The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
t. D. SImOntOn.
SUPPLEMENT- ~

Gtrart Hewitt, chairman of our first
meeting was q sanguine real estate man
was born in Pennsylvania, had lived IN
the South. and came to st. Paul in. the
fifties. Had his weather eye on the d.
1nSs of us younger men as thew might
AFFECT the reputation of the city and the
price of corner lots. So he favored the
library movement, though he is especial
~ remembered as having run steamboat
excursions upon our river the first Of
December several years
John w. Roche was an accountant q
splendid penman, and eventually became
tie noted watch dog of our city treas
ury (comptroller) till the dav of his
death.
D. G. Jones lived in the city for years,
kept place for the sale of Agricultural
implements in the long building running
from Third to Fourth streets near ST
Peter, of late used as a market. Had
come from the South, and was a CONSTR,
of the John Andrew Jones who shot q
man in a court melee in tie davs of
bloody Kansas.
j. +. Pond was bookkceper, a genial
good fellow, and a consistent friend Of
the library as officer, till his death some
ten or twelve years since
Q. A Benjamin 1 remember. but he left
the city at an early day, as did also s
u. Gould, after the financial crash that
broke every bank in ST. Paul but that
of McKubin & Edgerton, in which he had
had some position. He was a genial
and refined gentleman whom we were
sorry to lose. His home was in the state
of New York
The foregoing names, with that of the
writer, who has resided here ever since
in the practice of his profession, repre-
sent those who had the first Official con-
nection with the library movement that
was to eventuate in the establishment
of the present St. Paul Public library.
SUPPLEMENT B.
In reference to any possible interference
on the part of an already existing soci-
ETY., the Pioneer and Democrat, of Satur-
day, Sept. 10, 1857, contained the follow
ing:
I'm. an article published on Friday
morning we mentioned that the objects Of
the proposed Mercantile Library associa-
| ton and of the library association char
| tered last summer, were similar and that
we thought one of them, at least, ought
to be abandoned
In the Minnesotan of the same morn
Ing was an article emanating from the
latter society, from which we infer If
Is not the intention of the society to or
ganlze in accordance with the charter,
as d debating or literary society, for
which purpose it was first organized.
RMS leaves a clear field for the new So
ctety, whose aims and objects are en-
tirely dissinilar, and we trust it Will
meet with the encouragement of every
young man in the city. The term "Mer-
camille Is not to be considered as ex-
elusive, the intention of the society being.
we presume, as In other cities, to induce
membership from all the industrial
classes
1t is pleasant to be able to say that no
further opposition from the supposed pre-
vious organization ever materfalized
SUPPLEMENT c.
In the Pioneer and Democrat, of Thurs
day, Sept. "A, we find the following arti-
Gle:
Mercantile Library ACKNOWLEDGMENT ad-
1ourned meeting Of the Mercantile Ii
brary association was held at the rooms
Of DR.. Simonton, over Bonds drug store
on Monday evening, Sept. q. Bylaws
We're reported AID passed for the Use of
the association A committee was ap-
pointed to draft a form of subscription
lists, to be circulated among the citizens
of St. Paul at once with view to the
immediate prosecution of the enterprise
Books were thereupon opened for the en-
rollment of members. when in short
time over $50 were subscribed The COM
mittee of arrangements were instructed