St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-11

CndHD6T OIL COIIIInSICS. OHlilli,
mayor; E. w. C. Peet chairman visit
ing committee; E. S. Chittenden, chair
man general committee"
The telegram disposed of, Mayor
Smith was requested to speak for the
city at large. 1.-THE people here" said
he, fully appreciate the high COM
pliment shown them by naming this
magnificent steamer after our SANITY
city. We extend to our guests a most
cordial welcome, and we hope that our
patron saint, who has watched over
our growth and prosperity, will eX-
tend TO this, our namesake, his care
and protection in the hour of danger
from shipwreck and storm" ZAP
plauSe.)
A not9 BILE speech was then made by
President Clough, of the chamber of
commerce. 1.-THE launching he said,
connects the name of our city with
one of the greatest commercial epochs
in the nations history. The St. Paul
may be justly described as one of the
two greatest triumphS in marine con-
struction upon. the face of the globe.
This successful result has been made
possible through several agencies. 1t
was necessary that influential capital
lists should be induced to risk their
wealth in such an enterprise. 1t was
necessary that there should be great
shipbuilder and great shipyard. We
must not here forget the name of the
builder, Mr.. Cramp (applause); his
shipyard is, without doubt, among the
most complete in the world. Much
credit is also due to that despised body,
the congress of the United States.
The foundations of the great ships
built in Cramps yard were all laid
when congress started to reconstruct
the navy by authorizing the beginning
of the little Dolphin, the first steel
vessel built in this country. The deg
radiation of the American merchant
marine prior to 1891 was remarkable.
The rapid and profitable development
of the great West did not encourage
American capitalists to invest their
money in the less profitable enter
prise
OF SHIPBUILDING.
"Our citizens, again. could do better
In the occupations to be secured on
land than seeking employment at sea.
Abroad, where the populations are
congested, all these conditions have
long been reversed. If we want to be
a really great commercial nation we
must seek all the ports of the world,
and we cannot have a large merchant
marine without an adequate navy. In
order to secure American sailors, in
duCementS must be given to induce
enlistment in the merchant marine
service. The congress whose labors
closed in March, 1891, enacted one of
the wisest pieces of legislation that
has been adopted for many years,
when it provided that vessels of
certain speed and tonnage should
thereafter receive a moderate subsidy
for carrying the United States mails.
The enactment was SO wise, the prin-
ciple so just, that it is a pity that the
national congress did not have the
courage of its convictions, and that it
was unable to do without that trivial
subterfuge of granting the subsidy
in pretended payment for carrying the
mails. Indeed, but for the substantial
encouragement offered by this act of
congress, the Paris and the New York
would never have been purchased, the
st. Louis and the st. Paul would never
have been built. Is this not so, Mr.
Wright?' (Mr. Wright-'"That- is
quite correctly eff we can turn this
occasion into a meeting TO strengthen
the national policy in the direction
outlined by congress, we will have
done a great work. We will also hold
up the hands of our congressional
delegation, who I am glad to say,
united in supporting this policy.
Let us drink, therefore, to the health
of Mr.. Cramp and the American con-
gress.'
but not the last congress!" ex-
claimed Mr. Chittenden.
The combined health was drunk with
much JUNCTION, as was that of Miss
Griscom, the daughter Of the president
of the navigation company, and the
st. Pauls fair godmother.
Aid. Markham followed with an ap-
preciative account of the cordial at
tention shown by the representa- tives
of the steamship company to the st.
Paul guests, who were given a special
car from Chicago. and the best of OBJ
tainable luXuries upon their arrival in
Philadelphia He added:
"In behalf of the council committee
of ten, 1 repeat that we owe to the
navigation company great
DEBT OF GRATITUDE,
and 1 beg leave 70 return our heartfelt
thanks"
In response to enthusiastic calls, Mr..
Wright, the representative head of the
navigation company, said briefly:
''It would be difficult for me to show
my appreciation of the many oourtes-
les extended to us upon our trip. I
will only return my sincere thanks,
and [ trust that our ship will always
do honor to her namesake.'
General Agent Brown explained that,
being a Chicago man, he was naturally
unwilling to speak for himself, but he
stated:
1--WE feel that we enjoy your appreci-
alton of your trip much more than you
could possibly have enjoyed the trip
itself. have only one sad recollection
in connection with your presence in
Philadelphia, and that is the loss of
the good wine which 1 threw away
upon your Mr.. Parker in trying to
straighten him up for brilliant
speech which he never made
At Mr.. Horr's request, a health was
drunk to Mr. Lawrence, the agent of
the PENNSYLVANIA line who did CO