St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-10
SWEET SYRUP

rendered Gen. WasIbtt17I by the Board of
Trad.-OII.er SdccLarine AfairS.
Seventeen representative business men of
Minneapolis sat around a table on second
floor back on Nicollet avenue yesterday
morning, and discussed various matters OF
city interest. 1t was the board of trade of
Minneapolis. President Phelps, the hand
some, dark-eyed presiding officer, occupied
the chair, and the record of the proceedings
Of the last meeting were read by the veneer
able secretary, Robert Hale shrewd and active
despite his sivered hair and beard and ad-
vanced years.
The stout well-preserved man with the
positive air and blunt manner is Col W. s.
King, the surveyor general, whose repr IN
is confined neither to Minneapolis nor MIN ne
sota. Without caring, he said, whether
such matter came properly within the jur-
sdiction of the board, he offered the follow
ing.
ResoE0ed, That the board, fully approaching
the faithful and efficient services rendered by
Hon. W. D. Washburn during his term of service
Is representative in three successive congresses,
and especially mindful of the jealous persistency
Of his efforts through which the rights OF Mime
Apolis TO a frst-class public building and postofice
we're finally conceded by the late congress and
the necessary appropriation made therefor, hereby
tender to our late representative the heartfelt
thanks OF this board, and greet him with the
well-earned salutaton of swell done, good and
faithful servant.
The ayes in the adoption Of the resolution
we're Hearty and unanimous, President Phelps
remarkiug he had intended to offer some
such resolution himself.
Secretary Hale offered a resolution which
was unanimously adopted. After re-
citing the complete success of the late re-
ceptIon to the governor and legislature 1t
rendered the thanks of the board to the gem
aral committee in charge of the arrange
ments, to the citizens at large who so
promptly responded, with their pocketbooks
and presence, and TO Col. Shepherd Of the
West hotel, to whose personal supervision Of
the arrangements much of the success was
due.
The committee on reception reported the
collection of sufficient money to meet all
expenses and have a small surplus, which,
on notion was ordered applied 10 a shortage
in the accounts contracted for the Water
town reception, some time ago.
The name of j. c. Reno was proposed for
mem bcrship and the gentleman admitted by
unanimous vote.
The resolution offered by Judge Atwater,
at the last meeting, censuring the Hcnnepin
county delegation for dereliction of duty,
came up as unfinished business, and on mo-
ton was laid over until the return of Judge
Atwater from the South.
communication was received from A.
Logan of Portsmouth, Mich, asking infor-
nation concerning the advantages of Min
neapoHs as n site for q general saw and lum-
Der mill, as he ''had heard Minneapolis pos
sessed certain advantages" in that line. He
wanted to know if the city offered or had any
charter provision for the rebate of taxes or
the furnishing of a site at reduced cost to par
ties establishing new industries. The com
muuication was filed, Secretary Hale Stain
he had answered 1t in general terms.