New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-10-30

try's congress for the first time" Nothing of
moment marred the day. Every part of the
programme was carried out as far as was de-
slrable, and St. Paul has no reason to fear
that her guests will leave her with anything
but the pleasanIest recollection.
At the City Hall.
The city hall was reached at high noon.
and the delegates were at once usher ed into
the mayors rooms, where the reception
committee was awaiting their arrival. Gov
Gov. Merriam was at the head of the COM
mittee, next to him being ex-Governors
Ramsey, Sibley and Hubbard, and Senator
Mcmillan, Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Gil
bert, Dr. Christie, Gen. Johnson, Hon. Albert
Scheffer, State Auditor Braden State Treas
urer Bobleter, Secretary OF State Mattson,
Attorney General Ciapp, Hon. Gordon E..
Cole, William NJ Bushnell, D, A. Monfort
and r. A. Finch. When the delegates had
been introduced to the mem bers of the COM
mittee, Mr.. D. A. Monfort stepped forward
and delivered the following formal address
of welcomes:
In welcoming you to the State of Minnesota
and the city of St. Paul have the honor of con-
Veylng TO you an expression of the pleasure your
visit causes our citizens, and the qualification
they experience IN thus having an opportunity
representatives OF our sister states, and also Of
manlfestlng their appreciation of the import
ance OF the subjects you will soon meet to con-
slider and discuss.
Before proceeding to more particular intro
auctions it may not be Inappropriate for me to
say that among those gathered here for the pur-
pose OF welcoming and greeting you and whom
you see before you, there some who, among
our most honored and distinguished citizens, in
addition to being the very earliest pioneers of
civilization in this entire region, and who
hay
seen its marvellous transformation from
an unbroken widern ess occupied only by wild
beast and warlike savages into the fruitful and
populous country you now behold. There are
at least some among them who almost, OH this
very spot where now stands city Of 200. 900 in
habitants. have endured not only the privations
and hardships common to all settlers in q new
country. but who often have been solely de-
pendent upon their own watchfulness and cour-
age for the protection of their lives against the
bullets and scalping knives Of savage and vim
dictive foes. The record of the early lives of
these men would be a reflection of forms and
conditions of life which have now ceased in a
great measure to exist, here or elsewhere, and it
may be especially interesting to you to meet
with them as representatives of class to whom
by reason OF the changed conditions consequent
upon the rapid extension of modern civilization
there can be no successors on this continent
There are here present the first governor of
Minnesota under it's territorial organization it's
hrst governor under a state organization and its
present governor. Between the administration
of the two first and that of the last there inter-
feueS d peElOu OL less Gudn nail Tile ordinary
span of a mans life, and yet it has sufficed to
produce changes in the territory which has
been successfully under their respective juris-
dlct1ons greater than has perhaps occurred dur
ing the same interval in any other equally eX-
tenslve area on the face of the globe. We at
tribute this unprecedented development of the
material resources OF the state. and the happy
and generally prosperous conditions of our peo-
pie, partly to our system of government partly
to the richness of our soil and the salubrity of
our climate, but also largely to the chara of
formed of
schools and general education. I again beg TO
express to you on behalf of the people of st.
Paul the pleasure your visit affords them and
shall now have the honor of Introducing you to
number of our citizens, who desire to extend
to you their personal welcome and greetings
The delegates were escorted to the council
chamber, where miniature exposition of
the resources of the Northwest had been
prepared for their inspection The Second
regiment band was stationed in the cham
Der and played several selections There
was large gathering of citizens, many of
whom received the pleasure of al introduce
ton to the distinguished visitors The ex-
hibits were arranged on long tables on each
side of the chamber. where plenty of light
was obtainable. They made very pretty
display. Grain, grasses, vegetables, products
of the mine and quarry. wool from Montana
and manufactured goods from ST. Paul fac
tories made remarkably creditable show
1t was the opinion of many persons that
the exhibit of the agricultural and mineral
resources of the Northwest would not re-
ceive very great attention from the PAN
American tourists They were agreeably
astonished, however. The visitors took a
remarkable interest in all that was on exih-
ition. Indeed it was with difficulty that
several of the delegates could be induced to
leave the collection when the time arrived
to leave for the governors residence. The
exhibit made by the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company attracted their attention
especially. Here were shown specimens of
the agricultural and mineral resources of
the great country to the west of the farthest
Western which will be reached on this trip.
Viewing the City.
It was rather disagreeable day for drive
around The cjty-dark, cloudy and chilly.
On this account the original programme was
curta1led considerably, it being felt that the
visitors from the warm climate of South
America would not be able to stand the cold
winds of the North with any degree of COM
fort AS the carriages emerged from the
handsome grounds surrounding the COVER.
nors residence, the delegates were treated
to very interesting exhibition by the fire
department. A regular alarm was sounded,
and in very short time the department. was
on the ground. Two engines were stationed
at the southern side of Central Park, and the
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