St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-16
THE HARDWARE TRADE.
Its Appeal to Congress for Water
Route Transportation Facilities
Between the West and

The semi-snnual meeting Of the Missis-
sippi aud Missouri Valley Hardware associa
ton was held few days since al Davenport,
Iowa, when the following members Of thG
association responded to the roll call:
VIM. westpha,. Of westphAl. Kinds & Co.,
Dubuque, Iowa
Vim. andrew. Of Andrew. Treadway s Sons
J. " onenAr, Of Schneider. Conehsr 4 Co.
Dubuqre. Iowa ~
A. P Williams, of sieg & Williams, Daven-
port, Iowa.
F.w. Angel. OF L. c. Dsssaint & Sons, Dav-
export, Iowa.
J. R. Nutiing, Of siekels, Preston Co. Dav-
export. Iowa .ie
H. c. Carter, of l. H Drake & Co.. Burliug
ton, Iowa.
J. F. wflhelny, Of Rector. wnhelmy Co,
Omaha, Neb.
c. A. Fried. OF Lee. Fried & Co.. onaha
Neb.
J. F. Richards. of Park. GRANGER & Co., Lear-
enworth. Kan
D. B. BIish, of BHsh, Nize & snliman. Atohi-
ton, Kan.
P. C. DevOl, of DevOl & Wright, Council Bluffs.
L, G, Enpkie. of Empkie Hardware Co.,
Council Bluffs, Iowa
j. +. Peavey, Of Peavey Brothers. Sioux City,
Iowa
T. B. Janney, of Jsnney. semple & Co., Min
neapolis, MINI.
G. L; FarwelL of Farwsn, ozmun & Jackson.
ST. Paul MINI.
c; W. Hsekett Of Strong. Hackett s Co., St.
Paul. MINI.
". H Han, of Hall s willis Hardware Co.,
Kansas City, No.
j. r. Richards, OF Richards s. Conoyer Hard
ware Co., Kansas City, No.
Z. n. JudsOn, Of Wyeth Hardware Manu-
featuring Co, st Joseph. No.
+. Il. Warren, Of Schultz & Hosea, 81. Jo-
seph, No.
C. W. Hackett, Of St. Paul, President of
the association, presided, assisted BY Vice
President W. II. Hall, of Kansas City, and
Secretary j. K Nutting, OF Davenport.
The sessions of the association were rem
dered particularly important and interesting
BY the consideration and adoption of the fol-
lowing explicit declarations OF opinion in re-
lation 10 the urgent necessity for extending
TO the upper Mississippi the great all-water
and free transportation route Of the Erie
Canal and the Lakes.
WHEREAS, The business interest repre-
sented in this organization, extended as they
are over wide area Of the country, are largely
dependent for their most successful develop
ment upon a due increase OF facilities for
cheap transportation OF raw msterials anu
heavy products between the west and the east; ;
and,
WHEREAS, The northwest, particularly,
has reaped and is constantly reaping vast
benefits from the facilities aud com petition
secured in the continuously free water-route
Of the Hudson, the Erie canal and the lakes,
and such benefits as are keenly appreciated
by the trade in which this body is directly
concerned; and,
WHEREAS, The extension Of that route
from Chicago, It's present terminus, TO
the upper Mississippi, has become a neces-
sity OF the agricultural aud manufacturing
industries and commercial interests Of the
northwest, and Of the east scarcely less !;
therefore,
Resided, That the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, Valley Hardware association hereby
places on record its earnest desire for the
early construction Of the proposed canal
from the Illinois river to the Mississippi,
known as the "Hennepin" canal, and for
the enlargement of the Illinois and Michigan
canal.
Resolved, That this association therefore
urges upon the present congress the duty OF
prompt and favorable action by that body
upon the bill now pending in the house, pro-
Yiding for the construction Of the so-called
''Hennepin" canal, by the United States, to
the end that the said work Of internal i'm
provement may be speedily undertaken and
completed.
ResoIUed, That copy Of these resolutions,
duly signed by the president and secretary
of this association, be forwarded TO Hon. j..
II. Murphy, member Of congress, for sub
mission to the body in behalf Of this associa-
ton.
RssOJred, That similar copy be also sent
to each United States senator from each state
represented in this association, and to each
member Of congress who has q constituent
in this body, and that the members of this
association be requested to see that their
senators and congressman Immediately rep
resenting their state and district, respectively,
are thus supplied.