Daily globe., 1878-01-22
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
LENGTHY MEETING THIS MOIcNxN0

Railroad Freight Rotes--st. Paul Statistics
Correspondence With Minneapolis Board
of igration and the Paris Ex-
position---Silyer Resolution to be Con-
sidered Friday Night
The meeting of the Chamber yesterday
was attend ed by the usual number of mem
bers.
The Secretary read communication which
was ordered to be put on file from S. Part
ridge of Moorhead calling attention to the
Importance of the Red River of the North
and the vast interests involved in free and
unobstructed navigation, and calling upon
the Chamber to urge this matter upon Cong
ress and otherwise use it's influence in secur-
ing the needed appropriation.
A communication was read from the Sec
retary of the National Convention of the
United States Export Trade at Pittsburgh,
asking the appointment of delegates to repre-
sent the Chamber at their annual meeting to
be held iu that city, February 18th, 1878.
A letter from A. S. Elfelt, now in Phila-
delphia, in reference to means taken by him to
answer the numerous inquiries relative to the
resources of the Northwest, and the costs at
tending the same was read and the amount
called ordered to be forwarded.
The chair appointed Mr.. j. w. McClung,
in the place of Mr.. Wann, on the committee
on retrenchment, and w. M. Tileston in
place OF E. F.aDrake, Esq.
RAILROAD CHARGES.
letter was read from General Manager
Sargent of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co.,
in reply to the recent complaint of Messrs.
Quinby & Hallowell regarding transporta-
ton rates from this city to Fargo. Mr.. Sar-
gent asserts that only single first class rates,
and not double, as claimed by Messrs. Quin-
by & HalloweL, were charged, and denies
that rates from New York to Fargo were less
than from St. Paul to Fargo. He further
explained the reasons for the high charges
complained Of. On motion of Mr.. James
Smith, Jr., the communication was referred
to GOV. Marshall for investigation and re-
port.
IMMIGRATION.
Mr.. Banning, chairman of the committee
on immigration, called the attention of the
committee and the members of the board to
the movement now on foot to procure a large
appropriation from the Legislature with
which to send commissioners to the exhibi-
tion at Paris, and urged that this movement
nlittee on emigration heretofore appointed
by this body. He ventured to suggest that,
to his limited vision, the measure now about
to be pressed upon the Legislature, by the
parties urging the Paris plan to secure emf
grafton to this State, was assuming the form
of gigantic humbug
The Government of the United States has
made large appropriation for which all the
people are to be taxed and through which is
to be represented the strong and attractive
features of the country in that dignified, for
chile way, which must not be be-littled by
small measures or picayune efforts of any
section.
It will be the duty, and doubtless is the
purpose, of this Government Commission
among other things, to describe the geo.
graphical features of the country, it's lakes
and rivers, lines of transportation, it's min.
eral regions, the sections adapted to tropica
productions, to the cultivation of the cereals
Its manufacturing, commercial, mechanical
and the many other great features akin tc
these that so strikingly illustrates our from
rank in the march of practical developme nj
and civilization. This is right and shou lc
be done, but should be done by the nation
Now | can imagine the nations of the world
assembled at Paris and our national commits
sloners there in the performance of thei
high mission. Minnesota is there among
the rest, represented in part like all othe
sections of the country by the dignifed com
nissioners of the general government, but il
my opinion to have Minnesota set up fo
herself in this assemblage would be to SO pu
herself outside of the common position
which she should occupy with the rest as t.
make herself simply ridiculous
You might as we'll send to the soap factor,
on Eagle street and buy a half dozen long
lean, yellow, greasy, tallow dips and ligh
them up to illuminate the earth when th
sun was blazing at MONDAY. Ills nonsense
Gentlemen, will not say as others do tina
this is a ''job,' but I do say that it is mis-
take and a blunder.
Again, the people that will go to the Pari
exposition, in the main, will be sight-seers
travelling amusement hunters, people of larg
wealth and elegant leisure, and not th
sources from which to draw emigrants to bu
and cultivate our lands, build ou
railroads, increase our manufactures
aid our commerce or stimulate ou
development. What we want is t
draw from Europe and other sections Of thi
country directly from the basis of immigra
ton. These are the bees to be tempted b
our fruits end flowers. They will not be foun
at Paris, and l say to you gentlemen, tina
this State cannot afford the expensive luxur
some are SO insiduously, plausibly urgine
Our taxation for state purposes alone is no1
over eleven hundred thousand dollars pe
annum, and it is cruel to add to the burthe
by an act of folly like this. I cannot be
lieve that the Legislature coming here as
hope imbued with the spirit of economy, re
trenchment and reform, will give one mo
ment of consideration to a measure so pre-
posterous.
ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL.
Mr. W. B. Dean submitted the following
report. which was made the first specia
order for Monday next:
The undersigned committee to which was re
terred the subject of city High school buildin
beg to report that we met with the committe
OF the School Board, to which was recently re
ferred the Lindeke case. We learned from tha
committee that the question submitted to u
was already engaging the serious and favorabl
attention of the Board. The lease existing bt
nov, occupied as a high school, which does nc
expire until the spring of 1881, embarrasses th
action OF the Board, and may defeat any al
tempt at this time to secure favorable actor
The lease was made III the spring Of 1876 upo
what was then considered very favorable terms
both parties consenting in good faith. You
committee are unable to see that the city ca
do otherwise than honorably abide by it's agree
ment. The members of the Board seemed yer
uncertain whether public opinion would su.
tain them in any positive action looking towar
the Immediate erection of high school buile
ing in advance of the expiration of the leas
now in force.
Your committee however, are of the opinio
that the requirements of our school populatio
are imperative and urgent, and that in meetin
them there should be no delay. Two years wi
probably be consumed in the selection of
location and erecting building, SO that if a,