St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-12
A GAS WE'LL.
NE. Oppenhelm offered the FOLLOWING:

Mr.. Oppenheim offered the following:
Resolved. That committee of FIVE be ap-
pointed TO solicit subscriptions for the pur-
pose of putting down well at least twenty
five hundred feet deep in the city of ST. Paul.
In Offering the resolution, Mr.. Oppenheim
stated that he had had several conversations
with gentlemen who had lived in the Penn
sylvania oil regions. and that it was the
opinion of many that the natural conditions
for oil here in Minnesota were similar to
those in Pennsylvania. DIR. Day thought it
was very important to know what the good
Lord had put under our feet. Prof. Omen,
our first geOlogist, said it was bed Of sand,
and everybody had always acquiesced in
that statement. He did not think the state
OF city could do better than to get compe-
tent geologist to bore into the earth and see
what is there. He was therefore in favor
of boring. Every foot bore should be placed
in jars and submitted TO chemists. A bOr-
ing properly done would be more valuable
TO us than new school house. 1t would
actually furnish more knowledge. The
resolution was referred to the committee on
buildings and fire department.
MANUFACTURING.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr. McClung:
Resolved, That the secretary of the cham
Der prepare a brief and comprehensive state
ment of facts 10 show that the capital of our
own citizens as well as that of others can be
probably invested in the manufacture of
-four and lumber at St. Paul.
In support of the resolution, Mr.. McClung
said that the city had quit-claimed its right
to manufacture flour and lumber to Mime
apOlis and Saltwater. and thus built up
these two large cities at its door Twenty
years ago there were over a dozen saw
mills here. Citizens had put $40, 600 into
boom. and the government put SO, 900
into sluiceway at the falls of St An
thony to bring logs to st. Paul
and, as a result, the city has only one saw
mill. We can manufacture -four by steam
and compete with any other locality, and
attract capital here that goes elsewhere. St
Louis manufactures -four by steam, and
Minneapolis uses steam i'm preference TO
water power. If we had the entire water
power of Minneapolis here it would make
no difference. Our people here lack the
Will and the disposition TO manufacture
I This city has for twenty years sent away
to other points capitalists who came here
instead of showing them that money can
be made here What is needed is, not so
much capital to go into manufactures as
the will to go in. The people need TO be
educated up to the idea that it will pay.
Then the money will flow. naturally. 1t
was predicted in 1874, when it was at
tempted to get up a manufacturing aid as
sociation,' and several thousand dollars
were raised, that we would neglect these
things until our neighbors grew rich manu-
featuring -four. and increased their banking
capital until they would no longer need TO
borrow of ST. Paul, as they had been doing.
TO build up their cities. That prediction
has partially come true. The manufacture
of lumber here will afford mill refuse
enough TO furnish steam power for the
manufacture of flour and other articles until
coal can be imported at lower rates than
now. Let the facts be given and show
mOnied men that St. Paul has better trans
pOrtation facilities than any other point and
equal advantages in other respects to make
the manufacture of these two great staples
profitable to the manufacturer and sources
of wealth to build up the city. and then
capital will seek investment without aid
At the conclusion of Mr.. Meetings. re-
marks the resolution was adopted unani-
mOusly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The communication of f. Singleton in
regard to dispOsing of his interest in a steam
plough was referred to the mercantile COM
mittee. The report of the mercantile COM
mittee that the compulsory coinage of the
standard silver dollar should be suspended
was definitely postponed. Mr.. Drscoll's
resignation was accepted and the vacancy
was filled by the appointment of Secretary
Phelps. The report of the committee on
legislation made several weeks ago was
adopted. Mr. Castle presented extracts
from the Hastings Gazette the Cokato Re
publican and other papers in which it was
charged that certain commission merchants
in ST. Paul had received poultry and made
matter was referred to the mercantile CON-
mittee.