Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-19
UNCLE ROOF" AT LAST.

the Boom BoomeraDg-Good People,
Good Cattle, Good Crops-And GOOD
Prospect for q Double Track Between
Fargo and Bismarck.
The arrival of Uncle Rufus Hatch anu
party-which has been awaited with some
| an xiety-was chronicled as one Of the events
of yesterday. The august caravan consists OF
one conmissary car, one sleeper and one
drawing room coach. As soon as the train
| reached St. Paul it started for Minnetonka.
Fort Smelling and Minnehaha Falls
were taken in on the return. Gen. Terry
sent ambulances over to conduct the party
froci the train to the fort. All went and en-.
ioyed the hospitality of the garrison, except
Mr.. Hatch himself, who was very muc9 IA
tigued, and chose to remain on the cars. Fol-
lowing are the names of the party as at pres.
emit constituted: Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Hatch,
New York; Mrs. John Clay, Chicago; DIR.
Henry Nicoll, New York; Lawrence 4. Jerome.
New York; John G. Wyman, Valley Falls,
Rhode Island; Judge A. J. Vanderpool, New
York; w. c. Baird, w. H. Beckett, A. D.
Woodruff, Miss Vanderpool. Mics Maggie L.
Woodruff, New York city; Misses Fannie g.,
Lucy f., Mamie A., and Katie W. Meyers,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y; Misses Sadie
Wood and Lille Fenton, Brooklyn,
IN. Y Mr.. F. M. Glubb, Lon
don, England; Miss Sadie Gray, New York
city; Miss Cowles, Mr.. Alfred Cowles, Jr.,
Mr.. Edison Keith, Jr., Chicago, Ill.
An interesting programme had been pre-.
pared at the fort for the amusement OF the
party, and Gen. Terry, Gen. Meyers and Capt.
Blunt eXerted themselves to make the visit
pleasant. There was dress drilling, sham
contest between two divisions OF infantry and
sharp shooting match. 1t was remarked
L. o3,or h111 Qnfo
the BULBS eye were fired by four colored SOL
diers. thus calling inevitably to mind that an.
tiuuated bit of war history which alleges that
s,the colored troops fought nobly."
The train returned to st. Paul at $3.50 p. NJ,
and pulled into the yards of the Northern Pa
cific road, where cool breeze careened
through the cars all the afternoon.
Uncle Rufus welcomed the member of the
GLOBE party very cordially, in the sleeping
coach. A warm grasp of the perspiring hand,
and then both sank into the velvet, violet lining
which the sunlight gloated DER, and
sat glaring at each other. The
coveted hour had come. There was "Uncle
Roof" sitting within easy reach, and appar-
emily stuffed as full OF information about oats,
peas, beans and barley, as a bed-tick with
straw.
Uncle Rufus is just the opposite type of
manly beauty from Lord Rose, who was re-
Gently here. While Lord Rose is long and
"gangling,n Mr.. Hatch is built snug, like
buffalo. While Lord Rose is courtly and con-
descending, Mr.. Hatch is easy, unassuming
and unconstrained. While Lord Rose, when
tired, stands up and only allows reporters
an interview of five minutes,
Mr.. Hatch settles himself and bis guests into
easy attitudes and then lays back, as if he
would say, "Now come for me-" Mr.. Hatch,
as he reclined against the back of the seat op-
posite to his visitor, looked plump and we'll
Eon liza hn mi in "a rho
for cash." He is of forid complexion, fnan.
cial side whiskers, white, dome-like Shaks-
pearean forehead, clear bluish-gray eyes, a
shapely, executive nose and little or no neck,
like Napoleon. Altogether he Is built more
like Bonaparte than Oscar Wilde. He
glided smoothly into conversation
without necessitating the application of a
cork-screw or a force-pump.
1t has now been three weeks since he saw
New York, and two weeks since he left st.
Paul. During his absence he has done the
Northern Pacific, Canada Pacific, Manitoba,
and St. Paul g. Duluth roads. He was here
in 1868, when Minneapolis had but 1000 in
Minneapolis have grown so big that it is
not unreasonable to predict that
the two cities will continue to grow until
they are zssrged into one great Northwestern
metropolis. This looks more reasonable after
visiting the territory that must feed these two
cities. Fargo will be the next big town west
| from here. 1t has fine country round about
and to the west of 1t. All the region around
| Casseltown and Jamestown will be tributary
| to Fargo.
Mandan is new, but is going to be a grand
place; the country contiguous TO it will be all
| settled up in three or four years. Substantial
and permanent buildings are being put up in
| Mandan, which gives confidence to people
| wishing to invest money there.
l. PeODle make great mistake in h0Omin
those western towns and building towns and
cities on paper. at Winnipeg property is as
costly as in Chicago or New York. Winnipeg
has large territory suitable for
raj sing wheat. There isn't much doubt about
the .raising Of !corn in the Northwest.
bly, bly, with anything that could
be raised in Illinois. The ground is especially
suitable for raising oats and corn. Itis COM
| mon thing for oats to grow six feet high.
| Some of the fields this season will yield
100 bushels to the acre. The proprietor
of Steele farm, says he has got wheat that will
average thirty bushels to the acre. Mr.. Hatch
has some twenty samples of wheat, oats and
barley which he is going to take to New York
and use In convincing skeptical people.
A good point about the Northern Pacific
country is that its grain is not its sole
| feature. People cannot eat wheat alone,
toiling to build up the country. Mr.. Hatch
| saw some fine gardens. Grains seemed to
| grow better on the high, rolling lands than
| in the bottoms. The bottoms, however,
should be drained and then they can have the
advantage of both wet and dry seasons. If the
immigrants and people from the eastern part
| of the United States would take the same pains
with their possessions in newest that they did
at home, they would accomplish much greater
| things.
| The Northwest is blessed with better class
| of men then the middle west and southwest
| One of the primary proofs of this is the num-
Der of churches andl schoolhouses which loom
up in all directions. 1t had been necessary
| on one occasion to call Mrs. Hatch's attention
| to new town consisting of one church and
one schoolhouse. Thus is more civilized
| than commencing q place with a saloon
and marble yard, as il the
| style of many new communities. Mr.. Hatch
was struck with the excellent character of
| the horses and cattle which he saw. The
breeds seemed to be good, and the care taken
of I'll kinds of stock marked the high. toned
| husbandman.
The train penetrated to within twelve miles
of Billings. The Bad lands will prove
to be good lands for stock. Bris-
bon, who is interested in ranch
that there are big possibilities ahead for
stock raising. Not only were the Bad lands
not bad; the party failed to see anything that
was not good: 1t was like ''candy for break
fast, dinner and supper"
o yes, there is one drawback. Too much
land is in the clutch of spectators, who do
nothing towards developing the country.
The railroad still has great deal of land left,
however, and if it manages right
it will compel people who buy land
to settle on it and cultivate
it. II this is done it will not be long until
the road will be transporting fifty or sixty
million bushels of grain year. Out of every
acre OF land titled the company receives in
freight abeut IS per year. 1t would therefore
profit the company more, after three years,
to give away an acre Of land-provided it Is
tilled-than sell it for IS, provided 1t be left