Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-16
CHAMBER or COMMERCE..

riminations-Shall the Fort Smelling
Bridge be Rail and Wagon Combined.
Gen, Sibley presided yesterday morning over |
quite respectable Number of members in at
tendance upon the regular weekly session of |
the chamber of commerce.
Communications were received from the |
Montana board of trade relating to the indus |
tries of that territory, and from the United
States board of trade Of New York, regarding |
t.,e new bankrupt law.
Mr. Thomas Dowse presented the chamber |
with maps of that portion of the Canadian
territory through which the Canadian Pacific
railroad Will pass, together with plans, profles,
etc. of the road. The thanks of the chamber
FOR this seasonable gift rendered to the
donor. on motion OF Colonel Hewitt.
Major Dawson handed in his resignation a
director of the chamber On motion of Capt.
Blakely, the resignation not accepted, but
the mayor excused attendance.
1t then appeared that the resignation of Gen.
George l.. Becker a member of the chamber
had been rendered some time ago, and as that
gentleman had ceased to attend, the chair
thought Mr.. Becker had concluded his resigna-
ton had been accepted. Referred to the COM
mittce nominations.
A ST. LOUIS EXCURSION.
The chair submitted the following:
MINNEAPoLis, July IL, 1878.
Glen. H. H. Sibley President Chamber of Conn
merce St. Paul.
fected for an excursion of the business and
representative men of the city of st. Louis to
this State the coming week.
1t is proposed that the party, about fifty IN
number shall pass one day in st. Paul. The
party will arrive the evening of the 18th
(Tuesday) and will remain in the State until
the Sunday evening following
Will it be agreeable for friends in st.
Paul to take charge of the party for day,
and what day would be preferred, if either?
n paelv will oII tru1v
w. d. WAsHBURN,
Pres't Board Trade of Minneapolis.
MIR. VIM. Lee moved it's reference to the
common council, which was amended by Gen.
Bishops moving it's reference to special COM
mittee of five, with power to act. The
amendment having prevailed, great
difficulty experienced by the chair
in filling the ranks of the committee in
consequence of the appointees declining
for various reasons. Finally. Gen. r. w. john
son. Capt. Barney and D. W. Ingersoll were
secured, who were empowered to add tw o
others to their number, and were given power
to act
CROP REPORTS.
In reply to question from Mr. j. w. Nc
Chung, Mr.. f. Drscoll said that he had com
municated with the agent of the associated
press, regretting the transmission as press re-
ports, of the crop and other statistics of the
State, and that officer had replied he would
the association, which would occur soon.
RAILROAD DISCRIMINATION.
Mr. j. w. McClung said reports of railroad
freight determinations against st. Paul had
come within his knowledge, and he, therefore
offered the following, which he moved be refer
red to the transportation committee with Mr.
Banning added thereto:
ReSOlUed, That the committee on transport
tation be directed to inquire and report wheth
Do, &c al tlno, Il ~ tb<
matter of freight she is entitled to under the
law, and, if not, what measures are necessary tc
secure such advantages.
This brought Gen. Bishop to his feet who
emphatcally maintained that, far as the st
Paul u Sioux City railroad concerned III
such discrimination existed. On the contrary
wheat was transported to this city by the st
Paul q Sioux City road at and half cent
per bushel less than to Minneapolis. ZAP
plause.)
ton OF making charge that Discrimination
existed, MIR. Banning said he would have moth
ing to do with the matter until the Legislature
had defined the rates, as they had the power tt
do under recent decision of the United State
supreme court The st. Paul 81 Sioux CIT,
road had been constructed by means of i'm
mense land grant, and the people had RICH
to expect from it the fairest dealing.
Again Gen. Bishop arose, and said the lane
grant of the st. Paul u Sioux City road, whe1
long gone begging and was valueless unit
the road opened it up to civilization. AS t
.Jhe road in question, it had always favored ST
Paul as its terminal point.
Alter some further remarks from Mr.. Bar
ming the whole matter tabled, on motto
Of Mr.. James Smith, Jr.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS,
In the form of President Wright and Others G
the Northern Pacific railroad were announce
as i'll the city by Mr.. Ingersoll, who suggeste
that citizens should confer with them relaty
to railroad projects.
FORT SMELLING BRIDGE.
Col. Allen delivered one of the most sensibl
speeches the chamber has listened
for some time. the Fort Snellir
bridge being the topic. He claimed that IL
structure should be utilized as a railroad ;
well as wagon bridge. Some lawyers had sal
that, as the act merely specified Il WACO
bridge, it could not be used as a ralroa
bridge also. Other lawyers held an adver,
opinion. If Il man could purchase two horse
equally good, for the price of one, he wou]
certainly buy the two, even if he had to wa
to utilize the second horse He held that
railroad would assuredly be built on the we
side OF the Mississippi, and other railrof
projects We're on foot which would gladly ava
themselves of the structure, and the roat
would thus have their terminus in st. Pau
The speaker maintained that not ne
sufficient investigation had been had in Il
premises. Only engineer had bee
employed while the skill of experienced brid
builders and contractors had been entirely i
nored. He believed the bridge would be -four
to cost less than the appropriations alreat
voted for it, even if it were of the doub
character he advocated (Applause.)
The result of the colonels spirited addre
was the appointment of committee of confe
ence with the bridge commissioners, consistil
of Messrs. Johu nj. Gilman, James Smith j
c. ID. Gilfillan and A. Allen.
The chamber then ad ourned.