St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-20
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the excursion taken in charge by a committe of
reception, composed of j. A. Wilson, d. n.
Hunt, F. A. Hawes, d. r. Miller C. j. Howard,
F. S. Hudson, j. j. Hough, and committee on
carriages composed of J S. Ferris and Albert
Cole. Seventy y-five carriages were provided and
the party was driven through the principal streets,
passing the Redfeld city Touring mill, having
200 barrel capacity, and costing S25 600, the
$4,000 school house, churches and business
houses. A square was formed at the junction of
Humboldt avenue and Holmes street. where an
address of welcome made by Mayor Hunt,
standing in his carriage to which President Finch
responded happily.
Mayor Nash, of Huron, was called out, and
spoke eloquently of the royal good time the ex-
cursion was producing, congratulating the peo-
pie and the Jobbers' union that thus early in
their career these young cities were recognized
by the business men of the metropolis of the
great northwest He took that occasion to thank
the jobbers for their call at Huron, where no
public speaking was INDUCED in
After music by the band Mr. Tallmadee briefly
thanked the assembled Refeldians for their re-
cepton.
r. s. Hodley, Esq, spoke briefly, predicting a
future city at Redfield, when it becomes the
capital Of the new state of southern Dakota,
when the st. Paul of to-day, now the great mer-
camille emporium of this great northwest, should
become what Chicago now is, and Redfeld shall
be as st. Paul is to-day.
The president then called for cheers for Red
field and Huron, and the jobbers were similarly
complimented. All the streets Of the city were
decorated with flags, and across Main street was
hung banner, ''Wecome to the St. Paul Job
bers' union" At the store of j. D. Young s.
Co. were shown sixty day barley four feet and
one inch high, wheat, oats and ali the vegetables
matured for table use, which were planted April
25 and May 15 After this inspection the party
was driven to the top OF capitol hill, a slightly
eminence between the Jim and Turtle from
which could be seen north, south, east and west
nine towns-Inlaire and Crandon, nine miles
away; Frankfort, ten miles; Doland, twenty
miles; Ashton, ten miles; Athol, twelve miles
Redield, two miles, and thirty-seyen miles to the
east the outlines Of the Coteaux. The hill is
| covered with flowers, and each man soon decorat-
ed himself with button-hole bouquet The
music sounded splendidly upon the hill, and the
band played its liveliest measures
OPEN AIR oRAToRY,
Calling for order, President Finch said that on
this capital day. on Capitol hill, capital oppor-
tunity was offered to some capital good fellow to
make capital speech to a capital congregation,
| and he called for n. P. Bromley to respond
This gentleman bade the jobbers welcome to
Redfield and Capitol hill. 1t seemed to him the
ST. Paul jobbers were combining business with
pleasure, and he was pleased to see the interest
they manifested in the Jim river valley. St.
Paul, he said, was entitled to their trade and it
would be the fault of the jobbers if they did not
get it. The people of the valley wanted to trade
with st. Paul, and if the jobbers would see fair
play on the part of the three railroads leading
from them to st. Paul they could get it. The
speaker was pleased to see many young business
men in the company who had cast their lot with
the northwest, among whom were his friends
Kavauagh and Kelly. 1t was good to see the
Goung men getting to the
front. They were the men to realize to value of
opportunities with the courage to grasp them.
and the Jim river valley was the boss agricultural
section unsurpassed by any in the range of
civilization.
County Commissioner o. S. Brssford spoke a.
few moments. He said that Capitol hill was ded-
Gated for special purpose, and the company
were resting the spot destined to be the future
capital of the new state of southern Dakota, ST.
Paul, he said, had the opportunity to exceed Chi
cago by cultivating and securing the trada that
naturally was theirs, and proper attention to it
would secure that financial advancement
c. 7. Howard said that in every fibre the peo-
pie were in sympathy with the aspirations and
intentions of st. Paul, and the visit of to-day had
laid the foundation for future mutual relations of
| pleasure and profit.
As the last speaker concluded the special train
OF Manager Hewitt, of the Northwestern was
seen approaching, and committee was sent to
flag it down, with an invitation to join the com
pany at capitol hill. The train paused, but Mr..
Hughitt was obliged to present his compliments
and regrets that pressing business denied him the
pleasure of stopping. The jobbers special pulled
up at the foot Of the hill, Conductor Rowley
cried all aboard, and made time to Frankfort.
where moments stop was made.
and shortly after the excursion halted at
At this station a very fine assortment of nat
| tive and tame grass germs and tree growths were
shown, heads of grass in full bloom, wheat
heading out, cottonwood tree twenty months
old twelve feet high, and barley and rye in the
head The train pulled out with cheers for the
| Jobbers' Union, which was returned with will
To much time had been consumed at Redfield
that only brief, uneventful stops were made at
Raymond Clark and Henry, and haste was made
to reach Watertown by o'clock.