St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-03
MIN NEAPOLIS
CURRENT COMMENT.

II is the expection that at the meeting
of the board of trade, to-day, the rail-
road question will come up for
thorough discussion through the report
of the MacCauley committee. The rail
road problem is of the gravest import
ance to Minneapolis, and without re-
gard to the individual views OF City Az
torney Smith on the one side, or Clay
MacCauley on the other. it is so regarded
by all thoughtful citizens. There is
much to be said on both sides OF the
question as now presented to the board.
If the city is too arbitrary in its deal
ings with the roads, it was not always
so. for the time was when nothing was
too good for these roads, which were
''purely local enterprises, controlled
locally" The st. Louis was one OF
these and received grants which would
now be considered preposterous; yet
this same road not only passed out OF
local control, but is the great obstruc-
ZIONIST in the way OF needed improve
ments to-day.
This reform business in local politics
is growing quite amusing. Judge ID.
w. Ellis, of the Sixth ward, is the latest
victim to the craze for retrenchment,
and adyertiSeS himself for the ONCE ol
city attorney, as follows:
T AM candidate for the Office OF city at
torney, and realizing the fact that the
new council will be composed OF men pc
lieving in, and committed to- the princlples
of reform and retrenchment, and that those
PRINCIPLES will and ought to be applleG 10
the matter OF salaries under the control OF
the council, now offer to perform the duties
of that office in manner satisfactory 10 Ine
I tl,rN lilo font n
of 24OO After more than thirty years OF
continuous service as pracntloner anu III
holding courts, | ought to be able to furnlsh
satisfactory reference as to qual1hcatlons ana
fitness for the position Ii appolnteu WIZ a
keep an office SO centrally located as TO pc
easy of access to all city officials wishing 70
consider legal questions pertaining TO thelr
duties and the interest, OF the city. u. w.
Ellis.
The surveyor generalship of the Min
neapolis district, says the Lumberman,
continues to excite the interest OF the
politicians, and more particularly the
candidates for the position, some OF
whom have an exalted idea of the emol-
uments which attach to the job. These,
is has been stated, amount to as mucn
as $4,000 per annum. but,aS matter OF
fact, aggregate a great deal less tnan
that. | happen to know that in the best
years the surveyor general has rot re-
ceived much over $1,000, and that Sur
veyor General Lovejoy has made out OF
the Office in the past two years only a
little more than $1,000 per annum. VI
course this is comfortable little sum,
but not the monumental amount which
has been named as the income OF the
office, and which has so tempted the
cupidity of SEINE of the candidates. The
contest presents some interesting feat
ures, however. Mr.. Lovejoy finds his
most enthusiastic supporter in the per
son of Thomas Lowry, although MI.
lowering, who is in Mr.. Lowry's en-
ploy, would like to fill the place. But
Mr.. Lowry prizes Mr.. Levering's serv-
ices too much to be willing to part with
him. The cause of Mr.. Sinclair is being
urged by Hon. d. NJ. Clough with a
great deal of vigor, and as Mr.. Clough
was Merriam man from the start he is
supposed to have pretty good call on
the place. The young men and some
lumbermen are backing John Goodnow,
and S. W. Farnham does not lack for
friends among old lumbermen OF out
side of lumber circles.