Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-22
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..


The Subject of Another Park Proposed
Standing Committees for the Ensuing
Year-Sidewslks, the sluiceway, ETC., Dis
cussed.
Chamber of Commerce yesterday morning,
Gen. Fl. 81. Sibley, in brief and eloquent adj
dress, returned his thanks for the honor of a
reelection as president of the chamber for the
ensuing year. The honor was unsolicited, and
in accepting it he could only promise to per-
form the duties of the Office to the best of his
abilities.
was read, urging upon the attention of the
chamber the desirability of the city purchasing
the beautiful homestead of Hon. Edmund
Rice, containing thirty-four acres, for a
public park. After briefly setting forth
the reasons why the purchase should be made,
Mr.. Metcalf concludes as follows:
lis any argument necessary to bring this
clearly and sharply before the chamber? /
fear to trespass upon the time of business men,
but cannot forbear calling your attention to
the march of events. Here is park with
roads, trees. walks, and what no other park
has, a purling crystal brook meandering
losing itself in miniature lake, such as New
York expended untold sums to create an equal
to. ALI this is surrounded now by the wives
and children of men who with muscle and
Drawn are doing as much as any of US to send
a healthful tide of prosperity through our bust
ness arteries, and who yet have no time or
talent for urging leaders of great enterprises to
provide these blessings to the operatives of a
great city.
Here, too, is park already approached by
street cars to its very entrance-connected
thoroughly, completely and inexpensively with
all parts of the city. Did city ever risk the
loss of so much, and no man rise to protest
against it? have not much hope of creating
or finding supporters. 1 know the stubborn,
unreasoning, indiscriminate prejudice exist
ing in the minds of many we'll meaning men
towards propositions of this kind, but 1 avail
myself of my privilege as citizen; of my
rights of taxpayer and head of a family; of
my wisdom and forethought, which will not
affect to have poor opinion of; of vanity to
make record which l have in common with
all men; and OF my tender sympathy for the
children of the poor and lowly, to protest
against such inertness, such inethciency as
would be proven u..on us, in my judgment, if
this is laid upon the table, and no earnest en-
deavor made to seize this most brilliant prize,
which Is just about to pass beyond our reach. "
Several directors expressed warm approval
of the project, and the communication was re-
ferred to the committee on parks, with the in
struction to report next Monday morning.
The president announced the following stand
ing committees for the ensuing year, viz:
Executive-H. 81. Sibley, ex-of6cio; W. L..
Banning, H. P. Hall, E. j. Hodgson, G. O..
Andrews, VIM. Lee, f. B. Clarke.
Statistics and COrrespondence-H.P p. Hall,
chairman; II. A. Castle, l.. B. Hodges, T. s.
White, f. Driscoll.
Finance-F. Willius, chairman; G. 81. Bige-
low, s. s. Eaton.
Gotzian, Jno. Matheis, VIM. Lindeke, @. D.
Strong.
Manufacturers-T. j. Barney chairman; c.
Gotzian, P. Berkey, j. W. McClung, a. A.
Castle, @. N. Bell.
improvements and Transportation-R. Blake
ley, chairman; O. q, Bigelow, A. r. Kiefer, J..
w, Bishop, w. r. Marshall, j. B. Olivier, G..
G.. Sanborn.
Legislative-Jas. Smith, Jr., chairman; W.
l.. Banning, j. B. Sanborn, W. P. Murray, j.
M. Gilman.
Parks-W l.. Banning, chairman; r. w.
Johnson, L. B. Hodges, j. Kelliher, A. l.. Lar
penteur.
General Business. W. Bishop, chairman;
w. L. Wilson, Jno. Matheis, o. Dreher, O. B.
Thurston.
Minerals-D McCaine, chairman; D. Day,
Jno. X. Davidson, j. w. McClung.
Real Estate-E. 1T. Hodgson, chairman; r.
W. Johnson, II. Schurmeler, Jas Starkey.
Fish Culture-T. ], Barney, chairman; j. B.
Olivier, T. 8. White.
Nominations-H. 81. Sibley, ex-oficio; r.
W. johnson, W. r. Marshall, 81. P. Hall, j.
W. McClung, II. A. Castle, Jas. Smith, Jr.
Roads,. W. McClung, Jno. x. Davidson,
0. Dreher.
Mr.. McOaine, from the committee on min
erals, offered the following, which was adopted
after some remarks from Messrs. McOaine, Ban
ming and President Sibley
''In view of the acknowledged necessity for
better class of building materials in this and
other cities of the State, it is
RESOLVED, That the State University be re-
spectfully requested by this chamber to devote
portion of the time allotted to their annual
geological survey this season to practical ex-
animation of the quarries and clay beds of the
State, wherever favorably located for supply
ing the demand; the inquiry to embrace ma
terial for building, paving, sidewalks, cement,
lime and bricks"
On motion of Mr.. Driscoll, the resolution
which was adopted at the last meeting of the
chamber, in reference to the sluiceway for logs
at the Falls of st. Anthony, was reconsidered
and the matter referred to special committee
consisting of Messrs. Banning, Prince, Coch-
ran, Jas. Smith, Jr., and Wilson. Adjourned.