St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-10
ALL FOR COMMERCE.
The Twin City Commercial
Club Banquets at the
Ryan Hotel,
And Discusses Topics of I'M
poPtance to the Pair Of
Cities.
Earnest Pleas for the Com
pletion Of Earth'S Great
est Park System.
A Suggestion to the Legisla-
ture Touching a Future
Water Supply.

OF all the ties that serve to unite peo-
piles and countries and bring them into
community of interest there is none so
powerful as that of commerce. The
riyalrieS of commercial cities may
sometimes be strong, but they never are
allowed 70 go far enough to interfere in
any way with the trade and mutual
interests of such cities. Minneapolis
and st. Paul have long been considered
bitter rivals; but, thanks TO the bench
cent influences of an overwhelming
commerce, the business men OF hoIh
cities are day by day becoming more
and more convinced that the interests
of the two cities are identical,
and that they must unite against
common enemies 10 be- found in
trading centers far from either. For
such an object the Twin City CONNER
cial club Sprang into existence, and, if
all its meetings are characterized by the
broad and liberal spirit displayed at the
ST eond regular meeting OF the club.
helu in st. Paul last evening. great re
suits for both cities may be expected.
Last evenings meeting was attended
by over 100 of the best men of the Twin
Cities.
THE MINNEAPOLIS QUOTA,
From Minneapolis, came such men as
Hon. Eugene Nj. Wilson, ex-GOv. Pills
bury, G. NJ. Loring. eX-COngressman
John B. Giltillan, eX-Attorney General
". J. Hahn, John, Washburn, IL. c.
Akeley, Thomas F. Andrews, G. NJ.
Bailey. V. w BayleSS, George A.
Bracket. H. +. Brown, e. IL. Chad
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Charles A. j. Marsh, Charles j.
rison, George E. Maxwell b.
f. f. Nelson, Frank c.. Nickels,
F. A. Chamberlain. James L. Elwell,
Frank Eustis, John B. Eustis. w. H..
Eustis. II. E. Fletcher. j. B. Gilhllan,
w. j. Hahn. s. A Harris. w. H. Hin
kle, Z. 5. Hurlburt, +. Il. Janney. E. NJ.
johnson. Frank ii. Peavey, C..
Ii. Petit, E. J. Phelps. Charles
II. Pratt, Fred B. Snyder. Ell
Torrance, T. 3. Walker. j. I. Wyman,
Prof. II. w. S. Cleveland, j. B, Forgan,
Arson Blake, Prof. w. II. FUIwell and
Prof. w. S. Pattee, of the state uni
VerSity: Wesley, NeiII. - RidgWay, j.
M. Bartlett, and Hon. Loren Fletcher.
ST. PAUL. CONTINGENT.
St. Paul was ably represented by the fol-
lowing leaders III me commercial WoFfu. Il
A. Abbott, Bruno Beaupre, r.. b. &. Bement,
J. W. Bishop JOS w. Blabon. tiebhBTt BOhn
j. H. Burweil, S. NJ. Cary, Frank B. Clarke,
". B. Dean, f. F. Drake, o. E. Marvin. ID. ID.
Merritt, d. A. MonIfort James E. Moore,
Stanford Newell. < W. Peet, John s. Prince,
F. Driseoii ST., VI. J. Dyer. q. L. Farwel, Il.
C. Field. George Il. Finch, J. p. Gribben, r.
Gordon. j. ". GTigeS JT-, c. ". Hackett r.
| C.. Jefferson, Arnold Kalman, Cyrus II. kei-
logg, o. P. Lanpher. William Lindeke. A. B.
TgrHf Z fifrS
T. Schumacher, Charming SeaDuIy. A. B.
Stiekney, J. 3. TarboX. e. B. ThurstOn.
George B. Woodward, Hon. H F. Stevens, j.
". Este-brook, r. l.. Schurmeier, Henry c.
Drake and John d. Ludden.
PRESIDENT NoNFORT's PRELUDE.
After disposing of the sumptuous
banquet prepared by Nine Host Mehl.
the club wa5cailad to ORDER by Presi-
dent ID. A. Monfort, of st. Paul. in
speech that was model of its kind.
''Ihe crucial test of the first regular
meeting" he said, ''having been fol-
lowed by Sucha marked increase in point
of numbers at the second, | think
the members may now feel assured that
the organization is destined To- become
popular and powerful institution for
good, useful for the development of
both St. Paul and Minneapolis. and for
the determination of many questions of
import to both cities. Its usefulness,
however, will largely depend, 1 may
say, upon the degree of ease
with which private interests are eX-
Guided in favor of those of the public.
Within such lines it may be made an
important and valuable aid for the pur-
poses for which 1t vas organized.
Among the questions have mentioned,
none are more important than the ones
iol, xxyfiI I,e ttic Nx-
men of broad and liberal views and
opinions, who are entitled to considera-
ton.
THE gentleman on my right" con-
tinued President MnnfOrt in introduce
ing Hon. Eugene NJ. Wilson, ais TOO
well known as one of the most eminent
and distinguished gentlemen in the
state to need any introduction. j take
pleasure in introducing Hon. E. M.
Wilson, who will address you on the SUBJ
jeet of "a Park System for the Twin
Cities"
Mr.. WILSON'S PARK PLEA.
las one of the oldest citizens of this
region" began MIR. Wilson amid ap-
plauSe, 81 appreciate as much as any
one here the privilege of being present
1T Joint meeting of the representative
men of the two cities, shortly to become
one. Under the present system we have
more places for aldermen. hut we have
no room for rivalries and jealousies. for
above and over all this are the laws of
trade, which promise one people and
one great city. We are an integral bust
ness center for 1000 miles around, aud
can't keep apart if we want TO. The
laws of trade will not permit 100000
people to be crowded so near together
| and be kent SepaTatpr
After alludIng in humorous way to
the fact that Chicago i'm reaching out
had taken into her limits the greater
portion of Illinois already, and was very
sorry that Wisconsin was too far north
to be annexed. MIR. Wilson then emu
merated the commercial advantages of
the Twin Cities. and advocated una
nimity of action for the purpose of eX-
| tending and improving the park sys-
tens of both cities. "A great city,"
| said he, 'fmust have more breathing
! places. In all the territory between us
| there is no more admirable place for a
| great union park than where Minnehaha
| creek emptieS into the Mississippi.
! Our people, | believe, have done their
| part. They paid $4,000 to secure the
| tributed thirty acres for park pur-
| poses; later on when the state
| refused to make state
park at MInnehaha 100000 was put
| into Minnehaha Park. Now we expect
YOU to do your part and help to make
| the banks of the Mississippi on both
sides at that point the grandest public
park in the world. By little interest
government appropriation could be
| secured for the Improvement Of the
Fort Smelling military reservation. Let
| the government do by that as it has
| done by other military reservations at
| San Francisco. at San Antonio. and at
New York. To-day the Fort Smelling
| reservation is
THE MOST NEGLECTED POST
| in the country, and it may be that it is
| through lack of intereSt.On our part.
We can call the attention of our con-
| gresham and senators to the matter,
! and they can certainly unite in pushing
this, if they can't upon the dealing out
of the offices. Laughtel.] Right along
| the banks of the Mississippi at that
| point the most delightful park in the
| world can be made at siigbteXpense. The
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