St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-09

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CITY STATISTICS.
Messrs. Atwater, Pillsbury, Nelson,
Nimocks and Steele, who were appointed a
committee for the purpose of considering
the matter of preparing statistics of the city
for broadcast circulation, submitted the fol-
lowing report which was adopted:
We, the undersigned committee, to whom
was referred the matter of statistics of Min
neapolis for general distribution, would re-
port that they have had the subject under ad-
visement, and further examination has
strengthened their convictions of the para
Mount importance and necessity Of the pro-
posed plan. If the acknowledged supremacy.
in all material and educational Interests
which the city has attained in the Northwest.
is to be maintained in the future, it can only
be by the combined effort of our citizens, in
impressing upon the world
OUR UNRIvALLED NATURAL ADVANTAGES
The indomitable pluck and energy exhib-
tied by our rival, in endeavoring to- over
come them by spending tens of thousands of
dollars in advertising her advantages, COM
mands our admiration and shames us by the
contrast. paratively speaking, we have
as yet done nothing in this direction, and
our marvellous growth has been largely due
to causes outside the direct efforts of our cit
liens to promote it. It is too much to ex-
pect this can be indefinitely continued
Your committee recommend that a con-
venient and attractive hand book of about
seventy-five pages of the statistics and ad-
van tages of the city and its surroundings be
prepared for general free circulation, under
the auspices of the board of trade This to
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with cuts of public buildings and works, on
good paper and attractive binding. 1t is be-
heved by the committee, after conference
with parties prepared to do such work, that
10000 copies can be printed at an expense
not exceeding $3.50; cost of stereotyping,
$50. 1t is believed that an edition of not
less than 20, 900 should be published in the
first instance. To meet the expense of this
year your committee have no other plan to
propose than to appeal to our citizens to raise
the amount by subscription. 1t needs no
argument to prove the money would be re-
turned hundred fold. But whether so or
not, it is a question of maintaining the
ascendancy the city has attained in the
northwest and when that question is pre-
sented to our citizens, we cannot believe the
response will be other than prompt and en-
phatic.
The committee was continued with power
to act.
ANOTHER INDUSTRY.
Mayor Pillsbury addressed the board in the
interest of proposed match factory. He
said in substance:
l have received q private letter which 1
consider an important communication from
j. Lee Knight, president of the Electric
Match Manufacturing company, Of Topeka,
Kan sas, relative to the establishment of a
match factory in this city. Mr.. Knights
first visit to Minneapolis was on the occa-
sion of the national encampment, and he
was so favorably impressed by the city's
natural advantages and resources that he
became DESTROYS of removing his factory
here, where he finds many advantages over
Topeka for his business. The company has
machinery and facilities complete for the
manufacture of one hundred gross of matches
per day, equaling an annual product of $780,
600. The company furthermore owns the
patent for splint cutting machines.
The net profit on the manufac-
ture of matches, placing it at
a very low estimate, is twenty per cent. 1t
is proposed to add to the manufacture of
matches and match splints the manufacture
OF boxes and packing cases, which will also
employ large number of people, and will
add largely to the profits.
"a large majority of the work in the fac
tory is done by boys and girls, and will give,
consequently employment to those who can
not now get work. The company appreciate
the advantages to be derived here in cheap
power, and natural supply Of logs and pine.
They estimate their present site at $4,000,
and ask that that amount be raised by Min
neapolis stock holders, on basis of SIS, 900
to $50, 600 capital.''
After a little discussion the matter was re-
ceived and it was decided to recommend the
proposition to our people for their earnest
consideration. The communication was re-
ferred to the committee on manufacturing.
Adjourned.