St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-19
HE FAVORS ST. PAUL.
Interview With Prominent Stock
man.-The Delegations Progress.


Special from a Staff Correspondent.
MANDAN, Oak, April 1S.-The GLOBE
representative on the West-bOund Northern
Pacific train which bears the st. Paul dele
cation to the Miles City cattle convention,
talked with eight cattle-owners from Texas,
Kansas and other states, who were also
passengers. These gentlemen represent
ESQ, 900 head of cattle, or capital amount
ing to over S4.0O0.0OO. They are
on this way to Miles City
to attend the convention which
begins its sessions tomorrow. These gen.
tlemen as well as number of other cattle
men on the train all favored st. Paul as a
cattle market. SAID one heavy owner:
DAY before yesterday was in st. Paul
for the first time in several years. in fact |
had not visited the city since the Northwest
and Montana, particularly, have become
prominent as stock centers. Not only was
l surprised at the astonishing growth of
the city, which | must confess even exceeds
our own booming Kansas City, but L was
firmly convinced from what l experienced
myself of the cityS advantages and what
have been told about the liberaity
of st. Paul business men that there is no
good reason why st. Paul should not be-
come just as much of stock market as
Kansas City. TO be sure the same facili-
ties for dispOsing of the stock do not now
exist, but l am Informed that they can and
will be easily provided. l am somewhat
interested in the matter myself and gave it
considerable attention. The firm of which
l am a member intends to drive from Texas
to Montana between 5000 and 10, 600 two
year and three-y ear-Olds if we can
and a suitable range unoccupied
hot =
lie beet M of my visit
to Miles City. I want to get acquainted
with the representative cattlemen of the
territory. whom l understand already have
nearly 100000 head of cattle on the range
cropping the bunch grass. But l think
there is still room for my outfit to come in
and | am going out to look over the country
with that object in view. l would certainly
prefer to dispose of beef cattle in st. Paul
in preference to Chicago with the addi-
tional 400-mile haul which going to that
point for asmarket involved. L think, too,
that a market can be made in your city if
the Northwestern cattlemen will cooperate
with your business men,"
The st. Paul delegation have been
enjoying their trip in President Stickney's
special car hugely. The well-known con-
scientiousness with which the various
StllilculSl COlIpOSiIlS juO party are ODSSTN-
ing their Lenten obligations lends to the
occasion an air of enjoyment, which
though subdued by the contrasting
memories of the manner in which the time
was whiled away on the occasion of last
seasons jobbers excursion, is none the less
thorough. The party will reach Miles City
tonight, where, it is expected, they
will be mot by several prominent
MOntanians, and escorted to the Inter
Ocean hotel. They will be present
bright and early tomorrow morning at the
opening of the conventions. The plan of
operations which has been formulated for
the edifcation of the Montana stoclmen
has been thoroughly discussed upon the
train, and st. Paul need have no fear that
her interest will not be carefully looked
after. Her advantages as the only proper
cattle market for the Northwest will be
wildly pictured to the convention, which
promises to be exceptionally large.