The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-08
FOR THE GOOD OF THE STATE.


The G lobe takes occasion to direct
general attention to the meeting Of the
State Historical society which will be
held this evening at the capitol. 1t would
be of substantial gain to the state and
its interests We're the general public to
concern itself more largely than is now
the practice in the proceedings of this adj
mirable body. Its work must inure to the
it is necessarily also effective in develop
ing that pride in the commonwealth
which should prevail among all citizens.
Minnesota is, as the Gl e has re-
peatedIy pointed out, especially fortunate
in the devoted labors of the men who
have stood by the State Historical socie-
ty almost since its birth and who have
done everything in their power to enlarge
its influa->se and to perfect and extend
its value as the grand depository of the
splendid story of the creation and growth
Of the state and its various localities and
OF the splendid heroism and wise fore
lnOuSnt OF us early FOUNDERS.
The subject of the address to be deliv-
cred by Mr. Lamphere this evening must
possess the most profound interest to all
who are proud of Minnesota and who
understand the vital part which wheat
raising has played in the development
of the wealth of the state and it's people.
oT11n &c Iio .Ix To
deal with this interesting feature of our
history, and his address will compensate
any man, however we'll informed, for the
little time and trouble involved in at
tendance during it's delivery
From time to time such addresses as
this delivered before the society, and
the society's library of which our people
know altogether too little. The records
of the society, however, show the grand
value of the collections, involving every
phase of our history and development,
which are today to be found in the his
torical library. Nothing short of unre-
the officials of that body, combined with
the loyal devotion of well informed and
pubie-spirited citizens, could suffice to
put us in possession of the priceless
treasures of history which our state
library holds for the enlightenment of
the reader and scholar of today as well
as of future generations. Running back
as far as 1850, when, at the fret meeting
of the society, the Rev. Edward D. Neifl
delivered his famous address on 1.-The
French Voyageurs in Minnesota During
the Seventeenth Century," and extending
down through the successive years, the
society has eXerted itself in every direc-
ton in the interval to secure the most
exhaustive records possible to be acquired
dealing with the states history and re-
sources.
We who have all these resources at our
disposal may not be disposed to attach
anything like the Importance to them
that they possess But how highly they
are esteemed outside our boundaries the
G. o b e was In a position a few days ago
to show in calling attention to the views
of the state librarian of Iowa A state
which has won for itself the first place
among American commonwealth in the
work of laying deep and secure the foun-
dations of knowledge of its history GER
tainly owes something to the organization
whose labors alone have enabled it to win
this coveted eminence