The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-09-26

Southern Minnesota. Already it has
been found ON the Minnesota river and
in one or two Southern counties. There
are thirty-eight rivers. in the State,
nearly all of which furnish water pow
er for manufacturing. The Falls of
St. Anthony, with an available n.y.
draulic capacity of 10000 horse power
furnish manufacturing power enough
to build UP ten such cities as Lowell,
and have built up the beautiful city of
Minneapolis, with population of 80
600, in few years. Hence Minnesota
is fifty called. 1.-THE New England of the
West" 4. Neither Kansas nor Me-
brasAa can ever be great pivotal or GEN.
tral commercially speaking) States,
while Minnesota is one of these already.
st. Paul is universally recognized as the
commercial metropolis of the new
Northwest. 1t is to the Upper Missis.
sippi what st. Louis is to the lower, and
what Chicago is to the great central
belt. There is no possibility of any
great commercial center forming with.
in 600 miles Of st. Paul. Behind st.
Paul lies a region large enough to make
seventeen States the size of Pennsylva-
mia, which is now pouring it's products
and draws it's support through Mime
sofa. Hence, every far-seeng man ad-
mits that one of the greatest and finest
cities on the continent will be at the
head of navigation of the Mississippi
River. There is now over 100000 pop
ulation within radius OF 4 few miles
around the Falls of St.Anthony land this
must soon swell to population of five
times that number. Minnesota is one of
the great pivotal States, like New Y ork,
Pennsylvania and Illinois, while Kan
sas and Nebraska never Can be. They
will in time De rich agricultural States,
having good railroad facilises, but will
he far from market and always
tributary to States like Minnesota and
Illinois and to cities like st. Paul and
Chicago. S. Notwithstanding the fact
that Kansas has been so extensively ad-
vertised and that it lies in the course of
the great travel across the continent,
Minnesota increases in population
much faster than either Kansas or Ne
braska, and has, in fact, a population
now nearly equal to both these States.
6. And, finally, Kansas probably has the
advantage i'll stock growing and in fruit,
while in every other respect Minnesota
has greatly the advantage. But Mime
sofa is rapidly becoming leading stock
State. The Lyndale herd, sold recently
at Chicago, was a Minnesota herd and
us fine as any ever sold III America. Of
course these were blooded cattle, but
their splendid condition is attributed to
our climate and our unsurpassed grass
es. Minnesota is exceedingly rich in
grass and water, and many of her farm
ers are engaging now in stock raising
and dairying. Here about Worthing-
ton is an excellent region for these pur-
poses, and several of our best farmers
are preparing to engage in the business.
There is lake frontage of from Is to
80 miles within radius of eight miles
Of Worthington.
CLIMATE.
The climate Of Minnesota is it's first
and chief attraction, and it is often
said that any one who has lived in this
climate year is unwilling forever af-
ter to live in any other. Here in South
western Minnesota, we claim to have
the climate at it's best. We are Just
north Of Iowa and the ague belt, while
we are several hundred miles south of
the region of extremely rigorous win
tcfs. just now the beautiful Indian
Summer weather Of this latitude is be-
ginning and for a month or two to
come we may expect crisp nights and
clear days with all atmosphere which
exhilarates and almost intoxicates.-
Summers are hot here, the thermome.
ter sometimes going up to 102 above
zero, but there is nearly always good
breeze blowing over the prairies. The
general remark is that it is like being
Oh the sea shore. The cold winters arc
feared 10y some, but those who have
tried the Minnesota winters are rarely
willing to spend winter again in the
damper regions. The cold:.is not felt in
this dry atmosphere as it is in the damn
regions Of the coast and the lower lakes
| REHABILITATION.
In conclusion, we repeat that Mime
sofa has greatly the advantage of Kan
sas ~ in healthful climate; IT, in near
ness to market; and, 49, in manufac
turing and general resources. Mime
sofa is a central OF pivotal State, while
Kansas is tributary State. But, W.
say to our correspondent, by all mean.
come and see for yourself.
FIG UREY FOE DAIR YlHEN.
/ baskerville Vindjcator]
After the past experience in grail
raising it is plain to most OF our farm
ers that their prosperity in the futur.
depends upon the quantity and qual1t,
Of stock they keep. This is more ap
parent now, than at any previous pc
Rod i'll the history of our county, fo]
although our grain crops have been de
stroyed for two successive seasons, oul
crop of grass is abundant. In con
nection with cattle raising> the manu-
facture of butter and cheese should en-