The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-24
Minnesota Letter.

ny south. The thermometer RAJ gcd ftom
60 to 80 above, while at the present wit
ing IT |, 90 below AM for the last four
weeks every morning HIS found I, fr m
zero to 80 below. My Vermont fri, nis
may think this quite a change for one that
was in the state Of health I was one ,,ar
ago, but | made up my nind TO meet the
enemy under the bracing air OF this north
western climstc or Try it at the cast, aid 80
far | have been highly favored, as my
health at prestn. is better than for two
years past, and il | still continue to i'm.
prove, l think | prefer this 81 mate TO the
south, although we do miss the fruits Of
the tropical climate, and l reckon We miss
the Florida less, mosquitoes, alligstors,
etc, etc.
1t may be interesting 10 some of your
readers to hear of this city and Minneapolis
for the past few years. My fret visi,
through here was In 1871. ST. Paul then
had a population OF about 90 600 AMI Min
ueapolis IS 600, and at III. present time
lie chamber of commerce gives the figures
of the two cities combined at so. 600,
Minneapolis taking the l,ai about 1 200
Olly five miles apart, these cities, which
embrace the head Of navigation of The
Mississippi river, the mouth of the MIME
| S ia river. falls of st. Anthony, with their
two hundred thousand horse power, the
| falls Of Minnehaba. the stt,c capital, safe
university, lIamlin university, Aiaca lister
college, Industrial ii sttu,c auu s'tc reform
school, and in TACT, are tie finabCial, CON-
mcrcial, manufa %cturinr, and the gic t rail
road ccntefs Of tle northwest. T~eive
iaiiiosds ctn'er here. Tneee with the Nj
slssipIi river, will make these cities the
commercial metropolis Of the n%itl",s;.
Minnesota contains fily-four million
acres, of which three millions only are un-
der cultivation, has two thousand miles Of
complete railroad, and over one THOUSAND
miles OF steamboat navigation within her
limits and along her borders. The state
has for three or folr years suffered from
the ravages Of CRASH ppers, ard The loss
to the farmers OF the northwest has been
several million dollars, which has hec,s
ssrily had a depressing fec, upon the
trade # the merchants in villac =, towns
and cities, aud upon all otier ease, oi the
community. This city being tlc central
distributing d 'p.t Of tie north a,s, for all
leading ARTICLES Of conmeics, hiss felt the
pressure II lie short crops But, no. lin
rt.Ldina, st. Pall is going rignt ahead
silh tho iiaid tIiiIs.
TIE GROWTH OF THIS CITY.
During The past year tlcfc hss been
twenty-seven whDlesa'e hou ses b we been
established, the agG;era,e Sales Of thee
houses during The a I year will reach over
twenty million d Dllars. sIy at ention was
ctll d TO the msen ic.n d,y goods hou.e
of Auerhich, Fitch, Cal cetson * Co..
which they are at present lime moving
their stock mo. This new block Is one OF
the largest buildings wet If New Yak.
Il has ist been completed it has u iroLt-
age one hundred a.d fifty feet On jackson
street by one hundred aud iii on
Foirth s.rcst five stories in hight. with
placements, making FIVE imnessc ware
rooms. Mr.. Finch iaform,d int that their
Bales in the past year amounted t. ,wo aud
a quarter million dollars.
In the grocery house of p. II. Kelley &
Co., sales were over two millions the pa
year. THY cary astock of Il hall Il nil
lol. Tee are but one or two cornp,ti-
tors in the Uniled s a,ss. Y,ucan rec lie
.rA,stA.. g .n.. I1.l-. TOO. ~. -. |
going up all over the ely. rneIc are TWO
elevators here win a capacity OF hOl1ns |
five bundled lhous and b.shvls of wheat
zach and three al MIN apniis. Whit l.
bringing u god price. 81 p No |, NJ, . |
Sl.2D. Il is Diving 10 the snoIt crop CAUSED
by HE grasshopi c.s.
Innate.
The secret of the hellthfulness of this
sac as well As the Northwestern part of
Wisconsin lie in the dryness Of the atmos-
phere and the uniformity of The moi,tlrc
Contained therein. mink il Will average
IS cod here a ia tie New England .%,llos,
bur il is a diff -reDi atmosphere not ~
chilly rs you have II. Ran AID thaws in
iie winter s,a on ne unknown here aud
tscy tell me that heavy snow siuims very
mosphere. During the past six years the
snOw Oa the ground al -. Paul has not
averaged ten inches in dcp'h. and Blod-
peit- ram map shows thai the total annual
TAI 81 snow ia this region Is Only tstnD
inches and New Eagland from seventy T. |
cue hundred ncAes. II is very rc.dum hat
the raiifoa Is are blockaded ly SNOW. The
general manager Of the NlriAern Pacific |
ssys that The usins have not been b hni
time ou account "a srOw u d zen times IA
he past Eve years. / must cay that ! have
enjoyed the Niitfr thus fsr het'or Than |
eg,r dsd east. 81 Paul AMI Minneapolis |
can snow tnWe Of ihs hutst horses and
'guipfnos iht car bs seen west of \ "
lDre alec some Of the finest residences, |
and might adj, Dad % too.
mG FlorR2G MIL.
BrioIo closing J would like 10 say more
81 Minneapolis, hut time will 20. permit
although / must cay "a fcN words relating
10 tae f,unp- mill as the ore b asst ihe
largest Il urirg mil ia The United States
The Mashh.Tl miil of Minneapolis. Nii,h
! have seen. This mammoth esiabllsh-
ment is built OF eionc. lODNl3s feet. SIX
and iali srarrs hish. and cost over
200 600. II contains iar'y -un Iun oi
q iNti tien-, vita Iu0m a. uc i've iOur
mor0, mtkus gtlfsl a. inr3-ige rnn oi /
Stone. d. preseli capacity 20 mfnuiae-
tudng wider wheat Is 4 900 iarrel- ur
day. Two turbine vhtc'a drive the ma
ciiuorY aid are equal a. Elk hnn Iftd hois-
rluufr Nth the snfHHa At-AH--arar.H farr.r g.. ]