Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-22
WAKING UP AT LAST.

The Chamber of Commerce Tackiing the
sawdust Question-Windom Thinks the
Correspondence of the Chamber Isn't
Courfeous-Mr. Drake Takes the Bovine
Animal by the Horns.
AT the meeting of the chamber
of commerce yesterday morning the
resolution offered by Mr.. McClung
two weeks ago, asking the pres:-
dent of the boom and mill company 10 report
what advantages were now afforded for manu-
featuring in the way OF cheap fuel, was
called up, no report having been made
Mr.. McClung moved that Messrs. Dawson,
Gilfllan and Merrill be added to the com.
mittee: twas important to have report
Mr.. Drake said in connection with the boom
matter it was we'll to have the question of
sawdust and mill refuse being put In the river
considered. A steamboat had started
10 run from here to Fort Smelling
with the intention of making regular
trips, but had very soon been disabled by saw.
dust, and it was doubtful whether the trips
would be resumed.
Mr.. McClung said the trouble was, we had
no member of congress in either house will
ling to act on the sawdust question. They
were either directly opposed to it, or afraid to
ayow themselves for it. The chamber had
written to the members of congress from thus
state on the subject, and only one had had the
courtesy to reply.
Mr.. Noyes thought Mr. McClung was mis-.
taken. He thought every member of the dele
cation favored the bill. He had seen in ger.
son all of the delegation except Washburn;
they all assured him that they favored it.
The trouble was that the bill went to the en-
gineer's department and they made it general,
applying TO all ithe rivers in the country,
which arrayed so lmuch antagonism that it
could not pass. He called on Senator Con-
ger, and the senator told him he had
been for seventeen years cpdeayoring to secure
bill which would give protectioa to streams
in Michigan, bnt had failed.
Mr.. Murray-Mr. Noyes, do you think if
the Minnesota delegation united they could
not get the river kept clear from here to- Fort
Smelling?
MIR. Noyes-I do not think they could.
Mr.. Murray said the trouble was that they
weresopposed to it. A bill which came up
relative to a small river in Kentucky
was deliberately opposed by Mr.. Washburn.
Messrs. Window and Washburn had treated
the chamber with discourtesy and had not
even replied to letters sent them by the cham
Der on this subject. It was an outrage on
decency that great city like this should sup
port men who would not answer letters ad-
dressed to them.
Mr.. McClung said that Capt. Castle, who
was sent to Washington by the business men
to look after this matter, reported that Dun
nell and POehler were the only members from
Minnesota who favored the sawdllst
bill. Senator Mcmillan avoided him
and when personally pressed promised to senl
never did so. Window went to the committee
and asked to have the bill killed as
personal favor to him. Washburn said
he could not sustain the bill
because his constituents were injured
by 1t. This was the report made in writing
by Capt. Castle. He was sorry to see that
there were politics in matter SO vital to the
city. For himself he was in for the fight and
he would not vote for q Democrat
or Republican who was not in favor
of a free river. He was sorry that
gentlemen stood in their own light and al
lowed personal and political feelings to con-
troll them.
Mr.. Noyes said he saw Window, Strait and
Dunnell and they all assured him they
were in favor of the bill. MctIillan
gave him the same assurance and
went with him to the engineers Office to
show him the difficulties. One senator had
told him that he did not consider the lam
guage in the chamber of commerce letter
courteous, and hence he would not reply.
Mr.. Murray-Which senator was it.
Mr.>NOyes-I do not care to state.
The President-Tnere are only Two senators,
and one INC cMillan) replied.
DIR. Day said Senator Mcmillan was in favor
of the bill, and he thought Senator Window
was also. He then explained at some length
the difficulties ia the way, citing talk he
had with Senator Conkling and the trouble
that occurred with reference to New York
harbor.
Mr.. E. F. Drake said he was the personal
and political friend of every member of
the Minnesota delegation in congress, but
be was obliged to say that they had not given
this matter the attention which the question
deserved. He had himself written personal
letters on the subject without receiving a
response. He believed if onr delegation was
united and earnestly in favor of the
bill they could have prevented 1t
from going to the engineers Office to be
strangled. They could nave prevented the
mill refuse from beng thrown into the river
at the falls ~ hey had been in earnest in the
matter. The fact was they were in
favor of it if it could !e passed with.
did not care how much publicity there was to
this matter. 1t was question which should
be brought up and agitated until the desired
relief was secured. [Applause.]
Mr.. Murray called for the reading of Sena-
tor McMillan's letter by the secretary. When
It had heen read he said that refuted DIR. Days
claim as it carefully avoided com mitting the
senator to the bill.
The motion to add the three n ,mes given to
the committee was then passed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mayor Rice reported that The fund for the
widow of the murdered policeman, O Connell,
amounted to sos. They had contracted to
buy her honse and lot for 81, $50, leaving a
balance of $442 to be secured. Gems. Averll,
sanborn, or himself would receive subscrip-
tions.
A communication was real from the
Canadian Press association announcing that
| they would pass through St Paul on the oath,
en- rou.e to Winnipeg. On motion Col. A.
Allen, Fl. A. Castle, J. 0ppenheim, c. H
Lienau and Fl. P. Hall were appointed COM
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