St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-13
FOR A FROG FACTORY.
An Industrial Scheme Seek.
ing a Fifty-Aere
Swamp
On Which to Breed the Suecu-
lent Frog Leg for
Market.
Secret Meeting Of Capitalists
OF Great and Small
Means.
Lectured by J. j.. Hill on the
Necessity OF Subserib-
ing Stock.

A. S. Mcmillan and Gebhardt Petrie
the city in daily consultation with real
estate dealers. A GLOBE representa-
tive happened into one of the Offices in
which the parties had been negotiating,
and the real estate man remarked: Il
can't get next to those fellows at ali;
they want to buy fifty acres OF swamp
land near st. Paul. Now l make it q
rule never to have any more swamp
land on my list than is absolutely forced
on me, and just now have none in
sight at ALL"
"What do you suppose they want
with it?" was asked.
Haven't an idea. | know they are
trying TO buy up some of the low land
on the West side, but they say the price
is set too high for their purpose"
Mr.. Mcmillan was found in CONVEX
sation with his partner i'll the search
for marShy real estate, seated In the
Merchants hotel lobby.
81 had not intended to say anything
about my plans" he said. IN reply to
the questions put him, but as it can do
10 harm that know Of, will tell you
L
somewhere hereaboutS. | have not de-
cided yet on the exact location, for the
reason that the land which suits me is
too high priced, and that which | can
get at the figure want to pay is too far
from the distributing point. L must be
located close enough to the city to
be able to make all trains. | have not
yet introduced myself to the Industrial
union," he laughlngly continued, or,
perhaps, that body might be willing to
come TO my aid, even though l do not
propose to manufacture. Mr.. Petrie
here will manage the place when have
decided where to locate it. He has had
charge of my frog farm near Fresno.
Cal. for the past two years, and to his
credit will say has built up business
now paying $500 a year; that is, it
paid that last year, and will probably
pay twice as much this year. We ship
frogs from Fresno to all parts of
the country, even as far East as
New York. With good place
at this point l think we
can supply our Eastern trade to great
deal deter advantage. Do you know"
continued the dealer in tadp0les, that
the West is supplying an immense num-
Der of frogs to France. Here is a letter
IOTWdfueQ 10 NE iToin EEtSHO IRON Il
French firm asking consignment of
ten thousand dozen. Following is the
letter:
DuPoNTE & VnLIERs. RgsTAURAUTuERs.3 80
RUE PRINCE Alberto, BoULoGNE SUR MER.-
A. 5. Mcmillan, treSne-Sir: Can you dis
patch to us for July 10, to arrive at Havre
about that time, TO- o. dozen live frogs, as
good as last consignment? If So consider
this query an order for that number and
ship az before. Wire us of shipment and
send statement by mail. EMIL DUroNTE.
THAT" said the frog man. sis but
sample of dozens of letters | have from
Paris restaurant people, and the de-
mand upon me from all quarters ex-
plains my desire to extend my opera
tons. My intention is to cater chiefly
TO domestic trade. though after time,
when | have branched out with three or
four more farms, may make bid for
European customers. which, however,
entails good deal of responsibility on
the shipper, and hardly pays for the
trouble and shrinkage in the end" Mr..
Mcmillan will go to Duluth this morn
Ing to look over the field there, but says
positively he will locate here if suitable
grounds can be obtained.