The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-20
CLUB MEMS TRIBUTE
OF THE HOME TRADE
EXHIBIT
COMMERCIAL CLUBS NIGHT
Good Programme at the Market
Hall Exposition Last Evening
Some Witty, but All Interest
Ing.

Eloquent tributes and tributes that
were not so eloquent We're paid to the
ladies Of the auxiliary association of
the Northwestern Manufacturers
union in Market hall last night. Mayor
| Kiefer and members of the Manufac-
turers' union and of the Commercial
club extolled the ladies and sounded
their praises in every strain The
! speeches We're limited as to time, but
were unstinted in their acknowledge
ment of what the women of St Paul
have done for the success of the ex.
| position now being held in Market hall
The building was crowded, and it
was difficult for persons to make their
way through the throngs that swarm,
! ed through the corridors and passages
and exhibition rooms.
The assembly hall on the second floor
was crowded until not another person
| could squeeze through the doorWays.
! The Postoffice band occupied the only
! space available below the stage. On
| the stage were Mayor Kiefer and other
| city officials and members of the Man,
ufacturers' union. Gen. Moses e. Clapp
presided. He delivered a few intro
| ductory remarks and said that to the
| ladies was due the success of the ex-
+! position, and that it was fitting theiI
services should be recognized. He said
| the speakers were limited to three min
utes, that any enc who presumed to oc-
cupy more time would be shut off by
the band. Acting upon this hint each
! speaker confined his remarks to the
period specified.
Mayor kiefer was the first orator of
! the evening. He said the ladies were
entitled to all the credit they received
and but for them the exposition would
not have been so remarkable a success.
He said the idea of patronizing home
Industries which the ladies advocated
| was excellent, and as he had said be-
| fore, he Endorsed the principle heart,
lily.
Jesse y. Gregg responded to the text:
| Small Manufacturers, and said it
| was well to remember the maxim
! Don't despise the day of small things.
Give the small manufacturer a
chance he said, land he will grow.
L do not go as far as Mayor Kiefer re-
Gently did and advocate government
AID for small manufacturers, but, if
| the people Of this city would patronize
nome industries, the manufacturing
plants would be doubled. Every. va
cant house in st. Paul would be occu-
| pied, more houses would be built and
the population Of the city would be
| increased 10000. When you patronize
a small manufacturer, do not do it as
! though you were giving charity. You
| benefit yourself. The laboring classes
do patrOnize home industries and small
| manufa ctUrers. AS a Commercial club
man L have always purchased st. Paul
| goods, and L want to call the atten-
| ton of manufacturers to the fact that
| they should brand all their goods as
! made in st. Paul
Il want to compliment the ladies on
the catalogue which they have issued
1 sent copies of it to our commercial
| travellers and told them to study it
and talk st. Paul goods to their Gus
| toners.
Fl. p. Hall was introduced to talk
on the subject of pickles. He said he
represented some one who was absent,
! perhaps a pickle. Some men are en-
! barrassed in the presence of ladies'"
! he said. but you cannot get enough
| ladies together to embarrass me-
There is nothing a woman cannot do
! II she sets about it. I heard of a noble
! woman the other day who saved her
husband from drunkard's grave She
cremated his remains. This exposition
accomplish. Why should they not
| have permanent institution? Let
| them organize a company to exhibit
manufactures. Of course the men will
have to exhibit their manufactures,
for they will want TO receive the la
dies. st. Paul cannot amount to any
! thing unless we patroniZe the home
manufacturers. The day of the middle
! man Is passing away. The manufac-
turer is becoming a retailer. If all ST.
| Paul people would buy st. Paul shoes,
the population of the city would in
crease 5000. Put these facts in pickle
| and let them keep"
The development of a city was the
subject of Theodore Smiths remarks
He dwelt upon the necessity Of the peo-
! pie of city patronz'ng the products OF
their own home industries, and dwell
! upon the geographical advantages OF
st. Paul for commanding the trade OF
! the Northwest
c. w. Hornick spoke to the question,
How did they do it?" He said il
should have been: How could they
! fail to do it ?'
| you all remember" he said, chow q
! few months ago when war broke out
! the ladies of this city sent their hus-
bands and sons to uphold the honor OF
the American flag, and how the same
/ ladies organized the Red Cross society
the world is familiar with. We know
! how they babe the departing soldiers
/ Godspeed, and when the war was over
! how they welcomed the Fourteenth
/ regiment in the Auditorium. What Is
there they cannot do? The auxiliary
/ association took up this work where
! they left off. and if they continue to
! follow up success With success there
| will be nothing left for the Commercial
club and the Manufacturers' union men
! but to foot the bills"
e. S. Durment said that ST. Paul
stands in the center of Minnesota and
/ Of the United States, and was the best
situated city in the country for bust
ness.
Mature" he said, ''has done some
thing for the city in location, man has
! given it jObbing business, but women
have given smiles Of encOuragem ent ia
all the enterprises and have impaired a
| home interest. The citys prosperity
| will depend upon the jobbing houses
but 1t owes a debt of gratitude to the
! ladies. 1t may not grow so as to over
reach Chicago, but it will certainly con-
| tinue the greatest city in the North
west"
Aid. ]. W. Shepard spoke for the city
council.
THE city council" he said, needs
was backed by the Commercial club we
would have better legislation, Let the
ladies come into the Council. They
could assist very materially We have
not begun with our prosperity. St
| Paul can compete with the East IL
manufactures. The government Is
| building a dam up the river, which viii
enable us to get electric power enough
to run every plant in the city. There is
nothing we cannot do If we set out tC
DO it,"
S. i. Sewall delivered a short lecture
on Hobbies" and was followed by E.
a. Vanish, who spoke on THE Ladies. -
Il cannot do justice to the ladies in
three minutes" said Mr.. Vanish
There is so much that might be said