Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-07-26
! NEWSON IS LETTERS

We colnulence 20 day "A OUT pSpOr
tho publication Of = ssriss ~ letters
written BY the Editor u the 81 Paul
7snes, who has recently made ! tour 81
the !. Up Country, and returned to his
post, evidently we'll pleased with the
land and scenery along the banks Of The
Upper Mississippi.
We begin with his impressions and
opinions Of Sank Rapids. we confess
to not feeling much battered ~ his Nv
marks shout sus. He plainly says he
was disappointed. Il wss not the town
he expected 10 End Il. There are moi
as many houses mot SO much business
NOT SO much. noise and confusion Z
as he hoped to see. But we thank him
for his candid statement of the cause of
that unobtrusive demeanor and appear
ance Of the placs which, afier Al, Az
pears to veinspired kindly feeling.
Our people have never boasted Of scores
Of buildings, or Z large business. but
have contented themselves with plain
statement Of the facts as they exist in
relation to the size and business trans
actions Of the place. The fanfaronade
which other new localities we might in
dictate, have 50 persistently INDUCED in.
the citizens Of Sank Rapids have from
the beginning repudiated and avoided.
We have never said Sank Rapids was q
large place. We have never yet
descended 10 the idle folly Of calling it
q city. We have never yet sought 70
lure strangers within itss precincts BY
fabulous representations Of its advan-s
tages. We leave this sort of putting 70
such as like it and think il profitable.
For our part, we should despise il, if
guilty Of It ourselves, and we see no
reason why It should not be despised in
others. So for as Sank Rapids is COM
cerned we are willing 10 abide by the
truth. If it has advantages and we
believe i hasthey will be seen and
appreciated BY others without the aid Of
pompous paragraphs and exaggerated
eulogy.
Mr.. Newson assigns the want Of lum-
Der, as the reason why there are not
a greater number Of buildings going up,
more improvements visible. and greater
activity manifested. This is very kind
in our contemporary and he tells the
truth, whether he intends to do 50 or
not. 1t has been impossible for our
citizens to procure lumber except at ex-
orbitant prices. They have taken the
wise course, and postponed to another
season, what they designed doing this,
in hopes Of a change for the better in
this regard. We can safely say that
fifty buildings Of one kind and another,
would have been now in progress OIL
erection at this place, could building
material have been bought at any Of the
mills at living prices.
But Mr.. Newson ~ satisfied with
the looks Of the land He was pleased
with the Sank Rapids region. He went
out upon the line 81 ne Great Rail
Road Survey con,ps aeipg ~ this point
He pronounces The country grand thro'
which the line passes. 10 takes up tie
advocacy Of the routs, = w Northern
route, with 40 earnestBsss and ability
that greatly pleases Us. We overlook
the expression Of HE honest opinion that
orr town looked somewhat dull, 9 in
consideration Of tho good words he ut
ters for Gov. Stevens Survey. And
his proposition for thoroughfare from
Saint Louis River to Sank Rapids to
connect with that Survey, Is noble one.
and in accordance with sound views and
the best interests Of Minnesota.
We hope TO see our friend up here
again one Of these days. # he viii
como, ~. in one year frome this date.
ws venture u say Saok Rapids Mill
make ! respectable appearance both ia
number ~ y buildings, and amount II
- business but whatever Be III pros
psrity now, then, Or thereafter We hops
hs will ever end i ii IL prstentions
9 modest and unpbtrusiyS.n
I've chssrnlly surrender our
1syt ~ = shs orstion delivered y
.this plass ~ ths Fourth ~ 4. z, "A.
Wood, MI \ eonsainS MANY 6ns pas-
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