The Grange advance., 1874-02-14
RED WING IMPROVEMENTS
FoR osg1 YEAR.
What the Greatest Primary Wheat
Market Of the World has done in
the way Of Building from
February lst, 1873, to
February 1st, 1874.
S214. o93 in Improvements.
AHEAD OF ANY OTHER TOWN IN THE
STATE IN PROPORTION TO
. ITS POPULATION.

The activity in building in this city for
the past year, stimulated by the steady
healthy growth Of business and natural de-
velopment of the rich agricultural country
in the midst Of which it is situated, has
very seldom been equaled. 1t has-been
noticed by all as a very busy season, and
the difficulty OF obtaining labprers, but the
grand showing of the years woA must be
a surprise to all. Superintendent o. Whit
man Of this city, in his excellent annual re-
port of the city schools, yeryfo,Sibly said :
Statistics ore abbreviated formal records
of realities-1acts brought into shape for
philosophical inquiry. Said Napoleon / ::
Statistics mean the keeping an exact
account of nations affairs, and without
such an account there is no safety
Goethe, the German poet, says: Il do not
know whether figures govern the world but
this | do know, they show hoar it is gov
erned'''
If this may be said of schools and nations
with still greater truth may it be said that
The financial condition and the general
prosperity or the reverse Of a city is re-
vealed by the building statistics. If the
improvements are great and general, it
is an absolute certainty that there has
been great and general prosperity. With
this view we have been to much pains to
obtain the following statistics, and have
received valuable ail from Messrs G. r.
Brink, Blakely & Chatfee, D. c. Hill, Dan
iels s. Simmons, and others Of our lead
ing mechanics and builders to whom we ac-
knowledge ourselves under obligation.
The principal contractors and builders,
who have had the directing and doing of
this immense amount Of building and im-
proving, are Blakely & Chatfee, Brink &
Williams, B. c. Stephens & Daniels, }. Ham,
mond, Daniels s. Simmons. H. Bragg. Be-
sides these a large number of the me-
ehanics have been employed in the country
where improvements have been greater if
anything than in the city.
It was our intention when we started with
our statistics to give the names of the con-
tractors and builders of each building, but
we found it absolutely impossible. OF pr ex-
cellent mechanics are worthy of great praise
for the immense amount of work they have
rushed through during the tsaj, but they
have made themselves too favorably known
by their excellent work to have received any
benefit from such mention, though it would
have been much more satisfactory to US had
it been practicable.
The following list contains the buildings
erected, added to or improved, from Feb.
LIST, 1873, to Feb. lst, 1874, with the name
Of the owner, the situation and value.
Hermon Betcher, house, brick veneered. two
stories, 2+x4o feet corner of Third and
r,s ra.;denc. * furn:Icd WITH ;rn. >S'
and is very handsome building beautifully
situated, and finished with architectural
taste and beauty
Red Wing Mills, steam Touring mill Leyee
st, at the foot Of Barn Bluff, 3 stories high;
main building 69xSO feet, engine building
24x35 two stories.... ..........."..."...... 900
Chandler >terrett, warehouse, stone and
brick veneerel, Levee st. This is one of
the largest, best built and most complete
warehouses on the river. Size 65x6O 3
Sl4UOO
sandborg 4 Williams, warehouse, stone, Le '''
at. Size 31x52, :; stories .."............. 5000
Il. l.. Teele, warehouse, frame, Levee st.
2Ox1OO feet, 800
ThoS. McSorley, brick store, Main st 24x6S
feet, stories. .................."......:.. $500
Webster Purdy & Co., bali alley and billiard
hall, Main st, brick 20x9O feet, 2 stories :,5OO
John Winters, saloon, brick, Plumb st .2Ox44
stories ,,, lS(N
Lorenz Hoffman, brewery, brick. Bush st. "A
x6S, , stories in rear, ? in front"...... $500
Indseth & Boxrud, store. brick, Plumb st, 2Ox
80 feet, 2 stores.. ........................ $500
This store is one OF the must beautifully
finished and conveniently arranged Of any in
our city
Olson & Bush, addition to store, brick Main
st 1000
A Clark, brick addition to store, Bush st.. 1900
David Hancock. improvements to house,
Bush $50
J 0 Dow, house, cor Fifth and Franklin sts,
brick veneered, 24x32 feet with ell....... 1000
W Hoyt, addition to house. frame, lGx2S
and l2N12, Fifth st LOO
Chas Swanson, residence, frame, Main st..... $500
Chas Betcher, improvements to store, Main
ST l0O
IL Betcher, barn. with stone basement Third
~ 100
LC smith, improvements to store Plumb ST. 200
Wm Webster, improvements residence.
fence and barn: .... $50
Episcopal Church, fence ce................... l75
WIN. Purdy improvements to house, East
Avenue 200
w Luce warehouse, frame ....-............ 1000
Hubbard Brown. improvements to Office
Foot Sterling, improvements 10 STORE Main
street: ............... :,N
H. Herschler, improvements to house Main
street. lOO
Mrs Mcsslck, improvements 10 house. Sd st. = :,oO
Capt y 5iames, cooper snop, Bluff st.......... 800
Mann, Improvements to residence . 10i
Brown & McIntire temporary warehouse
Main Observation-Disclosures. sOO
Brown & McIntire, temporary Warehouse
Main st. 35xlOO tt t........................... S,N
Brown McIntire, temporary warehouse.
Levee GtN
Z Sheldon Co, temporary warehouse, &c.
N144, Main 2OO
7 Sheldon Co, temporary warehouse, on
Levee 3Ox7O it t...".......................... 600
N Herschler, temporary warehouse, Plumb