Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-13
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Fargo Sends Greetipg-Repudiation Con-
sidered-The Sidewalk Question.

Fargo Sends Observation-Disclosures Con-
sidered-The Sidewalk Question.
At the meeting of the chamber of commerce,
yesterday, a communication was received
from the Fargo chamber of commerce enclosing
the following resolution:
ReSoIued, That the chamber of commerce of
Fargo sends greeting to the st. Paul chamber
of commerce. and, by this resolution, would
notify that honorable body that the chamber
of commerce of Fargo is organized for the
same purposes that they are. and that any
courtesies will be cordially reciprocated.
The secretary was instructed to acknowledge
the receipt of the resolution and extend assur-
ances of cooperation.
Mr.. Lee sent up to the presidents desk, and
asked to have read an article from the New York
Independent. denouncing Minnesota in strong
terms for repudiaing the railroad bonds of
1858.
Gen. johnson thought no such abuse of Min
nesota should be allowed to be read in the
chamber.
Mr. McClung said the Independent admitted
that it sold its editorial columns. and presum-
ed it was paid for. but he moved the reference
of the article to Capt. Blakeley and Mr.. Lee,
the chairmen of the State committees of the
two great parties, with instructions to present
the matter at their respective State conventions
SUOu W Uc uclOs
Mr.. Lee said the Democratic party was not
the party of reputation and hence it was
not nessary to bring it up in the Democratic
convention.
Capt Blakely thought the matter political
and improper in chambers. He moved to lay
McClung's motion on the table,
James Smith. Jr., and w. P. Murray both
advocated MIR. McClung's notion The mo-
tion to lay it on the table was defeated and
Mr.. McClungs motion adopted.
SIDEWALKS.
Dr. Day read report on sidewalk and street
paving in st. Paul, in which he recommended
brick with stone curbs for sidewalks. but pre-
ferred wood on account of its chcapness. For
streets he recommended macadam of local
stone, faced with trap granite The report
concluded with general denunciation of pat
ent pavings and a suggestion that, while cities
should let the patents alone, anybody interested
should be at liberty to test the patented arti-
cles to his own satisfaction, if he would spend
his own and not public money in the test.
Mr.. Mcclure, who formerly called the atten-
tion of the chamber to the Providence COM
pressed asphalt paving blocks, on permission
granted, read an extract from an English work
on paying, strongly recommending asphalt
combinations, and also addressed the chamber
at some length. urging that st. Paul men
should engage in the manufacture of the
compressed asphalt blocks. In the course of
his remarks, he stated that sidewalks could be
laid of asphalt blocks for $1.25 per square
yard, and streets could be paved with the
heavier blocks for $1.75.
DR.. Day, after stating that he was not aware
when he read his report that any patent paving
agent was present, proceeded TO give his opin-
ions adverse to the use of asphaltum or combi-
nations with it for paving. He also expressed
his surprise. his amazement, that any one
should have made such statements as Mr.. Nc
Clure had made, without cor1ob borating them
with other proof or authority.
And then the chamber adjourned.