The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19
QUICK ACTION WAS
A SURPRISE TO COE
Says Minnesota Will Gain
Trade by Exhibit a Lewis
& Clark Fair.

DR.. H. w. Cee, the commissioner of
the Lewis & Clark Centennial exposi-
ton at Portland. Or, arrived in st.
Paul few days ago, to induce the
Minnesota state legislature to pass a
resolution, transferring the Minnesota
display at the st. Louis exposition. at
the close of that institution. to the
Lewis & Clark Centennial exposition
at Portland, Or. On arriving in ST.
Paul he found he was several days too
late to introduce a bill in the legisla-
ture. but through the efforts of some
Of the members of the Commercial
club he succeeded in enlisting the CO.
operation of Gov. Van SAINT. and the
bill was promptly introduced and pass
ed by both branches of the Minnesota
legislature.
st. Paul is vitality interested in the
trade which lies west of here, and
which is weekly growing in all the
North Pacific coast states, British Co
lumbia and Alaska. but she has also
another interest in the iobbing and
wholesale trade which is opening UP
in the Orient, and which Portland
seeks largely to stimulate by the ex-
visit of people from China. India, ia
pan, Korea and other Oriental regions
to the fair, the nations mentioned hav-
ing already officially Endorsed the
Lewis & Clark exposition and Oriental
fair and promised hearty cooperation
upon large scale.
In an interview at the West hotel,
Minneapolis, the statement was made
that the Twin Cities, more than Port
land, were entitled to congratulations
for the recent action of the legisla-
ture. 1T is characteristic of Western
men that they grasp a good point
quickly, but never have 1 seen such an
exhibition of avidity for an charging
trade and such clear-sighted compre-
hension of advantages to be derived,
and such prompt action as was mani
fest In your legislature on Friday. I
have lived in the sleepy climate of
Oregon so long that it fairly took me
off my feet to note the speed with
which things are done here. To be
asked to make two addresses and to
see measure pass both houses, all
within thirty minutes. beats the move
mentS of coast people"
!; The statement of the commissioner
In his addresses. that in view of the
closing down of the Minneapolis mills
on account of freight rates and mar
ket conditions East, a shipment of one
Minneapolis mill last week of SITS, 900
worth of flour to the Orient was a
pertinent example of what the coast
cities were doing as exporting points,
and how that the 60g,000,900 of people
across the Pacific We're destined in a
few years to absorb large portion of
Minnesota's wheat, a matter of inter-
est to every farmer and business man
in the state. He said that the coast
cities were educating the Orientals to
make bread and to use wheat products
instead of rice.
The next legislature will have to
make small additional appropriation
for care Of the exhibit at Portland,
for which there will be ample time un-
der the present arrangement. the col
lection, except some few additional
perfshable products, being all on the
ground in Portland when the Iegisla-
ture two years hence shall meet. Job
bers and manufacturers from this
state, knowing the state is to exhibit.
will also have the necessary notice by
this action in time to arrange for the
fair in connection with the state ex-
hibit proper.