Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-23
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
Fort Smelling Bridge-The Crops-Bad Re-
ports Exaggerated.

Fort Smelling Bridge-The Crops-Bad Re
ports Exaggerated.
The usual weekly meeting of the chamber
Of commerce yesterday morning was not
attended very largely. In the absence of the
president, Mr.. VIM. Lee, vice president, oc
cupied the chair.
Mr.. j. B. Tarbox sent in his resignation as
a director, which was referred to the COM
mittee on nominations.
THE FORT SMELLING BRIDGE
came before the cham Der under report pre-
sented by Mr.. John M. Gilman, from the
chambers committee of conference with the
bridge commission. The result arrived at
by the conferrees was the same as that
already furnished by the GLOBE, and to the
following effect: If the location of the
bridge now contemplated by the local engi-
neer and commission ispermitted by the sec
rotary of war, it was believed it would be i'm
possible-from the nature of the approaches
TO make the bridge available for railroad
purposes as we'll as for a highway bridge. In
the event of site higher up the river being
determined upon, it was believed the double
services of the bridge might be better accom-
plisbed, while the engineer was of the opin-
ion that two bridges-each being accorded
it's separate track-could be constructed for
little more than the cost of one combinin.
railroad and highway accomm odAtions. The
sum total of the report was that q double
track bridge would probably not be erected.
THE ST. LOUIS ExoURsIoNIsTs.
The thanks of the chamber we're, on mo-
ton, rendered to Gen. r. w. Johnson and
Mr.. D. w. Ingersol for their praiseworthy
efforts last week for the entertainment of
the st. Louis excursionists while in the city.
AN ADJOURNMENT DURING THE HEATED TERM
was discussed under motion by Mr.. w. L.
Banning for the chamber to adjourn until
the first Monday in September. The reso-
luton was opposed by Messrs. McClung,
Hewitt and lngersoll on the joint grounds
that the hot stage of the summer had al
ready passed, that heightened adjournment
had tendency to Cause disorg anization,
and that several matters of importance were
likely to come before the chamber in the
near future. The resolution was tab,ed.
AN IMMIGRATION PROPOSITION
was submitted by Mr.. F. Driscoll from the
publisher of the Nelo Northeast, monthly
journal issued in Philadelphia, the manage
ment of which offered for $500 to print and
circulate $4,000 copies of that serial, with
one page exclusively devoted to Minnesota,
the proposition being to distribute the paper
at the various State and county fairs during
next autumn. On motion, Mr.. Driscoll, Mr..
Pascal Smith and Gen. j. w. Bishop were
appointed committee to lay the matter be-
fore the State board of immigration.
CROP REPORTS.
Mr.. G. j. Hodgsol directed attention to the
unfavorable rumors current respecting the
crops in the State now about to be har-
vested. For his part, he had Just
returned from a visit to the western and
northwestern porto. of the State, and
could affirm from positive personal observa.
ton that the crops in those regions were in
q nest excellent condition. The opinion
was entertained that these reports deroga-
tory to the growing wheat had been set going
with the deliberate intention of influencing
that cereal. and, whatever their object, th.il
falsity should be at once demonstrated.
MIR. Banning suggested that, if the rumors
had the effect of raj sing the price of wheat
it would rebound to the benefit of the farm
ers.
Gen. Sanborn, speaking of the crops il
the southern portion of the State, said that
some fields in those districts would be strick
en- badly, while others would be more thar
bountiful. 1t would seem as if this yea
was one of those wherein failures and sue
cesses were equally divided.
Mr.. M ;Olun1 thought the unfavorabl
crop reports ought to be corrected, ans
moved that the committee on statistics b,
instructed to collect the reliablefatts regard
ing the matter and furnish them to the as
ISOLATED press. -
The motion having prevailed, the chambe
adjourned.