The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-02-20

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RDlfeRIALs RREsfoaDEEet. .
East eAaINAw, MIoH., Fob. a. 1878.
DsAa Shutting s sas,s syes on
Chicago snd opening them on Detroit
makes quite An Uncomfortable. affair Of
tho joarasy. from the on. city to Ii, other.
The lsxurisas Pullman cars in which tho
trip over ne Michigan Central Railroad 10
made rob It Of the usual diseomforts and
fatigue efs ten.hours' ride BY rail, and
leave ono IN the humor for "doins" city
new to him. One thing lost BY. . night
ride 10 the sisw - The many dourishins
towns sloae ~ line ssf this ,road-Ann
Arber, Jaekaan. Kalsaa.os, sts: But Ii,
passenger bound ron CHS Mn. D,lrs,a:
vAstAss by1lohteesy.1 ~ ~ apes ~
take ~ l1sl - Co - { ssijeS1
a,utaks, isyslvhs b,n ~ Il tins "a
esalsst. 'r,r, -. - -. e}<s''
Detroit is NOT quite The "old fosy" Oft,
that many people suppose it to be. The
sluggish business currents Of dozen yesrs
ago have been quloksned BY = new spirit
Of enterprise, and the result IL to b seen
In the improved character Of the buildings
recently erected on tho main streets. Tho
most notable building is the new City Hall,
Of handsomely finished stone. From tho
top the eyes takes in a capital view Of the
city, and Of large extent of the country
which is level-oI both sides of the riv-
or. The streets are remarkably broad
| and generous, some Of them being over
two hundred feet wide, and radiate from .
common center, which is not far from tho
City Hall. The lines of trees on either
psids must add materially to tho beauty Of
the city during tho summer. Among tho
leading business buildings is book store,
just opened, which is claimed to be tho
largest and hsndsomest west Of New York
And Philadelphia, and it would appear to
DO entitled to the distinction. Detroit has
. fine opera house, in which Edwin Booth
vas filing short engagement, and where
had the good fortune to see him. in Rich
ard Ill. The river Was open, 'bu, was IL
able to bs filed with ice At any time wind
which would blow from the lake . portion
Of the mass which still remained there
On tho otAsr side Of tho stream lay Can
ads, with the city Of Windsor fring,ng
the bank Tor considerable distance, but
extending only = little ways back. As l
gased upon that foreign shore strange
'ongings filed my patriotic breast, sad l
was moved by strsng dssirs to cross over
and become possessed Of supply Of Cana
dian habilimsnts suited to my American
frame, 1t prices such - make lean pock
et-book seem quite plethorio. But remem-
boring that there WAS gsntlsmsAly q. 8.
of6oia! on the ferry beat who blandly con
tseates Ill such articles, crowded down
these unworthy, nsresnsry dssirss.
slsighiug was over with In Detroit. Fri.
day WAS bright day, with . warm, moist
wind, that converted into slush what SNOW
tsmained on tho streets and sidewalks
Saturday morning showed these sam.
streets rough aud ragged and frozen stiff
while a cold and boisterous north
wind tossed about a few scattering flskel
Of saow. Some people might, perhaps
prefer this to two feet of we'll packsd SNOW
in Minnesota. do not.
Leaving Detroit for this place ono soo1
finds that he is getting into lumber man
ufacturing country. At Flint acres ar
stacked with boards. A passing glimps
Of the town showed some busy streets
substantial blocks and handsome residen
ces. Mr.. J. B. Atwood, recent visitor Il
St. Cloud, il largely engaged in the manu-
facture of lumber. The country is unin
terss.ing. Large crops Of stunps. care
fully fenced, altsrAats quite regularly viii
forlorn patches Of brushy timber. Eai
ssginsw itssIf; which il about ninety MID
from Detroit, il thriving sAd grswi1'
/ | ysuas city, - vsuld a1pssi t. aspiiait
| ss,sidsrsble.e u . fst.1s, ~ it seattsrs evt,
= large extent Of territory. The leadin
items Of local business are lumber and sal
Last year seventy eight millions of feet c
lumber were manufactured here, and owe
sixty-fve thousand barrels OF salt. Th
latter is worth from $1.25 to $1.75 pc
q barrel. Oak timber for ship building
Q sent from here in large quantities to Cans
da and Europe, and millions Of slaves al
-, sent to the East end to Europe. Car builc
ing is also an extensive branch of industr,
The town thrives ON It's manufactures, 6
most to- ns do vhich have them.
The Flint and Pere Marquette rai]roa
ID of much importance to tho place.
y reaches nearly to Toledo in one directio,
in another, will soon touch Lake Michiga
at Ludington. is pushing out toward
Clair in another, and has branches pen,
trating the numbering districts. 1t is
-. well-managed and prosperous road, an
will soon be part of the trunk line betwee
+, the East and the West. The plan, IN brie
=. is like this: From St. Paul to Manitowo
). 200 miles, over the Wisconsin Central roa
>. which is now two'thirds bull, from Man
5 towoo across Lake Michigan to Ludingto
, sixty miles, by steamer; for Ludingten.
tho Flint aud Pere Marquette road, to
% Clair, near Port Huron; from there
: Buffalo by tho Canads Southern, an q
line road which 10 now building This .
tire length Of railway viii be completed b
fore the close Of the present year, and "
- Afford, it il claimed, the shortest lin 70,
tho West TO the East.
The growth Of East Saginaw can be jud
Il cd pretty correctly BY the rapid more.
Of its population. In 1860 1t cont.in
tx 1000 inhabitants in 1870 little over l:
90 900, and now $4,000. The tract Of Ia
IT, on which the town 10 built is perfect
80 level, and not worry high above the riv
W The bust asss buildings are substantial .
N N well designed, most Of them being bri