The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-01

PAVkA0Au WAS CStEEi0u OuU aS ldx 8S was U0.
sirable, and St Paul has no reason to fear
that her guests W leave her with anything
but the pleasanresr recollection.
At the City Hall.
The city hall was reached at high noon,
and the delegates were at once ushered 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 MIN being ex-Goyernors
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 Csapp, Hon. Gordon E.
and r. A. Finch When the delegates had
been introduced to the members of the COM
mittee. Mr.. D. A. Monfort stepped forward
and delivered the following formal address
of welcome:
and the city of St. Paul have the honor Of con-
veying to you an expression Of the pleasure your
visit causes our citizens, and the qualification
they experience In thus having an opportunity
AFFORDED them OF meeting so many distinguished
representatives Of our sister states and also of
manifestin9 their appreciation Of the Import
ance OF the subjects you will soon meet to con-
Before proceeding to more particular intro
auctions it may not be Inappropriate for me to
say that among those gathered here for the pur-
you see before you. there are some who among
our most honored and distinguished citizens, in
addition to being the very earliest pioneers Of
civilization on in this entire region and who
seen its marvellous transformation from
an unbroken wildern ess occupied only by wild
beast and warltke savaRes into the fruitful and
populous country you now behold. There are
at least some among them who almost, on this
very spot where now stands a city of 100000 in
habitantsl have endured not only the privations
and hardships common to all settlers in new
country. but who often have been solely de-
pendenU upon their own watchfulness and cour-
age for the protection of their lives against the
bullets and scaping knives Of savage aud vim
dfctive foes The record Of the early lives Of
these men would he reflection Of forms and
conditions of life which have now ceased in q
great measure to exist. here or elsewhere and 1t
may be especially interesting to you to meet
with them as representatives of a 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 its territorial organization. it's
first governor under a state organization and its
present governor. Between the administration
of the two first and that Of the last there inter-
venes period Of less than half the ordinary
span OF mans life. and yet it has suficed to
pECuuC0 CuduR6S III Gue UcTIlCOTy WHICH mas
been successlvely under their respective juris
dicttons greater than has perhaps occurred dur
Ing the same interval in any other equally ex-
tensive 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 character Of
our citizens as formed by our system Of public
schools and general education. I again beg to
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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 on introduce
ton to the distinguished visitors The ex-
htbits were arranged on long tables on each
side of the chamber. where plenty of light
WAS obtainable. They made a very pretty
display. Grain, grasses, vegetables. products
Of the mine and quarry, wool from Montana
and manufactured goods from St Paul fac
tories made q remarkably creditable show.
It 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 q
remarkable interest in all that was on exib-
itton. 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 resldence. 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 trim.
Viewing the City.
It was q rather disagreeable day for drive
around the ctty-dark, cloudy and chilly.
On this account the original programme was
curtailed considerably, it being felt that the
visitors from the warm climate of south
America would not be .ble 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
nor's residence, the delega: ca were treated
to very interesting exhibition by the fire
department A regular alarm was sounded,
and in . very short time the department was
ON tho ground. Two engines were stationed
1T the southern side Of Central Park, and the
hose was rapidly unreeled. Then . water