St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
ANOTHER CELEBRATION
This Will Mark the Completion
to the Pacific
Ocean
Of the Great Northern Railway
and Will Rival Willard
Day.

The St. Paul real estate exchange
held its first meeting yesterday in its
new quarters in the New York; Life
building. The New York Life Insur
ance company has given to the exchange
the exclusive use for one year, free or
rent, of the large room on the first floor
on the south side OF the entrance. 1t is
magnificent exhibition of liberality,
and the exchange expressed its graft
tnde in series of resol ltionS directed
to the company.
There were about fifty of the most
prominent real estate men of the city
present. he first thing taken up was
communication from MIR. Smalley;
editor and proprietor OF the Northwest
Magazine, stating that the next number
of his periodical will contain an illus
trated article. entitled zone Years
Growth of st. Paul." and that lie will
advertise the interests of the exchange
at a certain rate. The matter was re-
ferred to the proper committee.
Thomas Cochran, who was absent
from the civ, mad before the meeting a
communication in which he asked that
a special committee OF five be appointed
to cooperate with similar committees
from the Jobbers' union, chamber of
commerce, Business Mems union and
Commercial club, in the preparation or
Il suitable celebration on the completion
of the Great Northern railway to the
| Pacific ocean.
A motion was quickly made in accord
ance with the request and carried unan-
| imouslv. President Fairchild appointed
as the committee Messrs. E. 5. Chitten-
| den. F. S. Bryant, Ralph w. Cavenaugh,
| +. W. Farrer and j. Fairchlld.
There is much enthusiasm on this
! subject. and a celebration similar to the
reception given Willard in September,
1888, on the driving of the golden spike
| in the Northern Pacific railway, may be
| looked for.
George E. Duggan. who has for some
weeks been about st. Paul soliciting
! subscriptions for the North American
| Review upon the representation that
| for % subscribers the Review would
! give ST. Paul a one-page Wrlte-up; for
! SO subscribers a twO-page write-up; 70
| subscribers, a three-page Write-up, and
| for 100 subscribers a four-page wrltE-up
was before the meeting. He claims to
| have secured seventy five subscribers.
! He presented the matter to the eX-
| change, evidently as an advertisement
[ for his work of soliciting. The matter
| was referred TO the proper committee.
| On motion of Mr.. Candy 4 committee
of three was appointed TO district the
! city for the listing of property for sale.
The committee named by the president
was: Oliver Baker, E. l.. A lien, 5. Lee
Davis.
MIR. Candy suggested that all who had
surplus maps should contribute them 10
be hung in the exchange room. Sev-
eral responded with protfers of maps.
The standing committees of the ex-
change are now as follows:
Public Service-Thomas Cochran, Lane 4.
stone c, +. Jensen, Il. f. Beck. j. II. David
son. III. l.. Sumbardo and j. j. Watson.
Finance-W lillian CanDy, E. j. Hodgson, b.
Membership-W. P. Snow. W. N. Arm
strong, C. W. Horr, V. G. Gilman, S. Lee
Davis.
Reference-C. r. Smith, H. T. McClung. F.
M Stewart.
Valuations James Middleton, Rush b.
Wheeler, w. W. Thomas. S. b. Walsh, .. L.
Taylor.
1ress-J. H. Davidson. E. j. Hodgson,
Thomas Cochran, e. G. Handy, W. Z. Ben
net.
Conference-R NJ. Newport William Her.
bricks, George II. Hazard.
The regular meetings of the exchange Will
take place on Saturday afternoons, as mere
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