River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-31
SELF.PROTECTION.
A Minnesota Movement to Secure a Ne
Lake Outlet

Minnesota Movement to Secure a New
Lake Outlet.
Pursuant to the call of the st. Paul
Chamber of Commerce, the State conven-
ton assembled Tuesday, July 22d, at the
capitol to devise or suggest State sys-
tenn of railway communication depend
ent upon natural water ways.
III. M. Rice was chosen president and
VIM. Petit and Mr. Mendenhall secreta-
ries. The following delegates were found
to be present.
Taylors Falls--George w. Seymour,
Col. j. r. Owens.
Pine Clty-W. II. Grant.
Sault Ste Mane-Henry W. seymour,
Chauncey Montgomery.
Minneapolis-W d. Washburn, j. c.
Whitney, Fl. G. o. Morrison, ID. Morii-
son, w. w. Folwell, VIM. Petit, Leandel
Gorton, j. A. Donaldson, ]. n. Cross
Richard Chute, V. G Hush.
Shakopee--C. j. Strunk:
Superior City, Wis.,. w. Yates
James Borden, G. w Perry.
st. Croix Falls, Wis.-Wm. NJ. Bland.
ing.
Duluth-Judge o. P. Stearns, DIR. V
Smith, L. Mendenhall, G. p. Bailey, r
S. Munger, DR.. |. L. Maham, VIM. S
Woodbridge, r.. c. Mitchell.
Fond du Lac-B. Z. Chambers.
Faribault-Gordon E. Cole, 4 w. Nc
Kinstry, Lafayette Emmett, II. w. Bing
ham.
Thompson-A. X. Loveioy.
st. Paul-H. NJ. Rice, II. II. Sibley, J
w. McClung, w. L. Banning, A. S. Ell
felt, ]. NJ. Gilman, james Smith, Jr., G
Gotzian, ID w Ingersoll, r. W. johnson
John Summers, Alex. Ramsey, E. F
Drake, j. j. Hill, II. A. Castle, II. p
Hall, f. Driscoll.
Red Lake Falls-H. f. Latiette
A committee Of ten was appointed al
follows to map out programme for &C
| tion:
ST Paul-W. L. Banning, chairman
Ii. II. Sibley.
Minneapolis-W. d. Washburn.
Duluth-O P. Stearns.
Faribault-G. L. Cole.
Stillwater-D. NJ. Sabin.
Taylors Falls-L. w. Folsom,
Sault Ste Marle-Chauncy Montgom
| cry.
Falls of st. Croix-W. L. Blanding.
Red Wing-L. f. Hubbard.
The idea was very generally expressed
! that, it was necessary to secure another
/ outlet to the lakes as the Duluth route
was now owned by parties interested il
! the Lake Michigan route. The commit
+ tee of ten submitted Il very lengthy re
/ port concluding with the following:
I ReSotUed, That committee composed of tif
| teen citizens representing the different por
! tons of the State be appointed by the presi
1 dent OF this convention, OF which the presldcn
snail be the chairman, TO correspond with The
corporation or corporations engaged in tht
construction of railway from Montrea
| through Canada TO the Sault Ste Marie, anC
with the Michigan land grant companies from
/ the Saut Ste Marie along the south shore o
/ Lake Superior to the mouth of Montreal river
| aud with the Northern Pacific railroad com
/ pany with view to secure through raj
/ line from the central portion of this State Il
| Montreal, at the earliest practicable period
and that the said committee fake the neces
/ sary steps 10 combine all the interes in thi
! State in the building of such railway to thu
most direct point of intersection with The
! aforesaid through line.
The following resolution offered by
Mr.. Banning was debated and referred t.
! the committee of ten after which the con
vention adjourned;
Resolved That the State should conform BY
| legislation and the people, if necessary by al
amendment TO the constitution of the State
/ the right of the shipper to select his route Il
market, over any railroad line in the State, Il
/ equal and reasonable rates, and that this poll
| cy established by law and firmly applied anC
/ adhered to, will aid rather than retard the con
/ struction of our much needed roads. AnC
/ while it will give liberal and just compensa
| ton to he roads, will save many millions an
nually to the people by enabling them to sc
/ lect their shortest and best route to market
and thus remove the danger and harsh rail
/ road exactions that threaten the prosperity o
| the State by carrying its productions from 20
to 800 hundred miles out of its natural way t
market