The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-29

Asnnesofa and tho State Meircpolis-
| Their Gro,cih and sGreatssss - Bill
| King, etc., efc. ~
Correspondence OF tho Star
| MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, March %, 1875.
There are. many readers of THE STAR
who are planning to visit this beautiful
State the coming summer. and to all such
let me recommend the Northwestern
road via West Wisconsin. Leaving Chi
cago at 10 p. M, they will reaca st. Paul
at 8, and Minneapolis at p. M. the next
Chicago, Milwaukee a. St. Paul route
The daylight ride over the Northwestern
road through the pineries Of WISCONSIN
is perfectly delightful.
MINNESOTA -
Is certainly great State In every re-
spect. There cah be no conception of its
greatness without paying it visit. Ter.
ritorially it occupies $500 square
miles, capable of supporting an enOr.
nous population, which will occupy il
before many years. 1t is unquestion.
ably the greatest wheat growing State Of
the Union.
| MINNEAPOLIS
is really the Metropolis of this great
1
some, but after considerable observation
L am compelled to admit that while now
she is ahead of st. Paul In population,
her future commercial advantages, added
| to her wonderful mechanical abilities,
must make her the great city of the
Northwest. | have never seen SO much
evidence of business prosperity as have
witnessed in Minneapolis. A visit here
ten years ago satisfied me of its wonder
ful manufacturing facilities; but its
growth has been. greatly beyond my ex.
pectations. Twenty years ago there was
but one house in Minneapolis; now the
city is quite solidly built for some tive
miles up and down the river, and for two
miles back tromit, containing all kinds
OF manufactures, the most palatial pri
yate dwellings, beautiful school build
| ings, and in tact every thing that goes II
make up tirst-class city.
There were erected here during the
year 1874, 420 dwelling houses, Ut stores
l6 manufactures, 10 churches and Halli
at total cost OF ", 656, $50. The city ex.
pended on her streets during the yeal
1860, and upon bridges, water-mains
sewers, &C., $252, 500, making o grand to-
tai OF almost three million dollars ex
pended in one year on public improve
ments, and that year of great financial
provements is quite remarkable; they
Will compare fayorably with anything
1--we have In Cincinnati or It's vicinity
private dwellings costing upwards oi
sou, 900, fine churches and school build.
ings; they have public library, will
q 11ne show of books, the State Universe
ty, with fine buildings, Board of Trade
where The STAR and many other first.
class papers are always on. file; and in
fact all the appointments of first-class
city. Among its distinguished citizens
perhaps the most celebrated is
| BILL KING. .>4
| He came to this town in 1859 from Cen.
trial New York, and started small
I weekly paper. We tirst met him her,
ten years ago, pulling the lever of an oil
II Washington press, doing the press worl
for an edition OF, a hundred and fifty o
ssThe Minneapolis Atlas" A few year
after be succeeded in borrowing eneugI
money to take him to Washington, ,wher,
he was made Postmaster of the House
/ at a salary OF $1,000 pep year. William
lived very economically, and has saved
considerable out Of his salary. He il
| said to keep no bank account but in
vests his economical savings in rea
estate in Minnesota, Canada, and Wash
| ington. Some of his investments ii
| M
lows: Sixty acres of ground adjoining
the city limits of Minneapolis, subdi
yiaed into city lots, worth $15o,00O
the Lyndale farm, one mile from tn,
city limits, containing 1,700 acres Q
farm land, ''weH fenced and thorough J
tree set, where the Fleetwing colts frisl
and the Second Duke OF Hillhurst stick
his royal nose into the clover OF his ma
tive heath," worth with its fine build
ings and stock about half million;
farm of 1900 acres in Meeker county,
miles northwest OF. the city, on the st
Paul g. Pacific railroad, finely improved
valued at $75, 000-these with fine resi-
dence tract of ten acres in the city an,
numerous corner lots; the Minneapolis
daily and weekly Tribune, the leading
say 100000, and controlling interest il
the st. Paul-Pioneer, the leading Demo
cratic paper in the State, is about al
William has to show in Minnesota o
his royal salary.
William has lived most of his time TO
the past few years in Washington, bu
he comes to Minneapolis to vote. Hi
lvoting here has made HIM SO popula
that last fall the people Of this Congress
sional District concluded he could d
more for himself and them on the foo
of the House than handling the maj
matter OF the members, and they electe
him to seat in Congress; but parce
of ssscoundrels and white livered COW
ards" that they elected to the Stat
! Legislature at the same time, went bac
on William and asked him to resign in.
series of resolutions. He don't inten
,. to do it. He has been This papers say
for some ten days on his way here fror
Washington to meet these "white liv
cred towards" on his native heath, bu
he don't come. His train is probabl
snow-bound.
i am anxious to see William before
leave, and get a good, hearty shake frol
his toiling right hand. l think you wi
agree with me, that William has been
success: $50 West, young man." an
start q newspaper.
The politics Of Minnesota seem quit
mixed. With large Republican majorit
a year ago the Democrats came yer
near getting United States Senator,
place OF Mcmillan, and it Is believe
J now that the next Governor and Legii
lature will be Democratic. The hare
: working farmers are getting very tire
OF this extrayagant administration, an
J the third term business seems to be d,
ing good work UP here in bringing n
cruits to the Democratic ranks. In an
event our friend Billy is all right. Wit
the leading paper OF each political pai