St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-17
b. Nj. U. ANNUAh.
The Business Men Enjoy Them
selves at q Banquet.


selves at Banquet.
The Business Mems union held its
annual dinner last night at the Guar
anty and Loan cate. The attendance
was much larger than that of any of
the previous feasts, nearly 200 being
present. 1t was nearly Z o'clock when
the guests were seated at the dinner.
Mayor-plect EuStlS and Aid. j. e.
Haynes, who was Mr.. EustiS' opponent
in the may0ralty contest, were seated
side by side at the head of the table.
During the evening they were fire.
quently referred to i'll u j0cular manner
by the various speakers. George A.
Bracket, the president OF the union,
acted as POSTMASTER. He reviewed the
history OF the organization from its IN
fancy. The union, he said, was re-
sponsible for bringing to Minneapolis
twenty-five large manufactures during
the past few years that had invested
several million dollars and had given
employment 10 many hundred labOrerS.
The union has distributed many thou
sand dollars worth of literature
throughout the United States. adver-
Using the advantages of Minneapolis as
resident and business city.
f. II. Salisbury spoke Of the wood
trade" of Minneapolis. 1t would be
difficult, he said, to cover all the wood
manufacturing Industries, and he con-
fined his remarks TO the furniture in
duStry. 1t was only few years ago
that the few factories in Minneapolis
were poorly equipped with machinery
and employed Only Il few men. Now
there were large number of factories
equipped with all the modern machinery
ana employing several Thousand men.
George Gillette spoke on the metal
Industries. He SAID the copper industry
should receive the attention of Mime
apolitans. There were thousands OF
dollars worth shipped through the city
every year which ought to be manu-
featured in the metropolis OF the North
west. He spoke of the iron Industries
that have recently sprung up in Mime
sofa, aud said the output ct the
iron mines in the northern part
of the state could supply many
hundred more manufacturing indus
tries. The greatest obstruction to the
building up or iron Industries. he said,
was the uncertainty of the labor Ques-
ton and future legislative acts.
Ii. w. }. Dean spoke Of the agricuit-
ural implements. 1t was fifteen years
ago when he entered INFO the agrlcult-
ural business III minneapolis, at that
time there being but Little demand.
The business has grown SO rapidly trat
there are now somo thirty houses III the
city doing business of from eight TO
ten millions of dollars and employing
400 or 5U0 office and travelling men.
The trade in agricultural implements
never was better and the future prom
ised 10 give an increased demand. Sew
eral OF the large jobOers, he said, have
already established branch houses i'll
the Dakolas.
j. c. Eliel was called upon to speak
about the jobbing trade. He said the
business houses i'll Minneapolis had
built up an immense trade, and now
nearly controlled the jobDlng trade of
tie states adjoining Minnesota. He pre-
dicted that within il tCw years Mime
apolis would cut of CnicagO'S jobbing
trade throughout the eutlre Northwest.
q. E. Ovenshre made few interest
ing remarks Oh textile fabrics.
Short addresses were also made show
| ing the Importance OF the greWth of the
union by several members OF the union.