St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-11
Minnesota Must Be Properly
Represented atthe Column
bian Fair.
Far Northwestern COMPETE
ton Cutting Into Our I'M
migration Results.
What Competing Steps Are
Being Taken by Other In
tepested States.
Prominent Citizens of st. Paul
Express Themselves on
an Appropriation.

which the world will see in the United
States in the course of the next few
years will be the great intern atlOpal
exposition, or worlds fair, which will
be inaugurated during the year 1893.
That it will be the most remarkable of
its kind will be assured from the fact
that every civilized nation under the
sun will contribute in most lavish
manner its resources and products. The
great English exhibition of 1851 is ever
referred to as the most successful exhi-
| bition of the century. but the fact
must not be lost sight of that
| this exhibition was the first to.
| which foreign powers had been invited
| to contribute and that as regards mag
| nitude and financial results 1t has been
| eclipSed by the exhibitions of recent
wears. 1t is an admitted fact that inter-
national exhibitions are prominent in
| struments of civilization, and that by
| their means vast amount OF knoWl-
edge of arts, labor and the resources of
the various lands of the world has been
| generated and diffUSed to the utterm0st
| corners of the earth. The worlds fair
| of 1898 is no longer dream; it is an as
sured fact, and as it is to eclipse. all
| former efforts, the time is ripe for the
| state of Minnesota to enter into
| the friendly competition with the
other states of the Union which
| will, before an audience composed OF
| the whole world, strive each to win the
| plaudits for the richest and most yalu-
able display of its resources.
The opportunity afforded this state of
making display at the exposition CAN,
not be overestmated. and should the
matter be carried through Ill proper
spirit, the benefits which vii! accrue to
the state will be incalculable. During
the past few years but little has been
done to bring before the eyes of the East
and Europe the boundless resources
and wealth of the state of Mime
sofa. Though the state has de-
velOped in most remarkable
manner owing to the keen energy OF its
pioneer husbandmen and men Of bust
ness, it cannot be denied that the time
has come when an effort must be made
to further develop the country and con-
tinue the work of the pioneers. For
many years the tide of emigration was
turned in the direction of the North
west. and Minnesota secured large
number of the thrifty and hardy sons oft
the soil, who, by theREsweat Of their
is to-day-one of the brightest gems in
the diadem of Columbia.
Yet, with the admission of younger
states into the Union, Minnesota was
thrown
Into Sharp Competition s
with the states of Kansas, Idaho, Ne
braska, Colorado, Oregon, WashingtonsS]
and California. These states have
striyen hard to induce the bone and
sinew of the country to settle amongst
nH
ing the tide OF elnigratiou frOn Mime
sofa. Theory SO often raised that the
state has all the farming element tire
quires is absurd. There are thousands
and thousands of acres Of fertile land in
our midst waiting for the piOw and
reaper. 1t is far better for the farming
and laboring elemenfbf Minnesota to
compete face to face with the new
corners than have to compete with them
in the markets of the East and Eur Ope,
for compete with them they must.
Another point that has initiated
against the proper advancement of the
state is the false statements so often
made in the East and elsewhere as to
the rigors of the winters in our state.
'sThose who run may read" and there
are thousands of intelligent people in
the East who, because they have i'll re-
cent years read of ice palaces in st.
Paul, and cold spells below zero, have
jumped to the conclusion that Mime
sofa possesses many attributes of an
Arctic climate and that the winter
months in the state are only
congenial for polar bears and Lapland-
ers. Their minds have never been dis I
abused. and it is common talk in the
East that in Minnesota, during the win
ter months, it is impossible to walk
| al oIy wit orfin nf hvy
freezing. Such stories cannot but do
harm. aud the time is opportune for SO
doing. s
Many of the legislatures now sitting
in various states have made appropria- 4
tiOns for the purpose of making state
display at the worlds fair.
Minnesota must be second to none at
the exposition, and the millions of visit
ors who will flock to the grand display
must be shown that this state is not the
Arctic waste many would have them
believe. This question is vital one,
and interests every dWeiler in our
midst. Individual exhibits are all very
we'll in their way, but in the worlds
fair the state of Minnesota should be
represented as state, b0undless in its
wealth and inexhaustible in its pro-
ducts. Not alone should vast display
be made of the wheats and cereals
raised in our midst, but the products of
labor should be shown by specimens of
iron, quartz, silver, gold. copper and the
many metals which are mined in our
midst. The necessity of state represent
alton will impress itself upon all who
will for one minute consider the i'm
portance of the subject and the adyiSa-
bility of the legislature making an APP
preparation for the purpose has been
hailed with delight i'll every quarter in
which it has been preached. 1t is SUBJ
ject in which all parties can unite, and
politics will play no part. The question
of the representation of the state at the
worlds fair has been carefully can
vassed by representatives of the GLOBE,
and below will be found some of tue
opinions of our leading citizens, which
but re-eclO the thoughts of the ma
jority:
Interesting Opinions.
Gov. Merriam will, in his message to
the Legislature next Wednesday, recon-
mend that a sufficient sum of money be
set aside from the public funds for the
purpose of securing for the state of I
Minnesota ample and full representa-
ton of its worth at the worlds far.
Albert Scneffer says: international
eXpositions draw the agricultural ele-
ment to country, and it is the agri-
cultural element we want in our midst.
Some opposition has been manifested
in certain quarters to any steps
which would draw more farmers to
our state. | think we do
want them, and we want the tiae OF
emigration to turn towards us, for it is
better to compete with the new corners
face to face than have to compete with
them at distance. Yes, / am most
heartily in favor of any plan which will
bring before the eyes of the world, the
| many resources of our state.
III. z. Upham-We have seen what
other states can do in making displays
of their resources, and 1 am sure that
Minnesota would receive vast benefits
ii we made a state display at the worlds
fair 1t need not be an extravagallt one.
but, at the same time, it must be COM
plete, showing all our wheat and agr- !.
cultural products.
u. X. NOyeS-i think Minnasota