Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-19

doors to Messrs. Lautenschlager, and Rapp and
his wife like Paul would remain at their post.
The only pardon they desire, is an acquittal of
the crime laid to their charge by verdict of
their peers.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Brief Session Yesterday MOrning-Col
Hewitts Remarks on Immigration-Gen
Johnson's Resolutions Relating to Immi-
grafton.
On motion, Mr.. Banning's resolutions,
relating to river improvement, were ordered
sent to our Senator and members of Con-
gress.
A communication was read from Mrs.
Charlotte Smith, publisher of the St. Louis
Inland 4Nagagilse, relative to publishing
statistics Of St. Paul. 1t was referred to the
committee Oh statistics.
Col. Hewitt said that the communication
from St. Louis proposed to write up Mime
sofa in monthly periodical, copy of
which is sent to this Chamber to-day. I
find on its title page an elegantly engraved
pyramid of all the Western States except
Minnesota. The editor succeeded in omit
ting the State which it is proposed to write
up. But while that monthly publication
may not be the best medium in which to
advertise our State, he said that was a
region of country in which the right sort of
newspaper work would pay us WE'LL Last
fall and winter-the past six months
should have been well used in advertising
Minnesota. The Legislature waited until
the last week of it's session to DO that which
should have been done the first week.
and then they only named the meagre sum
of five thousand dollars. It should have
named ten or twenty thousand dollars upon
conditions that our dozen railroads would
add as much more to organize and carry out
an efficient work. They expended no dollars
that are as certain to pay as those devoted
to the judicious use of printers ink. es-
pecially at this time. We all know that i'm
migration starts to the southwestern States
two months earlier than it does to Mime
sofa, because Of false impressions as to our
climate. There is nothing in which there is
so much persistent Misrepresentation
as this. 1t is about the only
thing that can be urged against
us and they are greatly aided by the map of
the United States, which gives to the casual
observer an idea that Minnesota is at the
jumping off place, when the map of the CON
tinent shows Minnesota in the centre, and
gives an idea of the vast wheat region west
of us. If our climate was properly under
stood, the immigration work would be less
difficult. Five thousand dollars, however,
were voted by the Legislature, and he pro-
posed that it be used west of the Mississippi
river.
He said that the proper use of that five
thousand dollars within the next sixty days,
i'll judicious newspaper work in five States,
would be worth more than million
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas and
California. Thousands now misled into
these fever ridden localities would turn to
Minnesota while they had money enough
left to get here, and we would thus get
about the only immigration that they have,
worth working for. They only need to be
told the facts as to our climate. our health,
our crops, our rich lands, our railroads and
the character of the people now filling up
Minnesota. We are all too careless about
immigration. Their railroads expend i'm
mense amounts and actually invite immi
grants to free passage to their lands. Let US
do one quarter as much and its value to our
State no man can estimate.
On motion, Mr.. j. w. McClung was added
to the committee Oh parks.
Gen. r. W. johnson submitted the follow
ing resolution, which, after discussion, was
adopted:
WHEREAS, The Legislature has appropriated
the sum Of $4,000 to promote and encourage
immigration, which sum is to be placed in the
hands of board of directors, two from each
congressional district, appointed by the Govern
or. who is to be president of the board; and
WHEREAS, The governor now being ready to
make a selection and to appoint said board of
directors to commence operations under the
law; therefore, be it
Resolped, By this Chamber. that the commit
tee on immigration be requested to inquire in
to the expediency of charging the field of oper-
atlons by seeking the cooperation of the St.
St. Paul Pacific, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
Southern MINES ia and Winona l. ST. Peter
railroad companies, with the understanding and
agreement that each of said roads appropriate
the sum of 81. 900, which, with the State appro-
priation, forms a joint immigration fund of
$1,000; the Governor to appoint one repre-
sentative from each of the above roads as a
member of the board of directors, and the fund
to be dibursed for the Joint benefit of the State
and said railroads.
Resolped, That it shall be the duty of the
committee, if they shall deem the project
feasible and expedient, to act upon it imme-
dlately after the adjournment of this Chamber
to proceed at once to interview the officers of
the above named roads, Tor as many of them
as may be accessible), and to report the result
of said interviews to the Governor at period
not later than Tuesday, the 10Th inst, that he
may be guided by their action in making his
appointments.