St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-06
CURRENT COMMENT.

An alderman was overheard yesterday
discussing the problem of securing an eligi-
bic and satisfactory site for the permanent
exposition building. Il am an enthusiastic
advocate of the exposition" said ne. but
l cannot see what right the city has to pur-
chase site for the purpose. l haven't the
slightest doubt but what the state legisla-
ture could be induced to authorize il, but /
seriously question our right 10 bond the city
for $500. 600 or more, although / actually
believe the enterprise would result greatly
to the benefit of the city in the ends
what Is your opinion of the sites sug-
geSted?" he was asked.
Il am not in favor Of locating it on the
east side Of the river. But that is merely a
personal opinion. There are thousands who
believe that the East side is the proper
place, convenient to the street railway, and
as easy general access from all parts of the
city. Granting that they are in the right.
surely our East side neighbors have made
magnanimous offer. and the best feature of
it is that il lifts the entire load off the city
council For liberality and enterprise com
mend me to those generous East siders"
and the alderman evidently meant every
word be said.
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An East side resident was met and asked
for an opinion. We'll" he remarked,
medtatively, Il have given the question a
deal of thought AS matter of course /
would like to have the management accept
the proposition offered by our people over
there 10 donate the ground, but l scarcely
expect that it will be accepted. As the
next best thing 1 want to see it located as
near us as possible. With that idea in view
l have been looking over Nicolet island. 1
think the south end of the island. where the
ice houses and the wood yards are. would
make an admirable site in fact the best in
the whole city. II combines the advan-
tages Of being central, of easy access, has
ample ground room, and, 1 think, can be
secured at reasonable price"
So
For several years Minneapolis has been
peStered by so-called employment bureaus.
agencies which engage to furnish people
with employment. Their enticing and
promising bulletins attract especially the
attention of laboTers out of work, and a
smooth talk usually incites the poor men to
pay the agent a stipulated amount for which
he agrees to secure for them an excellent
job. These jobs, as a rule, are some
distance from Minneapolis, and are.
more frequently than otherwise, on rail-
portation is secured and the poor, deluded
men are sent many miles from home only
TO find that the job promised is myth and
that they have been gulled. Yesterday
Chief West received a letter from G. A.
Miller of Prentiss, Wis. stating that
Minneapolis employment bureau had Just
sent gang of eighteen men there upon a
promise that they should have steady en-
ployment on the Minneapolis q Sault Ste.
Marie railroad, but, arriving there, no work
OF any kind whatever was obtainable. The
poor fellows haven't money enough to re-
turn and consequently find themselves in
an abject predicament The chief states he
will pay his respects to the employment
bureau, with hope of summarily ending
such outrages.
The injunction proceedings against the
city, brought by the mill company, mill
owners and others. is exciting pretty gem
eral comment among our citizens. The
hopes of the opponents of the project are
buOyed up by the prospect, or rather the
possibility, of a permanent Injunction
issuing, while the advocates express not
the slightest alarm. They renew the argu-
ments so often published TO show that the
improvement cannot in the course of
interests of the parties applying for
the injunction, any more than the
building of the Northern Pacific bridge
above did.
In discussing the popular theme, a gen.
tleman, in position to know whereof he
spoke, said that commission of govern
ment engineers had started from Washing
ton to visit Minneapolis and give the matter
a searching investigation. They Will ex-
anime the charts and surroundings of the
river, study the causes which led to the
catastrophe of 1868, when the entire de-
struction of the ledge-rock system, which
sustains them, was in jeopardy. The action
of the district court doubtless will be largely
influenced by the result Of the Investigation
and the report Of the commission.
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The GLOBE inadvertently erred yester-
day in stating that Deurner, the Mankato
cashier. was arrested at the residence of
Mrs. Ben. The lady states that Deurner
was not at her house at all.
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The following comment from the Gazette
has very much truth in it: Since the motor
line has abolished the pass system alto
gether on Its trains, Manager Conklin of
the Grand opera might adyantageously
carry out the same resolve. No one is en-
titled to free pass into the theater except
newspaper reporters and they could be adj
mitted on special employees cards or badge.
1t is high time that some of these people.
who have been sponging on theaters and
railroads without any claim upon either.
should walk up to the captains Office and
plank down their dollars or their dimes as