The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-21
MONDAY MORNING. OCTOBER q.

be wonder, if not set 10 close proximity to SO
many other new, large and excellent mills.
The Governor is also completing an elevator.
likewise solid stone structure ia which be can
store temporary supply OF wheat for bis mills,
aud it appears to us 10 be good policy, to have
storage capacity outside of the mill structure
and not part of it, as was the case in the A.
Mill prior TO the explosion.
The resurrected Mill is rapidly assuming
shape and proportions on a grand scale, bat 1t
Will not be pushed far forward until the next
sping. The exact number Of stones to he
placed In the mill has not yet transpred.
The Humboldt Mill has been rebuilt of brick,
and IL stands at present by Itself and is Coz
spicuous structure. 1t is spoken highly of as
to its internal arrangements and completeness
OF finish and the reputation of the old mill may
possibly be improved upou. The Petit & Rob-
inson Mill has been leased by Messrs S A. &
L. Christian, and the Zenith is rapidly sd-
vancing also towards completion. SO by next
Jan. 1st the daily production of -four will be
considerably increased. The receipts of wheat
Yesterday in Minneapolis was 1920 bushels;
flour shipped $500 bbls.
Thus far building throughout the town has
advanced with great rspdity and the season
has been very favorable for such work. The
dry goods palace erected for Eastman & Good
fellow, spoken of three months ago was finished
as per contract, aud the last touches are being
put into the finish prior to possession being
taken. The Harvester Works have been max
ing substantial addition to their buildings;
in the immediate neighborhood of them, in
South Minneapolis, the Milwaukee Road ara
building Round House for % locomotives,
and their repair shops are to be removed to
project is being weighed, probably the most i'm
portant industry yet inaugurated here, no less
than erecting works for the construction of
railway cars. Parties from Pittsburgh have
looked the eighborhood over and returned sat.
isfied that here at Minneapolis is the point to
locate. and xUn fo hnar favnrah1a 20
from their home department. They would
start in with 800 workmen, representing with
their families 1000 persons The various rail-
ROADS are rapidly centering here, where they
appreciate there is to be growth of business and
population. The Northern Pacific Road are to
transfer their headquarters ftom Brainerd to
this point the next season; and on the whole
we are very hopeful for the future of our little
city, 80 rapidly coming to notice throughout
the whole continent, asd whose beauty and air
OF solid comfort captivate those from the older
and more cultured centres.
We have the past few weeks seen many from
Portland, but as we have not kept a register we
will not try to enumerate them, Politics are
now giving much food for digestion to those
fond of such diet. The two individuals the
most talked of in Minnesota are aspirants for
the same seat in the Halls of Congress. AL
though the "old liners are used to crow
Donnelly is most too old q bird for them to rel
ish, yet he is fattenibg for tina feast and will
poll large vote amongst the honest grapgers
and in the more rural districts. He has made
attack upon the Miller's Association of this
city, claiming. that the "brass-kettle-tester" or
little JOKER" as they have christaned it, is
manipulated to the interest and profit of the
Millers land Wash3arne) and to the injury of the
hard working farmer. This issue, in absence of
anything else of vital interest, is kept sudiously
before the people, and as the mine has been
fired just on the eve of election it will have
great weight in certain localities.
Donnel'y has been actively on the stump,
where he is most at home; whilst Mr.. Wash
burne made his first Campaign speech last
night at Apoka
He is a very good talker, man of sound
sense and 10 whose hands the better informed
citizens of the State would prefer to place their
weighty trusts of legislation, rather than in
those of the political acrobat and agricultural
Juggler OF late appropriately called the Gig
nauseous" Donnelly, PINE TREE.