St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-04
LOCAL LOYALTY.
The Board of Trade Spreads Itself
i'm Zenl for Home.

i'm Zeal for Home.
The board Of trade yesterday morning
resolved itself into a debating society on
the subject of discrimination against Min
neapolis in favor of st. Paul. 1t was not
large meeting, and some of the most in
terested members were absent, else the dis
cuSsiOn would not yet have ended; but as it
was, an exciting debate took place, and the
matter ended without the board committing
itself. The first matter discussed was
THE SUBJECT OF RAILROADS,
which was brought about by the following
resolution offered by Maj. j. B. BasSett:
Resolved. That in the opinion of the board
OF trade in all shipments of east-bound
freight. preference should be given to such
roads as have their terminal facilities or gen.
eral offices in this city; and that we recon-
mend to the citizens of Minneapolis to give
preference both in freight and passengers to
such roads as comply with the conditions
above stated.
When Mr.. Bassett read this, Col. King
led the applause, which became general.
The mover said the time had come to call
stop on those roads which, though COM
PEELED to come to Minneapolis for freight,
ended their lines and kept their general
offices at st. Paul and used a switch track
for hauling between the two cities. The
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heavy that shippers could dictate to these
railroads and the city could not afford to
longer be treated as a village connection.
Minneapolis tonnage is heavier than st.
PauFs, and terms should come from the
larger shipper.
bIr. Wyman thought the proper course
would be to get up pledge from shippers
to comply with the sense of the resolution,
which he heartily Endorsed. For his part
he would be willing to sign such pledge.
Mr.. Dale thought the statistics OF the
number of carloads of freight shipped to
and from Minneapolis every day showed
which city should take the lead, and Mr..
TOwne agreed with him, showing how Min
neapOlis was really the terminus of the
Northern Pacfics through route, and not
st. Paul. The discussion continued at
some length, Mr.. BasSett adding that for his
part he did not propose to ship goods over
line of road where he had to 90 to ST. Panl
to get at the general offices. 1t was stated
that heavy depot charges at Minneapolis
drove out interurban roads and had COM
PEELED the st. Paul 81 Duluth to withdraw
its passenger trains between here and st.
Paul. Finally, the whole matter was re-
ferred to a special committee, with instruc-
tons to prepare a suitable manifesto.
THE NEWSPAPERS
next engaged the boards attention, and on
this matter the discussion was even more
exciting. Again the applause came when
Maj. BasSett read the following:
Resolved, That any discrimination by news
dealers who sell newspapers on the railroads
running to and from this city and st. Paul,
against the papers published in this city,
is gross injustice to the press of this city
and meets thepnqualified condemnation of this
board; and we call upon the managers of all
such rOads 10 see to ii that the press of this
city has equal facilities with the press OF
ether cities for the sale of its papers.
Mr.. Bassett said he was inspired to do
this by the complaint of the Tribune that
It could not get its papers on trains ten
miles away from Minneapolis. This was
discrimination against Minneapolis, and
was to be resented as much as other dis
examinations. Mr.. Towne said the secret
Of the whole affair was that once the
Pioneer Press was the only daily in the
Northwest, and had fixed" everything:
but now other papers had sprung up and
become better papers, and would fight their
OWN way. Mr.. Nimocks of the
Journal said there was discrimina-
ton; that the Dispatch had no
trouble in getting out, but the Journal
could not get out, being Disseminated
against. Mr.. Bassett said he understood
that Riley, Shaver and Allanson were the
paid agents of the Pioneer, and that was
what he protested against. If people would
rather read the GLOBE and Pioneer and if
they sell better that's all right, but the
railways should see that Minneapolis pa
pers get a fair show.
Judge Atwater said there was not suf-
fcient information to warrant the passage
Of the resolution. 1t was not shown to the
board that If the Tribune was not on Ger
lain trains the reason was not that there
was no demand for it. 1t ought to be shown
there was actual discrimination. Mr..
Towne said the Tribune was better pa
per than the Pioneer Press, but it did not
cover st. Paul and Minneapolis news as
the GLOBE and Pioneer did. Mr. Steele
thought the Tribune was Disseminated
against at the lake, and so the discussion
went. Finally, on motion of Mr.. King,
the resolution was referred to committee
composed Of Messrs. Nimocks and Blethen.
to which DR.. Evans was afterwards
added.
Mr.. Mind then moved the committee on
railroad affairs inquire into the causes
which operated to shut off the passenger
trains of the st. Paul 81 Duluth road. which
was agreed to.
A GOOD INVESTMENT.
Mr.. Wyman, submitted report in refer
ence to the removal of the Wheel and Seeder
company's plant from Fond du Lac to
Minneapolis. A very thorough investiga-
ton had been made and the committee
found the company had SIS, 900 worth of
material, machinery and patents and want
ed SIS, 600 more, in stock. The concern was
paying and fine one and its goods sold
in Minneapolis give perfect satisfaction. An
offer from Milwaukee had been made to the
company, which, however, wanted to come
TO Minneapolis because its trade was through
a territory tributary to Minneapolis The
board approved of the report and heartily
recommended the Wheel and Seeder COM
pany to Minneapolis investors as worthy
their attention. 1t was decided to allow
the men interested to do their own canvass
ing, using the Endorsement of the board
MISCELLANEOUS.
The committee on city affairs was in
structed to report on resolution of Mr.,
Bassett, Directing to the expenditure of
county money on roads through any town.
A little discussion was had Oh the call
for the convention to discuss the improve
ment of Northwestern navigable rivers,
and the chair and the committee on navga-
ton were authorized to appoint as many
delegates as the board was entitled to.
On motion of Mr.. Wyman, the chair APP
pointed Judge Atwater, w. S. King, III.
G. o. Morrison, j. n. Mind and c. A.
Nimocks committee to draft suitable reso-
buttons on the death Of Gen. Grant.
Messrs. G. NJ. Foote, NJ. L. Higgins,
Edward Macauley, c. W. Shepherd and
George H. Eastman were elected members