The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-25
CHAMBER is ASKED
TO GIVE ITS AID
Promoters of Many Projects
Request Cooperation of St.
Paul Association.

Citizens of every state in the North
west tributary to the Mississippi will
be asked to join in a memorial to con-
gress asking an appropriation OF Slo,-
600, 900 for the Improvement of the up
per Mississippi. The memorial is being
circulated under the auspices of the
Upper Mississippi River Improvement
association, which sent request yes
terday to the Chamber of Commerce
asking that body to take charge OF the
project in st. Paul.
The request was referred to the COM
mittee on transportation and Will be
taken I'D at a subsequent meeting.
J. q. Pyle, of The Clio b e, gave
half hour address on the topic, How
Business, Men and the Newspapers
May Cooperate for the Upbulld1ng OF
st. Paul. discussing means and urg-
ing cooperation of these forces.
Wants Russia Checked in Manchuria.
A communication from the Manufac-
turers' and Producers association o.
California, asking the chamber to act
with other commercial organizations OF
the country in urging Secretary OF
State Hay to take a decided stand on
Manchuria remaining in its present
| status, was accompanied by an inter-
| 6SIlIlS
association by J. B. Havre, who travels
in the Orient for a large commercial
house. On this report the California
| and other commercial organizations
| have already passed resolutions In
| which they express deep concern over
| the great danger of the United States
! being shut out from free commercial
| intercourse with Manchuria by Russia,
| and asking the government to act i'm
| mediately.
Mr., HaVre in his report states that
Manchuria is a rich territory in which
| the Americans are doing very large
| business at present. The exports from
! the United States in 1901 amounted to
| 81, 000, 900, against $4,000, 900 by all the
foreign countries. They fell 35 per
! cent in 1902, but the business has
shown an increase again this year. The
| United States he declares, has more at
| stake in keeping an open door than any
| other country. The United States, he
| says, must deal with Russia. China
| has nothing to say now about the coun-
| try During a recent trip through the
| country he saw Russian soldiers in
/ practically every town. From Dalny to
| Hardin, he declares, the Russians are
! putting up buildings in every town;
| showing clearly that they do not in
| tend to eVacuate, and as soon as Rus
| STA feels safely located, he believes, she
| will take possession of the entire coun-
try and scloseyit up to foreign trade.
The opening of several ports in Man
| churia which the United States has Sc
| cured, he says, is a step in the right di-
| rection,, but the, government should Sc
cure Immediately q. guarantee in black
| and white from Russia that the present
| status of Manchuria will not be dis
| turbed He declares that every Amer
| lean consul in the country is unani-
nous in this opinion.
Federal Grain Inspection.
The chamber was also asked to in
| dorSe a movement by the Chief Grain
Inspectors National association to pre-
vent the federal government from as
| Stunning the grain inspection work of
| the country. A bill to put the work
| under federal supervision will be in
troduced at the coming session of con-
gress.
The Chicago board of trade request
| ed the Endorsement of a bill "Defin-
ing the Powers of the Interstate Com
meree Commission" which is to be pre-
sentedttO congress, and the Philadel-
phia board of trade requested that the
chamber john in agmovement to check
the present decadence of the American
| Merchant Marine. According to the
communication at the present time
! only per cent of the American ship
ping is in American ships. The con-
Ventiop. Oh international arbitration
recently held at Mohonk Lake, N. Y,
also asked the Endorsement of it's work
| by the chamber. All these requests
| were referred.