The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-09-12

Convention and Picnie - hydraulic
/. Works-Roads and improvements
Saw and Crlst AUTHORIZATIONS In-.
crease In Population.

Convention and Pionio- Hydra ulio
Works-Roads and improvements
Saw and Grlst 1Illls-Gralifying In
crease In Population.
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G4ENwooD. PorE. Co., MINI
:. - September 4t's ls87.ssfs !
EDITOR Enthusiastically was q
great day in the history Of our new town.
It being the day upon which The Republic
can County Convention was Called, tho oit-
i1ens Of tho town concluded to ct up an
impromptu picnic, not only to celebrate the
converting Of the first political gathering in
the place, but also the completion Of the
works ~ means 81 which our town ito be
supplied With pure spring water. The day
was propitious, not cloud zobscured tho
sky. About two O'Clock T. NJ, refresh
ments were served up in tue beautiful
grove upon the lake side to about three
hundred persons. After tho repast, gre-i
sponses to toasts and singing by tho Glen
wood Glee Club occupied about two hours,
when tho company dispersed, all pronouno-.
ing themselves we'll pleased and the festi-,
val a perfect success.
As the proceedings Of the Convention are
to be published in your paper, will not
refer to.h further than to say that it passed
off tremendously, and that the delegates to
a man were terribly tinstured with anti
bondism. Pope County is pretty sure to
be aunt en- this issue, at least. ~ -
The completion Of tho Hydraulic works,
which supply us with spring water from
the bluffs in the rear Of the town, reflects
great credit upon the halt dozen families
who make up the population Of Glenwood.
Scarcely nine months have elapsed since
the first family settled here, and to-day vi
reindulging in . luxury net to b. had in
any other town or city in Minnesota. Tho
water is carried in tamarac logs about two
hundredrods from springs that break out Of
the bluffs fifty: feet above the town 70
the Court House Square. in the center OF tie
town, and then emptied into. . reservoir
from which it is conducted to every house
in town. On this Court House square is
an ever-dowing fountain discharging FROM
seven jets, and adding much to tho beauty
Of this naturally romantic spot: This hay
ing constant supply Of the purest water
right in ones house by simply turning .
faucet is pretty nice thing, andamust IL
ways be one Of the great attractions about
our place. 4
In the matter Of roads our people hays.
displayed no less energy and enterprise:
They have graded hills, bridged streams
and ,ditehed sw.mps and marshes in order
to dake the reads more direct, until now
well graded thoroughfares run in every d.
rection from the town. , -
In the prosperity Of Glenwood the pso-
pie Of the entire county take an interest;
and look forward to the time when it will
be exclusively their business and CONNER
cial center. Roads now diverge in all d.
rections, and by the 1st Of July, 1868, mails
will be carried over four Of :them,> and by
that time we shall have in operation q
steam saw mill and grist mill; two institu-
tons now very much needed.
The population Of our county has more
than doubled during the last year, and is
at this present writing receiving q greater
influx Of emigrants than At any time pre-.
vious. At this ratio Of increase our popu-
lation in 1870 will be 10000; We shall be
entitled to two representatives and one
Senator in the Legislature, and be without
parallel in growth and prosperity. All
hail to Pope County, and Glen wood, its
County town.
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