St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-06
PEOPLE WE MEET.

W.. Pinney, one OF the prominent young
Republicans of Granite Falls, is spending
several days in ST. Paul looking after bust
ness matters. He was the guest of Hon.
Marcus johnson. collector of internal revc-
nue. OF this state. at the Merchants last even
ing, and will return home this evening. Mr..
Pinney is well posted OH the subject of Min
nesota farm lands, and is to a certain extent
disciple of c. Wood Davis the well-known
writer on subjects relating TO the future of
farming in the United States. Mr.. Pinney is
inclined to think that the distinguished Kan
san is rather too much of an optimist on
these subjects.
nd became interested in the articles pub
lfshed in the Forum, Arena and Country
Gentleman" said Mr.. Pinney, and wrote
70 Mr.. Davis inclosing him clipping from
one OF the Twin City dailies criticisiug some
Of his statements. L received reply some
days afterward inclosing an epitome of sta
tistIcs ON the production, consumption and
prices of the worlds food supply for num-
Der of years, a most valuable publication
which, understand. received the praise of
Lord Salisbury in England, our own Secretary
Rilsk and the Russian government. In regard
to- the criticism which / had Enclosed Mr.
Davis merely said: L have no time to de-
vote to such things. L often forget more
statistics III night than the penny a-liner
who wrote that ever knew
what is your opinion of the various irri-
CATION schemes that are being urged by some
of the states to the west of usg''
Il am opposed to all of them, and think
the people of the whole country should take
the same view of the matter" answered MIR
Pinney. I'VE have as much right to demand
that The government appropriate a hundred
million dollars to drain and fertilize the
lands of this state. In the Eastern states
where the soil is in many places worn out,
the people have more right to demand an
approximation for ferlilzing their lands than
the land spectators of the West have to get
an appropriation for irrigation just think
OF the scheme for minute. Here we, as
part of the United States are asked to con-
tribute money to bring back and render pro-
ductlye land that will compete with our
own farms. Is this not asking a little
too much? The whole country will be glad
to see the rainless country to the West made
fertile and productive. but the people will
demand that it be done by those who will re-
ceiye the benefits. Let those who want
farms in the dry regions hew them out and
make them, as the settlers of Iowa, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and other
states have done"
Secretary L. P. Hunt of the Minnesota
Worlds fair commission, reached ST. Paul
yesterday on his way home to Mankato, after
ten days trip through Northern Minnesota.
He was feeling decidedly enthusiastic over
the results of this trip, and still better over
the fact that the end of his long and hard
task is in sight.
Fifty of the eighty counties of the state
have already reported that they have raised
their allOtments," said Mr.. Hunt land
number more have nearly completed the
work am anxious that all the other coun
J ties III which committees are at work shall
report as soon as possible, for the reason that
we desire to finish the work by the end of
the month. We may not have every county
i'll by the lst of March, but we will have more
than IS per cent Of the required amount
which we were to raise before calling on the
publie-spirited men of the Twin Cities.
When ten more counties report we will have
this number committees of the leading bust
ness men are actively at work.
Supt. Hunt is entitled TO q gceat de al of
credit for the manner in which he has taken
hold of this matter and pushed it through.
He is possessed of a vast amount of vigor
aud he has used it all in this work.
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Ex-CongreSsman d. s. Hall. who is one OF
the three commissioners into whose hands
athe task of moving the various bands of Chip
pewa Indians was given, is in the city. He
is not, however. saying anything regarding
his disagreement with Agent Shuler. of the
White Earth reservation. He was asked re-
gafding the reports that he had sent affida-
Wits on TO Washington regarding the doings Of
Mr.. Shuler and said: -
sH.rAil did was TO send afiiavits of persons
whb had heard Shuler's employees say things
that would show that they were doing some
thing to retard my work. I have made no
complaint myself
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Ex-Congressman Hugh II. Price, of Black
River Falls. Wis, is at the Merchants Mr..
Price is at present q member of the Tiscon-
sinistate senate from the counties of Jack
son, Monroe and Wood. He is a son OF the
late Congressman Price, of Wisconsin, whose
unexpired term he was elected to serve ont
some six years ago., Like his distinguished
father. Senator Price is popular in Wiscon-
sin, and has already, although young man.
become one of the Republican leaders of the
Badger state.
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Hon. Joseph Roach and wife. of North
field, dined at the Merchants yesterday.
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Pros. Henry Driser DR.. of Columbia COL
lege. New York City, is at the Ryan.
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Miss Maupin. of Alaska, passed through