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


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 as to have the balance of trade in
their favor; for on this their prosperity de-
ponds. The same law that governs nations
governs our city. If we 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-
hbition. free to all. We have ample evil
dence in this exhibition that the members
OF the association are broad minded and
patriotic citizens. Al that is exhibited in
this immense building has been made or
fashioned for the use Of man by artisans,
or in some way represents the skill and labor
Of people
Yancement that has been made in manufacture
ing and in the arts, we may look forward to
greater advancement in the future l 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.
10 our city, situated as it is in a great
1ood-produclng country, the present activity
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 well
equipped in every way, that they may
take advantage of new processes and dis
coverles Among the natural advantages or
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
| distances, there was demonstrated the fact
that water power could be harnessed to a
dynamo and made to provide power for indus
! mill No hnNTA
to look forward to the time when the i'm
mense water power now going TO waste be-
tween here and Minneapolis, will be har-
messed to 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 gen
ius and mechanical skill; that they will be-
come acquainted with the facts Of life through
real experience, and that they will accumu-
late scientific knowledge, and that this
! viii be bequeathed, principal and interest, 10
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 n.
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 building
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 cosmCpoi an
ism which makes us citizens of the world,
is an INJURY rather than q benefit, unless it
makes US better and more useful ST. Paulites,
We wish to create municipal patriotism that
shall cause our citizens to t5ke an interest
IN everything that pertains to the welfare Of
our city. We wish to create an intense St.
Paul life, with all the poetic imaginatiC n,
with all the vigor and ambition of youth
That belong to progressive community. We
wish to create atmosphere where talent
of all kinds will be stimulated to renewGI
! 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.
Il express to you the congratula-
tons Of the Commercial club. We ac-
knowledge that the women of St. Paul
are greater than any organization
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
| there's way" The Ladies' auxiliary to this
industrial organization deserves the thanks
and applause of every mechanic, laborer and
! OF every owner OF a lot in city If it
| is true, as Thomas Jefferson suggested, that
| 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?
know of nothing that brings more gen
concerns that produce what the people con-
sumo No state can prosper If 1t permits
the the wants OF its people to be supplied by
its population if it denies employment to
! the people. Employment creates wealth. and
wealth creates employment There are boot
| 1000 people, and others might exist here St.
Paul shoe manufacturers are sending shoes
to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. I myself
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. II you send it to Lynn or
to Milwaukee you don't get it back Pur
chase everything you can at home. and. if
you must have it, buy ST. Paul beer.
MRS. Oppenheim mentioned something about
the electric power to be generated from the
Mississippi river. An engineer told me a
year ago that there would some day be pro-
duced electricity Of 1000 horsepower from,
one dam.
We want small factories I would build
| small factories all over the city if l had
to do 1t. with public money. other cities
have done it, and have prospered l be-
| lieve that little factories that are struggling
along should be helped by the public treas.
! ury.
st. Paul is better situated than Chicago.
we have territory that Chicago cannot
touch. To the West, to the Southwest and
the South we have thousands of miles OF
territory, to which our merchants are reach
/ ing.
To the ladies of st. Paul belongs the credit
| for this magnificent exhibit. You will see
| the results Of this enterprise Let us try the
! things made here. Send out your money and
1t never will come back. Let every article
| manufactured in this city be stamped: MADE
In St Paul, Mimi as they do in Germany,
l am requested now to declare this great
exhibition open.