Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-03
Celebrating the Fourth by 81. NJ chael's
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FARGO.
Especial Correspondence of the Globe. ]

Especial Correspondence of the Globe.
Every special correspondent who visits this
city INDUCES in about the same amount of
gush over it. To read their illusions one
would be led to believe that il was favored by
nature and esteemed by man above every
other spot on earth While the GLOBE has
every reason in the world to be we'll pleased
with Fargo, and would lose no chance to
commend ii 10 any live business man in search
of location, still it doesn't propose to rapso-
disc IN like manner to the rest of the pencil
pushers, but to dish up a little talk about
some of the Gu Ger men and things up here.
In the first place you must know,
readers of the GLOBE, that Fargo
is always booming. There never occurs any
special boom which would distinguish one
season from another. People from all over
the world are coming here and locating con-
stantly. The hotels are always crowded.
True, during the most Indictment portion of
the winter there is space of few weeks du-'
ration, when building is partially suspended,
only, however, to be resumed with double en-
ergy when the weather let's up q little. Every
one seems to have an idea that his building
must be rushed when once they begin, as if
life was too short to admit of a moments de-
lay. The great cry i, GLOW are we to ges
brlck?" no adequate amount having heen
as yet supplied. Block after block, that
would be solid if brick could be
obtained, looms up shell-like and nearly even
faced with brick, to furnish the material for a
first-class confagration. This season the city
seems to be drifting nOIthward, ane from the
present outlook Broadway (Which runs due
north from the n. ?. to the Manitoba depot
is to be the coming business street. The alb
surd idea that Fargo was so low as to be liable
to inundation, as is West st. Paul, was ex-
pleaded by the freshct of this spring, when The
immense snow fall of the past season came
down like an avalanch. Only some of the
shanties, on the river bank, were seriously H.
jured.
But to return to the subject matter of this
letter, 1.-The queer men and things at Fargo"
Major ]. B. Chaplin, of the Continental, for
instance, is one OF them. If you 80 to Fargo
and miss the chance of an hours chat with
him you can just calculate that you have lost
good thing Whether it is all on account
OF his eccentric character, or because he is one
OF the heaviest real estate owners and one of
the best posted men on Fargo and vicinity
would be lard to say, perhaps, but certain it
is every new conner steers for him. 1t is said
that recently having concluded a heavy real
estate transfer with some tenderfoot (as
all new corners from the States are
called upon being asked as to the
character of the water, the reply came brief
and terse, 81 can't tell you anything about it.
l have been here for several years but l never
drank any of it, That is also one of the
queer things about Fargo; nobody has 4 taste
for water and sample rooms flourish. The
grand city water works are very fine for all
purposes for which water can be used except
as a beverage; as such they are not q first-class
success. The water obtained comes from Red
river and is looked upon with disfavor by
Fargoites. There are many things here
| to remind st. Paul man of home.
| Going down Front street one can't help seeing
st. Paul house-C. A. Hallenburg, proprietor
staring him in the face from large sign
over the walk, and sure enough within is the
| redoubtable G. A., large as life and as genial
| and pleasant as of yore. Although resident
| here of only one year he is already ranked as
one of the solid men of the town. Further
down the same street the MODEST sign of NJ.
Hector caught your correspondents attention.
| This is not the man no made himself so con-
! spicuous before the walls of Troy few years
| ago. (See History of Greece.) About the ONLY
| exhibition of muscle our Hector ever makes is
| in driving hoops or handling casks-he Is in
| the wholesale liquor and importers trade and
| does Il large business.
| Another feature liable to attract notice is the
| Coliseum" Messrs. McCaulley Il REYNOLDS
proprietors. These gentlemen have shown no
little enterprise IN securing first-class enter
tainment, and in raising the moral tone of
| buCll 1uCdlCi dUONC ILC dNCIdSc luey nave
an excellent troupe of speciality artists, who
are certainly very fine. At present, VIM. Syl-
vester, contortionist, is drawing immense
| houses by his wonderful feats of skill Miss
Jennie Leslie, IN operate selections, is also an
artist of more than average ability. AS it de-
! serves, the Coliseum is well patronized.
People have speculative tendencies in Fargo
as well as elsewhere. Real estate commands
| wonderful priceS-andiS We: on the rise How
much longer it will continue its upward rush
before the inevitable check comes can only be
| imagined, but at present prices, city lots are
| luxury. Fargo mud,' upon which the
| GLoLE once before pronounced an eulogy,is OF
| the same adhesive, plastic nature as of yore,
but a wise city government has caused the
building of good sidewalks everywhere to the
everlasting JOY of the pedestrian. The specu
lative tendency is also manifest in the immense
business done in horses and mules. No less
| than six or eight large sale stables
| well filled at the time, and some of them OF
very large capacity, attest the truth of this
G. W. Mitchell has opened sale stable
which holds 200 horses, with large mule
yard attached, from which 720 head have beer
sold already this season. Stephens d Sears
have also stable (brlck), holding $50 head
These gentlemen also do the principal livery
business of this city and have some fine anc
speedy roadsters. n. L. Shattuck & Co.
near the Sherman house, have very
large stable. AS rule, the stocE
shipped up here are of su
perior quality of work horses and 4nules, and
lind quick sale at falr prices. ~ 2ital is
steadily concentrating here, and ~ stock
companies are quite common. A Hail In
surance Co. )" and "Mutual Benefit" (life
association, are among the institutions OF. the
city, and are reported to be in flourishine
condition. And that brings us to another
queer feature of this country, and that is its
hail. Nothing but wrought iron shutters are
proof against the ravages of the masses of ice
that come down ON some warm
afternoon, without scarcely a moments
warming, causing a boom in the glass market
Crops are of course very fine, but if there
should be a failure OF the wheat crop from
any cause, everybody would be badly pinchec
in this country. Some interesting items may
be expected before long in connection with
the new trotting park which is being prepared