlemen, ] have the honor to introduce Gen.
I'll. IL. Slbley, president OF the St. Paul cham
Der Of commerce, who, on behalf of that BODY
VIII briefly explain the objects of this
gathering, and give you greeting to our city.
GEN. slBLEYs REMARKS.
In response, Gen. Sibley spoke, substantially.
as follows:
The duty has been devolved upon me, as the pres
ident of the chamber of commerce, to call the con-
yention to order, and at the time to extend to
the delegates from abroad as well as to those from
the cities in our own State, cordial welcome to
city. You have been invited by tho body represent
ing the business interests of ST. Paul to lend your aid
and influence for the accomplishment Of an object
IN which not only Minnesota but the States border
ing the great lakes and the river st. Lawrence and
the Dominion OF Canada, also are deeply Interested.
When the Inhabitants Of what is now the State Of
Minnesota and Dakota territory, numbering in all
less than six thousand souls, in 1S49 petitioned Con-
gress to establish territorial government they were
House of Representatives, who affirmed that the
country proposed to be embraced was q hyperborian
region worthless for all purposes of cultivation and
obty valuable for It's forests OF pine timber The
spouse to that display of dense ignorance is that
during the lapse Of thirty years Minnesota has passed
through the stages OF territorial existouce, been
admitted into the federal union of States and now
with population of three-qaarters of Million and
but 100000 OF the 56,00J,G00 of land within
her limits yet under cultivation, she takes the lead Of
all her sisters i'll the production of wheat, and sur
passes most of them i'll the yield of and other
cereals. IN fact, new empire in extent has been
developed, which includes northern Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Dakota territory on the west Manitoba and
other British provinces on the north, constituting the
great wheat belt Of the continent, with productive
capacity almost beyond human calculation. 1t is
destined in the near future to furnish food, not only
Tor the non-producing States, but for the teeming
population Of Western Europe.
1t is manifest that to transport to Eastern and for
egn markets, the hundreds of millions of bushels of
wheat and ether grain, and tue thousands upon thou
sands of live stock from the vast referred to-
which is tributary to tho Mississippi and the great
lakes, will tax to the utmost, not only the carrying
capacity OF the railroads built to be built but OF
all the steam and sail vessels that be furnished by
private capital and enterprise. The speedy and per-
lnanent improvement of the harbors of Duluth and
Superior, and the removal OF every obstruction to
the navigation by ocean ships from thence to the At
lantlc become therefore Of paramount national i'm
porance, and it for the purpose of proiting by
your wise counsels, and securing your active CO.
operation in some systematic effort to induce the
tional legislature at its to appropriate
sum sufficient for the speedy prosecution and COM
most directly Interested have been solicited to meet
our citizens i'll convention.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Gen. Sibley
nominated MIR. George II. Ely, OF Cleveland,
Ohio, for temporary chairman of the conven-
ton. The nomination being Endorsed, Capt.
Russell Blakeley, of st. Paul, and Hon. Richard
Chute, of Minneapolis were designated by
Gen. Sibley to conduct Mr.. Ely to his place
upon the stage. This service being performed
and Mr.. Ely introduced by Gen. Sibley,
he acknowledged the compliment in Il few
brief sentences, stating that the pliment
paid him by the selection courtesy he
presumed paid more to his location than HIM
self from the fact that it was one of the most
eastern points represented in the convention.
The first duty, he presumed, would be the ap
pointment OF committees on permanent organ
izaton of business. Would the convention in
dictate its pleasure.
Ii was suggested that the respective delega-
tons should send q list of their names to the
secretarys table. Upon this being done the
following were found to be the delegates:
DELEGATES.
Ashland, Wise Fl. Pratt, W. w. Rich.
Bayield-R. D. Pike, I. l.. Mahan.
Observation-Disclosures NJ. Cushman. John Davidson,
DR.. W. A. Bentley, Peter seins, Col. VIM. Thomp-
Thos. VanEtten Stanley Huntley, j. 4. Rea.
Buffalo-Cyrus Clark, Geo. Is. Matthews, Geo.
Sandrock, P. p Pratt, E. i. Smith, Thos. Chester,
+. w. Fiske, James u. Sawyer, John B. Griffin, S.
T. Sherman
Cleveland, ohio-aeo. H. Ely, Geo. Judson.
Chicago-Joseph Austrian.
Cook county, Minn.-Geo. R. stuntz.
Crookston-Frank Ives E. c. Davis E. II. Shaw.
Duuth-C. Fl. Graves G. ?. Bailey, L. Marvin, ".
W. Spaldng, Z. S. Hammond, A. NJ. Miller, John @.
Hunter, j. y. Culver, John Gordon, J. H. Upham, J.
d. Ensign, L. Mendenhall j. r. Carey, DR.. s. s..
Nalbank, DR.. V. Smith, S. G. McQuade, ". L. Nc
Lennon c. Markell R. Q. Mitchell, VIM. s.. Wood
BRIDGE j. d. Ray, 7. A. Olmsed, o. P. stearns, A. J.
Sawyer.
Fargo, D. TIE. B. Chambers, G. j. Keeney, E.
B. Eddy, G. W. Darling, .. W. Francis A. McHench,
8. G, Roberts.
Faribault-Gordon E. Cole.
Grand Forks, D. tt. j. Hamilton.
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