St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-01

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Nothing is more natural than that as
one reaches the summit of an ACTIVITY,
he should look both backward and for
ward, and then draw comparisons. The
dawn of each year marks the attain
ment of such an activity, and tile pill
grim of life finds the Irresistible attrac-
lion in surveying what he has trayerSed
ma what lies before him.
st. Paul has rounded up another year,
and faces 1893, which all indications
single out as a very Important era in her
history. 1t is a comparatively easy task
TO retrace the progress of the year that
has gone, and not such a difficult prob
lem, by that knowledge and experience,
to forecast the future to the same eX-
tent. The GLOBE proposes, to GER
tain extent. to MAKE the reviews of both
fields and then briefly draw the inevta
BILE enthusiastically, for the reason
that the premises will be so plainly
shown that he who runs II y cad. 1t
Is not proposed to use any g,oWing or
misleading language or arguments, nor
to resort to any rhetorical pyrOtechnics,
but simply to state the facts and allow
them to do their own unanSwerable
reasoning.
The great problem is: Has st. Paul
made satisfactory progress in the past
year, and is the outlook for the opening
year promising one?
This can only be answered by COM
plete presentation of the situation.
showing what we have done, what we
are doing, and what we may reasonably
be expected to do in the future. 1t is
very well known TO all interested that
the greatest of effort has been made dur
ing the year to increase by ali practical
methods the manufacturing prestige of
the city. AS financial and commercial
center, ST. Paul has always stood at the
head: and her progress in those lines,
even during the recent period of de-
preston, was so satisfactory that it was
evident that the impetus acquired could
not be overcome, and that st. Paul. S
position III that race was securely
in the lead. TO manufacturing, then,
was every energy Bonded, and the
result cannot be viewed with feeling s
of complacency. Manufacturing is,
after all, the basis of municipal pros
perity. 1t will not do TO alone handle
and distribute goods. TO be large and
absorbing depot and entrepot lit is well
enough as far as it goes. but it will not
Of itself suffice, and st. Paul has thor
oughly learned the lesson. The energy
with which the business men of the
city have set themselves down to secure
the location of manufacturing concerns
is an object lesson we'll learned and of
lasting and far-reaching Importance.
The work has been done quietly, but
thoroughly, and during the coming
year the city will begin to reap the bon
etits. Most, if not all, of this work has
been done by the Business Mems union,
and when the entire results are figured
up 1t is really astonishing that in one
brief year so much has been accom-
plished. Think of it,
Eighteen new manufacturing eStab-
lishments have been secured.
They will employ 5000 hands.
Most of it is skilled labor and will
come in.
Each man represents family averag-
Ing five.
This means $1,000 more population di
rect
But every thousand Of population
means another thousand population tC
care for and supply it.
This is the first years work by thu
Business Mems union, and it is cred
liable one. 1t was done so quietly anC
so skillfully that, with the exception OF
the great enterprises like the harvester
works and the cordage plant, few PEG
pie were aware that anything was bein!
done.
The union worked in the proper way
II showed manufacturers that st. Pau
had unrivaled facilities and that the,
could do better here than elsewhere. !
showed them that the great maket o
the future is in the Northwest and tina
st. Paul had the best facilities for reach
ing that market. Manufacturers know
that it is easier and cheaper to tranSpor
raw material than manufactured prod
uct. and when the first two condition
were proved to them, the work wa
done. When the Wood harvester work
was secured, the course became clearer
1t was patent to manufacturers every
where that so gigantic a concern w0ul
not have come here unless the facilit:e
were unrivaled, and it became unneces
sary TO further push the argument. A
of these arguments and reasons are full
set forth in the course Of this review.
All honor and praise to the Bushes
Mems union. 1t has done its work an
done it well. The bonds of secreSy ar
removed ana the Story OF It's proceed
ings IS told i'll the following report sui
mitted to the public:
Report of the Union.
A half dozen of the Representative
business men of this city met in tn
office Of one of the leading jobbers at
o'clock on the afternoon of Sept L
1891. They were called together TO col
slider the best method to be adopted tt
wards building up and encouragin
manufacturing enterprises in this cit.
ST Paul has been for years distinctly
jobbing center. Its early growth wa
based almost wholly upon trade; til
was so of necessity, located at the hea
ofnavigation OH the Father of Waters.
The frontier town of the pioneer day
in the Northwest became natural di
tributing point for all kinds OF me
chandiSe. thus located at the head {
navigation on the Mississippi rive
and within few miles Of it
confluence with both the Minneso'