Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-07
on THE ROAD TO oeADwooD.
Over the st. Paul L Sioux city and = Day
at Fargo.
Editorial Correspondence.

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Fargo. Dakota. Aug. 2, 1S79.-Thus ts'
on our journey to the land Of shining gold
and here we have halted for q day, made q
tour of the town and through the courtesy
of Sheriff HsRgart, enjoyed IN evening ride
into the suburbs. and a view of the grain
fields with which the town is bordered and
which encroach even upon municipal soil
and wave a graceful welcome to the visitor.
Fargo is a fixture. There is no uncertainty
about It. 1t is anchored here for all time
aud the only question is how rapidly, and
to what extent, 1t will grow. To-day finds
1t very prosperous. The odor of new NOR
tar and fresh paint is abroad in the air and
give the place q business smell. Its people
are enterprtsing, public spirited, aggressive,
hopeful and blessed with a conscientious be.
lief that Fargo is the hub of the northwest
and that their mission is to build II up. And
when a community get a notion of this
kind into their heads and 60 to work upon
it, success is assured. The resources of the
country tributary to this central point are
very great and unquestionably permanent.
With the start it has and the vim its people
possess, Fargo will speedily take rank as
an important business center.
THE WAY TO COOL OFF.
On our trip up from Sioux City over the
St. Paul & Sioux City road, 1t was o notice
able fact that the summer exodus from the
solid. sunny. sweltering south had actually
begun. Families are leaving comfortable
homes in the south to find additional CON-
forts which nature denies in the lower lati.
tudes, and the st. Paul and Sioux City road
forms q most important link in the railway
chain from st. Louis to the most charming
summer resorts with which Minnesota is
favored. Our southern nabobs are finding
this out and are making practical use OF
their knowledge. Our train was crowded
and the recreation and health seeking pas
sengers were delighted with the trip. The
view one gets of the Minnesota valley from
Mankato onward is very fine and iaspirit-
ing. Mankato was a pleasant and refresh
ing surprise, embowered in its oaks and
elms, with the beautiful river flowing quiet
ly through it, Its surroundings are pictus
esque and attractive and would tempt cxer
else and adventure. If DR.. Buchanan's
mineral spring could be transplanted there
it would be a blessing to Mankato aud {
fortune for the worthy doctor. The man.
agement of the st. Paul and Sioux CITY
line Is excellent and its accommodations ar,
peculiarly suited to the fastidious likines O,
pleasure seeking people. Its passe niger de
partment is under the supervision of Mr.
w. P. Dixon, of ST. Paul, a young man
who has already achieved an enviable repu.
tation through his able direction of this
important division of the roads affairs.
ON THE NORTH PACIFIC.
That portion of Minnesota from Brain
erd west alonp the line of the North Pacific
road is still unsettled and stands a good
chance of retaining its virgin nature for
some time to come. No special effort
seems to be making to populate it. but the
whole energy Of the N. P. Line, a quality
which seems to distinguish It,. is being
given to securing settlers for its Dakota
domain, and 10 this work it is ably second.
onded by the ambitious people who have
driven their homes takes Ia the fertile earth
OF Red river, and threaten TO send three
million bushels of wheat over the iron path
way to the lakes this fall.
Yankton will lose Marshal Raymond as
a citizen. He is an enthusiastic granger
now and has aspirations that will not be
satisfied until two thousand acres of this
fruitful soil pay tribute to his energy. He
will be a valuable acquisition to Fargo and
every public enterprise that points to its
advantage will find in him an earnest adyo.
cate and a liberal supporter. Such men as
he are wanted every where and confer more
benefit than they receive.
l have called on the fraternity here and
find Col. Edwards and Mr.. Hall. of the
Republican, at home. Col. Chambers of
the Times is in Chicago buying a power
press and other printing material. Both
establishments are doing an encouraging
business. Col. Edwards is a popular gen
tleman and a bigger man than Grant. He
is just the man to "set down" on a bad
project. 1t would have to possess the e u
acity of a dozen cats if it survived the pres.
sure. Geo. l. Foster, an old.timer of Yank.
ton is clerk of court here, and while fortune
has gilded his purse, time has s~ilvered his
whiskers.
Tell Howard to borrow Mr.. Grants mo.
del and reform the mechanical structure of
the Yankton post Office. This one here ia
a thing of beauty while ours is q jaw-y for
ever.
Tomorrow morning we go west.
Yours Truly,
KING.