St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-19
Gov. Hubbard Summons Representatives
of Northwestern States to Consider the
Upper Mississippi Interests.
Gen. W. T. Sherman. on His Way to Min
netonka, Talks Upon Politics and
Indian Warfare.
The Jobbers' Union and its Projected
Trip to the YelIowstone--The
Bend Court Martial.
Last weeks Marriages and Deaths--
An Inspector OF Provisions APP
pointed--City Briefs.
THE RIVER CONVENTION.
Gov. Hubbard Issues n Call for NJ
Early i'm September.

Gov. Hubbard Issues n Call for IT
Early i'm September.
AS announced in yesterdays GLOBE,
Gov Hubbard is favorable to a convention
to consider the improvement of the North
western waterways. Yesterday he pre-
pared the following letter, to be mailed to
the governors of the states indicated, call
ing and inviting delegates TO a convention
to be held on Sept. next. Following Is
the governors letter:
THE CALL.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, EXECUTIVE DEPART
MENT, ST. PAUL, July Is, 1sS5.-To the Gov
errors of the States of Illinois, Missouri, Kan
saS, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, and the Ter
ritories of Dakota and Montana: The present
and future welfare and prosperity of the peo-
pie of Minnesota, as well as those OF the ad-
jacent states and territories which constitute
the great producing heart of the continent,
largely depends upon the facilities and costs
of transportation for their products to the
markets of the world. This region is pene-
trated by natural water routes, which, being
properly improved, will afford unllm-
tied facilities for transporting its enor-
nous products, at a nominal cost, TO every
mart of the world. 1t has long been the set
tied policy and purpose of the national gov
eminent to improve all the waterways OF the
country in the interest of commerce, both
foreign and domestic. In pursuance thereon
there mas already been an enormous amount
of money Stated to approximate Sl5O,OOOOOO)
expended in the Improvement of the rivers
and harbors of our country, the bulk of which
has been
EXPENDED IN THE OLDER STATES,
and along the coast lines. Such appro-
priations should be made to apply where
relief is most needed, and it would
seem that the policy of working on exterior
lines should now give away TO the internal
line policy of commencing where the COM
merce of the country originates, the center of
the continent, and working outward.
The people of the upper Mississippi and
Missouri valleys, comprising the states of Ill
inois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa. Wis
consin, Minnesota, and the territories ofDakota,
and Montana stand pre-eminently in need of
immediate relief from eXorbitant transport
alton charges, which render production
improbable and the fruits of industry eX-
pensive to the Eastern and foreign consumer.
1t is therefore deemed wise and proper at this
time, that the people of the Northwest, now
producing the bulk of the nations food as
well as its exports, should formulate most
earnest demand upon congress for such APP
preparations of money as may be required to
insure, at the earliest day practicable, the
opening of our rivers to an untrammeled
commerce to tide water.
To this end it is recommended that con-
vention be held for this purpose, composed
VI Tue representatives VI llOSe SlateS anu ler-
ritories, their commercial bodies and munich
palities.
Therefore, at the request of the chamber
of commerce of the city of st. Paul, and the
state commission on river improvements, ]
would announce that q
CONVENTION WILL BE HELD
in st. Paul on the Sd day of September. 1885.
would especially request the governors of
the states and territories named to attend in
person, and aid in securing full represen-
tation of their states, commercial bodies and
cities, and l cordially invite the senators and
representatives in congress of these states
and territories to be present and assist in the
work of the convention.
The representation deemed advisable is, fol
each state and territory at large, ten dele
gates; for each congressional district. three
delegates; for each commercial organization
five delegates; for each municipality, hvt
delegates. l.. F. HUBBARD, Governor.