St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-16
ODDS AND ENDS.

The chamber of commerce would seem to
have struck on evil days. When the meet
ings were held Monday the cry went up from
members that they could not attend on that
day-it was their busy day. Change the day
for meeting ana they would attend. This
was done. The meetings are now held on
Wednesday and what is the result? There
has not been quorum i'll attendance since
the alteration.
II
Everything is of n roseate hue for the fut-
ure of the newly-formed Commercial club.
But the officers to be elected this evening
will undertake no easy task. At the outset
the enthusiasm of the members will keep the
organization Sizing" but when the ebb
tide sets in. then will the ability of the ofi-
GERS DE tested and the continued success of
the club decided. These spasmodie bursts OF
enthusiastic zeal for the interests of the city
are all very well. put they count for naught
If they are not backed up by a season of
practical effort and enterprise.
~
The history of St. Paul is full of spasmodic
enterprises, launched for assuring the con-
| tinued prosperity of the city. To go back a
couple of years ago. The city was then i'll
the throes of a great manufacturing craze.
The business men were forming society
and talking grandiIoquently about aising a
half million or a million dollars to assis
manufacturers who would settle here About
fifty thousand dollars were raised, and the
whole movement practically petered out in
side of few months.
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The ''old men" have displayed r remarka-
BILE lack OF stamina in their popular move
fo- IF ha
to be hoped that The young 'unsr will dis
play little more backbone. These periodic
bursts of the past are worse than nothing at
all.
Ifanything is TO be done in the way OF Sc
curing immigrants there is no time to spare.
The work among intending immigrants must
be done during the winter months so that
they may be ready to locate here in the
spring 1t would be suicidal to place people
on farm land in midsummer or in fall.
While the council is being petitiOned for an
appropriation to carry the immigration bu-
reau until the legislature, it might be sug-
gesteG 10 the leaders of the movement that
they dip into their pockets and get it in
working order. All of them, financially, are
in position to do something in that direc-
ton.
IL
A visitor in either St. Paul or Minneapolis
would never dream that. from the parsi-
monious spirit displayed by the city railway
company, the net profits lowered around 50
per cent.
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Mr.. McCaferty's actions in the assembly
may at times be open to question, but every
one must admire his determined stand
against the Azotine company. There is
something about the doings of that company
| and its contract with the city which deserves
| the closest investigation and widest publicity.
Mr.. McCafferty Will only be fulfilling the
duty he owes to the public by throwing all
the light possible upon this subject.
II
The jubilee proposition, started by the ex-
ecutive committee of the Junior Pioneers
and Endorsed by committee of the chamber
of commerce, is a highly meritorious one. 1t
speaks very little for the enterprise of citi-
zens that this jubilee celebration has not
been sooner taken I'D. What better means
can there be to advertise the city than to
celebrate its tiftieth anniversary in a manner
that will attract the attention of the whole
country: Here is an opportunity never to
occur again. What shall we do? Sit idly
By and bewail the lack of immigrants-a la
the croakers: This question must be de-
cded right away. The celebration il there
be one should be on a scale OF large magni-
tnde. A one horse celebrations celebration
on the musical festival order-is worse than
nothing at all. Let us have a celebration
that will be worthy of the city, and which
viii advertise il in n way tina; its growth viii
be known in every uc2S si.. granny Of tx
land,