The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-11-20
That of Governor and Mayor to
the immigration Convention
Delegates.
Typical of the Welcome. Immi-
grants to the Northwest
Will Receive.
Speeches by Mr.. Gridley Of Du-
luth and Mr.. Worst of
North Dakota.

ST. PAUL, Nov 2O.-The big North
western immigration convention opened
with burst of music from Seibert's
orchestra, stationed in the gallery of
the hall Of representatives at the state
capitol. Directly afterwards Theodore
L. Schurmeier, chairman OF the COM
mittee on arrangements, opened the
convention after which an impressive
invocation was offered by Bishop Gill
bert.
Clough Welcomed the Delegates.
Governor Clough was called upon to
welcome the delegates. and he did 1t
felicitously. Horace Greely had sad
that he was philanthroplst who caused
two blades of grass to grow where but
one had grown before, but 1t was the
purpose Of this convention to create two
jobs for workingmen where but one job
had existed before, and it therefore
looked forward to much greater results.
He cordially indorsed the purposes OF
the convention and heartily welcomed
the delegates to the state.
Mayor Smith Was Cordial.
Mayor Smith, on behalf of the city,
spoke in equally cordial vein, saying:
greet the representative men OF the
Northwestern states feeling satisfied
that the great work for which you have
assembled will be fully accomplished.
We of St. Paul feel especially gratlfied
that this movement was inaugurated by
an energetic citizen of this city, d. K.
McGinniss, secretary Of the Commercial
club, who by his untiring energy en-.
listed and secured the cooperation of
the leading men of the Northwest in
this immigration movement.
In view of the fact that very large
number of distinguished gentlemen
have consented to address this conven-
tion upon every subject which has q
direct bearing on the great undertaking
which has called You together, it would
seem unbecoming for me to make any
extended remarks. His excellency, the
governor, has welcomed you on the part
of our great commonwealth, and l. on
behalf of our citizens, extend to you a
cordial welcome to the Capital City Of
Minnesota.
WI. Footner, president Of the St.
Paul Commercial club then made q
statement of the origin and purpose Of
the movement which resulted in the
convention here gathered. and on the
suggest on of p V. Collins Of Mime.
apolis, the convention joined in singing
America
Theodore Schurmeier was made tenn
porary chairman and D. R. McGinnis
temporary secretary.
While the convention awaited the ap-
pointment of the committees, E. G.
Gridley of Duluth addressed the con.
yention on the iron industry Of Mime.
sofa.
Mr.. Gridley Talked Iron.
Mr.. Gridley introduced his remarks
by congrat ulating the Northwest upon
the fact that at such short notice it
was possible to gather such an aggrega-
ton of representative men. On behalf
of Duluth he also complimented> st. Paul
upon the possession of such citizens as
Z. V. Smalley and d. r. McGlnnls. tc
whose efforts was largely due the sue
cess of the convention. He then went
into a somewhat technical, though in
terestng discussion upon the iron in
dustry of Minnesota. There were, hi
said. more than 100000 tons OF
the best iron ore on eartt
in the great ranges of Northern Mime
sofa that could be put upon the cars al
IS cents a ton. If it were poss BILE tt
smelt and reduce this ore at or near thu
mines it would save the cost of trans
portation to the Pennsylvania furnace
and the transportation from Pennsyl
vania back over the lakes to the West
ern consumer again.
Mr.. Gridley made the point that tn
Missabe ore could be shipped to st. Pau
to meet coal here from the Illinois mine
and manufactured here at a consider
ably less cost than it could at Plttsburg
giving Minnesota the benefit of tn
mining. shipping and manufacturing
He also made the prediction tina
the water power near Duluth woul
within few years be use
for the generation of electricity to re
duce iron ore, and when this was at
comphshed no more ore would b
shipped to the Pennsylvania furnace:
He advocated q law authorizing cite
to exempt from taxation manulacturln
enterprises for term OF years ate
their establishment and closed with tn
predict on that within quarter of
century this Northwest would be tn
great center of the comm ercial and il
dustrial interests of the country.
At the close of Mr.. Gridley's addre!
the chair presented Hon. T. NJ. Dal!
minister of the interior, of Ottawa, Ont
who was received by the delegate
standing.
Following this was an address t
Hon. John W. Worst, president Of Il