The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-30
.LEECH LAKE
PARK PLANS
PETUs BY THE EVENTS OF
YESTERDAY
MAKERS OF LAWS wax WARM
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY SPENT THE
DAY HERE AND WE'RE ENTER
TANNED BY THE CITIZENS
DRIVE, RECEPTION, BANQUET

DRIVE, RECEPTION, BANQUET
But the Meeting With the Enthu-
siastic St. Paul Women Who Have
Espoused the Park Project Was
Awaking the Enthusiasm of the
Visitors.
st. Paul's best wishes for pleasant
and profitable trip were rendered last
evening at the banquet to the visiting
LEGISLATORS and other distinguished peo-
pie who make up the personnel of the
congressional excursion to Leech lake
III the cause Of the natural park and
forestry reserve The visitors, after be-
ing the guests Of the city for the day,
were entertained at a collation., as a
fitting windup Of the days enjoyment,
and listened to addresses Of welcome
and felicitous responses to dozen or
more toasts The entire party, number
ing over hundred, left at II: 80 p. m.
on a special over the Great Northern for
Walker, Mimi, where they will view the
Leech Lake and other reighboring In
dian reservations, the object of the trip
being to familiarize the legislators with
the proposed forest reserve plan, by
which the three Indian reservations, en-
bracing 1900 square miles, are to be re-
served as a public park and forestry re-
serve.
The gathering was a notable one, in
Guiding as it did men of national reputa-
ton and two score or more prominent
local business men, officials and a repre-
sentation of many professions. The ta-
bles were arranged in the form of a
horseshoe, and were embellished with cut
flowers Seated at the head Of the table
was Toastmaster Judge Charles E. Elan
drau, who had for company on either
side Archbishop John Ireland and Con-
gressman Joseph Canno, Of Illinois 9th
ers who occupied. conspicuous places
were Gov John Lind, Coils j. S. Cooper,
Mayor A r. Kiefer, Wllliam B. Dean
and w. E. Culkin, of .Duit.th. Among the
St. Paul people noted we're Claiming
Seabury, Dr. Justus Ohage, r. A. Kirk,
c. P. Slime, Congressman f. c. Stevens,
j
George F. Clifford. Gen. c. C. Andrews,
NJ. D. Mum, Geo. R. Finch, D. B. Finch,
Joseph Henry, E. p. Bassford, DR.. f.
F. Westbrook, DIR. Henry Hutchinson
and many others.
The banquet commenced shortly after
seven, and the speechmaking which fol-
lowed continued until a few minutes be-
fore the time set for the departure Of
the special. During the discussion of the
menu George C. Squires proposed toast
to Admiral Dewey, the Hero OF Manila
Ray.' The company arose and drank
with good cheer. Mr.. -SGuires in pro-
posing the toast, paid a neat compliment
to Senator~Davis, and stated that if he
was present he would have undoubtedly
proposed the toast to Dewey.
The playing of "The Star-Spangled
Banner by the orchestra was greeted
with rousing cheers.
Toastmaster F'landrau, as a preliminary
to the toasts which followed, spoke in
terestingly of his first trip to the Indian
reserva tion, the destination of the party
He told of William Bungo, an Indian who
was blacl<er than stove pipe hat, who
was dccT6ullGu Will Sd litS l11Sil liO UeeS
the first white man on the Leech lake
reservation. Judge Flanlrau assured the
lawmakers that they were not asked to
commit themselves to the proposed park
scheme, but merely an expression Of
sentiment was wished.
A letter was read from former Gov.
Ramsey, regretting his inability to be
present and take part in the festivities.
Judge Flandrau then introduced Con.
gresham j. D. Cannon, the dean Of the
Illinois delegation AS the venerable
statesman was about to rise, Gov. Lind
proposed toast to Joe Cannon, Of
Illinois, which was drunk with a will.
Mr. Cannon opened by saying that when
ne was asked tc accompany the party
he very readily accepted for the reason
that the whole country, as well as Min
nesota, was interested in the project at
issue. Mr. Cannon told of the first ma
tional forestry commission which was ap-
pointed under President Cleveland, pro-
vlded for under an act appropriating $2J,-
COO for forestry work. The commission
within twelve montrs submitted a report
to the president which resulted in 19,000,-
600 acres of Indian reservation land be-
ing set aside as a reserve that the TIM
Der might be preserved A short time
after, however, the executive order was
suspended sufficiently to permit the re-
moval of the dead and Gowntiu1ber. The
preservation or the pine forests of the
West was not only an important issue in
Minnesota, but to the whole Mississippi
river valley and the states to the west.
Individual selfshness was the scourge of
lumbernlan, but he asserted that he was
not blaming any one for being selfish, as
all alike were human, still, with proper
regulations and restrictions, the depreda-
tions could be efrectually checked. As
the country faced the twentieth century
no man could prophesy what the future
would bring, but as one of the things
which the present decade could leave as
lasting legacy, was the preservation Ct
the vast natural treasures of the cou1-
try.
Speaking directly OF the matter at hand,
Mr. Cannon said that Congressman Taw-
ney, as chairman of the ways and means
committee, had told him that if the pres
cnt rate of timber cutting continued the
state would be denuded of It's forest sup
ply within twelve years. Mr.. Cannon
said that he was not thoroughly con-
versant with the conditions existing in
this state, but If necessary he thought
somewhat modified He thought protec-
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