Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-19
MINNESOTA HAPPY.

The Disnppeas1tco of tho GrnssIoppers--
10000, 600 BtIsIseLs af RJteat, That WilI
Pay Off the Debt Of the Farmers and
Leare Them in Easy Circumstances.
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press
ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan Eastern readers
who have imagined from some of the sensa-
tlonal newspaper reports that Minnesota has
been completely devoured by grasshoppers,
will doubtless be pleased to learn that the
State is still intact, and that the damage has
been comparatively light. We fear the hun
cry insects no longer. Our farmers were
ingenious enough to invent machines by
which their crops were fully protected from
the ravages of grasshoppers, when suddenly,
In one night, as it were, the grasshoppers
disappeared altogether, and scientists tell us
that they will probably never return. Our
immense crop of 100000 bushels snakes
Minnesota the banner wheat State of the
Union! This crop is worth forty million
dollars at home, and will pay off the debt of
our farmers, and leave them in easy circum-
stances. Our spring wheat makes the
finest Hour in the world-a grade of
flour that is quoted at from one to
two dollars per barrel higher in
the Eastern markets than any other.
When to this large wheat crop is added the
exceptional yield of corn, potatoes, rye, bar
ley, and other grains, together with the pork
and beef sold during the year, you will per
ceive at once that the income of Minnesota
for the year of 1877 will be quite handsome.
Only one-quarter of the arabic land of the
State has been brought under cultivation,
and hence we have room for thousands more
to gather wealth from the bounteous har-
vests of our broad and fertile prairies.
| Our manufactures are by no means insig-
niticant. Minneapolis, situated eight miles
above St. Paul, at the Falls of st. Anthony
produced last year over fourteen million dol.
lars worth of manufactured articles. ST
Paul, though chiefly commercial city, is
also extensively engaged in manufacturing
Our factories employed last year 1924 pei
sons, and turned out products to the amount
of $5,650,000. This amount will reach
$1,000, 900 during the current year. There
is grand opportunity for the establishment,
OF manufacturing industries in St. Paul
There are many million dollars worth @,
staple articles imported from the East ever,
year which could be just as well made ane
sold at the headquarters of the Mississippi
st. Paul, situated as she is, at the head O.
navigation on the Mississippi river, thu
| S3AoAASSOSC n9OAAuC VI COL41lcIC5 LII Cu0 WOflO
and being so early in her career the terminu.
OF twelve railroads, occupies the most mag
nifcent commercial position that any Yves
tern city can boast. After the completion o
the improvement now in progress at tn,
mouth of the Mississippi, under the super
vision OF Capt. Eads we shall ship larg.
amount of grain and flour direct to LIVER
pool by the river route with but one trans
! ShlnmpYf that Of Nn1u
outlet for the grain and breadstuffs of thu
northwest will greatly reduce the rates O
transportation and aid most powerfully il
the development of Minnesota
/ The Northern Pacific has great adyant
in making its terminus at St. Paul, whose
grand commercial position will enable her tx
perform most efficiently the functions of
great distributing point.
A statement compiled from official record!
and published by the st. Paul Chamber O.
OF commerce gives much valuable i1lfor
nation regarding Minnesota and its
resources 1t appears from this state
ment that in the year 1862 there
were only ten miles of railroad in operation
within the State. This number increased K
1929 miles in 1870: 1854 miles in 1875
2,2O3 miles in 1877-23O miles having bee,
built during the year last mentioned. Th,
increase in wealth has been still more re
markable. In 1850 the assessed valuation o
the State amounted to $S06,473; in 1855, t,
$40, 424 ,157; in 1860; to 1886, 753, 4O8 in 1855
to $45,127,318; in 1870, to $S6,940,91o il
1875, to $218,955,743. The population ha
increased as follows; Total population il
1850, $3.50; in 1860, 1902; in 1866, $50,
O99; in 1870, 439,7O6; in 1876, 597, 407; il
1877, 675,O0O. There are 5000 commo,
schools. The school fund at present amount
to three and one-half millions of dollars
The Federal Government has bestowed upo,
the State muniiceut grant of lands 70
school purposes, which, if sold at the price
heretofore realized, will yield an endowmen
of eighteen million dollars. Surely, Mime
sofa has hattering prospects, and presents
most inviting field for immigration and set
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