St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-21

beauty and elegance, making the Twin
Cities the most beautiful and attractive
cities In the world. They could ar
range the sewer systems so they would
not clash in the future to the detriment
of both cities. They could unite in
supplying water and light to both cities,
to the great advantage of both. They
could purchase grounds, or secure them
by donation in part, where the future
capitol that must be built could find an
eligible site, and thus save to both cities
this and other public buildings, which
may be lost with divided counsels and
rlYalries. They could give to Minneap-
oils all the glory and prestige and ad-
yantageS of wealth and population
which is so rapidly concentrating now
in, the interurban district, and which
NOW all belongs to st. Paul, to the great
injury Of Minneapolis, as it must con-
tinhe to draw population out of Mime
ap0liS and into st. Paul. This would
be,
zee THE MAGNIFICENT PRIZE
with which st. Paul would endOW her
new ally, and this alone would make
it policy for the two cities to unite. For
here they must unite-''nOlenS YOlens"--
and the only question is whether Min
neapOlis is willing to share in the grand
possibilities of this district lying right
at her door, but belonging to her rival.
All these advantages are attainable
without any compromise of the pride of
either city by surrender of its name
or its local government. This plan,
like the old articles of confederation of
the thirteen colonies, will serve all our
purposes for some years. That it will
finally ripen into federal union
under one municipal charter, as the old
confederation did into a union of the
states, may be regarded as altogether
probable if not absolutely certain. The
different tastes and characters of the
population of the two cities, mentioned
by some of your citizens, will no more
prevent this union than did the different
tastes and characters of the people of
the old thirteen colonies prevent the
union of the states. On the contrary,
one will be the complement of the other,
and the cross of the breed will improve
the stock.
My plan is now incidentally outlined
i'll stating the advantages of union. 1t
is, in word, new board of trade,
consisting OF not less than forty mem
berS-twenty for each clty-Selected
from the citizens in or out of the cham
Der and board of trade for their intelli-
gence, br0ad-gauged views and public
spirit, to be known as the Twin City
board of trade. The day such board
of trade is organized, with the cordial
consent of the business men and press
of both cities, the telegraph will flash
the news to the world that new city is
born, with 100000 population and two
hundred millions of commerce, fifth in
rank in the United States and able to
hold its own against all rivals. The an
nouncement above will be the best i'm
migration document either city can pub
liSh, and it will
GIVE TO BOTH NEW LIFE,
and new impulse which we can
scarcely realize.
There is DO need of haste in these
joint committees making their final re-
port. Let the committees report prog
reSS, and TASK leave to sit again. Two
or three months is a short time to con-
slider interests of such vast Importance.
Let the discussion GO on. The more it
is agitated, the more public opinion will
be educated. Calm counSelS and business
like views will supplant prejudice, and
the voice of reason and common sense
will drown out the clamorS of passion,
and the shrewd eye of the business
men of both cities will see where their
interests lie. As has been said of the
United States of America-''M Many like
the pillows, one like the Ocean''-"E
pluribus nnum," so it will be written at
last of st. Anthony, Minneapolis, st.
Paul, West st. Paul, South st. Paul,
North st. Paul, st. Paul Park and Bnr-
lington Heights, MANY like the pillows,
one like the ocean"-''E pluribus
!. W. McCLuNG.