The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-14

navy and merchant marine and foster indus
trial education, always with the end IN view
of thereby increasing their commerce They
are striving to export more than they i'm
port so to have the balance of trade in
their favor; for on this their prosperity de-
pends. The same law that governs nations
governs our city. If wish to be pros
porous we must have the balance of trade
In our favor; that means that we must pur
chase more at home than away from home.
In order to do this, as We grow, We must
Increase our industries. Therefore we ought
to rejoice that the voice of the manulac
turing interests is being heard in our midst.
The Manufacturers association has grown in
strength and Importance so that 1t is able,
with the Ladies' auxiliary, to hold this ex
dence in this exhibition that the members
OF the association are broad minded and
patriotic citizens. All that is exhibited in
this immense building has been made or
fashioned for the Of man by our artisans
or In some way represents the skill and labor
OF our people
Surprised as we ourselves are at the ad-
yancement that has been made in manufactur-
ing and in the arts, we may look forward to
greater advancement in the future / could
go through the list of industries and show
how they must necessarily lead the way for
expansion in collateral industries, but We
are holding this exhibition so that you may
come and judge for yourself.
To our city, situated as 1t is In a great
food producing country, the present activity
in food and physiological chemistry is Of
/ the utmost Importance. Our food manufac-
turers should follow the example of the Ger
man manufacturers, and establish research
laboratories of their own, they should be We'll
take advantage of new processes and dis
coveries. Among the natural advantages OF
our city, which will effect the future Of our
industries, is the water power between here
and Minneapolis. When Germany Initiated
between Lauffen and Frankfort, the great
test of transmitting electric energy long
ira cd he foot
that water power could be harnessed to a
dynamo and made to provide power for indus
tries miles away. We have every reason
to look forward to the time when the i'm
mense water power, going to waste be-
tween here and Minneapolis viii be har-
messed to a dynamo and brought to the
very doors OF our factories
VALUE OF INDUSTRIES.
Industries have an inestimable value; a
value above that of their market price. The
centering of diversified industries in our city
means that our people will develop their gea-
ius and mechanical skill; that they viii be-
come acquainted with the facts of life through
real experience, and that they Will accumu-
late scientific knowledge and that al this
will be bequeathed, principal and interest 20
the next generation, in hereditary talent and
higher environment 1t means that the roots
of civilization will be deeply planted and
the way prepared for the higher arts of life
which are the bloom of civil "a in
The Ladies' auxiliary, which l have the
honor Of representing this evening believing
in the moral and intellectual influence OF
industries, and believing that the build n =
of factories will give labor to our unem-
ployed, thereby increasing the number of
prosperous homes, have organized for the
purpose Of promoting home indu- tries. Fur
Their believing that that broad cosmcpoH
ism which makes citizens Of the wcrtd,
is an injury rather than a benefit, unless it
makes US better and more useful St PAUL. es,
we wish to create municipal patriotism that
shall cause our citizens to take an interest
IN everything that pertains to the welfare OF
our city. We wish to create intense St.
Paul life, with all the poetic imaginati n,
with all the vigor and ambition of youth
that belong to progressive community. We
wish to create an atmosphere where talent
of all kinds will be stimulated to renewCA
effort, knowing that it will receive true ana
| healthful recognition.
The audience heartily applauded Mrs
| Oppenheim's address, and she received
| quite an ovation when she retired
FROM PRESIDENT HAMLIN.
Condo Hamlin, as president of the
Commercial club, was next introduced,
and extolled the work of the women in
connection with the exhibition. He
said that in every work in which man
engages he was encouraged by the
smile of woman. This was especially
true of the women of st. Paul.
Last spring" said Mr.. Hamlin 1.-The
women welcomed the soldiers to this
! city when they enlisted, they babe
| them Godspeed when they went away
| they nursed them in the hospitals in
! the field, they receive them back when
they come home, and tonight it is prov
| en- that woman, regnant in war is reg
nant in peace.
II express to you the congratula-
lions Of the Commercial club. We &C
! knowledge that the women of ST. Paul
o;11 IT,,
within the municipal limits"
Mayor A. r. Kiefer was the next
speaker. He said:
This meeting again demonstrates the truth
Of the old proverb, Where there's a will
industrial organization deserves the thanks
and applause of every mechanic laborer and
OF every owner yI of a lot in our city. If it
! he who who does something useful is a bene-
factor; then how much more true must it
be that he or she who builds industries
| must be a public benefactor?
| l know Of nothing that brings more gen
eral prosperity to community than small
concerns that produce what the people con-
sumo. No state can prosper If it permits
the wants Of its people to be supplied by
others than its own. No city can enlarge
its population If it denies employment to
the people Employment creates wealth and
wealth creates employment. There are boot
and shoe factories in ST. Paul that employ
5000 people, and others might exist here ST
Paul shoe manufacturers are sending shoes
to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts l myseIi
bought in San Francisco a pair of shoes made
In St. Paul.
MAYOR KIEFER OPENS IT.
Spend your money at home Purchase
goods made at home, and you will get back
your money If you send it to Lynn OF
to Milwaukee you don't get 1t back Pur-
chase everything you can at home. and. II
you must have it. buy ST. Paul beer
Mrs. Oppenheim mentioned something abou-
the electric power to be generated from the
Mississippi river. An engineer told me (
year ago that there would some dav be PRO
duced electricity Of 1900 horsepower from
one dam.
We want small factories I would built
small factories al the city if 1 HAD
TO do It, with public money. Other cities
have done 1t, and have prospered. I be
Iieve that little factories that are strugelins
along should be helped by the public treas
ury.
st. Paul is better situated than Chicago
We have territory that Chicago canno
touch. To the West, to the Southwest and
territory, to which our merchants are reach
ing.
To the ladies Of St. Paul belongs the cred,
for this magnificent exhibit. You will se,
the results of this enterprise. Let us try tn
things made here. Send out your money and
1t never will come back Let every article
MANUFACTURED in this city be stamped: Mad,
in st. Paul, MIMI as they do in Germany
! l am requested now to declare this greg
exhibition open.
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