St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-11

larger than any other class in the city's
history. Take them away and there is no
use for banks, hotels or real estate men.
When you Think of the tributary coun-
try, equal to all the country to the east,
1t cannot be doubted that the commerce
OF st. Paul Will keep on growing SO long
as there are other worlds to conquer.
ONE FOR SALTWATER.
Capt. Blakely then announced the
regular list of toasts at an end, but he
called on Senator Durant to respond to
a toast in honor of Saltwater. Mr..
Durant said there were good reasons
why he should be present. In the first
place he had known President Blakely
longer than any one in the room.
In 1S47. he first met Mr.. Blakely,
when that gentleman was second clerk
on the smallest steam boat that
ever navigated the Mississippi river
the Argo. Capt. Blakely looked much
the same then as he does now. He was
tall, erect and wore three-cornered
cap of wool that resembed a fiamingo,
ana Senator Durant said he was at once
nXed with burning ambition to be-
come second clerk on steamboat him
self. Continuing, Mr.. Durant said that
tnere was something in st. Paui's at
mosphere that kept man al
ways fresh and young, and he cited as
illustrations w. =. Murray and DIR. Muir
ply. Mr.. Durant said that Saltwater,
he believed. was one of the best cities
for its size in the state. 1t would never
become part Of st. Paul. est: Paul
will take in Minneapolis" said he,
.'but you will never take in Saltwater
The speaker was frequently applauded,
and i'll closing he paid fattering
tribute to the chamber and its work.
BY BISHOP IRELAND.
Mr.. Cochran then introduced Bishop
ireland as the clergyman Of the organ
lZation. He was received with great
enthusiasm. Bishop Ireland explained
his presence on the ground that he
must come to look after the religious
interests OF the chamber. He had
trusted this to Mr.. Cochran, but he had
been away to New York, and
on his return things had become
badly dlsordered and out of line
with the original idea. The bishop said
that it might have been expected that
Mr.. Cochran would have entrusted the
religious interests of the chamber to
Mr.. McClung, but this had not been
done. Consequently he had come to
look after this phase of the chambers
life.
The bishop said that history recorded
Few such marvelS as st. Paul. Look
over the world and in rare spots could
such cities be found. Here were the
natural demands for great city and
here had been placed the men to build
up great city. Bishop Ireland said he
mad little respect for men who would
come to city and be content to
get rich, acquire for themselves
and do nothing to benefit the
place in which they live. The bishop
then paid high tribute to the chamber
as being factor that nodded public
opinion. which controlled legislation.
He placed great faith in the abilities of
the chamber, which although it had not
been able to start the cable yet, could, he
believed, start real estate boom by res
0lution on midwinter Monday morning.
But cities must have a growth moral,
as well as natural and physical. Amer
lean cities were on trial and being
watched to see how their growth, devel-
Opment and government would affect
the worlds civilization. The chamber
must exert itself to see that st. Paul
was truly great city-a city where law
was supreme-fOr respect for law was
the foundation pillar on which the ma
ton rests. Bishop Ireland'S speech was
an eloquent one and was warmly ap-
plauded.
ii. +. Stevens called on Rev. Sam
Smith for speech, and the pastor of
the First Methodist church responded
in an eloquent speech. In burst of
applause which followed the orchestra
struck up goodnight air and the fes-
t1yitleS were ended.