St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-15
MEN WHO TALK.
II. l.. FraZee,


of ings / went to Mexico
and spent week at
Frazee City. the capital of that
country. My Obserya-.
ton was that all Mexico needed was a
few more Yankees. with ample protec-
ton, to develop its wonderful mines, tor
to-day they are unrivaled by anything
in the world. Mexico is destined to be-
come the salt of the earth so far as min
eral products are concerned, and the
half has not been told of the wonderful
resources of its ineXhauStible gold
and silver deposits. One great draw
back, however, to the prosperity Of
this portion of the American continent
is the lawleSSnesS everywhere preva-
lent, which makes it very risky under
taking for capital to seek an investment
there. But this condition of affairs Will
rapidly disappear when Mexico is an
nexed to the United States, and such q
result is merely a question of time.
During my absence | have grown a
trifle rusty regarding politics in Becker
county, and am homeward-bOund now
to get myself in harness again and en-
deavOr to bring out a big Democratic
vote in that Republican stronghold.
AS far as indorsing ALBERT SCHEFFER
is concerned, the Democracy of Mime
sofa will give the subject considerable
attention, and if chance is afforded
them to win the governorship with such
candidate it will not be neglected. A
boom is on in politics now, and the con-
test will be the warmeSt this year that
we have ever seen it. Numerous sur
priSeS await us, and nowhere will there
be greater changes than in Minnesota,
when free trade or protection will be
tho nf 10
Gen. j. T. Nothing that savored
of Job has ever been
Averili. allowed to pass JOHN
ROCHE, the watch dog
of the city treasury, and for one ]
should be in favor of making Mr..
RoCHE's position life tenure As for
the other candidates on the Republican
ticket, with the possible exception of
CULLEN for alderman at large, | do
not think there is much danger
of their election, and the decli.
nation of DR.. MURPHY to oppose
Mayor SMITH will have due weight Ill
helping the other gentlemen who have
been named as associates on the ticket
with st. PauPS present mayor.
Business is pretty dull at present and
money is pretty light, owing to the
difficulty merchants have encountered
in their efforts at collection. All
branches of trade in st. Paul feel the
effects of the severe winter that wa
have just passed through, although the
outlook for an improved condition OF
affairs may be said to be very encour.
aging. Matters are in very unsatisfac'
tory condition compared with last year
about this time, but with the settlement
of the railroad strikes and other dis
turbing elements trade will soon be
running smoothly again in its accuS-
toned channels. At least, such is my
belief and cherished hope. and this SEN
timent, think, reflects the views Of
our mercantile community.
~
Will General Superinten-
dent of the Canadian
lam White, Pacific Railway-Capi,
tai will naturally bd
attracted to our province by the action
taken recently at Ottawa, since it will
be construed to mean an advance in the
policy of developing the resources of
the Northwest. Now that the bar has
been taken down, Manitoba is prepared
to grant charters to any one and every
body who feels disposed to begin the
construction of railroads. Immigrants
are pouring in from every quarter of the
globe, and a new feature has been re,
marked recently in this direction.
Ontario suffered a setback because of
the almost total failure of its crops last
season and farmers are flocking
into Manitoba by the hundreds
from Ontario. Last Sunday 200
cars of cOlonists' effects, horses, farm
implements, machinery and household
goods were transported by the Canadian
Pacific, and the latest Information is
that the rush has not begun yet of emf
grants from Ontario. Speaking Of im-
migration and the outlook for trade, re-
minds me that one road recently trans
ported across this continent for ship
ment to Yokohama, in Japan, an entire
plant for street railway and car load
of roller skates. Besides these were in
Vulnerable bales of domestic manufact-
ures of cotton and woolens from the
states and Canada destined for the same
country, and the return freight
consisted of large quantities OF
raw silks intended for cOnsump-
ton in this country. Japan is
rapidly becoming civilized, and wants
to adopt the manners and customs of
EngliSh-speaking nations, even going SO
far as to reform its dress to conform to
the modes on the European and Ameri-
can continents. Some of the ladies OF
Japan have even gone so far as to dis
card their native costumes for the full
dress evening attire of the Anglo-SaXon,
and the effect is said to be very strange
but not unpleasant one. Under the new
diSpensatiOn of affairs, the trade OF
Japan and the East must find an outlet
western part of this country, and the
more facilities there are afforded for
transportation, the greater Will be the
returns to those who invest their capital
in the enterprises already projected.
There is no longer any doubt of the ne
cessity for the construction Of the Red
river railroad, and this will probably DO
completed before the close OF the ensuing
working season. One of the objects OF
my present trip to the East has been 10
inspect the elevators and facilities for
handling coal and other mineral prod
ucts, and the probabilities are that we
will have to begin building on an eX-
tensiye scale at either Port Arthur or
Fort William. There is great demand
for better facilities for handling our
products at both these places, and am
in quest of new ideas and plans to be
practical basis. After visit to Duluth
/ shall return to Winnipeg and report
the result of my trip to the management
of the Canadian Pacific, and undoubt-
eddy definite action will be taken i'm
mediately to improve our present mode
of handling and transporting freight of
all kinds.
III
p Hon. George While at Madison
the other day, | heard
Wyman, an animated discussion
concerning the chances
Oshkosh, Wis. of Secretary Villas for
getting second place
on the Democratic presidential ticket
this year, and the sentiment was de-
cidedly aVerse to such proposition. 1t
was held that the recent timber trials in
which Mr. NuAs was allernn 70 hnrn