St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-05
Present Talk of Capitol Build
ing or Removal Is Sim
pie Folly.
The Great Expense Is More
Than State Golfers Can
Now Endure.
The Local Congress Of Unions
Throws Out Suggestions
to SOlonS.
Judge Brill Roasts a Jury in
Ordering a Second
Trial.

The house that Jack built for Che
state of Minnesota, and which stands at
the corner of Wabasha and Exchange
streets, is not the handsomest state
house in the Union, but it must serve
its purpose for the present. In fact,
CHANGING over an illustrated pamphlet
which lies before the writer. and con-
tains photographs of the several states.
it is seen that few states are as poorly
off, in this regard, as Minnesota. Sew
eral of the new members of the sister
hood are, of course, not so well proyid-
ed with handsome and creditable public
buildings. The DakotaS have not had
time for the work of construction, and
Montana contents herself with coult
house; but the capitals of Iowa,
Colorado, Oregon. California and
other Northern states are palaces
of beauty and utility compared
with the lurid-hued curiosity
which does duty as the state house of
Minnesota. Still, as stated above, this
ark must serve for the present, if for
no other reason, because the treasury of
the state will not stand the appropra-
ton nor the pockets of the people the
tax levy for new one. 1t will be only
by careful financiering that ends can
now be made to meet, after firmly deci-
mating every appropriation asked for
state institutions, and the Democratic
Alliance combination which controls
the responsible power, will authorize no
new state house this season.
For this reason all talk of capital re-
moYal is the verieSt bosh-a sort of BIZ
ennial attack of real estate delirium
tremens which breaks out without any
apparent cause. What looked like
very innocent article appeared day or
two since in Minneapolis paper, adj
yocating the construction of new cap
ltol building ION section OF land to be
donated by Ramsey county somewhere
down near Fort Snelling" But this in
nocent lucuDration very thinly yelled
real estate scheme, and when a second
Minneapolis paper so kindly followed
along with an editorial favoring St.Paul
for the capitol, the same line was con-
tinued. There will be no capital re-
moval OF capitol improvement move this
session. The times are not propitious.
When the proper period arrives-and it
will before long-Minnesota will have a
state house in keeping with her dignity,
and it will be in st. Paul.
The cost of suitable state capitol
will run up into the millions. The
state could scarcely afford to construct
building that would be inferior to the
city halls and court houses of the prin-
cipal cities, and, in fact, such a build
ing would be inadequate. The Mime
apolis court house and city hall will
cost, when complete, not less than
$4,000, 900. and perhaps more, and the
new state house will probably cost
S5,0OO,OO Such a building would not
only be a credit to the state and an orna-
ment to the city, but would meet the
growing demands of the business of the
state government for the next half cen
tury. 1t would be false economy to
erect building that would not be Serv-
iceable for that length of time, and no
one would seriously consider such a
move. But for the present, with capital
removal and capitol building, "Suffic-
cient unto the day is the evil
thereof"