Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-26
CHAMBERs OF co11arERcE.
Sending Delegates to New Orleans-Ths
Boom Protect


At the chamber of commerce yesterday morn
ing, President Sibley stated that he had called
upon the Governor and urged the appointment
OF committee of four to attend the river con-
yention at New Orleans Dec. 8. This led to
considerable talk relative to the Importance of
having the chamber especially represented,
which eliminated in the appointment of the
following committee to go to New Orleans: ].
ii. Davidson, w. l.. Banning H.A Castle H.
T. Hall, f. Driscoll.
The question of establishing BIO ON at st.
Paul brought out wide range of thought.
There was a general remark that st. Paul did
not take as much interest in the matter as
Minneapolis. Gen. sauborn explained this by
saying that st. Paul did not own much pine
land, while Minneapolis owned a great deal.
The land bad been stolen from the United
States and from the State until there was
little left for st. Paul. He hoped there
was not perjury and iniquity enough in st.
Paul to have obtained these lands in the way
would be greatly benefited by the boom, and
hoped it would be encouraged but he men,
toned this as an apology for the seeming apathy
of st. Paul.
A large number of speeches followed, and
James Smith, Jr.. said there was large
amount of lumber still in the hands of the
State. Mr. McCaine thought the St. Paul boom
would be at the mercy of the Minneapolis
boom, and would not get logs promptly. It
was also stated that several
mills were ready to locate
re as soon as the boom secured. With
out any action other than urging our citizens
to attend the boom meeting at Minneapolis at
lo A. III. to-day, the board adjourned.
Robbed of the Contents of His Pocket Book
Another warning against the unwise practice
of parties sleeping in common boarding houses
and hotels with strangers, comes from the
experience of George Little. He had been to
work on the Hastings and Dakota railroad and
after being paid off he came to st. Paul Sunday
evening. Listening to the persuasive elo-
quence of one of those public nuisances which
disgrace our city and infest our depots-a run
ner,' he made his domicil at thee Green Tree"
Being early riser he was up betimes, and
being cautious and careful soul, he withdrew
his pocket book from it's hiding
place under his pillow and
placed it where he could see it while per-
forming his customary additions. Having per-
formed the act which the scriptural axiom
cleanliness next to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., he left
the room in search of comfort for the inner
man, but finding occasion to consult his pOck-
et-book he vainly searched his pockets for that
very desirable article, and was amazed to find
1t non est. He hurried back to his room, and
there to bis Joy he found the searched for arti-
Gle, but on opening it, alas for the uncertainty
OF all human hopes, he found his hitherto
plethoric purse as fiat as shotten herring
as void as spawned smelt, his hard learned 1854
were gone. He at once repaired to police
headquarters and narrated his troubl Bresett
was put on the trail. He found that Little's
room and he'd mate was one Edward Honnahan,
who had been sponging on the generosity of a
boarder on the strength of supposed remit
lance that he was expecting every day. This
gentleman had departed Immediately upon
Littles leaving the room. Inquiries led to the
belief that he had gone to the suburban adjunct
OF the city. and thitherward Bresett betook
himself and while Hoy was hunting Olson in
st. Paul, Bresett was searching for Honnahan
in Minneapolis and with the like result-he re-
| turned without his man.