Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-29


The Editor is off to the Convention, so
the Devil jumps at the chance to play Ed
itor, just to see how he could play that
role, and if he gets good encouragement he
contemplates starting an opposition paper,
not merely that the people might enjoy the
spectacle of the two papers pitching into
each other, which they certainly would,
and that would be worth something, but
because this is great, and growing City,
in embryo And this brings me to my text
! which is,
NORRIS.
| said me, but believe that was wrong,
for Editors and Kings have the privilege
of speaking of themselves in the plural
number. Then we wish to say few
words on the advantages, and prospects of
this city. 1t is within the memory of some
of our citizens when Ohio was the far west:
since then the tide Of emigration has been
| rolling on, and subduing the great Ameri
can desert; many towns lave been started
with the hope that they would become
great centers of business, but some other
town little farther on has eclipsed it, and
in turn it, has been eclipsed Even on our
mar tlourished in their day, but up comes
the Hastings and Dakota r. r. o little to
the west Of them, and cuts of the best Of
thei: trade But Morris is differently circum-
stanced and situated from any other town
in this country.
1t is the county seat of one Of the richest
agricultural counties in Minnesota. 1t has
seven stages arriving and departing weekly
with mail for over 20 Post offices at all
points east and west. 1t has two schools
| in operation, and a magnificent school
house building is to be completed on the
1st day of May next. 1t has two churches,
Congregational and Catholic, with good
! Pastors and Congregations, and ground
purchased to build two more churches on
next summer, Episcopal and Methodist
Episcopal. Ii has two first class Touring
mills on the Pommc de Terre river close
by, with facilities for many more.
The nearest point to the branch line Of
this road is Alexandria, 90 miles n e.
and the nearest point 10 the Hastings and
Dakota is Ortonville, (40 miles S. W.
Now as these roads all converge in St. Paul
and Minneapolis, there is no prospect of
another road ever being run down between
these two roads already running, SO that an
equal geographical division would leave us
40 miles of country for our market, GO
miles on each side Of us).
The next thing to consider is, our great
advantages by the Little Falls and Dakota
Road, which will come directly through
this place This road is no dream, for
| Morris citizens arc now in the woods haul
! ing ties for its construction, which will
commence as soon as spring opens. Some
! of the advantages Of this road to us will
! be cheap lumber, coal and wood, and
, high price for wheat. With this road run
ming we can have Penn. anthracite Coal
! via Duluth, for $500 per ton.
! The two things most wanted, and which
! seem to have been overlooked thus far
are, cheese factory, and paper mill, and
rs there is abundance of water power, with
| plenty of cattle, and straw, we earnestly
hope some men of enterprise will soon en-
brace the opportunity of reapins q golden
! harvest.
And now dear public if you can con
scentiousy say word of encouragement
for US, say it quickly, before the editor in
chief returns, for after that the poor devil
will never get another chance to address
you.
The following concise and pointed state
ment of the Maine Inuddle, We clip from
the Saltwater Gazette