The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
ST. PAUL WILL HELP,
Chamber of Commerce Gives Assur-
ance to New Richmond Men.

Chamber of Commerce Gives Assur.
ance to New Richmond Men.
The directors Of the chamber of COM
merce devoted their session yesterday to
the New Richmond disaster, and several
rousing speeches were made, backed by
pledges to the city.
A committee of FIVE of the citizens Of
New Richmond, headed by John E. Glow
er, addressed the chamber on the needs
of the survivors.
Every encouragement was given them
Gen Sanborn exclaimed:
III $2O0O0o Is necessary, you shall have
II, my men. Don't lose hope. We will
see that every business man Is restored
to as good business and living conditions
as he was enjoying. We raised 500 600
for St Cloud cyclone sufferers, and can
double that If the state of Wisconsin
does not come to your rescue"
Mr.. Glover, chairman of the committee,
said they had come to the city to confer
with the Jobbers' union. He said:
Il feel considerably shattered over the
AFFAIR, and will not be able to say what
l should like. Most of your merchants
know me. l have traded with you for
years. Today 1 have hardly a cent in
the world. having been as heavy loser
as any m the town, so far as property is
concerned Yet l am filed with Joy, for
my family were all saved.
Last evening l was talking with Ward
Williams, one Of the most prominent
merchants in our city, a man who was
considered well off. His store and homo
gone, he told me, with tears running
down his face. that he was a helpless
bankrupt. You merchants know him.
For forty years he has worked and built
up thriving business.
Our calamity was greater than that
at Hinckley, for their merchants were
burned out and got their insurance Ours
have no insurance to fall back on. / I'M
derstand that most policies contain a
clause to the effect that when the build
ing falls the policy Immediately ceases
and is of no further effect If So there
is probably no legal claim even for the
goods burned by the fire that prevailed
over half the business district and COM
pleted the destruction. The insurance
companies should be brought together
and asked to share some part of this
loss.
Let me thank the people of Minnesota,
in behalf of the citizens of Wisconsin,
for their noble, immediate and generous
assistance. We believe that our state
will do nobly for us later but 1t has not
been as prompt as the Twin Cities. 1 am
ashamed to say 1t, but 1t is true
Gen. ]. B. Sanborn urged that an au-
thoritative schedule of wants should be
prepared at once, giving the exact needs
of each person.
We built nearly 300 houses after the
Hinckley fire, at cost of $500 to $500
each" he said. I'VE can do 1t again
The situation is similar, only we labor
under the difficulty that New Richmond
is not in our. own state, and must wait
to first let Wisconsin's own people act
The legislature not being in session,
public-spirited men can. be secured to
raise any amount that is needed on a
note, and the state will doubtless REIN
burse them at the next session Of Its
legislature
"A. H. Lindeke, vice president, who pre-
sided, called attention to the fact that
one of the most serious difficulties to
overcome would be the arrangements for
clearing up the old Indebtedness which
was hanging over these people.
D. r. Noyes stated that In his line of
business all the druggists of New Rich
mond had been assured that the old debts
would not be allowed to trouble them.
On the suggestion of F. ]. Waterous, a
special committee was authorized to rep
resent the chamber, assist in securing
subscriptions and meet with the other
committees of the city for conference.
The chairman named H. D. Brown, w. P.
Jewett, L. s. Gushing, E. S. Durment, F.
J. WaterouS.