Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-13
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
Looking After Railroad COnnectiOn-HOu
Our Neighbors Units aud Conquer.

Looking After Railroad ConnectiOn-HOw
Our Neighbors Unite aud Conquer.
The chamber OF commerce met at the coun-
Gil chamber yesterday morning. Mr.. E. +.
Drake offered the following resolution, which
was adopted;
RESOLVED, That the mayor be respectfully
requested TO consider the condition of Third
and Fourth and other streets leading to the
several depots, with view to relieving the
inconvenience of travel, by requiring teams,
drays and other vehicles, as far as practicable,
to pass along the right portion OF the streets,
whenever the same can be done.
: Capt. Castle offered the following:
WHEREAS, 1t is reported to this chamber
that large, populous and productive portion
in the southwestern portion Of Minnesota, in
Guiding Lyon, Lincoln, Brown and portions
of Murray counties, are practically cut OIL
from communication with St. Paul and Min
neapolis by railroad determinations in favor
of Chicago;
Resolrcd, That special committee of five
be appointed by this chamber to cooperate
with a like committee Of the Minneapolis
board of trade, in an endeavor to secure ade-
ouate railroad connections with the country
referred to.
Capt. Castle stated that he had recently Wis.
tied the locality named and offered the 3so-
were practically cut off from st. Paul and
Minneapolis markets, the freights being so
high that there was no margin for produc-
ton.
Mr.. Drake explained the difficulty encoun.
tered in The matter. Minneapolis had the ad-
vantage of us because her business men united
and demanded their rights or, what they
claimed to be their due, and would not pat.
ronize road until their requests were granted.
The Omaha road endeavored to make st. Paul
their entire terminus but the merchants of ST.
wsukee & st. Paul road would
make concessions and give passes for them
selves and families and they would get their
freight. 1t would be given to road thai
runs right through here and terminates in
Minneapolis, and the road that terminated
here would be given the cold shoulder. The
result was that the Omaha road had to go to
Minneapolis to get the business.
Mr. Lee said Minneapolis had the courage
to demand their rights of the railroads, while
in st. Paul the railroads demanded all they
wanted and for fear that some shop or shed
may be removed we get down on our knees
and surrender. He said the business men OF
st. Paul ought to unite and give all their
freight out of Chicago, to the Milwaukee q
st. Paul road until the Northwestern and
Omaha roads will give fair rates on freight
west from St. Paul We should not bt
afraid that the Omaha road will remove then
shops or that the Northwestern will not come
in here. We can get along without those
roads justas well as they can get along with
out US.
Mr. McClung offered an amendment includ
ing Saltwater as well as Minneapolis in thu
request for cooperation.
The amendment was accepted by the move
and the resolution DaSSed
The president appointed Messrs. Castle
Gotziap, Lindeke, Lee, Kelly, ?. H., Auer
bach and Dean, E. NJ, as the committee.
| The president announced the following com
mttees to canvass for members for the ensu.
ing year:
Tuesday, June 13-Messrs.B igelow, Blakeley
| Cochran.
Wednesday, June 14-Messrs. Castle, Daw.
son, Day.
Thursday, June 15-Messrs. Drake, Dean
| Driscoll.
Friday, June 16-Messrs. Elicit, Gotzian
Hall.
Saturday, June 17-Messrs. Hodgson, Inger
soil, Lee.
Monday, June 19-Messrs. Lindeke, Matheis
McCardy.
Tuesday, June 2O-Messrs. McClung, Nc
Ilrath, Merriam.
Wednesday, June 2l-Messrs. Murray
Noyes, Oppenheim.
Thursday, June 22-Messrs. Pilkington
Rice, Rundlett.
Friday, June 23-Messrs. somers, Story
Thurston.
Saturday, June 24-Messrs. Tarbox, Wi.
| Illus, Auerbach, Sanborn.
The board then adjourned.