St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-08
Minneapolis and the State Immigration
Pamphlet.

To the Editor OF the Globe:
Permit me to use your columns to vindi-
cate myself from the charges of malice, fraud
and negligence brought against me by
certain members of the Mime
apolis board of trade, because of the brevity
of the notice given to Minneapolis in the
edition of the immigration pamphlet just
published. The time for preparing the mat
ter for that work was extremely limited, and
the duty was only accomplished through the
devotion to it of many hours that ought to
have been spent in sleep. Hence, it is not
strange that it should be found somewhat
imperfect
In relation to the article about Minneapo-
lis, certainly did everything in my power,
as far as time permitted or circumstances
seemed to demand, to procure one that
would be satisfactory to the people Of that
city. First, / wrote to the secretary
of the Minneapolis chamber Of
commerce, asking him to have
such article prepared or furnish the data for
its preparation. AS be did not reply, wrote
him again and again, and finally called upon
him. He then referred me to the board Of
tend TO the matter. Thereupon l went to
the rooms of the latter, and finding num-
Der of gentlemen there made known the OBJ
ject of my business and received their
promise that an article of from 1000 to
5000 words should be sent me soon. /
urged the necessity of haste especially, for
intended the article should precede that
about st. Paul.
Notwithstanding my efforts the article was
long delayed, and when 1t finally came to
h and, contained tabular statements COM
pairing its growth in population,
schools, commerce, wealth, ETC., with
that of St. Paul. Everybody
will understand that such matters were not
suitable for state pamphlet, and had to
omit them. 1t was then too late for me TO 90
TO Minneapolis and gather the necessary in
formation for a new article, and, moreover,
| had been working sixteen TO eighteen hours
a day for about six weeks and was very tired.
Hence, ] was forced TO make the best use
could of the information con tanned in the ar
ticle sent me, and in the reference works had
around me. As published the article is more
lengthy than that sent me from Minneapolis
and as full of information as / could make 1t
at the time.
AS for not having used all the cuts sent,
we're sent for by parties in Min neapolIs before
time enough to make stereotypes had
TRANSFERRED; and, secondly, there was abso-
lutely no room for them when they were sent
hither the second time. The work had al
ready surpassed the allotted limits when the
Minneapolis article first came to hand, and
the supplies Of money and paper and the
size of the cover forbade its further enlarge
ment. Seven Of the cuts printed in the work
would gladly have been omitted had the Min
neapolis cuts been sent in time TO take the ir
places.
Nobody in Minneapolis regrets the meager-
ness Of the article on that city more than do,
and II the gentlemen referred 10 had told me
that they would not write or procure written
satisfactory article, would have procured
one from other sources or written It myself
Depending upon them, however, rested Sc
cure OF the performance Of the task until 1t
was beyond my power to make amends for
their non-performance. II there Is any
malice, fraud or negligence involved in the
matter, | surely am not the party chargeable
Herewith. II. II. YoUNo.