Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-23

Smelling hill and ferry being the barrier
against st. Paul. Mr.. Hoag was enthusiast
tic in his hopes Of bridge.
AUGUST scHMNEI,
another successful German farmer, sent
about 1000 bushels Of wheat and other pro-
ducts of last years crop to Minneapolis. Is
anxious for the bridge and will surely come
to st. Paul when such facilities are afforded.
Nh. JOHN POST
harvests ebout 1000 bushels of wheat and
ether cereals, but is obliged to haul all to
Minneapolis because of the danger, delay,
cost and difficulty of getting to St. Paul by
the ferry and the Smelling hill. He emphat-
ically wants the bridge.
WILLIAM WRIGHT,
owner of two splendid farms, four miles
apart, raises large crops, but is forced to
and cheaper means of crossing the deep
chasm of the Mississippi.
Then we pass the beautiful farms of To
bias Paul, Peter Rank, and the widow Heis-
Ter, whose men folks we're too far away to in
and heart on the Smelling bridge question.
Farmer
JOSEPH WARD,
working Mr. Geo. Lincoln s place, harvested
last season 986 bushels of wheat, and other
valuable products from his 50 acres under
cultivation, which went to Minneapolis He
said: "We are all for the proposed
hull - %t1 1,,% ,o%
higher point up the river. We go
We cannot afford either ferry charges or the
all the people whose places you can see from
petitioned for bridge at Smelling; but we
around by Miniehaha to hunt q BRIDGE
MIR. BUSH.
uttered similar sentiments. "The bridge
would be great convenience to this section.
Nine-tenths Gf not more) of our folks would
60 to St. Paul. where they nearly all now go
to Minneapolis
JOSEPH LINKE
raised last year 600 bushels of wheat, 800
of oats, some barley and other truck all
went to Minneapolis. Wants the bridge.
Can't afford to pay fifty cents every time for
ferriage, and then, in high water, extreme
low water, and during the running ice of
spring and fall, the ferry don't run at all.
Will 90 to st. Paul when the bridge is built.
Next we drive onto the 800 acres and rein
up in front of the imposing premises of
sEARaENT MAHoNEY,
po+o,o,, oo11ior onl cor, o. Fr;r, who
has resided jointly at Smelling and on his
splendid farm since 1849. He said: 81 re-
gard the bridge as very essential. It ought
to have been built 20 years ago. The great
objection in the way of our going to St.
Paul is the uncertainty, danger and expense
of the Smelling ferry, and the climbing of a
bad hill, where half a load is too much of 9
load; while it costs just as
much expense and difficulty whethe,
you have five dollars worth or hundred
dollar load on yonr wagon. At our recent
meeting of the Grange held at Bloomington
the entire body signed petition and earn
estly urged the bridge project. Under the
circumstances we really all have to 60 tc
Minneapolis, and then have to take lust
what the millers see fit to give us.
The bridge would give us choice of mar:
kets-a new competitive market, with GU,
preferences steadily in favor of St. Paul.
marketed about 81, 500 worth Of farm pro
ducts from last year crop all at Minneapolis
but all would have gone over thu
bridge at Smelling had there been one in ex
istence. The bridge will cut off one male o.
! slgsag, besides the cost and delay at the fer
rage and hills, and thus bring myself ant
all around me from one to two miles neare
to St.. Paul than to Minneapolis.
Yes, sir, we are oil anxious to see tn
Smelling bridge built, and then to greet GU
old St. Paul friends with our farm product
to exchange the same for your goods AM
wares and your liberal prices in silver dol
lars.''
The residence, out buildings and grounds
and the 40O-acre farm of
FRANCIS BRAssEAu,
are premises Of really aristocratic preten
sions-about 200 acres cultivated. M,
B. was absent at st. Paul, but his bright
eyed boy of IA answered all question
promptly and intelligently. He said the ba
hill and ferry at Smelling obliged them t
haul everything to Minneapolis. The
raised from 1000 to 1000 bushels of whea
and corn, marketing also about $500 wort
of pork. "Were it not for that awful hi
and ferry, we would never go to any othe
| place than St. Paul. am in favor of til
bridge, and hope it will be built soon''-
wound up Master Brasseau, and We departe,
Mr.. JAMES DAVIS
has fine farm and mansion just beyon
the Bruso place. We met Davis and h
good wife driving home from call upo
some friends. He has $40 acres, most]
titled. Good wheat and corn ground. Ma
keting, done almost entirely at Minneapoli
amounts to about 81 800 per annum. s'Tl
Smelling hill and ferry are come to be r
garded as impossible barriers to grain hau
ing in that direction. would like to go
St. Paul. You are nearer to all of us in til
), district. and we fully realize that your CT
offers the best market for all our product
But you must build that bridge and then /,
! will all come to you.'' s'The way it is no
!. if man has only spring calf to sell
must pay fifty cents ferriage just the same
:, he goes to st. Paul. All this region abe
L here was blank prairie twelve years age
. MuLTuM IN PARvo.
q Next came Mr.. st. Martin, Mr.. Harrisc
d Flore Standish and six distinct members
6 the Oxborough family, all the above havi
l. fair sized farms under average cultivate
e harvesting from ST. 900 to 1880 each;
:: :. goes to Minneapolis, but anxious to cross
Smelling bridge and come to st. Paul.
= JOSEPH BRADBURY,
If thirteen miles from st. Paul, raises L.;
% bushels of wheat, and 1869 bushels of OF
If sends all to Minneapolis from necessity,
ID prefers St. Paul and prays for the bridge.
% JOSEPH HARRISON,
lr
always felt he would like to go to st. Ps
l,,4 tho ryroot ,,rovnntiva and Ohsfe