The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-05

American Carrying Trade.
One of the important addresses at the
International Commercial congress at
Philadelphia was by Delegate c. J. Wheel
lams, of ST. Paul, who said:
The other day a visitor, after listening
to the addresses in this hall, remarked
to me that a good deal was being said
In the interest of the manufactures and
not very much in the interest OF the
farmer.
1t is true much has been said that may
only interest the manufacturer, but 1t is
also true a very great deal has been said
at this congress bearing on the direct ana
enlarged benefit to accrue to the farmers
of this country through the extension OF
our export trade to the Orient and other
parts of the world Agriculture and man
ufacture cannot progress or live without
the other; bad harvests cause depression
In manufacturing, and closed factories
hard times for the farmer; the manufac-
turing has enlightened the labor of the
farmer. Is there q farmer who could or
would go back to the fail, the scythe or
sickle Manufactures are as much of
necessity with the farmer the farmers
products are to the manufacturer.
The increasing area of land annually
put under cultivation throughout the
United States and the increased output OF
our mills and factories show us the ne
farm and the factory finding new mar
kets IN those countries where there is
demand for such surplus. With a view Of
securing those markets and bringing
them to the attention of the agriculturist
and manufacturer of this country, this
International Commercial congress has
been held.
One great subject that is attracting not
only the attention of the people of the
United States but all other nations is
that of Asiatic commerce. This subject
has a direct bearing on the future Of the
Northwestern states, as it is necessary to
their future development a new market
be found for their surplus products, stu
ated as these states are to the Pacific
coast. That market must be largely in
the Orient.
wish I could take my brother dele
gates into the factories of st. Paul, Min
neapolis, Duluth and Superior, and then
a journey to the Pacific coast in one Of
the observation cars of the Great North
ern or Northern Pacific railroads, through
the great agricultural section of the
Northwest They would see q rich coun-
try dotted with growing towns and viii
lagos, where in the factories and work.
shops and on the farms the hum Of pros
perity would be heard all through the
journey; and yet the settlers in the
Northwest, with all their untiring indus
try, have barely touched the fringe Of
this great section of the country. It is
as a jewel uncut; millions Of acres open
for settlement, and untold opportunities
for the establishment of manufactures.
What would these gems of the United
States have been today had there been no
expansion from the original thirteen
states? Would we have been here inter-
esting ourselves in the trade of the Orient
had not expansion in the past been sound
and wise legislation? Minnesota this year
will ship 600 bushels of wheat, South
Dakota IS, 900 900 bushels, North Dakota
65,OOOOOO bushels and Montana 100000
bushels. I do not wish to trouble you
with a volume of statistics. OF all these
states it will suffice for my purpose if I
ESSe only a few from Minnesota. We
have in the state upwards of 800 factories
for the products of the dairy, all furnish
ed with the most improved methods for
making the premium butter of America.
Meat packing is a great industry. Swift
& Co., at their South St. Paul factories,
have a capacity for handling $50 head of
cattle, $500 hogs and 1900 sheep per day,
employing 600 men. This number will be
increased as the company obtains its
full complement of Northern raised stock.
There are two other stock yards doing a
large business. The Chicago girl said,
1--WE eat what we can, and can what we
can't" There is a similarity between
Chicago and st. Paul In St. Paul we
can what we can and ship what we
can't.
MILLING INDUSTRY
The milling industry is very large In
Minneapolis alone, for the week ending
Oct. II last, the output Of -four was 314-
S55 barrels, making 81, 455 tons requiring
7S6 cars of a capacity of forty tons to the
car to haul it. Had I the output Of the
mills of Duluth and Superior and
throughout the state, 1t would double if
not treble the weekly output of the -four
In Minnesota. While on this subject I
wish to draw your attention to a mat
ter of considerable Importance to us, and,
l think, of value to the Eastern manufac-
turers looking for new spheres of opera
ton. The large packing establishments
ship annually hundreds of thousands OF
hides and pelts. In addition to their
shipment, there are butchers hides and
farmers hides. In st. Paul and Mime
apolis there are large shoe and saddlery
factories, using enormous quantities of
leather. We ship our hides and pelts and
they come back to us in the form of
leather, freight having been paid both
ways There is no better opportunity for
a practical tanner with sufficient capital
than for him to come to ST. Paul and
start a tannery; we also want cotton,
fax and wooden mills and clothing fac
tories. In our own feeding barns last
year nearly 100000 sheep were handled.
AIC CINN u 81 raul IS prepared to give
suitable ground in the city, with ample
railway accommodation, at nominal
figure and one long lease Two-thirds
OF the fax raised in the United States
grows in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
The timber interests are considered, the
forest exceeds 100000 acres the white
pine Of the northern part of the state is
estimated at 100000, 900 feet, while the
hardwood forests Of the central portion
are considered the finest and most COM
pact in the Union. There are upwards of
300 sawmills in the state, and the number
OF men employed In the mills and log
ging camps exceeds 10000. In mining, the
iron ore makes the best showing COM
pared with the other states in the Union.
The shipments in 1898 exceeded 1000 OOC
tons; it is estimated that the iron-bearing
area is 100000 acres. Large rolling mills
and foundries are being built, and pig
Iron Is manufactured near the mines
The mining companies now INCORPORATED
In the state are capitalized at about S400
100000 1t is safe to say the state of Min
nesota is destined to become a great iron
manufacturing center. There are in the
city Of St Paul over 600 manufacturing
concerns, employing 10000 people, produc-
ing annually $75,000000 worth, and all the
factories crowded to the limit A new in
dustry, Of great benefit to the farmer. Is
that of the manufacture of mats and mat
ting from the wild marsh grass of the
state, which hitherto has gone to waste
There is in this exposition an exhibit
by the Northwestern Grass Irvine com
pany worthy of your close inspection
While only showing mats and mating
the grass is capable Of being made into
many uSeful articles OP doiI,y ,,.o