The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-03-12

gauge rom mere TO Fort bod 20 can he
built and, equipped for s., 900 per mile
or less.
: We have before us letter of Presi-
! dent Wells, Of the Toledo and Maumee
N:rrow-gauge, giving the cost Of that
road; without. equipments, at So, cooper
mile. There was no occasion for any
masonry on this road. but, we believe,
~ portion was built through timber and
hence required clearing and grabbing.
THE WINTER.
A friend in Toledo writes us, under
date Of Marcel. 81:
know now what "blizzard is,
for we have one to-day. At least
never saw such il snOwstOrm before.
The snow Is us time is tiOur, and it
blows 4 hurricane. am perfect, sick
of winter, and if Ill our winters were
like this should leave Toledo. 1t has
been extremely cold, AMI stor,ning every
few days all winter, 50 that it has been
impossible to 10 business or to enjoy
anything else.
Toledo is no exception. The winter
has been extremely severe and unpleas-
ant throughout the regions east and
south of us. Tie New York Herald
says:
The fact is that never in the history
1T this city has there been known 50
MANY dwelling houses to he deprived of
water by the severe cold weather as
now. There is hardly u dwelling or
public bLilding im the city, where more
Ot' less Inconvenience has not been felt
l,y the freezing Of the pipes. The no.
tells have been greatly embarrassed,
while saloon keepers state that not only
are they deprived of water, but their
1,eer tanks. soda fountains, and even
barrels Of liquor lad to succu,nb to the
cold. Thousands If dollars worth Of
vegetables have been destroyed by the
frost throughout the city, III d particu-
'larly among the stock Of the wholesale
; dealers, rs they have 10 means of heat
ing their buildings. The hotels have
ls' been greatly Aforementioned by the
insufficient supply Of water MANY
have men constantly engaged watching
: the pipes toprevent them from freezing,
.yot, with I'LL these precautions, the Wa
ter has been frequently frozen on the
upper floors. The freezing Of the gas
pipes has also been 4 great annoyance.
and some of the hotel proprietors find it
hard work to keep u decent light in
their respective houses.
Now, ut the risk of being charged
will, "exaggeration 10y some poor
spirited fellow whom not even the cli-
mate Of minnesota can cheer, we ven-
ture the assertion TINT on no part of the
continent has the winter been more
agreeable than in Minnesota. We say
again, that We have never passed !,
winter in which we were physically So
warm or personally more comfortable.
On the coolest days there has been IL,
:absenco Of chilliness, and the air has
been charged, with electricity which,
stimulated the nerves aud the blood to
<vtrm and vigorous action.
We wish to add what the St. Paul
Dispatch. says in confirmation of this.
The Dispatch might have added that
not only is this the pleasantest State in
which to spend the winter, but that the
summers are still more agreeable.
Though the frost has penetrated to
an unlie;srd Of depth in st. Paul, there
las oeen nothing so bad lis depicted
above. There has, in fact, been less
difficulty experienced with water and
gas III st. Paul than in most Of tile
eastern cities. When the question of
personal discomfort is considered, We
Lave infinitely the advantage. The
dryness of our atmosphere makes thu
cold SO much less perceptible that there
is 10 fair comparison with our superb
climate. While in the Eastern States
they have had rain in the morning and
terrific cold ut night, our temperature
has been steady. without drop Of rain
since early in November, and without
even a single sloppy day upon thu
streets: II \ person proposes to spend
the winter in the Northern States,
there Cannot he Il more agreeable OF
pleasant section found than Minnesota.