Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-10

everybody was caught.
Next to follow this was season of discour-
agement and of general depression, with q
universal desire to migrate to better part OF
the country. We could still boast Of a
healthy and invigorating climate, and this in
duced many to settle here for the benefit of
health, so that for time the addition to our
population was largely Of this class. After
hard struggle there came gradually
a period of solid prosperity. The great ag-
ricultural interest began to be developed,
manufactures started up in almost every
town and city, the commercial interests began
to flourish, immigration commenced to pour
In uron us, not only from other states Of the
Union, but from different parts of the old
world; our wholesale merchants began to
prosper and reach out for business, new towns
and villages grew up. Former experience
convinced all classes of people that solid sub
stance was far more profitable than the pur
suit of visionary schemes.
Our early pioneers were men of broad and
wise views and believed in the future of Min
nesota. They laid broad the foundation of
our magnificent common school system and
procured splendid endowment from the gen.
eral government.
They early made provision for the splendid
railroad system which we Gee being developed
to-day, and moulded largely the political char
acter of the state. They also foresaw the
great need Of a railroad connection with the
outside world, the Mississippi river being the
only means of communication. We depended
on navigation for the transpor-
tation OF all commodities and
on the stage for our mails in winter. The
period of active RAILROADS construction at last
came. First, via Rock Island, thence via Du-
buque, then by Prairie du Chen, then by La
Crosse, and finally all rail continuously
to our homes; and to-day we have four great
trunk routes to the sea coast, while seven
great lines cross our own state from east to
west, with prospects of additional lines at an
early day.
We have witnessed the great development of
our state, and tue settlement of the territory
north and west Of US, through the railroads
constructed. The completion of the Northern
Pacific railroad will soon connect the waters
OF the Mississippi with the Pacific ocean; the
Northwestern and Milwaukee & st. Paul will
open two routes to the Black Hills; by the
Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha, connection is
made with the Union Pacific road; and by the
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba road,
thanks to our enterprising citizens, we have
connection with Manitoba, and shall soon by
the same road connect with the Canada Pacific
road. We have connections with the lake
trade by the Northern Pacific and Duluth
roads, besides many other lines of road now
being constructed within our state.
Our future prospects are all we can ask. No
state in this Union has brighter hopes of sue
cess.
By the completion of the Northern Pacific
we may expect to open large trade with
Montana and Washington territories and
through to Oregon. These countries want
our manufactures and our merchandise, and
we in return their minerals, cattle and wool
It will be but short time before the ores of
Lake Superior will be made into iron by
blast furnaces in Minneapolis and StlPaul,
and the products of the copper mines will be
manufactured here. The ores of Montana and
Black Hills will be brought here for smeltlng
purposes. Our agricultural interests but just
in infancy will continue to be developed SO
that Minnesota alone will soon be able to
supply the deficits of the world with wheat
and -four, no progress of the past can be taken
in making an estimate for the next twenty-five
years.
Although Minnesota is counted as an agri-
cultural state, nearly one-half of her popula-
ton, which now number more than 800, 900,
are engaged in commercial and maHufactur-
ing pursuits. Gentlemen, what contrast is
presented between Minnesota to-day and TWEEN
ty-five years ago. Then not foot Of railroad,
not a single manufacturing establishment,
little or no agricultural development, with
few school houses or churches, no towns or
villages of any size, and with a population
numbering but little more than either st. Paul
or Minneapolis to day. In word, nothing can
better illustrate the marked change than to
state that the distinguished president of this
aesemblage in 1888 held Jurisdiction as justice
of the peace over what is now two powerful
states and one large territory without change
of residence. With population equal in den
our State would number upwards of 1000, 900
people. Upon this broad theatre, with our
great material resources, and with our politi-
cal and educational institutions, am proud
of my adopted State, and l need hardly say.
that am prouder than ever of Minnesota
now that the last vestige of dishonor has been
wiped away. Although one of the youngest
of the Union, she has been honored
by the appointment of two of her dis
the presidents cabinet, and they have not only
hOnored our state but the whole nation.
You, Governor Hubbard, have long been a
resident of our state, in fact have grown up
with it. You have participated in moulding
its political character. / have served with
you in the state senate for
several terms, and have this day surrendered
to you the trust which the people have con-
fded to you, and I can pay you no higher
compliment than to say that have no sug-
gestions to make.
Mr.. President, close with the following
sentiment:
The public credit of the North Star state.
There is NO price too dear for q state to pay
for an unspotted public credit.
His remarks and particularly his closing
sentiment called forth loud applause.
Upon the conclusion of ex-Gov. Pillsbury's
address, quartet consisting of Messrs. Leib,
Saynor, Munger and Clark rendered song of
welcome, the selection being well sung and
received.
BISHOP IRELAND.
The toast, 1.-THE early pioneers OF Minnesota,
they dropped the seed, we reap the harvest"
was responded to by Bishop ireland in the
following able manner:
feel much honored in being called upon
to respond to the toast "The early Pioneers of
Minnesota" I am unable to say where ex-
actly lies the special fitness which my friends
have noticed IN me for this toast, whether it
is that am looked upon myself as pioneer,
and that the pioneers are to be permitted
through one of their number to speak in their
own behalf, or that I belong to ayounger gen.
Grafton of men, on that account being asked
to render disinterested testimony to the proud
and revered memories of the early years of
Minnesota's history. But in either supposi-
ton I am quite contented. In the latter,
am gratifed to be viewed as yet
showing tokens of youth-a compliment. If
mistake not, usually acceptable to the children
of Eve, whether SONS or daughters, and in the
former, I would be more than compensated for
the passing away of youthful days by being
associated in name, ii not in deed, with the
men who have laid the foundation stones of
our great commonwealth, the pioneers, who
before the Minnesotian of future centuries
will loom up as the heroic figures of the
northwest, his fancy adjoining them with at-