New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-08-20


frayed from the public treasury.
r. G. Bestor.
Notes by the way.
Written for the Review by o. P. Cham pin
Minneapolis grows and takes on new
charms every year. She grows in the
increase Of her population and in the
variety and enlargement Of her in-
dustries. In population she is doubt
less in advance of St. Paul. The city
is spreading rapidly back from the RI
vers and filling up the country with
business and residences. " hoover
writes about this city is expected to
give his first attention to the manufact-
cries; and of these the mills oversha-
dow all her INDUSTRIES. These mills
are on a scale to demand the first at
tention. The Mississippi River here
at the Falls Of st. Anthony affords an
immense power for all milling purpOs.
es-a power which is far, yet, from
being utilized. The immense struct-
ures of brick and stone built, and in
process of erection, on these Falls give
one Il good illustration OF the meaning
of the phrase .ssolid earth, = for, surely,
the ground on which such buildings
stand must be solid to bear up such
piles ofgranite, brick, irOnand tim.
Der as are here worked into these
mills. 10 describe these mills from
foundation to the final top stone re.
quires more time and strength than
we are able to devote to it, nor would
mere description answer at all. They
need to be seen to be appreciated.
We learn that the first Touring
mill here was built in 1860 with six
run of stone. Up to the, spring of
1878 twenty mills had been erected
with one hundred ninety eight run of
stone. In May of 1873 the great ex-
plosion and fire destroyed six mills
having eighty eight run of stone. At
the present time the mills aggregate
over two hundred twenty run Of stone;
and when those, in course of con-
struction are completed, there will be
not far from three hundred. The
quantity of wheat that will he ground
up then into the finest -four will be
immense. Minneapolis is shipping d.
rect to foreign markets a considerable
quantity of flour; the number Of bar
rels was III 1878, 100, 1888. The arrange
ments for transportation have been
such as to make it possible to put the
-four down in London and Liverpool
in eighteen days from the time it is
manufactured here at the mills. We
observe that in the construction of the
new mills the -four can be loaded on
the cars close to the buildings and one
mill at least the Washburn ''A,' [ be-
lieve, has the railroad running direct
ly through it. This is the new "a"
mill. The manufacture of lumber
comes next to -four in Importance. In
a season, which is six months, the saw
and shingle mills can manufacture
two hundred million feet Of lumber
and an equal quantity of shingles and
lath. More than three thousand men
are employed in the lumber business.
In the manufacture Of plows and 9TH
Ell farm implements, furniture and
iron works and a multitude of other
useful and necessary things, this city
does a thriving business. The North
Star Wooden Mill, in which more than
one hundred forty hands are now en-
ployed, has done, and is now doing,
some of the very finest work in blank.
cts, carriage robes, flannels &c. pro-
duced in the country. There are up:
ward of sixty firms engaged in the
wholesale jobbing trade which do a
business annually amounting to mil.
lions of dollars.
But in our walks about the city we
are attracted by other than business
enterprises. Minneapolis has the
blessing Of broad and handsome
streets. These streets are regular and
well provided with shade. There are
very many good residences, and roomy
grounds, beautiful shady lawns, clean
cut and green from the free use Of the
mower and the hydrant. It is real
pleasure to ride, or walk about among
the residences in this city there is
such an atmosphere of generosity and
beauty pervading all about. The i'm.
provements have been great, and we
are sure will be much more percepti-
BILE in a few years. Trees and shrub
berry have been used freely for shade
and 0rnamentation and the invest.
ment Is gOOd one. Ihe city Is not
without some fine structures among
its public buildings. Among these
may he mentioned the high school
building, the Congregational and Uni.
versalist churches, the Nicollet house,
City Hall and university buildings.
/ Minneapolis lies on both sides of the
river. The East and West sides are
oonno0foA NV tmO hri6raa tho lower
one Of which has not been built but a
short time. The East side is not
growing so fast as the other side and
probably never will. But we cannot
afford to fill another sheet this time
and will therefore close expressing our
delight in the present aspect of this
city and faith in it's future.
Minneapolis, Aug. Is, 1879.