Sauk Rapids frontierman., 1857-03-26
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Z n q RSDAY, MARCH 26. 1857
SAUK RAPIDS.

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i il expected that our town the com
ling season will go ahead il improme-
ments. There has been but little done
here, dnringth past winter, the weather,
the greater part Of the time having been
too severe for mechanics to work out 10
advantage, The two stores nearly op-
posite that Of Mr.. Woods are but little
IN advance Of what they were al the be-
ginning ofwintcr. The Episcopal church
however is nearly completed. and that
being erected BY the Congregational So
ciety, will be completed soon after the
opening Of navigation. The two resi-
dences just back Of the old jail on the
h,ll, one belonging to Mr.. Sawyer, the
other to Mr.. Wiseman. are occupied.but
not completed. The house Of Mr.. Hop
kins is also uncompleted, but sufficient
~ advanced to admit Of tenant. Mr..
Bomerhas erected a building near Day 5
new Hotel, for wagon and blacksmith
shop, which is now occupied as
such. Ofthe Hotel just alluded to we
shall speak in some subsequent number
Of our paper we will merely state now
that the work is progressing finely, and
that the building will soon be ready for
the reception Of the public Mr.. Webb,
the proprietor Of the Mill here, is putting
that establishment in first rate order, O.
verhauling the entire machinery, and
when completed will be as good mill
as any on the upper Mississippi. In ad-
dition to the machinery il contained last
season, there is being added to it, ST.
ding mill Lath machine, Planeing
machine, a Turning Lathe and Sash,
Blind and Door factory, and Grist
mill containing two run Of stone. Ali
this, we are informed by Mr.. Webb, the
two Engines now in use have abundant
power to drive successfully. When
this establishment is completed, it will
be of incalculable benefit to our town,
and, it is to be hoped, source of profit
to the enterprising proprietor.
A Il that we have to regret in relation
to the prospects Of fsank Rapids, is, that
we shall be obliged to wait. to all ap-
pearance, another year befure Dam
can be put across the river here. I'm
til the last Session Of the Legislature,
Sauk Rapids had never asked for any
thing Of that body While other towns,
many Of them merely towns on paper,
had been asking for charters for various
purposes, for Territorial roads, etc. ETC.,
the friends Of our town considered i,
useless to trouble the Legislature or.
her representatives for anything, mere
ly to legislate it into notice, and fore
bore to do so, until the wants Of the
community actually demanded that
something should be done. Rather late
in the Session the past winter we asked
of the Legislature, with full confidence
that we should obtain our rights, that it
would grant us a charter for Dam
across the rapids here, and one on
Sauk River, and also a charter for
Bridge across the River at this point.
Those were both demanded by the wants
Of the country. and capital was not
wanting to construct the Dam at once
and had we succeeded in getting those
charters, would have been put in the
present season To bring about 50 i'm
portant an object for the interest Of
Sauk Rapids, we visited st. Paul late in
the Session in company with others in
terested, where we remained until the
close OF that memorable Legislative
body. We were happy to find on all
hands and amongst all parties, those
who saw the justice of our demands,
and gave us every assurance of assis.
tance. Our Representative Mr.. Abby,
would have helped put the bills through.
Mr.. Stone, our Councillor, was cordial
in the support Of these bills. and as
sured US that they would pass the body
of which he was q member without the
least trouble. All, in fact, seemed TO
acknowledge that the claims Of sauk
Rapids on the Legislature for these
charters were just and all, as far as
we consulted with them, were deter
mined to grant that for which she sued.