St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-02
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

! II. P Rucker, of Grand Forks, N d. was
in the city yesterday en- route for Chicago.
| Mr.. Rucker is the representative from North
| Dakota on the national worlds fair commits
sion, and is greatly interested in all that IS
| being done to make the Columbian exposi-
ton success. He is especially interested in
| the exhibit to be made by Minnesota, almost
more so than in the exhibit to be made by
| his own state
You see,' he remarked, North Dakota Is
not such wealthy state as Minnesota. These
| two cities here-St Paul and Minneapolis.
J have as large population as our whole state,
! and are quite as wealthy. The North Dakota
| legislature appropriated S250O0 for an ex-
hibIt at the worlds fair. We are going to-
| erect state building to cost SO, 900, and at
| the next session of the legislature expect to
| get the appropriation increased 10 $50, 600.
| That. you see. will be equal to the state of
Minnesota, which, certalny, should do some :
thing more handsome. We are also organiz-
ing an auxiliary board to the state commits
| sion. We have a man appointed in each
county, and he selects one lnan in each town.
ship to solicit for exhibits. In that way we
| anticipate considerable work will be accom-
plished at very small expense"
But sincerely hope that Minnesota will
increase its appropriation to at least Sl00, 000
The site secured by this state is an excep--
tional one, and l think your citizens are
blind to their opportunities if they are not
properly represented by an exhibit OF the
| resources of the country. Look at the mis-
take that was made at the centennial exhib-
ition, and the RESULT The Northwestern
states were barely represented. 1t was diff
ferent with Kansas and other Southwestern
states, and, as consequence for two years
thereafter. emigrants fairly poured into those
states.
Il tell you it will pay to spare no expense
over your exhibit at the worlds fair. Let
the outside public have an opportunity to
clearly understand and appreciate the bound
less resources-agricultural and mineral
offered them in Minnesota, and, by the influx
of population which must assuredly follow,
your citizens will be amply repaid for the
original outlay
Mr.. Rucker was accompanied to Chicago
by III. c. Southland and A. c. Labrie, respect
lively president and secretary of the North
Dakota board worlds fair managers
II
Hon. Allen j. Greer, of Lake City. mem
Der of the late legislature, was at the Mer-
chants yesterday. Mr.. Greer was member
OF the house. and was without doubt one of
the ablest men in that body. He is bright
and ready speaker and in all the debates his
promoters of any schemes Though a Re-
publican. there is nothing narrow-lnlnded
| about Mr.. Greer's make up. and all good
measures-whe.her fathered by the Alliance,
Democratic or Republican party-received
his hearty Endorsement Mr. Greer is always
ready to express an opinion on the topics of
the day. Blaine" he said yesterday. sis the
first choice of the Republicans of this state
for president, and am confident that in the
next election Minnesota will roll up her old
! time Republican majority. l take no stock
whatever in this talk about the Peoples
! party. II is all bosh. The farmers are quite
satisfied with the bountiful crops, and in my
| opinion we will be troubled very little by
revolt on their part from their old party
affiliations. OF course the leaders are bound
to make noise: create plenty of dust TO blind
| the eyes of the minimizing But wait till
| the ballots are counted. A different tale will
then be unfolded"
II
Fl. s. Murphy, of Pierre. S. D., who was in
the city yesterday, is confident that the Re-
| publieans have cinch in the election of
! congressman to fill the vacancy caused by
| the death of Congressman Gamble. He takes
! no stock in the talK of fusion between the
Democrats and Alliance men. The two par
| ties cannot work together he declares, and
PnaciLcS lllS ucCldTdtlOu WIFI the
that oil and water would assimilate before
the Alliance and Democratic parties IN his
| state combined.
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| President Montfort, of the state worlds fair
| board, is of the opinion that it is better for
| the state to make no exhibit at all than to
make one that would not be creditable, and he
| feels that with $4,000 Minnesota will be mis-
| erably represented at the fair. MIR. Montfort
| added: Il believe, from what / can learn,
| that the majority of the best citizens of the
| state feel the same way. There are, how
| ever, some who do not. If the money was
| pledged by the various political parties in
| such manner that we could be sure of it,
the commission could probably have suffi-
| Gent sum advanced by private parties to go
! ahead. Ii we would hold the site for the
state building we must have the money
pretty soon, otherwise some other state will
/ be awarded it,
j.
Senator Keller of Sank Center made one
! of his periodical trips into the city yester-
| day. Business is booming with the senator
| nowadays. There are few men who have
| more interests at stake than Senator Keller.
| He is connected with several banks in his
| district, conducts large implement manu-
factory, is an inventor of wide repute, man.
ages electric works and circu,ates between
the Atlantic and the Pacific in behalf of
| binding Irvine machine of his own inven-
| ton. There is nothing new politically"
| remarked the senator. Everybody up in
our section is talking crops. Myl 1 never
saw such corking crop. 1t is out of sight;
| that is what you say, isn't 1t? What Am O
candidate for congressf No, sir; I'm not can
didate for anything just now. 1 don't know
what 1 may be, but just now my business
| affairs engross nv attention. When the
time comes you Will find Keller ready to an