The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-08-15
~. cL.OUD 10 II OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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EDIroa JouRsAz..---'.The principal mama
taoture Of this place is lumber. There are
two steam saw mills at the lower end Of
the city, ono of which has an ems me man
ufactured in Hartford, Conn, at cost Of
$4,000. The transportation and erection
must have cost as much moro. is to be
regretted that such expenditure could not
have been directed to the improvement Of
the river. thus to utilize the superior natu-
raj advantages hsre presented for the srse-
ton Of water power" The above ex-
tract from : letter written by the travelling
correspondent Of the Minnesota Journal Of
Commerce gives but very imperfect and
vague idea Of the natural advantages for
manufacturing, either by water or steam
power, in St. Cloud, not only in lumber
but in numerous other branches Of indus
Try, and the transportation Of manufactures
to market. She hos almost at her doors,
one Of the best, if not the very best, most
substantial and durable, water powers in
the State, If not in tho whole Northwest.
1t is based on a solid ledge of granite, the
lowest geological formation and IS = CON-
sequence having no sand rock underlying
to wash out and let the rock sink, and has
also sufficient "head" for all practical
purposes. With the necessar, capital, this
city, IN connection with Sank Rapids,
might defy competition from any point in
Minnesota, in the manufacture, not of
lumber alone but Of everything that Min
neapolis is now becoming SO famous for.
With the facilities for transportation, ao-
tusl and rospeotive-actual in the lines Of
the St. Paul and Pacific railroad branches
now in operation and construction, con-
Meeting with the Northern Pacific, afford
ing direct connection with lines south,
north and west; prospective in the pro-
jected railroads west tv Dakota and the
Missouri river, southwest to the Minneso-
ia, thence to northern and western Iowa
and eastern Kansas, east to Lake Super
or-backed by large and thrifty agri-
! cultural population tributary to St. Cloud,
the expectations Of lumber and manufac-
tured articles and farm produce, and the
importation Of cotton and wool for manu-
featuring at this point, will be second to no
other place in the State. With sufficient
capital, wisely and literally expended, IN
almost unlimited power can be had.
OF this one branch Of manufacture, pine
lumber, an extensive demand is now being
created by the Northern Pacific Railroad
and its branches encouraging emigration
and settlement on the treeless plains Of
western Minnesota and Dakota-an extent
Of country large enough to make ten States
the size of Massachusetts, whose supply of
this important building and fencing mate
rial must be drawn from the pineries Of
the Upper Mississippi. o. E. G..
The St. Cloud JOURNAL was removed
into its new building last week, and friend
Mitchell is comparatively happy, about the
only thing now troubling him being the
''Greeley wave."-St. Paul Pioneer.
That "wave" is gradually "simmerin 6
down" in this locality.
COULDN'T Con- 1.-THE comet which
was to have upset things in this city and
the rest Of creation on last Monday, failed
to make connections, and beer is still sold
at five cents glass with lunch thrown in.
The following letters are in the St.
Cloud Post Office held for postage:
Mrs L Starrett, Anoka,
John Swenson, Alexandria,
Frank kaninth, St Paul,
John Zowin, Alexandria,
Airs Bell Watts. Osakis.
CONSUMERS OF TEA-Win find 1t to their
interest to buy that put up in canisters. Fla
cor and strength are better than teas retailed
from chests, and parties buying them get
better tea for the same money and a good
canister in addition sell these teas en-
tirely upon merit, and if not satisfactory
after trial, they can be returned. Sold
only by J.R. BENNETT.
BARGAIN Kerr & Collins have q sec.
oad-hand ''Tornado" threshing machine,
all complete and in good order, which will
be sold very cheap.
Rhodes & Spencer are selling the best
accor1eons at lower prices than they can
be bought at any other place in the State
The best soda water is only FIVE cents
glass at Limperich's.
Tobacco is raising, but Paul Mocken-
haupt is still selling at the old prices.
Frank Davis has few lemons left.
which he is ready to manufacture into ioe-
cold lemonade for those who can appreciate
good article.
Go to Tenvoorde's, and get the best
shingles made by the St. Paul Manufac-
turing Company.
Who need be without good papers,
when for SIXTY CENTS, TIE JOURNAL,
with either the St Paul Press, Chicago In
ter Ocean, or New York Times can be had
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