The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-12-23
FROM ST. LOUIS.

v FROM ST. LOUIS. Il
Uss-The Wealth IL would Produce,
And its lnAaeAro Npon our city
Railroad Communications Senate
rial ConteaA.-IIortie1le~ and Agri-
cultural societies-sIoNey Ntarket~
Pr~a~cc amt Weather. Il
Sr. LOUIS. Dec. II. 1860
From Our Regular Corre.pondt.t
EDITOR Observation-Disclosures, n. T.,
! city Of 10000 inhabitants, IS Is
lively an ono =, may ,, huad outside
It tho metropolis. Her wonderful
growth IL due in great measure - shef
excellent water power % hsso6sueseef
river. Il met Cd old eitissdi Of :thGe !
city few days since, aud 10 t.lkihg !
With him. about St. CIoaa, vvh.rsp 10 |
had spent = day list summer, hsbre:
meubered that you had a water power
At your door more valuiblse than that
Of his city, aud one which, hs said,
ought to make larger city than
Rochester. A careful survey Of tho
river At your place viii show you moro
than the mere expression Of an opia.
ion Of the great source of wealth
rolling past your doors uahonored and
unused. Now, with your road from
Superior to the Pacific, Why may you
not verify the opinion OF this Roehes-
tsrn mani What = field for dissribu-
ting the agricultural and mining imple-
meuts you can manufacture, to say
nothing Of WOODEN fabrics, aud wool
and iron goods! Why may you not
establish reputation for your -four =.
St. Louis has done! The great wheat
fields west:of you-the Odessa Of Amsri.
ea-and the vast mineral interests to th,
north and east, ~ Ut barely prospeoted
will want all you can inan,iacture., ]
| may be regarded Is enthusiastic ove
, what may BE- accomplished II St. Cloud
, but observation has taught that advan
: tages pertain,ng to localities are ofte1
, more speedily appreciated BY non-ressi
| dents than by those Who pas BY then
every day. Let the press If 81: Ctou'
. .gitste this With spirit, aud your folk
continue to second the efforts d " nobI
and with IS increasing skill Is tie
. have Begin. Let tho world know III,
, you have got, aud how readily i I'D
{ become Of valus-I mean BY til, :tkofll
the capitalists, the mechanics and Il
thousands At the east who hive 'becodu
= satisfied Of Whist We .lre.dy't Know Vi
i: that the center If this country i 'bein
d removed very fast to the valley Of ii
% Mississippi. $500 =" -; ,':T
,. All the railroads in this State Il
n now selling 900 mile tickets IL 81
b good until used, and in such 1quantiti
is d miles as the holder may elect
Of These are called half.f.re, tickets, =,
ID arc bought largely by business men a,
others who have good deal Of tr Il, y;
10 ing to do, and the roads look 81 I 4: 40 !,
crease in business ia other0 dircc:ttiioe
ed thereby. :'.,'' I. e. { : e. -.
q. l notice that the Wia1do6mui 4 aud "
son Senatorial in,broglio IS Is on at +
head IN your State. I will bel, !
apple. that neither Of them .becou
~ United States Senator in this conte
ze. provided the Republicans have the g
lie troll, Of which I have no doubt. I
he personalities INDUCED IN by these q,
cy partners in business and bosom frie.
nd is ver5 much regretted. -.
Horticultural Societies, Farme
ne Clubs and organizations Of a like ch
cv acter for the advancement Of fruit q
in farm culture, are becoming quite POI
ds lar, and if prorerl, conducted, {
nv made too much IN the interest Of I
ur ented articles or of persons who wo
turn them into mere debating clubs
GU kill tim, or to relieve periodically th
At. getters-up Of prolizity) will become
,av they deserve to be, very useful an
81 aries. I have attended several Of
ID weekly meetings Of the St. Lous "a
f., ers' Club, the members Of which b
2 now got earnestly At work, and
systematizing their efforts. They b
I committee Who are to make and SUI
~ intend experiments on sub-soil plowi
49, 49,, comparing ground; side by side, &
-, Jog the same crops with that and
ordinary blowing So also in refsra
~. to fall plo~ing.; Al.o, COMMITTEES
'@ testing cooked aud nav feeding tow
for market &c. The Alton Hortieslt
So'iety is probably the most success
q . Of it, kind in the Stat" of utinoii
the elsewhere. 4 1t holds monthly meet
US. It the residences Of its members, b
III full hne Of COMMITTEES men Who q
OF give due attention to- the sub eota
noe charge: The members asssnbie 4
ton in: the day and discuss fully every
port made. One Of The most ints1
its ing is that made at tho hour Of, din
'l.), At which the good lady of the; b
on ~ Psee;dss; and bfH which mbss n lii
AAns pzepazatiou is nsds; the usual ln.n
.iir'y in attendance being about fftys
lbs VAS reeently tho guest Of a prohil
go member, Mr. +. CartiA who lives