St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-07
GOOD WORK.
The Business Mems Union Has
Done Well for Starter.

The Business Mems Union Has
Done Well for a Starter.
At the annual meeting of the Business
| Mems union yesterday afternoon there was
| large attendance. President 7. B. Walker
| made lengthy address. The work OF the
union, he said, during the first year OF
| its existence was, taken altogether, satis-
| factory, being preliminary to what Is yet
| 10 be done. While it is CONCEDED
| that minneapolis has marked advantages,
| that have brought here large population
| and built up magnificent city, in order 10
| mointain this growth. the bust ness men
| must work diligently. and must also use
| their millions in building up industries An
| examination of the statistics shows the man
| ufacturing interests to outweigh III the ele-
mcnts of city building all others combined:
In the fifty principal cities 81 sn average s'V m oI
! gagged in useful occupations are
| found III the manufacturing ana me-
| chanical persuits. Those engaged IN traoe
| and transportation are i'll large part con
| Ccfned III buying or transporting raw ma
| erials 10 or taking and distributing the man
| ufactured products of the factories: Inc
only remaining class. those engaged III per
| sonal or professional occupations; oDlaln
their EMPLOYMENT from the former classes or
| those dependent upon them. SO that it ap-
| pears that twothirds or three-1oufIths IIl OF
more of the business of the cites depenu
| Upon the manufactures.
The question then comes. what steps are
| necessary to build up these industries, and
| what is the best way TO accomplish IL! frac-
| tcalIy and essentially this must be done Dy
| the energy and capital of the citizens Inc
necessity for employment by cltlzens WI WIZ
| slowly build up new plants, but not In SUM
cient amount to sustain thus unusual grown
| in population. This renders IL necessary 10
make special and effective efforts to Dnlld up
new plants out of home talent ana capit'ti,
IN ;,,l, nlanfS move
here, or outside capital and experience
to come and build up new ones
All of these methods should DC useu'
It is not sufficient that we condescend 10 per
nit factories 10 throw away their bulldlngs
aud perhaps machinery that will be OF use
where it is located. but not worth removing
and resettng, disturbing seriously thelr re-
lation TO their trade and workmen, ana re-
move to this city and rebuild and re-estaDIlsn
their business at great cost Natural ad-
vanlages are not sufficient to cover the case,
ana will not bring thcm particularly III view
of the fact that nearly all our cues East,
West, North and South are willing and anx-
ious to furnish means 10 meet these ex-
pcnses and losses as inducements for re-
moval
Without attempting to report upon the rel
ative parts taken by the ASSOCIATION, otner
organizations and individuals he named the
following enterprises as among those Which
have been brought to MINNEAPOLIS as the re-
suit of efforts in the direction when the
union seeks to promote; Linen mils, the
Van Br1nt Il Davis factories, the Fisk
Turner clothing factory. the Century piano
factory the knitting mills the Howell lmple-
ment works. the car works extension, the tup
and pail works, Deans implement WORKS.
the extensive iron works of the old HerZog
establishment, the two new ploW factories,
the large new iron works of South Mime
apolIs, the engine works added 10 the tnresn-
ing machine works with some very large ad-
diions to our lumber mills, with many others
ff
many people.
In looking at the future Mr.. Walker said
the great Improvements at the falls, which
the new company have contracted TO build,
designed To double the present power by add
ing thirty five feet head TO the thlrty-hve
feet now in use. will make vast ADDITION TO
the industrial interests OF the city. Inc sew
cral large land companies that are or VIII be
prepared 10 locate establishments that re-
qure more room and trackage than can be
furnished in the city WILL with their ability
to offer inducements, add an immense al
vantage that we have not had in the past
Charles II. Chute talked of his recent VISIT
to Europe and expressed his convictions
that the possibilities of the jute and linen
industries in Minneapolis and indeed, Min
uesota and The Northwest generally are be-
yOnd compilation or prophecy. lie also en-
phasiZed his confidence and interest III the
business Mems union. but for the efforts OF
which. he said, the linen mills aud the piano
factory never would have been built mere
~ i.
plain somewhat in detail the ST. Louis park
scheme, which has already attracted large
number Of manufacturers OF Importance
aud bids fair 10 accomplish much more IN
the future.
f. S. Corser followed. enlargng on the ad-
vantages of such work, and declared that
the whole city should bc fringcd with such
land companies and that no better plan OF
aclion could be adopted by those having cap
ital to use in such enterprises
A b. Robbins commented on tle grand out
look for the future. lie spoke OF Tie re-
organization and enlargement OF the North.
ern Car company's works ut Parker, brought
about by the Business Mems union. together
with several other new manufacturing cS-
Establishments there. There would soon be
800 men employed at that point alone. In
addition To The fifteen new manufactures.
with combined capital of between $1,000
600 and S} COO. 600, he spoke gllardedly OF
new schemes. which will he made public i'll
the near future.
+. j. Phelps suggested that the moneyed
men of the city needed 10 be educated as to
tho dcsirahility Of manufacturing stock as
investments In support OF his point he
quoted from the bank statements OF New
Hampshire, showing that manufacturing
stocks were considered among the best col
LATERAL
After the members had expressed their
views, The following board of directors for
the coming year were elected:
W. A Barnes, j. NJ Bartlett, ii. +. Brown,
V. w. Bayless. John Il. Byers. j. b. Bushnell,
A. J. Boardman c. H. Christian, Charles r.
Chute, E. S CorSer A. l.. Crocker, w j.
Dean, C. Wright Davidson, j. c. Eliel. w. H.
Eustis. Ezra Farnsworth Jr., Charles $.
Gould, s. c. Gale, c. q. Goodrich,
W. L. Harris. S. A. Harris r c. Hay
wood, Samuel Hill, c.. p. Jones, Il. NJ.
johnson, Anthony Kelly. G. r. Lowell,
S. s. Loye, G. f. Lyman, William McCrary,
+. d. Mcmillan, Is. II. Nelson. W. S. Mott, e.
j. Phelps, j. s Pilsbury, E. G. Potter, Will
lam Ragan, A. B. Robbins, j, A. Ridgway, S.
Sunde, W. Steele, l. c.. Sceley, E. II. Turner,
c. l.. 1ravers, James Thorpe, T. b Walker,
d. II Wyman, F. g. Winston, 9. H. Warren.
Charles II. Chute called 10 order meeting
of The directors present, and the following
committee on nominations, TO meet Thurs
day at p. ~, was appointed: j. 7, Wyman.
L. S. Corser. +. g. Winston, w. Steele V. W.
Baylers, A. B. Robbins and Charles L.