St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-07
TO AVOID THE "PLEURO.n

Char 5er Of Commerce Resolutions
FaVOrinE Prompt Action i'm the
Protection of American Cattle.
At the session of the board OF directors
of the chamber of commerce yesterday
morning the question of obtaining the sta
tistics of the city was left to the secretary
of the chamber. Dr. Bryant. chairman OF
the special committee on the ice palace, re-
ported verbally that the committee had COM
piled with the request made to it. to make
an assessment against the different trades
fol the benefit of the carnival. \ resOlu-
ton. offered bv Mr.. Stevens, was adopted
that the members of the legislature from
this county. and present and past city and
county officials. and all other citizens be in
vited to attend the meetings OF the commit
tee on legislation of the chamber which
are held every Monday evening in the cham
Der of commerce, and that they present
drafts of bills upon such subjects as are de-
sired to be brought before the legislature.
A resolution that the committee Oh streets
inquire into the ACCESSIBILITY of opening and
widening Robert street between Third and
Fourth streets. 100 feet wide. and TO report
as to the property to be condemned, the cost
of the same and whether the benefits would
be equal to the cost, was referred to the
committee on streets.
TO PROTECT CATTLE.
The following offered by Secretary Phelps
was adopted:
Whereas, The number of cattle of ali
classes in the several states and territories OF
; the United States. according to the census o.
1880. was more than 80, 900 head, with
total valuation of not less than 81 000 Quo, 900;
and,
Whereas, The number of beef cattle alone
in the states and territories, naturally tribu-
tary to st. Paul, was LIB, 222, with valua-
ton exceeding j0,000000; and,
Whereas. This great source of food and of
the national wealth is seriously threatened
with destruction by deadly disease which
battles all efforts at remedy, and which has
already found lodzment in several states
with constant tendency to spread over the
whole country; therefore,
Resolved, That in the Judgment of this
chamber, the most prompt and vigorous
measures are required at the hands of oui
nat iOnal authorities for the suppression OF
this scourge, by AL the means and appliance
that have been approved by human expert
ence, and that the delegates OF this chamber
to the next annual meeting of the national
board of trade, soon to assemble at Washing
ton, be requested TO bring this subject before
that body and secure its cooperation IL
pressing it upon the attention of congress
ana LtdI q copy OF THESE resolutions De trans
mitted to each of our senators and represen
tatives with the request that they hearth
support such legislation as will prove affect
i've in averting the threatened calamity t.
one of the most important interests in this
country.
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
Capt. Castle took occasion to call atten-
ton to the panorama of the Battle o.
Gettysburg" He said that when the prOjec
of erecting suitable building for the display
of this painting was made the proposition
was coldly received and it took long time
to get people interested. After awhile they
began to take hold and matters began t.
look more promising. Finally all the stock
was taken, the building has been erected
and the panorama will soon be on eXhibi
ton. These panOramas had proved very
successful throughout the country, wherever
they have been exhibited. and this one
would undoubtedly be successful here. Ii
will prove a very great attraction. especially
during the carnival. while thousands upois
thousands of strangers are in the city. The
captain said that he desired to make the eX-
PLANTATION because there were some in the
community who complained that they had
had no opportunity to subscribe to the
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