St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-03


wholesale trade from few millions 10 nearly
500, 600, 600; whose bank capital in the az
gregate is surpassed by only few cities;
these are the men who ''knew how to put
their money where il would do the most
good, and knowing, as they did, that
grand hotel was the index finger of the
character of the people of a city, they have
made an investment, which ;ime will dem
Onstrate will prove the best in their finan-
cial transactions.
Midway of the two oceans in the center
of the American continent, with an unlim-
tied country yet TO be developed;
with railroads reaching out,into unknown
fields; at the head waters OF the greatest of
navigable rivers; with a race of people un-
surpassed in yigoT and energy and man
hood; with climate serene and bracing
and healthy; there must be, in the course
Of time, right on this spot the greatest cen
trail city on the American continent. whose
population will reach into millions and
whose commercial greatness will dazzle
the brain Of the far-Seeing man of to-day.
Let us hope that then some of us here to-
night may be called upon to celebrate the
opening of another hotel. whose dimen-
siOnS will cover this entire square, and from
whose high pinnaeles Will float the flag that
bears the honOred name of St Paurs bene-
factor-DENNIs RYAN.
WE WANT THE EARTH.
The Earth-We want it and the isles of the
sea- Come and see US; we are now fully
equipped TO take you in.
Such was the modest sentiment expressed
by the next toast; and the toast master in
troduced a modest man 70 respond to il,
Mr.. Thomas Cochran, who said he would
like to have understood the scope of this
toast, and he quoted the ocupiet.
Man wants but little here below.
The statement causes mirth;
In olden times il might be so,
But now he wants the earth.
If any one of my craft, he said, should
lead stranger from the Ryan in ST. Paul
to the West in Minneapolis he would say
that by our signs we have got the earth.
He pictured one of the old Indians who
lived here long years ago, and now coming
back after an absence of sixty years and
going through this palatial hotel, dazzled by
its magnifcence; going 10 the roof
Of the house, looking over the splendor of
the city and exclaiming: "Ah. the pale face
has the earthI' We can make figures
showing our greatness, but il is these Ob-
ject lessons that convince men, and when
our limited expresses. running 100 miles an
hour or more by electricity, rom ST. Paul
to the ends OF the country, we can then
conceive the size of tie earth that is
ours. Speaking of the isles
of the sea-" Mr.. Cochran referred felic-
ituOusly TO the fact that Mr.. RYAN came
from the island which has sent so many
good men TO st. Paul and Minnesota. VI
inmate America. he concluded, will contain
type of humanity an analgamatiOn of
all the best elements of al the best races of
the earth, that shall make the world marvel
at the excellence of its greatness.
Mr.. William Lindeke called for the toast:
Our Sister City, One Faith. One Hope, and
called on Thomas Lowry of Minneapolis to
respond.
Mr.. Lowry acceded amidst much applause
and spoke of the opening of the West hotel
in his own city a year ago, and cOngratu-
lated himself, as citizen of Minneapolis
that he was now present at the opening of
one of the finest hotels Of the country. 1t
had long been his dream to see the two
cities united. But lie had long ago
given this up owing TO the develop
ment of the last few years.
But while the two cities were under two
municipal governments. they would be
working in harmony together and make the
world stare by their magniicence and
wealth. No two cities in America of
double the population or st. Paul and Min
neapolis could show so many men in pros
porous circumstances. 1t is the duty of st.
Paul citizens to religiOlsly attend to its
prosperity. And Il will say," said Mr..
Lowry in closing. ''that if You and we OBJ
serve this, we shall build up two such cities
as the world never before saw"
THE HoNoRBD PRELATE.
There had been loud and frequent calls
Gov ns.-t. bn
making the best speech OF the evening.
He began by remsrking that he might
seem out of place among all these business
men, legislators AMI politicians, but still he
did not feel himself out of place, because
he might be called upon to give some
spiritual advice TO most any of the
gentlemen present He remembered how
j. j. Hill had Offered him pass on condi-
ton that the bishop would look out for his
future in the grea; beyond. On the pass
which he received he found some conditions.
and so he supposed he would REQUIRE some
conditions before fulfilling his part of the
agreement. He presumed that some of the
other guests night feel like insulting
him some tine, but would hardly
ask his advice n the matter of federal ap-
pointments (whsreat there was much hilafi-
Gus laughter, especially from P. II. Kelly's
cluC VI lllc uOuScl.
Bishop Ireland felt prOfited by what he
had seen and heard of the progress of ST.
Paul and the Northwest, and especially
when he contemplated the moral and
religious progieSs that was no less
constant. He assured the audience
that he took great pride in the
completion of his magnificent hotel. 1t
was a monument TO the industry, growth
and prosperity of st. Paul and the North
west. There were other features to which
he wished TO allJde. For instance. he adj
mired the name Ryan" (Cheers.l He
had been asked by sope if the name was
not pronounced Reeown French.)
he said no, it was pronounced
plain Ryan. Laughter and applause
And better than that was what was back Of
the name. Centuries before the harp was
silent in Tara's halls, the Ryans were the
MileSisn mobiles and registered on the plains
of Ireland, ana he was glad that a son of
those old kings had been able to present
this palatial hotel TO the city as the result of
his industry and skin. He also noted