The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-29

bined effort there may be brought into ex-
istence a desire to have some money invested
IN some manufacturing industry, and I want
70 say right here that the small ones of to-
day Will be the great ones OF the future. The
percentage OF profits are greater and the
I sl OF loss is less upon small. thrifty In
enterprise gets beyond the needy period, It
mas no use for additional capital, upon any
terms for permanent investment, because It
is very much cheaper to borrow to meet
emergency periods than to divide profits
continually. When the openings for the in
time many owners Of money begin to think
they would like some share Of the reward the
successful industry reaps. Approach the
industry with proposition to take your
young son into business with some capital
which you would like to see him start e
ed down or told that he might start In and
learn the business and that his salary will
be the magnificent sum Of SIS per month,
put he could hardly be given an interest in
the business for his money.
Upon the other hand, a young and grow
ing industry may be easily found in which
his money and services would be Of great
value and he takes his place in the battle
OF life in a position to become the peer Of
the manager Of the large establishment Of
today. and which has grown from just such
a start as the young man Of today starts
into
c. J. Whellams, secretary to the Man
ufacturers' union, was assigned the
subject Of work of the union, and
spoke for fifteen minutes, during which
he outlined the purpose Of the organ
ization as being the better education of
the people of st. Paul in the matter
Of the products made in St Paul fac
tories. They must be shown the ad-
vantage to be gained both themselves
and by the city at large by the gen.
erous patronage Of home manufaoe
turers, whose success contributed in no
small measure to the wealth and pros
perity Of the city. He divided the
manufacturers products into three
classes. Material. foods and a general
Jumping of all the others, and told
what had been done in the way Of
bringing before the public the aims Of
the men who employ labor here to
make the various finished products.
His explanation of what had been done
to secure more liberal patronage, and
the more careful consideration of the
rights and difficulties of the manufac-
turers. was listened to with much in
terest.
C. w. Hall spoke on the relation of
agriculture to manufacture. He con-
sfdered agriculture and manufacture
sisters, both born Of the human needs
and desires. He traced the origin Of
agriculture from the time a certain I'M
100000
Of Eden became later transformed into
what is now called wheat. Manufac-
ture. he said, had grown to meet the
needs Of advancing civilization, until
today the farmer needed the manufac-
turer and the manufacturer the farm
er. Exceedingly rapid strides had been
made in the matter Of manufacturing
during the last fifty years of the CEN
fury. st. Paul, he thought ought to
become even more famed than now as
a jobbing and manufacturing center,
and must be in close sympathy with
the persons who purchased the product
Of the manufacturers.
The manufacturers themselves must
be in touch with the needs Of the
clientage in the territory to whose
needs they were catering. By close at
tention and unbounded enthusiasm he
believed the men about him who COM
prised the backbone Of St Paul's man
ufacturing interests, could lay the
foundation for an era Of unusual pros
perity.
D. F. Colville added to the pleasure
Of the evening with two vocal solos, and
before the meeting came to an end the
manufacturers and their guests were
photographed about the banquet table.