The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-02
FIFTY YEARS HERE
Continued from First Page.

tiers of the commonwealth of Minnesota.
The first stroke of the axe that resounded
amid the forest Of the land now dignified
by the name of the state of Minnesota,
had q mighty significance. 1t was the
bugle call to labor and toll of vast null
titude whose united effort, should lay the
foundation of more than an empire. 1t
called together the brain and Drawn of
progressive America, for each state in our
union sent forth their young men and
women, who, seeking new homes, were
unconsciously day by day by their in
dividual eoffrt, weaving the warp of their
own success in life and forming a nucleus
from which should radiate in every direc
ton the elements of progress that charac-
teriZed their never ceasing effort to utilize
the means at hand, from which was
moulded the business and social results
that has placed our state as bright par
ticular star on the diadem of America
statute of liberty and the flag of our
country. From the lowly efforts of Min
nesota's Pioneers there sprang into ex-
istence and prominence the North Star
state, situate midway and the gate of the
pathway from the Orient to Occident. 1t
opened up the daily trade that now passes
to and fro between the Atlantic and the
Pacific. 1t has developed dream of en-
pire and progress into reality. 1t has
brought about a full realization of Amer
ica's great statesman William H. Seward,
who In the hearing of many of you said
with prophetic vision, Minnesota will be
the center OF vast commence from sea
to sea-
Mr.. Seward was indeed gifted with the
spirit of prophecy. Truly has it come to
pass! Truly has the star of empire cast
its radience to the farthest west and from
the confines of the north now illumes the
remote east.
From territorial existence to grand
statehood Minnesota's career has been
characterized by an indomitable spirit of
enterprise, natures gifts have been util-
lied. The vast areas of productive soil
has had the fostering care Of the hus-
bandman testified to by the many thou
sands of beautiful homes where peace and
lions are fed beyond the seas that wash
Americas shores. The streams. the for
est, the mineral deposits are such as Min
neSota alone possesses, employing capital
and labor that find within our borders
safe investment and fair compensation for
the laborer
To epitomize the growth. the capablli-
ties, the wonderful resources of our state
would fill volumes. But life's scenes are
being chronicled day by day in the
WORLDS mart, and our state constitutes a
powerful factor when men congregate to
buy and sell.
Yet there is another portraiture of our
sofa. When the central figure at this
banquet sat in the executive chair of our
state, his response to President Lincoln's
call for troops was first When regiments
were required in the field the First Min
nesota was the first. The war of the Re-
bellion began the military history of Min
nesota and on every volume of the war
names of Minnesota's soldiers. Day by
day the Thirteenth Minnesota is adding
new laurels to the military history of our
state.
Judging from the past, it is hardly pos
sible to prognosticate as to the future.