Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-07-11
NEW HAVEN, June 20. 1854.

NEW HAVEN, June 20. 1854.
DEAR Sir: am bound for the ssWest" For
six months or more ssSt. Paul" has been the oh.
ject which has bound my western vision, and tho
object of this communication is, primarily, to ask
you some questions in relation thereto. Have
you good church organisations, and Of what de-
nominations2 Have you good schools2 Have
you good hotels? Have you good storesp Have
you good water? Can a sober, industrious and
competant man get living, and a little more, in
the dry goods, carpet and oil cloth trade in your
place; or must q man do mixed business-that
is, sell crockery, hardware, groceries, boots and
shoes, and a little medicine! What does board
cost? How muchdoes store rent average, &C., &c.
Please answer these queries and send me the
Daily times for the time Iremain here, for which
please find "a, and much oblige,
Yours truly, Us. j.
b REMARKS.
l. We have probably as good church organiza-
tons as any in the Northwest. The denomna-
tons are -Congregationalists, Episcopalians,
Presbyterians, Methodists, Catholics, Norwegans,
Baptists, Lutharians and German Methodists, and
few s'infdels," at least SO termed. All appear
to enjoy their religious tenets with perfec. free
dom.
2. Our schools we can speak we'll of. They
will compare favorably with many schools in the
East, and for city of only five years. growth,
they are remarkable. The Baldwin School is the
most prominent, and we believe the best, but
there are other schools both in our city and terri
tory, of which we feel justly proud.
8. The Winslow House, just opened, will vie
with any hotel this side of Chicago. We can
safely say that it is all that the traveller need ask
for, and much better than he could expect in a
country SO new as ours. It is large and airy,
excellently furnished, and superior to any hotel
in New Haven, not excepting the Tontine or Pa
vilion. The tables abound with good things, and
the walters are gentlemanly and attentive. We
recommend our friend to the WNsLow HOUSE,
We have also other good hotels, which are con-
'stantly filed, among them the American House,
Central House, &c. aog 80
4. We have some very good stores. Several
buildings now in course of erection will afford
still better. ad aI .aaa
S. Our water is excellent. No better water
can be found in the West, than bubbles up from
thousand springs in Minnesota. The univer-
sal exclamation of strangers is, s'what pure and
beautiful water" and those who visit our terrific
except the ssbrandy and tobacco man of the n
Y. Times, who could not procure sufficient
quantity of the s'crtter'' to satiate his appetite
Minnesota water would bring premium at the
east.
6. ga sober, Industrious, competent man'' oan
get living at almost any thing honorable in Min
nesota, and as selling articles of utility, such as
our correspondent proposes to do, is an honorable
business, we entertain no doubt but what he would
be successful. We think the size Of the place
and its continual increase, will warrant merchants
to engage exclusively in Dry Goods, Carpets or
any other business of which they have good
knowledge. At present there are but a few stores
where articles of one nature only are sold. The
combination of one or two branches of business
is quite common here. For instance, Boots,
Shoes, Hats and Caps, &C., or Groceries and Dry
Goods, are dealt in.
I. Board at the hotels is altogether too high,
ranging from four dollars per week without lodg-
ing to six and seven dollars per. week with lodg-
ing. There are but few private boarding houses
-(many more could be well supported if we had
them) and these charge nearly as high as the ho-
tells.
9. This is matter upon which we are not very
we'll posted; but we should say that the average
store rent in st. Paul was not far from $780,
Some rent as high as $500, others as low as 1925.
9. The ninth desire Of our correspondent shall
be complied with, as it is subject quite agreca-
BILE to our feelings. We can assure him that our
answers to his queries can be relied upon and
that visit to our territory will fully convince
him of the truth of our rcnarks.-ED. yed r.
g- ssThe Editor of the Minnesota Times, in
the last number OF his paper, devotcs about two
thirds of column in reply to an item we publish
ed week or two since about that territory. We
are not prejudiced against that section of coun-
try, and made our statement on the authority OF
a friend, and by the way, we believe him, as
a disinterested individual, rather than an inter-
ested editor. This young man in company with
another, both of them mechanics, emigrated to
Minnesota for the purpose of settling, and num-
Der Of other young men contemplated following
them. One of them remained there three weeks,
then returned, and made the statement we pub
lished. The other would also have returned, but
was taken sick and detained there. We made the
publication to prevent others from being deceiv-
ed."-N. Louis Herald. Il
ca The young man in question probably did
as many others do, who visit our territory, come
here with the expectation Of our employers hunt
ing them up, instead Of putting forth exertions ia
procure work. We reiterate that his statementi
relative to our territory not correct, and thai
the city editor of the Herald has been grossly de-
ccived. ~
CYrIt is eliminated that over two thousand EN-.
igrants have settled in Hennipen county within
short time.
1.-THE Express states that ct st. Anthony on
Monday and Tuesday Of last week, tho thermom'
eter stood 95 degrees in the shade.
c. Hoisington's Brass Band deserve especial
notice for the fine music they furnished on the 4th
Most Of the members are young men, and with {
little more practice they will perform exesllently
eTA new Touring mill is to be erected Il ST
Anthony by Mesns. Rollins, Edman 1 Upton, on
the east side Of Hennspin Island. That Is right
pile up your mills-your mills win pile up youI
city-and your city will pile up your dollars.
A Coop SAIE.-The st. Anthony Express
learns that Mr.. Toser, residing on farm betwees
that city and st. Paul, for which he paid sbcu
one year ago d, 700, has Just cold the sane fol
5000. The farm contains 120 acres.