St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-22
DEVOTED TO PLEASURE.
The Visiting Business Men Enjoy Them
selves at White Bear and About
the City.
Capt. J. D. Wood Gives His Views on Per-
tinent Topics Works Of the Old
Masters.
Collector BicIIeI Turns Over His Office
to Mr.. Hermann River Con-
vention.
state School Site--Road to the Fair
Grounds @ eneral Local
News.
THE EXCURSION.
Trips to white Bear, the State Fai
md IS Z z E.Is9 Garden.

Trips to white Bear, the State Fair
and stGaFIs9 Garden.
The Minnesota 90 Northwestern excur-
sionists had good time yesterday, or they
ought to, for they were treated to the
choicest of the land. In the morning they
accepted the invitation of the st. Paul 81
Duluth road and went out to White Bear,
where a pleasant day was spent in the no.
tells and on the water, there being an eXcur-
sion around the lake ON the steamer Dis
patch. Dinner-a good One-waS partaken
OF at Leip'S and the other hotels.
Upon returning TO the city they found
another train waiting for them on the
Manitoba road to take them to the state
fair grounds. Arriving there, this being
the first passenger train to enter the
grounds, they were received by the mem
bers of the board who happened to be
present, and the eXcellencies of the place
pointed out to them. 1t is needless TO say
that they were very much pleased and sur
prlsed at what the saw. In the evening,
under the guidance of the St. Paul COM
mittee which had piloted them about during
the day, they went to the theater and saw
Karl the Peddler."
THE RESOLUTIONS.
During the sojouIn OF the excursionists
at White Bear lake yesterday afternoon
an informal meeting was held, at which
committee consisting Of one gentleman
from each of the towns represented was
appointed to draw up resolutions express
ing the thanks of the party TO all who had
in any way contributed to their interest and
pleasure while on the trip. Last night, upon
theiTretuIn from the opera house, a meeting
was held iii Room No. 2 Of the Merchants
hotel, attended by most Of the delegations.
s,f Ia sol, 4I,
and unanimously adopted. The resolutions
speak in terms Of the highest apprecia-
ton of the kindness the eXcursiouists had
received from the Minnesota & Northwest
eln railroad, and from the citizens of ST.
Paul. They congratulated the managers of
the road upon its successful completion, and
81. Paul upon its wonderful growth in the
past five years in population and wealth
and bespeak for it continuance
Of the prosperity it now enjoys;
return thanks to the chamber of commerce
and JObbeTS' union for their kind attention
and especially for the elaborate banquet
provided for them on Thursday night, and
also to the officials of the Illinois Central
and st. Paul s. Duluth railways, and the
captain and other officers of the steamer
Dispatch for the numerous courtesies shown
them While under their care. Upon the
adjournment of the meeting, mutual per-
SOnal congratulations were INDUCED in by
the party and many of our citizens who
came to bid their visitors farewell. Most
Of them viii return to their homes to-day.
BENEFITS OF THE EXCURSION.
It is hard to estimate the benefits which
this excursion will give to both the guests
and the hosts. The new line opens to St.
Paul country which is bound to add ma
terially to her business. and on the other
hand gives to the outside cities an emporium
where they can buy to much better adj
vantage than at Chicago. Representatives
Of the excursion party from Iowa were
free in expressing their opinion that a good
deal of the trade from their section must
necessarily come to st. Paul, one man from
Waterloo stating that the new line would
give an opening to the large amount of
trade now possible in Northern Iowa. and
assist in the rapid development into
larger and better business than that county
had over known. It will also
give the Iowa people an opportunity long
desired TO trade with St. Paul and enable
St. Paul to increase her trade to a very
great extent, as the business now done with
Dubuque and other points viii come this
way. Others from neighbOring cities spoke
in the same strain. j. II. Bowman of Wa
verify spoke Of thenew line as giving to st.
Paul at least an equal advantage with other
places in the lumber and grain trade of
Northern Iowa. On the Cedar river, One
Of the best streams in the Northwest for
milling, the mills are often idle for lack of
wheat.
The Southern MinnesOtians were alike
free in their expressions of congratulatiOn
that the new road was built and likely to be
of so much benefit to them.