The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-08

May Object, Conference Will be
Had Tuesday Afternoon.
VIII the hucksters who have stalls
in the Market house be able to retain
the good thing they have, or will the
Manufacturers association have the
entire lower floor of the building for
the purpose Of making large and per-
manent exhibit of home manufactures?
The question was asked yesterday
afternoon of couple of members Of
the joint committee on public buildings
or the council. 1t must be answered at
once, as the manufacturers want to
nave possession Of the building in time
to hold midsummer exhibit-the pro-
cecds in the way of gate money to be-
devoted to the purpose Of relieving
and aiding sick or wounded soldiers
In the field and camps Of the nation.
The proposition came almost In the
way OF surprise at the meeting yes
terday afternoon, for it had not been
talked Of much abroad, and the MEM
bers of the joint committee knew so
little about the matter that only Aid.
Shepard and Assemblyman Dix were
present when strong delegation Of
the manufacturers, headed by j. w.
Cooper and President Johnson, put in
an appearance at the committee meet
ing. 1t was obviously impossible to do
anything at the meeting, but the pro-
ject was exploited with the idea of
getting public sentiment on the mat
ter.
President Johnson told the commit
tee what it was that the manufacture
ers want: The use Of the lower por-
ton Of the building, the clearing away
Of the sheds now used by tenants on
the Seventh street side and the remov-
al of the sheds on the lot at the other
side of the building.
1.-The market house has been kept
for the use 1t may be to the public"
said President Johnson. land 1t was
never put to better use than for some
months past, when a portion of the
lower hall has been used by the man
ufacturers for the exhibit OF home
products. The building up Of ST. Paul
manufacturers is the most important
thing that this town can go In for.
We are not asking much. In Minneap-
oils there was no difficulty about rails
ing approximately half million dol
lars for like purpose. Nothing should
stand in the way Of the promotion or
the manufacturers interests here.
1--WE would like to have some steps
taken to give us possession or tna
building at once. for we propose 70
hold an exhibit In June, the proceeds
of which will be devoted to the relief
Of the soldiers of the nation In the
field. The project IS to make practi-
eally fair Of the exhibit, and we
must have the room. Now what is there
that can be done?
Aid. Shepard declared that every
thing possible should be done 10 pro-
mote the interest of the manufacturers,
but that the people holding stalls Tor
which they do now pay, and have IN
the past paid rent, had some rights
which must be considered.
Marketmaster Duffy was present with
g. statement showing that the STAINS
now rented inside of the bulldlnS
brought the city an income OF sl9i per
month. The outside stalls brought
considerable sum in addition. But IL
was shown that the market house nag
caused a dead loss to the city or $o,Ooo
or 81, 900 per year.
Aid Shepard said that 1t was I'M
doubtedly necessary that there be some
sort of market place PROVIDED, tnat an
effort had been made by the CITY 70
secure a fitting place elsewhere ana the
effort had resulted in nothing. lie
| would like to meet the views or the
! manufacturers if they could propose
anv means of getting rid of the people
now utilizing the market house, WITH
out injuring the interests involved.
Mr.. Cooper said that tnere shouio
be no hesitancy In declolng uee"ee1
the interests Of the manufacturers ana
fine present occupants of stalls in the
market house 1t was apparent that
only a. couple of the stalls were oc-
cupied by market gardeners, who were
the ones to be considered. He ala not
want to interfere with anybody's rights,
| but surely no harm could De done oy
| finding another place for the hucksters
when this matter was so important 10
the manufacturing interests. He even
/, undertook that there would be no OPP
position on the part Of the commission
men, who had been referred to as De-
ing the principal persons interested IN
the maintenance of a market.
Messrs Shepard and Dix were OF the
opinion that the building should, by
some arrangement be turned over TO
the manufacturers, but thought that
it could not be done at once. Mr..
Shepard pointed out that the present
tenants had vested interests as tenants
and could not be dispossessed summar-
| ily-they could not be gotten out in
side of q couple of months in case they
didn't want to go. There had better be
| a full meeting of the committee and
| the manufacturers, and let all the In
| terests be heard. Then something of
| satisfactory solution of the question
might be arrived at promptly. 1t was
agreed without dissent that II the W sh-
es of the manufacturers could be met
! they would be in the interests of the
| whole city.
| An arrangement was made for an
adjournment of the meeting until 4
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, when some
thing definite will be done.