Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-15

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pounds. .i
/, Mr.. Carpenter is confident of large and
greatly increased immigration to that region
next summer, and even now is considering pro-
posals for the transportation. from Fishers
Landing to Winnipeg, of three hundred fami-
lies Of Canadian farmers carly in March next.
All indications, he is satisfied, point unmis-
takably to the fact that III q very few short l
years the fertile valley of the Red River will be
thickly populated and one of the richest and
most prosperous communities in the North |
West.
5r.s CHAMBER OF CONCIERGE.
Roads that Need Nending--ExcessiveR Rail-
road Charges--The High School Question
THE Northern Pacific.
The regular meeting Of the Chamber yester-
day morning was attended with the usual de-
gree of interest which has long since been felt
in the proceedings Of this body.
Mr.. Ingersoll called up the subject of roads
leading from this city to Washington county
and moved that the matter be referred to the
committee on roads, with instructions to re-
port next Monday. He referred to the impor-
lance Of prompt action on the matter, and also
| to the efforts being made by Hastings to draw
to itself the trade of localities, which naturally
belongs here. and would certainly come here,
were passably good roads bither provided.
The motion was adopted and referred to the
regular standing committee on roads, with the
addition of Mr.. Ingersoll.
Gen. johnson called up the complaint of
Quinby & Hallowell made at the last meet
| ing relative to the excessive charges on sleigh
shipped by that firm to the Northern Pacific
country, the charges being one half or more
the value of the sleigh.
1 After some debate the subject was continued
in the hands of the committee to whom it was
referred last week.
Gen. Banning spoke of the previous action of
the Chamber in reference to the public schools
and referred to the committees report of their
examination of the High School building. He
regarded as the most important recommends
ton made by the committee the necessity as
urged by them, of having new public school
building. Their recommendation met with q
hearty response from all having any knowledge
of the subject. 1t was evident that the build
ing was unsafe, unhealthy and altogether un-
fit for the uses to which it is applied. Some
/ question has arisen as to the
lease, which, he stated, had three
years to run at rental of some sixteen hun
ter, the city would be out only some $500 or
4 $780, He notice. the Chamber had spent q
great deal of time in the discussion Of roads
and other comparatively unimpprtant matter.
Yet it was passing strange that but little solic-
itude has been expressed for the daily endan-
city.
Mr.. Deane explained that the committee had
been unable to get together and attend to the
matter properly. They had, however, attended
q meeting at Minneapolis, and had there visited
the public schools and gathered some interest
matter under consideration, and we rather
thought it discourteous in the Chamber to pro
! coed therein prior to action by them. The sub
ject was finally disposed of by reference to the
committee for report next week.
The President announced the appointment OF
MIR. Scribner on the committee on trsnsporta
ton in place of C. B. Newcomb, and of E. E
) Hughson in place of same gentleman on com
mittee on parks.
t Mr.. McClung offered the following resolution
WHEREAS, The annual message of the Gov
ernor, just delivered, shows that the State O.
f Minnesota has grown in twenty-seven year
from q population Of $3.50 to 7O0, 900; from a,
! assessed property valuation Of $806,473 t,
t $22100O,OOO; in railroad development from
4 ten miles in 1862 to 1900 miles in 1877; tina
0 2l615 miles have been built dnring the pas
. year, an amount largely in excess of the entir
four years preceding; that the gross earning
y of these roads the year last reported exceeded
v SIG, 600 600; that the wheat crop of the Stat
ranged from 5U,UUu,uuU 10 4U,Uuo,ooo OF busiloiu
and the cash value of the four leading cereal
. exceeded $55, 000,0 600; that the -four manufac
tured exceeded $4,000, 900 in value, and al
manufactures over $42, 900, 600; that the sale o
f | government lands were $4,000 acres, and o
: government and railroad lands over one million
. of acres-largely intended for actual occu
q pancy and cultivation; that the natural in
g crease of the State has been 24.2O5 births t
. 7, 043 deaths, 213 of which were caused by oil
. age.
And whereas this wonderful transformation
4 OF what was popularity regarded rs an lnhos
q only for the buffalo and the Indian, into rio
: and populous State, ranking first among tn
i wheat producing States Of the Union, has bee
l. largely brought about by the liberal policy Q
8 the general government IN granting lands fo
the construction of railroads, and extendin
the time for said construction during season
/ of financial embarrassment; therefore,
# RESOLVED, That in view of these rich return
/. for the bounties of the government, we thin
4 the same wise policy which dictated the gran
). of lands for the Northern Pacific Railroad Con
/. pany. should grant them the extension of tim
r. asked for the construction of their road an
e we believe that said extension of6time wi
n result in giving to the Union line of new an
q prosperous States, reaching to the Pacif
,e Ocean, and the shortest and best route betwee
h the Atlantic and Pacific and to China an
10 Japan.
I'VE respectfully ask the Congress of the Tn
ted States to grant the extension of tin
j. asked, and we call upon our representatives
3. Congress to use their best efforts to procul
# such extension matter of great interest
= the entire country.
q Resolved further, That this Cham Der ackow
Il edges the reception of the communication fro
,e the Board of Trade of Helena, Montana, askiI
L for close relations of intercourse and exchang
;. The identity of interest between Minneso
l. and Montana in opening railway commune
q tions with the Pacific States, aud their recipr
i, cal relations in matters of trade and commerc
It make it pleasure for Minnesota to extend h
It hand across the wilderness to Montana and
IL accept her tender of better acquaintance al