Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-20
CHAMBER OF oOMMEn0E.

At meeting of the chamber of commerce
yesterday Mr. F. Tostevin spoke Of our re-
sources in the way of stone or brick. he had
been the first to introduce Kasota and also
Frontenac stone. Last fall he had his atten-
ton called to the Dresbach stone Qocated
twenty miles below Winona) samples of which
were on the table, He. described the nature of
the quarry and also the character OF the clay
which is adjoining the quarry and adopted to
making pressed brick, samples of which he also
had on exhibition. He had bought nine
acres OF the quarry, and were preparing to
supply the market for next seasons business.
He claimed it to be equal to any sandstone
found anywhere. The matter ives referred to
the committee on manufactures.
DIR. Day moved that inasmuch as the news
papers had stated that the st. Paul q Manitoba
railroad contemplated removing their shops,
tie executive committee be requested to in
vestigate the matter. Carried.
DUMPING GROUND.
Mr.. E. J. Hodgson from the committee on
health, submitted caustic report, which he
had designed to present to the committee. The
report was recommitted to the committee,
with instructions. It was as follows:
Gentlemen of the Health and Sanitary Com
mittee: In compliance with the general order
from headquarters, l made forced march up
on the dumping grounds on lower Third street
on Thursday last. l was not aware of the ex-
act location of the enemy who was partially
ambushed, and met him at much shorter range
than had intended. I was surprised and bad
ly repulsed-I may say, utterly routed. How
ever, soon managed to secure my lines OF re-
treat, and fell back in comparatively good or
der, considering the strength and suddenness
of the attack, and Immediately proceeded to
rainforca pSa1f for a mora s11ccpSSf111 pnUaOn-
ment. first took the precaution to be vac
cinated in thirty-three different places with
both human and animal virus. also inocu-
lated the stomach and digestive organs
with five kinds of liquid virus for the strength
ening of the mental, physical and
moral powers. visited all accessible rem.
dering establishments, tanneries and soap fac
tories, and thoroughly fumigated myself in
the various odors, perfumes, scents and
luxuriant and bountiful profusion at these
places. found this excellent treatment for
tanning, hardening and rendering insensible
the olfactory nerves, as well as the external
membranous covering of the body and inter-
nal mucous membranes. Among the sup
plies and ammunition procured for the second
engagement, may mention three dozen bot
ties of camphor, four barrels of chloride of
lime, two tons of asseftid@, and all the 4O-rod
whisky in town. The attention of the city au-
thorltes is called to this latter fact because the
city will be totally unprotected until q new
supply is procured, and the ma
chinery of the city government will be apt to
run dry. Thus armed, I approached the enc
my with more caution than before and by the
skillful handling of my forces am enabled to
report most complete and signal victory,
having held the field long enough to make q
thorough inventory of the spoils, which
he LOT r,f
spoils which was ever deposited. I traversed
the field with the wind, in order that might
take in more gradually the petrefed exhaia-
tons that are concentrated at this point. The
first thing that met my Mortified Olfactories
was cart load of rotten eggs, which forms
one end of a winrOw of delectable stuff, such
as offal from slaughter houses, garbage from
kitchens and back yards, decayed vegetables
of every kind and species that Minnesota soil
can produce or Minnesota energy import.
Proceeding, found little mountains of rotten
mackerel, Goldfish, herring and other species
of the fnny tribes. In fact l think every
kind of carrion, in every degree of corruption
can be selected on this field. Here and
there stands little conical shaped ash eleva-
tions, which impress you at distance as be-
ing in the nature of deodorizng GASES in this
desert of lOathsome rOttenness, but as you ap-
proach them you observe the heads of defunct
Jugs duu CdIS PioJOCtiuS 1lOiu ouCii cio0o oHu
staring at you with horrible grimmaces.
Dead chickens, ducks, geese and pigs are
among the spoiled spoils of this expedition,
which cover the field in rank profusion. Then
there are various combinations and groups in
this museum of unstuffed and uncemetreried
corpses. A dead cat and dog, a huge rat, and
an OK head form picturesque and interesting
group, if you could only spend the time to
examine it from the various points of observa-
ton, but you feel that time is precious while
on this ground. The peace, the calm
the hormony of the scene are complete.
The attitudes may be little objec-
tionable, but the stencil is absolutely perfect.
The only really delightful and lovable sight
on this consecrated ground is the great pile of
horse manure, which has probably been taken
down to sweeten the seething mass of corrup-
ton, in pursuance of the suggestion made here
some weeks ago by Mr.. Drake, to the effect
that this product is healthful to the smell,
whatever 1t may be to the taste.
wish to say in all earnestness, that what
have said is no exaggeration, that it is indeed
far short of the actual state of affairs. If any
man will 90 there, on warm day, will gaur-
antee him specimen of every stencil that ever
smOte nostril or sickened a stomach. If
such be the state of affairs at this time of the
year, what will it be when the soft spring rains
shall have moistened the heap, and the glad
ing places the unnumbered and innumerable
stenches that lie ready to leap forth with dis
ease and death on their noisome and fetid
breath.
Mr. Nicolay renewed the proposition for
auction sales of real estate in the chamber,
but, without action, the chamber adjourned.