St. Paul daily globe., 1891-11-17
"A NOBLE WORK.


The GLOBE publishes this morning
in another column the report presented
by CLAIMING SEABURY, E. F. WARNER
and j. III. BURWELL to the st. Paul
Jobbers' union, concerning the work
which they did during the fall as COM
mittee of that body for the assistance
of the farmers of North Dakota in the
harvesting of this seasons wheat crop.
The document is very remarkable one,
and shows how much can be accom-
plished by earnest men laboring in CO.
operation with the press for the attain
ment of an important public object.
When this committee undertook its
work, there was the most serious danger
that the 4O,0O0,O0O bushels of wheat
which had grown on the prairies west
of the Red river would be lost for the
market because there were no men or
machines to harvest it. Such a con-
ditiOn of affairs never existed before in
the history of this section, when the
promise of wealth and prosperity stood
liable to be disappointed because of
its very greatness. The jobbers'
union of this city, in spirit of
devotion to the public interests
and because of the effect on the busi-
ness of st. Paul, should this threatened
calamity be realized. appointed three of
its members to provide means by which
it could be averted. The report itself
tells the story of the result. Special
rates Of transportation were obtained
from the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railways. The news of the
situation was spread over the country
through the GLOBE, and from it through
the other newspapers of our own and
adjoining states, and agents were sent
over each of the railroads running into
st. Paul from the south and southwest,
to find the owners of machines, and to
urge them to go with them to the west.
1t appears that i'll direct response to
this labor 26 machines were sent to va
rious parts of Minnesota, and 1SS to va.
rious points of North Dakota. Of these
totals, Sc started from st. Paul, 5
from Minneapolis, and 123 from
local points on the Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern roads
and in addition to machines all army OF
nearly 5000 men was carried in conse-
quence Of the same efforts to sections
where they were needed to work in the
fields. The committee continued its
services until the last week in October,
when the calls for help from most quar-
ters ceased. The laborerS who re-
sponded have found steady employment
at good wages, are still a. their tasks
and will be in demand for more than q
month yet to come.
Too great credit cannot be given tC
the business men who have so freely
contributed their time and strength tC
this great enterprise. No city in the
Union boasts so many public-spirited,
able and energetic citizens as does st
Paul, and 10 civic achievement of re-
cent years deserves to be ranked higher
or to be indorsed with louder EXPIRES
sion of popular appreciation and graft
tude than this noble work of Mr.. SEA
BURY, Mr.. WARNER and Mr.. BURWELL,
From the beginning of time monument.
have been raised and the most substau
tial honors voted to heroes who have
saved their city. But these men anC
those whom they have represented, anC
those who have co-operated with them
have saved an empire. The GLOBE, OIL
the states behalf. extends them the
warmest tokens of public thanks ane
praise, and cOmmends them to the ad
miration and applause of their fellows