Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-22
STEVENS POINT, WIS.
A Thriving Town which Is Tributary to
st. Paul.

st. Paul.
But very few of the residents of Mime
sofa know anything more of this thriving
city of northern Wisconsin than its mere
geographical position and the fact that it
was at one time the great lumber en-
porium of the State. Settled in 1889, it
for long time held the supremacy in the
line mentioned, until Eau Claire located
more favorably as being, through the
Chippewa and Eau Claire rivers, access
sible to larger belt of pine and being
nearer the Mississippi, the great natural
lumber line, came into such an extensive
business as lumber mart. The cut at
Stevens Point for the year of 1880 was
about 40, 900, 900 and is distributed nearly
as follows:
G. w. Mitchell & Son. ........... 5000, 900
Bosworth & Riley. .g......... 100000
Weston & Sons. 100000
NJ. Wadley 5000, 1000
s. H. Kasner 1900, 900
Northwestern Life Insurance Comfy 500, 600
8. A. Sherman. .....:......s."... 3,O0O, ,OO.
Owen Clark. ,.....s. 900, 900
..aiTo this add the productsof,t sash,
door and blinds and planning mills of
Wright & Chaf1n, Brown Bros, Kopps
s. Co., Hersen & Wadley, Stenniff & Co.,
and Potter Bros, and it will be seen that
the lumber product is of very great i'm
portance still In addition to this large
amount large number of mills at vari-
Gus points along the Wisconsin Central
find Stevens Point the most desirable
point to transact their business, so that
practically it has the advantage OF much
larger trade than would be indicated by
the amount cut in the city.
While the manufacture OF lumber Is
the principal industry it is not the only
one. The Wisconsin Central railroad
company have their machine shops here
and employ about 200 men, while being
the junction of the Portage branch, sew
enty miles long and the end of division
Of the main line, number more find their
homes here and contribute to the trade
and life of the city. The foundry and
machine shop OF John Rice & Bro, which
employs quite number of men, is quite
an institution. They have the most i'm
proved and perfect outfit necessary for
The manufacture of all kinds of farm
and mill machinery and steam engines.
Their business in heavy mill machinery
is particularly large. Messrs. Seyler q
Cook also operate foundry and machine
shop, and there are no less than three
wagon and carriage factories that furnish
employment to large number
of men and turn out excellent goods,
From this slight review it will he seen
that this city of sawdust is already devel-
oping into something of manufacturing
point, and yet in view Of the grand and
almost untouched water power furnished
by the Wisconsin river, which sweeps the
outskirts of the city, Its abundant supply
of the finest of pine and hard wood tim
Der at its very door, and its connection by
the Wisconsin and Minnesota railroad
with st. Paul and the great Northwest,
which stands ready to give her wheat in
exchange for their lumber and manufac-
tured articles, 1t seems as if there must
be still more brilliant future In store for
Stevens Point. Large Touring mills
ought to be erected and the vast idle pow
er utilized, furnishing as they would a
quantity as ground feed for the pioneers
and proving source of wealth to the
city. The cars that conveyed this wheat
from here (St. PauD could return
laden with lumber and manufactured
woods for our vast prairie region and the
interchange became source OF great
profit to all concerned. That the capital
of this fourishing city will not be slow to
perceive and improve the splendid OPP
portunities offered is to be presumed, and
in fact the great Importance OF her connec-
ton with st. Paul seems to be appreciat-
ed by the citizens of Stevens Point. OF
the general appearance Of the city your
correspondent has nothing but words of
praise. Its dwellings are neat and tasty
and in some instances elegant, while its
business buildings are substantial and
commodious. Some business plans hav-
ing an air of such space and elegance in
their appointments as to give them me-
tropolitan aspect. The large stone build
ing built in 1874, as you will see by the
inscription, and costing $4,000, is both
court house and jail (the latter being in
the basement), and cements the victory
of ten years ago, when the city won the
county seat.
Congressman Cate and Ellis honor
Stevens Point with their residence, the
former being one of these uncompromis-
ing old Douglas Democrats whose conver-
sation delights and refreshes one when
compared with that of some Of the less
worthy gentry, who sail with the party
only through pleasant, sunny seas, and
are swept away into some more quiet and
remunerative Republican water whenever
that profigate party has need of them and
lots of dust to get them with. Your cor
respondent also, in late visit, had the
pleasure of meeting His Honor Judge G..
l.. Park, who also resides here, and who
like Judge Cate, is of the peoples party
1.-The Democracy. The Pi7sery, the pio-
neer of this section, the Democrat and a
Republican weekly, are all three thriving
newspaper concerns. An air of thrift
and prosperity, and it's excellent hotel ac-
commodations, makes Stevens Point and
the Curran house fine subjects for con-
temptation. If any one doubts it go and
cpp fOr yo,rcolf