St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-28
FRIENDS, THOUGH RIVA
Signs of the Dawn of Good Feeling Be-
tween the Greatest of Twin
Cities.
Minneapolis Men and Meetings Ex-
press, and ST. Paul RecfProcates
the Feeling.
Let the Cities Be Rivals In Honor, Not
Jealousy. and Be Cordial
in War.

There is a decided and growing sentiment
in Minneapolis in favor Of forever putting
an end TO all of the rivalry between St-Paul
and Minneapolis. except that active and
generous emulation which is and has been
the life blood of both. Commercially and
industrially the two cities are natural ri
walls, each with its separate and independ-
ent struggle for municipal greatness. each
with its aims and objects. personal and pub
! lie. One is the flint, the other the steel,
and their ambitious struggles are the blows
which produce the fiery sparks OF success
Members of a sisterhcOd, their interests are
Identical and. while the race Is an indi-
vidual one. the terms and conditions are
neutral. Each has need Of the other, and
the need Is now more strongly felt than
ever. st. Paul has winter carnival, and
wants the support Of Minneapolis and the
whole state; Minneapolis has an exposition,
and needs the support OF ST Paul and the
entire state; the state has fair, and needs
the cordial and united support OF her two
chief cities. A prominent wholesale grocer
of Minneapolis said yesterday:
Il belong TO the Jobbers' association, in
which are several other grocers. We are
rivals, and in the field do all we can to out
strip and outsen each other, but here we
are. members of one union, fighting to-
gether for mutual good. Now, that is the
way / want to see Minneapolis and St.
Paul behaving. Let them hustle and fight
for supremacy-let them scheme and plot
and plan, devise, consult and execute. but
let an era of good feeling begin and con-
tinue. Let this insane jealousy, which be-
gan with the Willard celebration, end with
the winter carnival and exposition"
This gentleman, who spoke purely in pri-
vate, is but one of many of the prominent
men of Minneapolis. who believe in extend
ing the olive branch. ut is only a
question of beginning and the most mag
unanimous will make the first overtureS. GER
tain of being met half way the other" is
the way Thomas Lowry once put it. Da-
vid Blakely is quite an enthusiast on the
subject of amity and fraternity and has
more than once expressed himself in favor
of the cordial fight between men and not
the childish squabble of boys. He was the
author and mover of the board of trade res
olutions indOrsing the winter carnival and
proposing mammoth Minneapolis eXcur-
sion; and said he had drawn the resolutions
after consultation with several prominent
men, mentioning s. &. Gale as one of them.
George A. Bracket heartily Endorsed the
sentiment and is pro.louncPd believer in
the theory of "a cordial enmity" between
the twins. He had led an excursion to the
state fair and only absence would prevent
his doing the same TO the winter carnival.
a. j. Blethen said he should take pleasure
i'm shaking hands with any other Minneap-
lis man inside of the ice palace. 1t is sig
nificant of the advanced sentiment in Min
neapolis that the board of trade unan-
imously adopted the resolutions and then
sent them to a committee. on the recon-
mendation of Gen. Nettleton, TO have them
so drafted that their sincerity could not be
questioned.
The friendly attitude of the GLOBE for
st. Paul has been met and reciprOcated by
the Journal, for Minneapolis. The Gazette
joins the Journal and has this to say:
SHAKE, NEIGHBcR.
The proposition made on Monday to the
board of trade 10 attend the ice carnival in a
body, met with so hearty response from the
st. Paul GLOBE yesterday morning that the
matter is worth more than the passing report
which il has received. The GLOBE, as the
peoples paper in the Sanity City at the
steamboat landing, expresses what we have
always believed to be the mind of the larger
portion OF the residents OF st. Paula feeling
of perfect good will toward the younger twin
Just as the animating feeling of Minneapo-
lis is of the kindliest toward all st. Paul when
some of her peep o. day and twilight organs
every page and then want us u pay 5 cents
apiece for the privilege of wading through
the mendacious mess. We as people shall
doubtless all go TO the ice carnival and enjoy
ourselves. and not the least pleasant part of
the enjoyment will come in with the know
ledge that it is our elder twin that has the
show.
THE WHY OF 1T.
Legitimate business rivalry is one thing:
perpetual misrepresentation Is another. The
former is commendable; the latter contemp-
tible. There is very good reason why the
kindliest feelings should exist between the
two cities and the resolution offered by Mr..
Blakely, while il was perhaps a bit turgid
with sentiment in few a places, was so evil
IDENTIFY in the right spirit that its motive
had 10 be accepted even while the method
was criticized as open to Misunderstanding
on the charge of insincerity. The talk of
spleen and envy and spite in which some of
the followers OF the Pioneer Press delight 10
indulge, is sufficiently set at naught by this
resolution, but it is such good advertising
matter for the exposition that IL Is hardly
worth while to OBJECT TO its appearance
During the whole of the ice carnival and al
through the months Of the exposition people
will visit both cities and draw their own com
parsons and conclusions, and what they
| see rather than what they read will form the
premises of their conclusions. There will
/ be little chance for serious misrepresentation
then and both cities are liable to get their de-
serts. Watch the census.
The eliminating act was the unanimous
vote of the chamber of commerce to co
operate with the board Of trade in ar
ranging the excursion and the appointment
of committee to represent it. The first
meeting was held yesterday and the day
decided upon and now general meeting
will be held tomorrow to cOnsummate every
arrangement. As an earnest of her desire
for better feeling, Minneapolis will repeat
her state fair expression and send to St.
Paul rousing, enthusiastic delegation to
aid in making the carnival a gigantic sue