Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-17

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Commerce yesterday morning, Gen. Sibley,
for the committee on the Sault st. Mary
railway project, reported arrangements made
for conference with the Minneapolis COM
mittee on the same subject.
RED RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Gen. Sibley also submitted, with explana-
tory remarks, a memorial to Congress set
ting forth the value of navigation on the
Red River of the North to fertile district
hundreds of miles in extent, urging the i'm
provement of the river, recommending see
officially the bailding of a dam and lock at
Goose Rapids, and the deepening of the
channel above and below, and asking an ap
preparation for these purposes of 100000.
The memorial was unanimously adopted.
wABAsHAw STREET BRIDGE.
communication was submitted from
James A. Starkey, representing that the wag-
on bridge over the Mississippi at Wabashaw
street requires thorough examination and
possibly repairs, on account of the decay of
timber, and urging that such examination be
made forthwith. The communication was
referred to the proper standing committee
for submission to the city council without
recommendation.
DIRECT IMPoETATIoNs.
The president submitted communication
from the st. Louis exchange, covering me-
mortal 10 Congress in favor Of the bill of
Representative Altrich, of Illinois, which
proposes to amend the statutes relating to
imports, so that imports to interior ports
shall be forwarded from the seaport at which
they arrive, without costs or delay, to be ap-
praised at the port of destination, and ask
ing the endorsement thereof Of the cham
Der.
Mr.. Wilson thereupon submitted me-
mortal, in the form of resolutions, in favor
of the enactment of the bill referred to,
which has been introduced in the House by
Represent itiye Aldrich, and in the Senate
by Senator Logan, and explained the present
impediments of direct importation, which
are to be removed 10y the Aldrich-Logan bill.
These are that triplicate invoice has to be
furnished to the seaport custom house, that
the goods are appraised there, and that
new bond, covering the interior transporta-
ton, has to he given there for the importer
which compels the interior importer to
have ali agent at the seaport or employ
broker. An instance occurred not long ago,
in which goods imported by st. Paul mer-
chant were detained at. New York several
weeks on account of the invoice not having
been received at the custom house there.
Such delay might work heavy loss, as in
the case of holiday goods which would have
to be held over for year,
if not received IN tie season. Under the
present system we cannot have large i'm
porting trade here. One st. Paul house
which formerly imported heavily has entire
ly ceased to Import goods because of these
hindrances. The bill favored does away
With The special bond for interior transpor-
tation, requiring the goods to be at once for
warded from the seaport to the post of trans.
p 1rta!ion, under the bond which the trans
portation company gives; and it leaves all
tho business CT the import to he transacted
at the port of destination.
Mr.. Lee endorsed Mr.. Wilson's remarks,
saying that the delay at New York, under the
present system, is from 10 to 20 days, but
under the proposed amendment will not ex-
coed 36 hours. Practically the amendment
would plac st. Paul on level with New
York as to facilities for importing goods.
MIR. Wilson resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted.
DETROIT RIVER BRIDGE.
a communication from q committee hay
ing charge of a project for bridging Detroit
river for railway purposes was presented,
with an accompanying request that the pro-
iect be endorsed. The communication was
referred to the committee on transportation.
REPORT ON FORESTRY.
Gen. Andrews, for the special committee
appointed to inquire into the expediency of
establishing school of forestry, submitted
o report in writing, accompanied by me-
mortal and bill. He prefaced the reading of
the report by stating that he became inter
ested in the subject about ten years ago,
when he visited the iron district of Sweden
and observed there the systematic preserva
ton and reproduction of the forests which
for centuries have supplied the charcoal
used in smelling iron. He then found there
established forestry institute in the nature
of a college and several minor schools of
forestry. He had afterwards made an Off
cial report on the subject to our government,
which had printed and circulated it. The
report was then read as follows:
Tie Conmttte Report.
The committee appointed under the motion
adopted the 9th inst. relative to the expediency
of the chamber memorializing Congress for
donation of land to cndow school of forestry
at st. Paul, have regarded the subject as one
of much importance, and have endeavored to
give it candid and careful consideration. They
are aware that the chamber of commerce
should economize its influence in respect to
memorializing Congress, and that it should re-
frain from such action unless supported by
strong grounds. Also, that it would be i'm