Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-24
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

GHAMBER Ill GUMMERGE.
The Ship Building ResoIutions-The With
drawal of the Trade Dollar-RaiIroad
Discrimination Against st. PauI-The
Associated Press.
The business before the board of direc-
tors of the chamber of commerce yester-
day morning was not very extensive.
ABOUT SHIP BUILDING.
The following from Knute Nelson was
read and placed on file:
@. A. McNeale-Dear Sir: Yours of yes
terday enclosing resolution of the st. Paul
chamber of commerce relative to ship
building, ETC., received. I will keep the
same on file till congress meets and will
then present it to the house or the appro-
PIRATE committee for consideration.
Yours, etc, KNUTE NELSON.
THE TRADE DOLLAR.
The mercantile committee made the
following report which was adopted:
Office Of st. Paul Chamber ofCommerce.
st. Paul, Mimi, July %, 1SS3.-Your COM
mittee would respectfully report regard
ing the communication of the American
chamber of commerce. that this chamber
heartily unite with other chambers of
commerce and commercial bodies of the
countyr IN urging upon congress the
prompt withdrawal from circulation of
the useless and universally repudiated
trade dollar by exchange or otherwise.
That copy of this resolution be sent to
our senators and representatives in con-
gress and that the American chamber of
commerce be advised of our willingness
to unite with them in a manual to con-
gress" or any other practical means to
secure the relief desired. D. R. MOVES,
Chairman Merchantile Committee.
RAILROAD DISCRIMINATION.
Capt. Blakely, from the committee on
transportation, offered the following reso-
luton:
ResolUed, That the committee on trans
portation be, and hereby is instructed to
inquire into and report upon the present
transportation facilities afforded to our
merchants for the shipment of goods to
and from the southern and western por-
lions of Minnesota, and whether the rail
road companies now operating lines of
road into and through said sections of our
state discriminate IN their charges of
transportation against st. Paul merchants
in favor of the merchants and dealers of
other cities in this or other states, and if
so to what extent and as to whether the
time has not now arrived when the high
ests interests of st. Paul demand of her an
aggressive policy in providing the cheapest
lines of transportation to the southern and
western portions of Minnesota, and
whether these enterprises are now of so
much Importance to our future growth
and prosperity as to justify the city in
granting to them public aid if they can
not be inaugurated and carried forward to
completion without such aid.
At the conclusion of the reading OF the
resolution Capt Berkey stated that St.
Paul had given over $15O,OOO to the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul road, in clean
money. Besides this large amount the
city of st. Paul had been continually grant
ing that road valuable favors of one kind
and another. 1t even went so far as to
grant il the use of large part of the riv-
er front below Sibley street, so that that
road now has privileges along there that
she would not take to- day $15OOOO for,
and yet, Notwithstanding all st. Paul has
done, this road has been continually dis.
eliminating against this city. She has
never done single thing since her lines
were extended into this section of the
country, for the advantage of ST. Paul. In
his opinion 1t was time for ST. Paul to sig
nifty to that road the urgent necessity of
Immediately fulfilling some of its prom
ises, and of putting an end to the discrim-
nations she was continually engaged in
against st. Paul.
Mr.. D. R. Noyes stated that Judge Chan
dler, who is located in ST. Paul, is accom-
modating and fair enough, but nothing
has ever been received from
Mr.. Prior in the way of just treatment.
After Gen. Bishop, Mr.. Murray and
others had expressed their opinions the
matter was referred to the committee on
transportation and the special committee
on the Lyon county matter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Hodgson was allowed a vacation
for the summer.
The special committee on the quarter
masters department reported that the
lease had been signed.
Messrs. Dris coll, Castle and Hall were
appointed a committee to arrange for the
reception of the members of the Associat-
ed press, who will accompany Mr.. Willard,
of the Northern Pacific road, on his great
excursion to the Yellowstone park. The
party will arrive here August 2, and re-
main one day.
Mr.. Peter Berkey from the finance COM
mittee reported in favor of purchasing a
map of Warner & Foote, for SIS, and the
report was adopted,
Board of Public Works.
Aba of&
terday afternoon, Mr.. harrington was alb
sent and Mr.. Terry being called to pre-
side, the following business was dis