The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-10

there. When trade so develops, tire
Northwest will profit all the more be
cause of it's geographical location. We
are considerably nearer to the Orient
than are many of our competitors. AS
to the need of a new wheat market, in
case England should put a tariff on
grain imports, a Minneapolis miller
friend of mine-told me the other day
that if England imposed tariff ac-
cOrding to the terms now discussed, he
might have to close his mill-he would
lose fully half of his business, provided,
of course, he couldn't send elsewhere
the flour that he ships at present to
Liverpool.
Charles H. Schliek, of the Schliek
Shoe Manufacturing Company - st.
Paul viii profit, no doubt, when the
business of the new line begins to de-
VelOp. But | should say that our most
important benefit would be Indirect 1t
would come not so much from any OPP
portunity to sell goods in the Orient as
from the Increased demands of the
farmer. They would have a better
market for grain and more money to
spend.
Albert H Lindeke, of Lindeke, War
ner & CO.-The establishment of this
new steamship line will be equivalent
to extending the Great Northern rail-
way from the Pacific coast to China.
The additional means of cOmmunica-
ton will no doubt build up our North
western communities even faster than
they are growing now. From the be-
ginning of commerce the same law has
held good. Damascus and other an
cient cities owed their prosperity to
mere camel rOutes-caraVan highways
that placed those cities in conven-
lent communication with thickIy set
tied countries.
George r. Finch, of Finch Young &
McConville-We can't give Mr.. Hill too
much credit for the work he has done
to supply new outlet for the wheat
and other products of the Northwest
If the Minnesota millers get the low
rates they are hoping for on flour
shipped to the Orient, this stimulus to
the grain trade can't help but be a
vast advantage to the whole North
west
George SOmmers Jr., of G. Sommers
& CO.-When these big steamships are
put into commission st. Paul and all
the country hereabouts will gradually
begin to feel the advantages Of a new
trade territory. And, in particular, any
stimulant to the export of wheat must
be of great benefit to the Northwest
Frederick P. Wright, of Wright
Barrett & Stilwell-The new Oriental
line will be a very good thing indeed
We should be proud of it. 1t will help
us a great deal more in this section
than will the digging of the Panama
canal The additional steamships will
benefit the farmer; the farmer will
benefit the general storekeeper; and
the general stOrekeeper will benefit the
jobber and manufacturer-that's the
inevitable succession.
John Wilkinson, Of Tibbs Hutchings
& Conc one can deny that such a
steamship line must help the farmer
and the farmer is the most fertile
source of our prosperity. No matter
what other conditions may be at any
time, the farmers bad luck and the
farmers good luck will make us job
bers sad or cheerful, as the case may
be.
Charming Seabury of Seabury & Co.
I am heartily in sympathy with Mr.
Hills views as to the future of this
new steamship company He has al
ways been far ahead of most Of u.s.
and he has never made a mistake in
his fundamental points. We are spe-
c1aIly In need of a new market for our
wheat since settlers have begun to
open up the fields Of Western Canada
for wheat that can be exported to
England free of duty, whether Cham
berlain succeeds in his tariff policy or
not. The productivity Of new lands is
well understood by all wheat farmers;
these Canadian acres will eventually
| return great crops. But flour is not
the only American product that may
be profitably disposed of in the far
East. The Orientals will take our flour
first, but they'll soon learn to ask for
other commodities
T. A. Abbott, President Abbott Man
ufacturing Company think that the
| operation of these new steamships, the
Minnesota and Dakota, will aid both
the commerce and the agriculture of
the Northwest. Any project that will
facilitate communication between our
Western coast cities and the old world
| must benefit the entire Western coun-
try.