Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03

Col. He,citt SJaies q Brick at the Park. Mr..
FafrchilG and the Taco Ctty.
To the Editor Of the Globe.
Some might think the GLOBE, and Mr.. Fairchild
in the GLOBE, billed over this morning. did not
think so. They clearly showed that Minneapo-
lis beat st. Paul in two contests yesterday. One
in locating the Lake Park, the other in having
the most three card monte men. Now, what
ever bad faith there may have been on the part
OF individuals l can see wrong on the part
of Minneapolis. St. Paul and that place are at
war, and "all is fair In war;" We will witness
many a contest quite as unsavory a nd even less
profitable it we try to make two great big cities
out of pair of cross-road towns within two
and half miles of each other. Minneapolis
seems to have out-bid or out-tricked us in this
park business, but we have the satisfaction of
having made them pay we'll for all they got,
just as they have recently made st. Paul pay
Of civilities that is only beginning and
that will be an endless chain
willie We are separate. The man who comes to
erect a rat trap factory, rolling mill or rail
road in either place, seeing we have each 9TH
er by the ears, has only to make each raise the
good, pure man the other day, that separate
neither could ever amount to much. He
replied, II believe that's so, but if we can't
id if Minneapolis shall.'' Something of
the christian temper of the deacons when CLAY
and jackson ran for president. Then, as now,
the triumph OF either party would ruin the
country. The morning after election the
jackson deacon sent his son over to tell the
Clay deacon that Jackson was elected. The
deacon replied. go home and tell your father
that can live as long in hell as he cam With
these towns it's only question of endurance
and-bonds!
Cutting threats is a poor business when we
tn A Of O. oh
butting each others head for the amusement Of
Chicago Milwaukee and the great railroads in
their inter est. Oxen crossing bridge pulling
harder against each other than at the load.
MIR. F. wishes / could invent ma
chine to squeeze these places closer
vented, constructed and, unfortunately
for us, it is at work. It is "a powerful machine,
with long arms and wonderful capacity at sur
rounding, cutting off, crushing out, running
through and over places. A big thing is that
machine. They call it "Chicago!'
came through Mendoza last night It seemed
great railroad center. Train after train rush
ed in from all directions, stopped, backed,
switched, changed cars, shrieked. smoked,
snorted and - sped away without leaving Is
cents in the town! I thought of what night
happen if our towns continue this suicidal
the other the tail, while the third (Chicago)
milks the COW. Divided, split up, every real
interest neglected or sacrificed, we amount to
pair of small fish easily swallowed, while
united We could soon become whale. Our
united numbers and advantages would give us
strength for the work that is at hand and
daily draw to us men seeking homes, business,
Investments in city that promised a sure
future, instead Of small rival towns, each
threatening to dry up the other. We are most
shametully cheapening ourselves and our
matchless advantages. If 1 did not own a
dollar of property within thousand miles Of
either place, would be noisier than am for
this union. Casting aside all other reasons, I
assert without apprehension of mistake, that
every man in my business in these ten miles
would then make ten dollars easier than he
will make one divided as we are. Every citizen
of either place can understand how this fact
would benefit him, his business and his prop
erty. GIRARr HEwIrr.