St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-14
NORTMERN PACIFIC sHORT LINE
Revolutions Regarding the Trouble

Resolutions Regarding the Trouble
Between the Road and Regents.
AT the meeting of the board of directors
of the chamber of commerce last week
resolution was adopted complimenting the
Union Depot company for what it had done
in regard to the depot, and suggesting TO
the company the ACCESSIBILITY of removing
the old sheds connected with it. Yesterday
the board, at its meeting. received a conf
municatiOn from MIR. Charles b. Bronson,
superintendent of the depot, acknowledge
ing the receipt of the letter, and explaining
that 1.-The plans and bids for the train sheds
are being received" and that the company
hoped to see the work completed before the
snow flies. The communication was filed
for information.
ENTERTAINING STRANGERS.
The following proposition from the job
bers' union was referred to a special com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Day, Noyes,
Oppenheim and Murray:
St. Paul, June Is, Iss5.-Whereas, the city
of st. Paul is renowned for its beauty and To-
cation and the enterprise of her citizens.
thereby rapidly becoming a favorite resort
for the assembling of mercantile, profess
sional and social associations, and whereas for
the proper entertaining of such bodies some
systematic arrangements should be made 10y
which the citizens generally may have an
equal chance with the Jobbers' union in de-
fraying the expenses of all Inequalities.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That the st. Paul Jobbers'
union, by its president, appoint com
nittee of five TO tabulate the names and
locations of the business men and other citi-
zens who should contribute TO the expense of
entertaining any individual or association
that may be rendered Inequalities in st. Paul.
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the chamber of commerce TO appoint COM
mittee to cooperate.
THE y. p. RIGHT OF WAY.
The following preamble and resolutions
were offered by Mr.. Cochran:
Whereas. The cities of st. Paul and Min
neHpolis owe their present commercial and
manufacturing supremacy in this section in
Il large measure TO the fact that they are the
center of numerous trunk lines of railway,
and
Whereas, These cities have always shown
their appreciation OF the fact by large and
costly gifts to different railroad corporations,
and by fostering by every means in their
power railroad interests so as further TO
develop the railroad system and increase its
value; therefore,
Resolved, That this body regards with deep
anxiety the distractions which have lately
been met with by one of our most important
railroads in the construction OF one of its
lines through property belonging 10 the state
OF Minnesota, and
Resolved, That committee of five be ap-
pointed to confer with committees from the
Jobbers' union of this city and the board Of
trace of Minneapolis in the endeavor
to secure an amicable and favora-
BILE settlement OF the difference which has
arisen between the corporation in ques-
ton and those in charge of the prop
erty of the state, and to give all possible aid
to the company in its efforts to secure
proper terminal facilities for Minneapolis and
St. Paul.
Resolved, That the Jobbers' union of St.
Paul and the board of trade of Minneapolis
be requested to appoint similar committees.
The resolutions were supported by re-
marks by Mr.. Cochran. who explained the
| situation and the trouble. in substance that il
! became necessary for the St. Paul q North
ern Pacific road in making its way from St
| Paul to Minneapolis TO go through a par
of the university grounds, and that this wa:
opposed by the regents. The object of Tho
resolutions is to bring about an amicablC
settlement of the difficulty. The preambl,
and resolutions were adopted, and MessrS
| Cochran, Averill, Nicols, DriScon anC
Murray were appointed as the committee
and the board adjourned.