St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Bill Washburn Lectures the Chamber
Oh the Silver Question.
Funds for the New notwithstanding Fac
tory--Cows, Sewers and the Mar
ket House.

At the meeting OF the OF CON-
merce yesterday, the following lecture in the
form of a letter was read:
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 10.
C.. A. McNeale, Esq, Secretary Chamber OF
Commerce, st. Paul:
DEAR SIR l am in receipt Of resolutions
recently passed by the st. Paul chamber OF
commerce protesting against the suspen-
sion Of coinage of the silver dollar" While
l shall, of course, present these resolutions
to the house, as requested, l cannot fail at
this time to express my surprise that a body
like the chamber of st. Paul, composed as il
is of intelligent business men, should have
made an expression of this character.
l will not in this letter seek to argue the
question, but merely venture the opinion,
that unless the silver coinage referred to is
speedily suspended, it is only a question of 8
very short time when the business Of the
country will be reduced to q silver basis
alone; gold having become demouetized an6
driven out Of circulation and the business Oh
the country again at sea on a deprecated
currency, a condition Of things to be dreaded
notes8lly by all business men but by all those
who sincerely desire the prosperity Of the
country. Yours truly,
W. D. WAsHBURN.
The letter was received with applause by
Octopus Drlscoll and was referred, on motion
of Mr.. Willius, to a special committee con.
sisting OF Messrs. f. Willius. j. II. Davidson
and F. A. Fogg.
The report of Mr.. McClung, in favor o.
regulating the COW question in a manner
which will enable people to beautify theil
door yards without surrounding them with
high fence, was taken up, and after quite {
discussion relative to the present ordinance
and what was needed, Mr.. McClung moved
that the matter be referred to a special com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Drake,
Willius and Lee, to revise and report.
WANTED
Capt. Berkey, from the finance committee
submitted a report setting forth that MONEY
would soon be required to make payment:
on the new building, and offered the follow
ing:
Resolved, that the second instalment Of the
$500 bonds, for which each perpetual mem
Der subscribed, be now called and a proper
bond be prepared and issurd therefor July 1,
1884, and the certificates heretofore ISSUED
be Cancelled and the bonds issued for the full
amount on the first day Of July, A. D. 1884,
and all interest for ad~vancements thereon
be adjusted to that date,
ReSoEyed, That the $50, 900 of first mort
gage bonds and the mortgage securing the
same be prepared for issue as provided by
the bylaws.
Resoloed, That the secretary use all lawful
means to collect all subscriptions remaining
due and unpaid, and that the finance com
mittee proceed to canvas for additional per
petual members.
The resolutions were adopted and the
whole matter referred to the finance commit
tee with power to act.
AIMING FACTORY
Capt. Barney submitted the following:
To the President and Directors, st. Paul
Chamber of Commerce:
Gentlemen-Your committee, to whom
was referred the letter of the Globe Canning
company of Leavenworth, Kansas, inquiring
If this is a good locality for canning vegeta-
bles, beg leave to report as follows:
Your committee have ascertained that the
wholesale grocers in this city sell $3.50, 00O
worth of canned tomatoes and sweet corn
per annum, and the retail grocers dispose OF
the following quantities per mi 26,400
cases corn, 20,400 cases tomatoes, 5,400
cases peas, 500 cases asparagus, 1900 cases
beans, 20, 900 cases pumpkins. Total, Sc,
700 cases; equal to about $114, 900.
Your committee are of the opinion that
this is a good locality for such an enterprise,
as all kinds of vegetables grow remarkably
well here. Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS j. BARNEY.
Committee on Manufactures.
Octopus Driscoll called upon Mr.. Robinson
of B. Presley s. Co., to make a statement
and he complied. He had investigated the
matter and found that the vicinity of st.
Paul furnished the best vegetables and small
fruits of any part of the country. The only
question was whether they could be secured
in sufficient quantities. Capt. Barney's re-
port was then adopted.
THE MARKET HOUSE.
Mr.. Noyes from the committee on market
submitted a report replying to the report of
the council committee and explaining the
apparent discrepancy between the chamber
and the council. The report was adopted.
THE SEWER QUESTION.
Mr.. F. Willius from the committee on
sewers reported in favor of attempting no
change in the present system upon which
$3.50, 600 had already been expended. The
report was accompanied by a letter from J.
s. Sewall saying that should have furnished
a map of the sewer system If he had not been
suddenly removed from office.
The report was adopted and the board adj
journed.