St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-28
Comes to the Front in the
Opinions Of the Industrial
Union.
H. S. FairchiId Thinks a Quar-.
ter Century Will Work
Wonders.
The Chamber of Commerce
Begins the Discussion Of
Factories.
Postoffiee Clerks Make g
Strong Plea for Graded
Salaries.

III. S. Fairchild has boundless faith
in the future of st. Paul. the state of
Minnesota and the Northwest. He says
that within the next twenty-five or
thirty years the population OF Mime
sofa and the Northwest will touch
seventeen millions, and that. as certain
as fate, the cities of Duluth, Minneapo-
lis and st. Paul would accommodate
within their borders four and half
millions of people.
The prophecy was made last evening
at meeting of the st. Paul Industrial
Union-a union which has been re-
Gently formed among business and pro-
fessional men, the objects of which are
terseiy expla ined by President Marvin !:
I'VE WISH" he says Ito make st. Paul
great center; a commercial center IN
every respect. We wish to make it
great manufacturing center so that we
can manufacture everything that shall
be required in the greatWeSt andNorth-
west. The meeting was held at the
chambeF OF commerce, and an Invitation
having been extended to the visiting
delegates TO the contractors, for once
the veil of secrecy was Withdrawn from
the unions proceedings. Beyond few
nigh falutin' speeches nothing of a
Henry A. Castle spoke. One of the
first things. he said, tqat they should do
was to encourage the Industries they
now had-make them more prosperous.
simultaneously with that they could
look around for new ones. Industries
could be built up at much less cost than
Introducing new ones, the same results
being more rapidly and speedily accom-
Pushed. There was large proportion
OF citizens intelligent citizens-who
did not KNOW what manufactures there
were in the city. This was partly the
fault OF the manufacturers, who had
failed to push their claims. 1t
was complained, and with some
justice, that home men were not
given a chance to compete
i'll the erection of buildings. This was
partly due from the fact that outside
architects were employed, which was a
matter worthy of the attention of the
union. The manufacturing suburbs
should be heartily supported by the
city. The prejudice against the at
telnptS made to build up manufacturing
suburbs was unjust and suicidal. Man.
ufacturers would locate in the suburbs:
they were bound to do it, in order to get
the ground. There was now cry
about the empty buildings in the city
He was not sorry for this. The detri-
ment to st. Paul has been there were no
empty buildings, and the rents had been
too high.
Hon. Albert Scheffer was requested
to speak, but he excused himself by in
Producing Gov. Alelette, of South Da-
kota. within five years." he remarked,
Developments would be seen in tae
Dakotas not contemplated or dreamt of
today. Everything was there necessary
to make a prosperous and wealthy COM
munity."
Aid. w. H. Sanborn declared that st.
Paul people should band themselves to-
gether and support local institutions.
That was the reason of Chicago's phe-
nOmenal success.
FL. ). Fairchild and j. Il. Davidson
also spoke.
p At the meeting next Monday, the To-
cation OF new manufactures will be con-
sidered as well as the threatened de-
parture of an old establishment.
Prompt means will be taken to illustrate
the removal of any established factory.