Daily globe., 1883-07-11
THE ST. PAUL.

ber of Commerce--Speeches by III. S.
Fairchild and Col. James II. Davidson
An Exceedingly Pleasant Affair.
AS per announcement in the GLOBE
yesterday morning, members of the
chamber of commerce and leading citi-
zens, many of them accompanied by their
wives and lady friends, were the guests of
Com. w. F. Davidson, president of the
st. Louis & st. Paul Packet company, for
short excursion yesterday morning
on board the new floating
palace of the line, tho "St. Paul. in port on
her second trip. The st Paul. made her
first landing at the st. Paul levee week
ago Sunday. and the following day
(Monday) she was formally christened by
the chamber of commerce ''St. Paul." in
honor of which name an elegant stand of
colors and grand piano were presented,
in noting which a full description
of the boat was given. The excursion
yesterday morning was timed for 10
o'clock, upon the arrival of the boat from
st. Louis. The boat was on time. and so
were the invited guests to the number of a
hundred and fifty to two hundred, among
them DR.. David Day, D. W. Ingersoll, l..
E. Reed, H. S. Fairchild, Vim. Rhodes. A.
L. Larpenteur, Conrad Gotzian, John
Matheis, R, c. Munger, S. S. Eaton, Capt.
Edwin Bell, B. Presley, Capt. Barney,
W. L. Wilson, H. A. Castle, E. j. Hodgson,
j. D. Ludden, Col. J. H. Davidson, Henry
Schumacher, Herman Greve, W. H. Mann,
L. NJ. Newson, Robert Smith. G. Z. Mayo,
DR.. E. A Boyd, Wm. NJ. Tileston and
many others, including large number of
ladies. The boat was under command of
Capt. 4. NJ. Hutchinson, and though just
In from st. Louis looked as clean and
bright as a new dollar. To add to
the pleasures of the trip, the Great
Western band had been secured.
The trip was up the river to the railroad
bridge, and then back down the river and
past the city to Pigs Eye bar. Heading
up stream again the excursionists were
summoned to the cabin, when on motion
of John Mathies, DR.. David Day was call
ed TO the chair, and Col J. II. David
sou elected secretary. On assuming the
chair DR.. Day stated the supposed object
OF the neeeting to be some suitable ex-
preston 10 Col. Davidson for the enter
prise shown in his managemen Mt of the st.
Louis and St. Paul Packet company, and
especially in furnishing the line With such
splendid floating palaces as the st. Pei
War Eagle, Gem City and other
boats of the line, III which
the doctor INDUCED in a few pleasant
old time "reminiscences. At the conclusion
of his remarks, upon motion of Col. j. H.
Davidson, Messrs. II. S. Fairchild, Conrad
Gotzian and Capt. Edwin Bell were ap-
pointed committee on resolutions. The
committee. after short consultation, re-
ported The following
RESOLUTIONS.
EcsOIred. That the members of the St.
Pail chamber of commerce and the busi-
ness men of st. Paul and their friends who
participated III the excursion this day
given them by the St. L >uis and St. Paul
Packet com pany. on the company's new
and elegant passenger packet, S5. Paul,
hereby tender a vote of thanks therefor
and express their admiration for the fiue
new packet and her elegant appoint
ments.
LeSolred, That we commend the line and
especially this floating palace to the tray
cling public. ao worthy of patronage, and
to all tourists and pleasure seekers we
commend trip oA the river as an oppor-
tunity that should not be missed.
Essotced, That the officers OF the st.
Paul and of the company have ou, conf
dence, and shall have our patronage, and
that we will do all i'll our power to sustain
and encourage the development of the Mis-
hitsippi river business.
ReSOlUed, That We, as citizens and tax
payers of the republic, condemn the mig
gardly appropriation made by the last
congress for the improvement of this
great continental highway, and we demand
that lcongress shall hereafter make large
and liberal appropriations for the i'm
proVemens of the navigation of this river
and that we will not be satisfied until a
depth of five feet of water from ST..
Paul to 81. L,uls is assured for all sea-
sons of the year.
Rsso!ced, That copy of these resolu-
tions be published in the daily papers OF
ST. Paul and be trans mtted to the mem
bers of congress from Minnesota.
The resolutions read by the secretary.
Il. S. Fairchld moved their adoption, in
doing which he spoke substantially as
follows:
II. :. FAIRCaILD
said that it was e.rluently fit and proper
that the ladies and gentlemen on board
this large aud most beautiful steamer.
who, on this beautiful day had enjoyed
line delightful excursion given them by
Commodore Davidson should tender their
thanks 10 him for ths same, but still more
was IL incumbent on every citizen of St
Paul II tender To the Commodore their
hearty thanks for the magnificent line OF
steamers he n vi recently pat on the Mis-
sISsippI river IL uiud iu closer bonds the
houtn and north by increased social and
commerciai Intercourse. Yearly it was be-
coming more and more the custom for the
people of the sunny south to come up the
river to spend their summers in the mids
of MinnesOJa's delightful scenery, gather
ing strength from tho inhalation of hel
prime atmosphere, and around her lake:
and water falls, in fishing and hunting and
bathing and boating, to pleasantly while
away the summer days, and for the people
of the north 10 fly from 1he approach O.
winter AMI find "December as pleasan
as May" among the orange groves O
Florida, and this habit would grow and in
crease since su b d heet of magniicen
steamers had been put on tn
river to make travel not onl