St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-15
The TREND OF TRADE
No Cessation to the Impetus
Given Every Branch Of
Business.
Eastern Examples of Hustling
by Organized CONNER
cial Men.
st. Paul-Made Goods Being
Pushed to the Front Every
where.
Merchants Give Their Views
of Trade Results and
Feeling.

In feeling the impetus of the present
national movement toward all acceler
ated development of metropolitan great
ness, st. Paul has been, and is, in the
front rank The business men here are
alive to, and are taking the opportunity.
They are enjoying the most phenomenal
growth in wholesale trade an d man.
ufacturing ever experienced i'll
the history of this city. Their
progress in this direction promises to
continue far into the future. The bust
ness situation in the Northwest at this
time particularly favors a gratifying
development of the cities of this sec
ton. The previously extensive re-
sources of the Northwest have been in
creased beyond measure this season by
greater yields. added acreage, new set
tiers, the opening Of mines and by
larger fiOckS and herds, far exceeding
the anticipated progress of settlement
and Improvement. The needs OF the
old world and the abundant products
with which the United States have
been blessed are recognized every
where, but there has been in no section
a stronger combination OF agricultural
and business prosperity than right here
giving days is close at hand. Nothing
succeeds like success"
The organized bodies that give atten-
ton to the welfare of st. Paul have of
late had more than usual cause for con-
graduation. Even the recent OrganlZa-
tiOnS find their efforts readily and en-
Enthusiastically received. Far-seeing busI-
ness men commend and support such
efforts, and the quiet conservatives are
pleased to see them. A harmonious
movement toward still grander results
cannot fail to be of vast benefit to st.
Paul.
1t should be borne in mind, however,
that similar movements. mostly of less
force, are under way in the great cities
from Philadelphia to San Francisco,
from Montreal to New Orleans. A
Philadelphia paper bemOaning the fact
that Chicago had OutdOne the Quaker
City in population. urges for more fac
tories, more business houses, for
rapid transit, and internal improve
ments. 1t advises against extension
of territory. but wants to have
the vacant spots occupied. 1t c0mmends
the business mems clubs and leagues
and SAYS: "Men of business must put
their hands into their pockets and take
an interest in enterprises that will pay.
Suppose they risk a few dollars, what of
it? viii not the money be returned four
fold in increased business?
Those communities that are the first to
welcome improvements get there.
There Is the Trades league.
Join it. Every business man
should be interested. 1t will increase
your own business as we'll as that of
some one else. Don't be selfish. Don't
expect to benefit at the expense of 9th
erS. but bear your share Of the light
burden" In another article the same
paper calls attention to long list of en-
terpriseS that the Quakers should push,
and reports that their Trades league
committee has been gathering together
materials for a brief and beautiful
sketch of Philadelphia business. her
history, her advantages and attractions
to put before the eyes of every incOm-
ing foreigner before he gets off the
steamer. Another committee has ar
ranged lists of the principal hotels of
the United States and Europe, with
view of having Philadelphia newspa-
perS sent regularly to those places, so
that American travellers and foreigners
can always fiud a ready source OF fresh
information from this city. The Trades
league will also hire an expert in rail
road business constantly TO guard the
interests of Philadelphia as affected by
the freight and passenger service to all
other points,"
1t is clear that somebody has walked
up on the Atlantic SeabOard but the
above extracts only illustrate that
which is also going on elsewhere. Some
Of the efforts are probably being made
quietly, but a breeze of enterprise is
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Union, and its eXhilarating ozone is be-
ing felt quite acceptably in the health
full Northwest.
Now that this article has gone aside
from the more local features of trade,
attention may as well be again called to
the course of business which has kept
moving westward, following the open
ing and settlement of this broad and
prolific empire. New Workers COM
plain bitterly of the loss of COM
mission business and jobbng trade.
Bills of Iading made in the
clear through TO the points of cOnSump-
ton in the old world. Western buyers
take their trips to Europe and from
there have goods sent home without
paying tribute to the Eastern seaboard.
Manufactures grow up in the West and
wrest their trade from Eastern
competitors. Active cities i'll this
growing West, following the
same course, are tranSacting business
that was formerly held by lake ports to
the East of us. 1t is unlikely that the
old Eastern cities can secure as large a
proportion of new business as the West
ern cities under the present favorable
conditions, but the effects of Eastern
effort IN that direction will be worth
noticing. Keep the settlers coming
West. Thus the growth of Western
cities will continue to increase.
The general features of the wholesale
trade here during the week were quite
as favorable as those reported last week,
except that the light SHOW and slightly
colder weather stimulated sales, and or
ders for boots and shoes, caps, fur goods,
clothing, groceries. dry goods. saddlery
hardware, provisions and some lines
OF notions came in more freely. No I'M
favorable features were presented, and
most of the houses reported
further improvement in collec-
tons which indicated to them
that the marketing of grain has in
creased. They all look for a good,
steady trade this week, and, while they
would like TO see the farmers get as
much blowing done as possible before
winter sets in, yet they feel that few
days of real cold weather would fill the
Northwestern towns with buyers, and
increase business 10 great extent.
Dealers report the heaviest movement
OF grain ever experienced in the North
west, and some trouble in getting
enough cars to fill the demands.
Threshing and blowing are still going
on at many places, and shipments are
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the winter. An enforced ''hold the
wheat; policy exists in some localities
where farm work is pressing. and the
wealth in wheat that Northwestern
men are likely to have on their farms
next spring will surprise Conservative