St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-22
TAKE ANOTHER TACK.
The Chamber Of Commerce
Tones Down the Commit
tee Report.
Unlike Minneapolis. the Saint
IL Citizens Preferred Dig
nifty to Buster.
The Report, as Finally Adopt
ed, Merely States the Facts
Of the Case,
And Leaves the General Pub
lie to Decide Who Has the
Best Of It.

The report of the committee on Twin
Cities, read at the chamber of commerce
yesterday, precipitated caustic debate.
Capt. Castle wanted to accentuate the
fact that the original overtures came
from Minneapolis, while it is now taken
up by st. Paul. He reviewed the his
tory of the investigation had into the
project last May as the result OF the
Minneapolis letter TO the chamber OF
commerce, and which ended with a
recommendation that still lies on the
table of the chamber. Capt. Castle had
good word for the temper Of the re-
port. While he was not biased in favor
of the Midway district. he felt con-
strained to say that within the next
three years that district will have a
population of $4,000 people, of which at
least 10000 will come from Minneapolis,
and the whole Will add solely to the
population of ST. PAUL.
L. w. Peet was uncompromisingly
opposed to the report. He asserted that
il put St. Paul in an awkward and I'M
dignlfied position. A small committee,
he emphasized, has made Minneapolis
the subject of ridicule and drastic crit
iclSm. He knew that the report does
not represent the sentiment OF the best
men of Minneapolis, but, on the other
hand, they are really ashamed of IT..
lie counseied dgnified silence, and
moved to lay the report on the table.
but he withdrew the motion to permit
Col. j. IL. Davidson an opportunity to
speak TO the question.
Mr.. Davidson wanted the portion of
report referring to st. Paul as the fut-
ure second or third city in the Union
tricken out.
+. V. Smalley thought that while it
might be quite dignifed to keep silence,
it was bad business policy, for the effect
of the Minneapolis report is to work
great harm To st. Paul. 1t is spread
broadcast and is puIposely misleading.
IF man tells 4 lie about you," he
cried, cit is better to say it is lie than
TO stand under the imputation and the
reasonable construction that silence
gives acquieScence."
ID. X. Noyes wanted the report re-
ferred back for amendment. He favored
something of a milder tone, and urged
that its adoption would be misfortune.
w. II. Sanborn thought it an excellent
report, but he wanted TO adopt Col.
Davidson's suggestion by cutting out
the inuendO.
"A NOle WIS bIleH ldhtu anu Lie report
so amended.
c. w. Hackett cautioned against hasty
actor and recommended that the re-
port be recommitted for revision, but
Capt. SimOnton took the reverse side.
He wanted 4 vote taken at once.
Capt. Castle declared he was weary.
He did not want TO meet SANDERS any
longer, and, should the chamber decide
TO have a new report, it should be drawn
10y new committee
Judge Greenleaf Clarke did not want
to commit himself on the question of
municipal union. His view conceded
with the expressions of Mr.. Peet.
Mr.. Mum here took the floor to make
an explanation. He said there had been
four different reports drawn, and the
one under consideration was the sentl-
ment of the committee.
Col. Davidson moved to strike out the
lines referring to the bad taste. and the
bad grammar of the Minneapolis report,
and George Il. Finch wanted the original
letters from Minneapolis on the subject
read and shorter report drawn up.
Frederick DriscOll declared that the
chamber had simply proposed to discuss
the matter, and had been insulted in
reply.
The question of recommitting was
voted down, q to IA, and the report goes
over TO next Monday.
The report, as amended, is given be-
low: