St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-08
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Until within few years st. Paul has
appeared to feel satisfied with it's COM
handing position as jobbing center. for
the Northwest. and has neglected any
efforts towards establishing manu-
factories within its boundaries.
More recently, however, it has
made marked progress as manufactur-
ing center. and If it expects to assume
and maintain leading position as a
great manufacturing city, it must not
ignore the great advantages which it
now possesses, owing to the magnificent
system of railways which center here.
Amy extension of these roads, par
ticularly toward the West and South
west, cannot fail to be of the utmost
value and Importance to st. Paul.
Ii a line be drawn upon the map from
Sault Ste. Marie southwest through
Kansas City, it is safe to say that all
points west and north of that line can
be reached from st. Paul at lower
freight rates than from Chicago, and
thus st. Paul is placed at an advantage
as regards trade with all these points.
Water communication, too, must not
be overlooked in the consideration of
freight rates. By using the Great
Northern, or other railroads to Duluth
or Superior, the Walter A. Wood Har-
veSter company was last year able to
place its machines in Chicago at lower
rates than could be done by all rail. and
the same route i'll the reverse direction
has been and is still being used for the
receipt of raw materials from points as
far distant as Massachusetts, Connect
cut and Pennsylvania.
Water communication by river, too,
has not by any means lost its impor-
lance. We last year shipped large
numbers Of binders by steamer to st.
Louis, and points between this city and
st. Louis, and we expect to utilize this
mode of communication in both direc-
tions-that is. both north and south.
Every new mile OF railroad track
laii in the great agricultural district
north, west and south of st. Paul, adds
to the value of the manufacturing en-
terprises of this city. We are this year
shipping binders to Texas and Wash
ingron, and to every state and territory
within the area comprised between the
Mexican border on the south, the
Canadian border OH the north, the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers on the east.
aud the Pacific ocean on the west, and
the only question which cOnfronts us is
to manufacture sufficient number of
machines TO satisfy the demands now
being made upon us.
Should reciprocity between the
United States and Canada become all
accomplished fact, the railroads that
center in st. Paul would experience
great increase in their traffic. ST. Paul
would then occupy and command a po-
sItion as Il distributing point for the
large trade with the Canadian North
west which must inevitably follow such
reciprocity.
1t may be that it is useless to attempt
to carry through great reciprocity ar
rangement of this kind, but reciprocal
trade relations would be of such enor-
nous benefit to the countries on both
sides of the line. that the attainment of
this object is certainly worth most
strenuous effort. When the New Eng
land states had reciprocal relations of
this nature with the maritime
provinces of Canada, wonderful
benefits on botn sides were felt
therefrom. The manufactures of Can
ada are largely conferred in the province
Of Ontario, which province supplies the
manufactured goods for the Eastern and
Western portions of the dominion. 1t,
therefore, cannot be expected that the
manufacturing interests of Ontario will
support movement of this nature, but
if it is favored by the Canadian North
west, by the maritime provinces OH the
Atlantic coast and by the province of
Quebec. the adverse influence of On
tario can be overcome