St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-18
so We WANT PARKS.
The Real Estate Exchange
Brings Up the Park
Question
In Connection With the En-
tertainment Of Transient
Guests.
Thomas Cochran Jr. Gives
Soma Strong Views on
the Subject.
Why Not Improve the Nat
ural Advantages Of the
City?

The st. Paul real estate exchange
yesterday forenoon held very large
and enthusiastic meeting. 1t was one
Of the most enthusiastic occasions of the
season.
The exchange has adopted a new
scheme, which is to admit an associat e
membership of 200. The strict member
ship is limited to 100. These are stock
holders, paying 500 for the share which
admits them. The associate members
are not to be stockholders. but are to be
subject to the payment of the annual
dues of Sl2 year. They will not be per-
mtted to schedule any property at the
exchange, but they may look over the
property listed and make sales of the
same, receiving one-half of the commits
SionS.
AS one of the prominent members
said yesterday, the exchange is a live
Issue, and it mas mapped out for itself
on comprehensive plan a great deal
of work pertaining to realty interest,
which must of necessity rebound TO the
welfare of the city at large.
E. S. Chittenden, chairman of the
committee to prepare the form of a coz
tract on property for listing, SUBMIT, d
form. and after considerable discus
sion the matter was referred back 10 a
committee for a report at the next
meeting.
On motion Of Mr.. Wheeler the same
committee was instructed TO report at
the next meeting the form of contract
for the sale of property.
Mr.. Chittenden asked that this com
mittee he increased. and Col. }. ii.
Davidson and Thomas Cochran were
added to it.
The board of directors selected the
following committees for the national
real estate congress, which were APP
proved by the exchange:
Executive ommittee-WiIiam Candy. c..
X. Smith, j. j. Watson, w. &. Read, William
n. Armstrong
Rece ption Committee of Thrty-Capt G.. L.
Sumbardo, f. Is. Smith, Lucien Warner, d. j.
Watson, Cary |. Warren, T. II. smith. f W
Fnrrar, A. Fl. Paget Col. Davidson, E. j
Hodgson. Ii. T. McClung E. f. Beck. j. j
Parker j. L. Barnes. Alexander Cathcart, NJ
e. Kost, c. &. Learned, f. A. Rnllman,
Leedom Sharp, ID. Ii. Michaud, G. o. Nettle-
Ton, W. A. Somers, q. 3. Whltehorne, Lee
Hall, p r. jackson, II. =. Jensen, j. A
Meade, f. M. Stewart, ". F. Sow.
Finance Committee-Osca l.. Taylor, II.
IL, IA. Z. !.
Horr.
Fred Bryant presented the record
form for the sales OF property in the
city, to be kept by the secretary for the
information Of the members of the eX-
change. 1t was referred to the refer
ence committee. A communication was
received from Senator &. *. Davis say
. ing he had ordered new map of the
United States sent to the exchange from
Washington.
On advice of Thomas Cochran it was
voted that copy of the GLOBE be kept
Oh file at the exchange for the notices of
assessments and eXpirations Of the same.
President Falrchild called Col. David
son to the chair, and took the floor to
make speech on the subject of parks.
He said the city was very deficient in
the matter of parks, and it would be
greatly to the interest Of the city if a
park were established at Phalen. St.
Paul, he said has the greatest number
Of incoming trains Of any city of its
size in the country, and the visitors
should have pleasant places, such as
parks, to visit. Besides, the masses of
the community should have places for
outdoor recreation. He moved that the
exchange recommend park at Phalen.
The motion was carried later.
Lane X. Stone said he was a heavy
owner Of real estate at Phalen, and was
personally in favor of park there; but
there are good many poor people in
The vicinity who own lots who, he
thought, could not stand large assess
ment for the park.
Thomas Cochran spoke next and said:
MI. COchran's Views.
sit is yet uncertain, perhaps, whether
Of not we are to have here the largest
city in Minnesota, but God had surely
given to us the most beautiful" said
MIR. Cochran. "A gentleman, now adj
Vanced i'll years, who had been during
the war colonel on McClellan's staff,