St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-07-20
sT. CLoUD.
ITS PRESENT PROSPERITY AND
80 PROMISE FOB THE FUTURE.
observations Of . Stranger
bT. CLOUD

there is daily mail and passenger facilities.
Within the town limits there are about ont-
thousand Inhabitants, and the immediate
suburbs claim Eve hundred more. About
Two thousand receive mail matter at the
Post Office. rhe Land Office for the north-
ern districts is located here, where WAS
favored with much valuable information.
The business Of the town is thriving e-ton.
tanning some forty stores, the most Of which
are we'll stocked with goods and do heavy
business. 1t is a commercial town, and
when the railroad from St. Paul shall reach
il, must evidently increase in business rap-
idly. The entire trade Of tie North and
Northwest will then centre here, as this
will be the point of transhipment fof all the
freight for Red River and the British SET
Elements, for some time. As q slight in
dicatlon of what this transportation busi-
ness alone will be, We are informed that
trainsare kept constantly in motion, res
quiring upwards of two hundred wagons
and the Red River train this year, consist
ed of fifteen hundred carts. The completion
Of the railroad will naturally increase this
business, rs the facilities twill furnish will
tend to increase the population of this part
Of the State. There are two steam saw mills
doing good business, and third will be
in operation in a few days. The latter
comprises the machinery which two prom
inent men in our early history started for
BreckinridSe, and marked the route to that
city ~ by scattering various parts of the
mill the entil length Of the route. 1t has
now been collected together and put in runs
ming order. :,5>e t,.,.rs;. 5,z.E
The mills are turning out lumber rapidly,
and 1t as rapidly assumes the form Of build
ipgs IN town. -: 8, e-cr., .~..s>-.
There are several fine brick buildings
here, among others the Courthouse, very
neat and commodious structure, and the
Cathedral. now having the roof put on.
This building is sixty feet by one hundred
and thirty. Its tower will be one hundred
and twenty-five feet perpendicular. # is
purely gothic inside and out. The ceiling
ic 10 be thirty-two feet in the clear, and
forts -six to the centre of the arches.
The North Star Lodge have . hall fitted
up IN fine order, which is entitled to worthy
mention. The place is we'll laid out, but I
would suggest to those interested, the ad-
vantage to be gained by setting shade trees
On their. streets without delay, employ some
person who thoroughly understands the :
business, aud have the work properly done:
There are some fine residences here, and 1
genial hospitality is prominent charoter-
istic of the people. The ladies are passion
ately fond Of horseback riding, in which
recreation they will find no superiors.
Though the mos northern town Of any i'm
po,t.nce in the state, aud where an East.
ern man would hardly expect to find much
of beauty and fashion, yet it is here in ali
its gorgeous hues and.attractions. Pianos,
waterfalls, crinoline, silks, rats, Brussels
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accompaniments which add happiness to
the soul ofhandsome and accomplished wo=
man wherever they s"e found predominant,
and, instead Of feeling that one is on the
frontier, he gets an inkling of the happy
state Of paradise.
q One advantage this place presents IS the
fact that clear titles can readily be had to
property, and the interests of the town are
not cursed b. any m9nopolies. There is =
great deal oftransient business done here,
and you can form some idea of the increase
of the hotel business. Mr.. Hayward, the
proprietor of the Central, informed me that
two years ago he purchased the house and
it was considered large enough. In the fall
Of that year he was obliged te put OH IN
addition, forty by sixty feet, two stories
high. Last fall another building Of same
ste was edded, and though he now can se-
commodats one hundred and twenty i've
guests, finds his business requires still more
room, and he propose% erecting another
addition fronting on main street, three
stories high, ninety feet front BY sixty
deep. g tssssss
a 1Inotice several fine apple trees in the
gardens hers and apples grew and ripened
in St. Cloud last year. The oreduloas will
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