The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-22
II. ?. Hall at Buffalo.

was called upon to select model build
ing to show the progress of our archi-
lecture to be exhibited at the Paris ex-
position, that building was selected and
Paris was the admiration and the wonder
of the World-and Minnesota did II. IAN
pause That same architect is now
erecting in New York the finest govern.
ment building that the United States
ever has attempted to build In its his
tory. The president of your great Erie
Ta1Iroad was only two years ago a resi-
dent of Minnesota and skilled account
ants have been sent down from Mime
sofa, since he took charge to open a sys-
tenn TEN! OF bookkeeping whereby they can
know now to conduct and operate that
ROAD to the best advantage for the stock
Ho!oerS-a condition that has not always
existed in the history Of the Erie rail-
road. (Laughter)
The president of the New York Central
chosen few weeks ago, almost a few
Gays ago, was three years a resident Of
Minnesota, completing his railroad edu-
cation SO that ne could come down here
ana take care Of about the largest rail-
road system in the country. UaughterO
Minnesota owns One-stxth Of the elevator
capacity of Buffalo-probably more. since
the tre last night Naughter) Mime
sofa constructed those ma gnifcent ves-
selS that are the wonder of the world,
pullt TO ply between Duluth and Buffalo.
and Minnesota has done much to develoD
the pcautlfuI city that we are in today.
what already has been mentioned here.
Oh the wonderful product of our iron
mines, that If the product last year were
placed upon continuous string of cars
IL would extend from New York to Liv-
erpool, provided we could find a bridge
70 put them on. Now [ trust nv New
York friends will not think I have spoken
poastlngIy of Minnesota. Oaughter) 1
nave tried to be, in accordance with nv
own nature, distinctly modest. and what
have said has been for the purpose of
giortylng New York. QaughterD The
chlld which sprang from your Ioins, gen
tlemen Of New York, has grown greater
than its parent, but you ought to be
proud that you were able to have such q
child. Naughter.)
EVERY succeeding generation ecNpses
progress, and that is but typical Of
what we are doing today. There Is good
reason for 1t. We have got an empire in
territory and OF royal SOIL which is not
that 1t could be expected the old States
OIL the Union would have We have got
more room for people Owing to Mime
SOFA energy, brains and capital that are
setting the pace there will be in a short
time brought to our Pacific coast the
commerce of over 600, 900 goo people-nearIv
MALT the population of the entire world
mat commerce cannot reach the East
except by passing through Minnesota as
a conduit, and we will take care to skim
the cream Of the trade In transit and
leave the butermflk to flow on to the
state or New York. Naughter) The
population of this country has doubled in
my lifetime, and I presume there are
those within the sound of my voice who
have seen it trebled. The child is born
today who will live to see the population
OF the United States reach at least 300
00O, 00O At that time Minnesota, with her
loco 600 OF people, will be inviting imni-
grafton to her glorious climate and her
rich soil, while New York will be culti-
waiting the surface Of the Erie canal. be-
cause there is not room enough left In
the Adirondacks. Oaughter) There
have been previous notable events before
this day In this beautiful Rainbow CITY;
there will be others before the LIST Of No
vember, but when the historian Of
the future, in calm retrospect writes the
history Of this great, grand and splendid
exposition, there VIII stand out as in let
ters Of living light upon his pages that
the Abou Ben AdheTn. or the supreme
event Of all, was when the might En-
plre state Of New York and the rnightier
empire state Of Minnesota c1asped hands
In social and commercial grasp on Mime
sofa day. (Applause.)