The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-16

atIHs Noaa, tls has hesv1d ii oIhefn df
seesl estate, isdoipg Alhtse ,lpmber.ag
Eshuaaessiig compaayiwith MsN NaFka,
nd j. epCef the sblastE hqinais' man
FinIthenorth.s Helaa' elegant and
.polishedj in his soeiAl lcoa.-
(ktief, and q maplpf wide and yi4anen-
Ftial business relatiops, The Rank of
st., Cloud, j. A. Bell, preeideats and
J. G. Smith, cashier and resident
manager, is one Of the sound insti-
tutions Of this region. MI. Bell
is we'll known as a New York
finahcier,' and a''Mr: Smith who
has d been '.:prominentfy'5 identified
with the teity since 1s87,,2 his ri given N
Ethis bank i sterling reputation He
is closely tiaentlaedS with 'ths edho.-
Etional Interests Of the .city:a4 The
4bovveo named aan lmeen men and ffms ars thor
oughl5 4spartsisdsesnntAdve:a :sPe Phey are tie
/ parties who are to play the most i'm
p6rtant part IN lhssMtars Of St.
Cloud! That this city has 4; bright
outlook is 'stz..y esee:, r@Ths Day, of
II Indian diiii trade, I'd j If overland t1ansJp portar
4ioontfo 6onf'o befaer 'gaaii11iAIon;i supp'H; md
HIGH! High sdpe;cdal.6oh 'b.vs: passed fhey
|hsSvss ls;aamaiced "a II build h,eae h,sareIia = YOUNG
city city = ii which ths builder; /; / .may Sc
proud 4he cdsaainie d3ys viii viii fbli1g iii
increase in*4aiil' the betser 1eleinentkE 5of
lsois;i social anssia tsnd Imster,1 x,4a4th. ;aai
II viii come meof'h6ns5buHdipkonnstkh tkhe
Ebeadtifdl iavalanas and iii hi ;Rennee47
o1i;'; Pouis;' 'wooded regions Itiat ia1to toahd
'them::aI Ie wilpe edme Of x2fsseers 'fse ;o1Vtss| III
t turned TO hoblt mech ehaaaicalsuses.'2 II
will Gomez II tke6e ina quar-.
ries:of 2Rarfsaaits,; itof>' enaielhtsn5d md
, productive "a; .g1ieanlltipare, ! q legitimate
commerce, ~ end Of the higher element.
Of heart and brain thet Lfnd ,here ID
;good measure: The sun .does not
shine llt l,e upon 1; Il f.irer spot: for town
building d vt than 4 3 St: Cloud, The posiI
/ tien ss!i i as 81 commanding 9 or IS geqera
ply as it a!. is charming T. gil in II! topography p PLY
+ hes m strategic importance: t19 : relat la
Ing to northern: central Minnesota.
A. large and influential city must
,grMox ~ here :' ;'.e.ita1ly: a! In anticipation
Of such q growth, the liberal spirited
citizens have laid out eighty. acres d
ground into a grand driving park
With q mile track, not. exceeded By
any in the State. Let them rbe
|! equally " comnpnehensiye M , ip laying y out
az another eighty acres il the h forest
along the eqx eastern shore for b., =; great
par park As tie i eity g. groya in, wealth e.:l
it would BE- adorned ID With i! b J beautiful e.rp if
drives, and walks, and crowned With
works Of ART. sbeeomins = fitting and
proprsiate: :testimonial te.athe tastp
'and hberaaity Of it. founders ;;ss+'-s:
F. Fihy miles up - ~:
r. +rur .sAv,v vAyvvv .,f...A
in the very heart Of the: great wheat
field Of Minnesot& snd: :theiuPpet poi
tion: Of: aearns county, and; at athe
foot of the beautiful zSauk Lake; IN
=: :sAuK CENTRE,
with a population Of 1900. The ri4'
IF division IT The St; Paul 4 Paci6e
T road iJ graded Is Till place, and ID
deed f6o,r most of the, y way: to , Glyndop
on the Northern Pacific road. l'The Tx
cars are now running to Melrose
l;;within ten miles Of here, and but foF
the depression in railroad securitie.
! would have been running to Glyndoh
sauk Centre was settled il 1856, and
the town plat laid in 1862 by. Alex
anderL Moore:as agent: Of the >. Tovn
Site Company. Mrs: Rachel M,g9efe ,9e
opened the first store in 1865 tIs!He
village has mainly grown up since
that period. In. 1863, G, ". NJ
1apghMlin M started :tA the s sant "a X!y.lldy
Nesos. 1t was succeeded by the h . H1,,
aid, which was started by J. n. l. s
1'eimont6n and printed on; the, fri !
fprssss evet b70aghtt into Mlnnes;etI
and upon which the st.iP Paul Rossett,
was originally printed: The Simon
tton' Brothers lie still ptidtihg*a4d
editing the Herd1d; and ss9 mdkinfI,
fcspitl publican 'sheetFof it:;o,a04t
fof them il postmaster IF hs:viillsee
fshdbo.h Of them gentlemen ID WHOM
1'Ifsm principally indebted; for eoartp
sizes. Thafe L. aaF.ir Aisociaid1
here with aple grounds and : hill
I milo trae:: ti NY ysiisiit hsrs during tn
! yearl7 exhibition left he little 'oopPor
tannity to yes much 81 the buiaaes
I nnten md '1- y :~::''5 1r::@Hi
Y IS'';'-'' COMMERC1AL WAYS
Of the town, An Immense trado,' wlitl i
t tie Upper country ana Sthss y4a11eyy! v.
formerly conducted heiIe, SIT thss CON
pletion of III, Nor1theernn Nj erns Pscifcto 'th,
Red River, and the eonple4tieq 81 n Of II
maj main lineof the St; Paul & Paei6