St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-29
CREATORS OF CITIES,
Sumptuous Banquet Of the
Real Estate Men of St.
Paul.
They Are Generous Enough
to Speak Kindly Of
Duluth.
1Iinnesot'as CAPITAL, How
ever, Is Little Short Of an
Earthly Paradise.
Residents Of Dayton's Bluff
Kick Against the Lincoln
Park Scheme.

The real estate men of st. Paul gave
SumptuouS banquet at the Merchants
hotel last evening, at which about 100
prominent real estate men and business
men were present. A number of elo-
quent speeches were made, all with one
tendency, that of the future advance
ment of the state at large. The speak
ers seemed unanimously to realize that
st. PauPs future prosperity depends
upon the development of the state.
Many friendly words were put in for
Duluth, which is becoming recognized
among the more far-sighted men as one
of the most important factors in st.
PauFs future. The idea that Duluth
can ever be st. PauFs rival was
shown to be erroneous by several
speakers, but that she will become
gigantic seaport, and most important
adjunct, was freely admitted. Several
of the speakers waxed very eloquent,
and. though no wine was served, the
intellectual repast was fully equal to
the sensual, while the bill of fare was
adorned with notices appropriate to
the occasion.
The following were present:
Rev. j. E. Smith, ID. D., LII. d. !:
Hon. Albert Seheffer, W. NJ. Bush
nell, Col. J. II. Davidson, FL. S. Fair
child, A. E. Clark, George Ii. Hazard,
Hon. F. W. Hoyt, E. Y. SmalIey, D. r.
Noyes, Hon. q. S. Ives, Charles A.
Brown, w. NJ. Carson. w. c. Wilson, W.
E. Burton. w. P. billiard, Z. Ley
bourne, Rev. S. Sherrin, r. V. Pratt,
r. B. Wheeler, I'll. FL. Fuller, o. M.
Metcalf. W. r. Sache, E. T. Somers,. G..
w. Clarke, j. Ii. Lawrence, p. 7. Jack
son, FL. A. Campbell. E. S. Norton, j.
r. Foulke. c. L.. Sumbaruo, A. B. Bow
man, W. NJ. Foulke, W, o. Maxwell, NJ.
E. Kost, r. L. Crescy, FL. 2. Hail, G.. j.
kusterer. John. x. Davidson, w. A.
Somers, A. S. Tallmadge, Gates A.
Johnson, q. j. Hedgson, I. Reardou,
II. P. Camden, F. K. Bacon.
Hon. w. j. Daniels, CID. D. Merrill, G.
". Hackett, L. $. Cotton: William
Stevens, B. B. Stebblns, E. I.
Sharp, II. FL. Young, w. Fl. Barnes,
c. E. RObb, E. S. Allen, A. T. Nettleton,
G. L. NeWeomb, j. j. Symes, E. FL. Mil
ham, L. A. Krel. A. G.. Anderson, Will
bur Ii. Howarh, Seth K. Howes, f. W.
Farrar, w. ID. FairchiId, J. W. CroSson,
Utlev B. Curtis, F. Sherwood, A. r.
Capehart, E. G. Handy. G. S. Bunker,
w. C. Read, I'll. e. Foster, ]. G. Wall,
George Westervets, w. S. Morton, John
Johnson.
After the coffee and cigars had been
served, President Hazard announced
A. E. Clarke as POSTMASTER. Mr..
Clarke said Che had left remarkably
eloquent speech OIL Ashland avenue and
wanted some one to go for it. The first
. duty of host was to welcome his
guests. after doing which he introduced
Ii. S. Fairchild, who he said had become
ID little
ENGLISH, YOU KNOW
since travelling III foreign land"
Mr.. Fairchiid. in response to the toast
|: ''Our Guests" said: 1.-The very pleas
ant duty has been assigned to me of
welcoming our guests to our banquet
. board tonight, and to welcome those
living outside our borders. not only to
this festival. but to our SANITY city.
In the name of the st. Paul real estate
board, collectively and individually, do
most cordially welcome here tonight
our citizens of other vacations. The
merchants, who, while building up their
own trade to its present prineeIy pro-
portions, have not forgotten the inter-
ests of the city; who by their ability,
energy, enterprise, integrity and gener-
Gus public spirit, have greatly promoted
the material interests of the city. and
exalted its character. As cordially
we welcome the bankers and profess
SionaI men, who with their wealth ant b.
their wise, iudieioVs counsel and their
devoted LOYALTY and high public spirit
have promoted all public enterprises
and greatly helped place ST. Paul in the
proud position she occupies. Not less
cordial is our welcome to artisans who.
commencing with our first cabins, have
developed with the expansion of the
city, and have since erected stately
structures which in harmony of proper
ton and beauty Of outline, in tasteful
ness, stateliness and selidity, challenge
the admiration of all behold
ers. To you, gentlemen. representing
other cities, and other districts
of the state, we extend a most hearty
welcome to st. Paul. to a city whose
growth and populations commerce and
wealth, have been so marvellous that the
story, when told, sounds like an East
ern fable-a city which, but a few years
since. sto cd on the extreme frontier of
civilization. and which to-day in pepu-
lation, III culture and refinement, in
costly and beautiful residences.
i'll stately bank and other bust
De
in its magnificent ten and twelve-stery
| newspaper buildings and insurance
Offices. in its gigantic and ornate flats,
| OF residential blocks, takes rank with
most of the Atlantic state cities a cen
fury old, and surpaSseS most of those in
Europe whoSS origin dates back two or
three thousand years. We welcome you
to city, the most healtnful on the con-.
tinent, as attested by the statistics of
mortality; where drainage is perfect,
and whose water supply comes from the
pure depth of great lakes: to a city
whose situation aud surroundings are
surpassed in beauty by few i'll this or
other countries. In the past two years
it has been my good fortune to see
large percentage of the cities of the
United States, Canada, Mexico and
Europe, and there are few anywhere
that can recall on which nature has
lavished her gifts with so bounteeus a
hand. The majestic Mississippi sweeps
in a grand
CURVE THROUGH THE CITY:
we are environed by lofty hills, whose
heights are terraeed by Dature, and
seem as if plated and planned by her
artist hand for the abode Of people of
culture and refinement; through these
hills here and there the Almighty has
etItNu Ills uLStFS anu OpGiftu way fOE
the waters of the numberiess lakes into
the river; and the railway builders, fol-
lowing natures paths, have made
them the highways of commerce into
the city. For US Minnehaha sings
her summer song. For us in winter she
walls herself around with ice, and from
every angie of her crystal palace the
prismatic rays of light are reflected
with a briIiiancy that makes the scene