The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-05
TO PULL TOGETHER
PLAN MANUFACTURERS BUILD
ING AT STATE FAIR
A JOINT MEETING Is HELD
Legislature VIII Be Approached for
an Appropriation for Perma-
nent Structure, Which Is
Greatly Needed.

That Minnesota is great manufactur-
ing state and further that this fact is not
recognized throughout the country has
prompted the manufacturers of the Twin
Cities to take active steps to secure a
building at the state fair in which to ex-
hlbit their products, exclusively, and thus
advertise the state as a manufa curing
center.
The committees on manufacturing of
the st. Paul and Minneapolis CONNER
cial clubs and members of the Minnesota
Agricultural society met last night at the
rooms of the Commercial club to discuss
the matter, and the prevailing sentiment
was that such a building should be erect
ed, and to judge from the tone of these
manufacturers represented, the project
is favored and will be pushed.
The local club entertained the Mime
apolis members and the Representatives
of the agricultural society at dinner
following which was an informal discus
sion IN regard to the proposition Ed
ward Vanish, chairman of the Iaanufac-
turing committee of the st. Paul
club, presided, and the visitors for
the most part gave their views Oh the
matter, after which the enterprise was
discussed informally.
Mr.. Vanish, in opening the discussion,
outlined the object of the gathering and
said the two committees would ask the
aid Of the agricultural society as far as
that body was able to give it. He said
that agriculture and manufacturing were
the most important interests in any COM
munity, and While he conceded the first
place TO agriculture, he thought the man
ufacturing interests of the state should be
looked after and advertised better than
they are at present. To get the products
of the home manufacturers before the
people of Minnesota, he said, was the
way to build up the business. He held
that irasmuch as thousands of visitors
from out of town visited the fair each
year that that was the place for the ex-
hibit.
A. C. Paul Speaks.
A. c. Paul, president of the Minneap-
oils Commercial club thought a perma-
nent building for the exhibition of the
wares of the manu- cturers of the state
would be of untold benefit to them. He
said he favored the movement, and was
sure that the manufacturing interests
of Minneapolis took a like view of the
situation.
w. L. Chute, chairman of the Mime
apolis clubs manufacturing committee,
and the originator of the permanent
building idea, said he thought that such
a building with such an exhibit or ex-
hibits as proposed would educate the
people and bring business to the home
concerns. While doing this, the build
ing, with it's different exhibits, would
prove an attraction to many visitors to
the fair. He suggested that practical
demonstrations of the work of manufac-
turing certain small articles be made in
this building. To do this, he said, power
could easily be provided by means of
shafts or pulleys, or the exhibitors could
put in small dynamOs or gas engines and
furnish their own power.
l.. f. Paule. member of the Mime
apolis committee, and ]. C. O'Gorman,
secretary of the Minneapolis club, both
spoke briefly and Endorsed the project
most heartily.
Col. w. NJ Liggett, of the Agricultural
society. spoke of the proposition from the
society's side of the case. He said that
he thought a building for the purposes
mentioned would be good thing, but
was doubtful whether the manufacturers
would care tC set up machinery for so
short period. He said that the asso-
citation had been successful in its last
tive or three fairs, and that there is a
surplus in its treasury at present How
ever, this will be used up in inn
provements at the grounds. He said,
however, that he thought that the ma =
jCrity of the fair board would facor the
project, and that he personally believed
that a building for the exclusive exhibit
ton of articles made in the state would
be a good thing.
III. r. Richardson, Of Minneapolis,
! spoke, and expressed himself as in favor
of the project, and said that he did not
F., doubt that number of firms would
set up small working exhibits if an ex.
| elusive building were provided.
| Jesse A. Gregg and a number of st.
! Paul Commercial club members spoke, all
| being in favor Of the proposition. The
| ways and means of securing the build
| ing were discussed, and while the matter
/ Will probably not be brought to the leg
| isiature this session, it is not unlikely
| that pressure of no small weight will be
brought to bear upon the next regular
session for an appropriation for perma
nent structure.
| Those present at the gathering were:
From Minneapolis, A. C. Paul, j. G..
O'Gorman, w. L. Chute. ]. H. Elweu
III. p. Richardson and l.. F. Paule.
From the Agricultural society," Col. w.
NJ. Liggett, Chester r. Smith, w. G.
Sawyer and II B. Hudson Of the ST.
Paul club, Edward Vanish President
I Boardman, Jesse A. Gregg, George r.
KuhlCs, A Schuneman, J. w Shepherd
/ and Oscar Hallam.
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