The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-09-08


the more delighted | am of the Great
Northwest aud its thrifty and hospI-
table people. These people know
no North, no South, no East, no
West. They are anxious that all
sections should prosper and be
built ny.
have now reached Minneapolis,
the young and thriving metropolis
Of Minnesota. Its beautiful homes,
embowered in trees and shrubbery,
its clean and inviting lawns and
numbcrless flower gNrlens aud
greenhouses, and its broal side
walks and wide streets, combine to
make drive or ramble through the
residence portion of the.city a
source of constant pleasure and
surprise. lts unique aud substantial
business blocks aud huge manu-
factories give il IN air of enterprise
aud thrift that causes the eyes OF
the business man TO open wide IN
wonder ut the unexpected reality,
aud visit to the scenes of activity
at its flour mills aud manufactures
on both sides of the river, makes
him think there is considerable
truth in the stories OF western en-.
terprise, in which Minneapolis has
recently been gwen so large share.
You would scarcely believe that
this is the work of but quarter OF
n century, or that the population
had increased from 10000 in 1860,
to nearly 60,000 in 1882, and that
there are over fifty large manufac
tories operated by water power,
besides the numerous ones ran by
steam.
To" "don Minneapolis thoroughly,
one must visit the milling districts
on both sides of the river, which
presents an admirable aggregation
of sishts--a mixture OF the grand
creations of Nature and the works
of man-the tails that give the
water power for mans use, and the
engineering and architectural skill
to make that power available.
There are some tweuty-eighl
Touring mills in Minneapolis, Will
capacities ranging from seventy.6vs
to five thousand barrels day, send
ing out two millions barrels Il year,
which goes TO all the principal
marts of the world. Trains are
made up at Minneapolis, loaded
with -four from the various mills IN
sacks made expressly for exporta
tiou purposes and unloa,led ut New
York to steamers for English ports
where it Is a successful competition
with their own production, grading
better quality aud costing less.
Twenty saw mills receive log,
/ from the river, which have beef
floated down by the spring freshet'
from the vast pineries of Northern
Minnesota, and send out two hun
dred millions feet per annum to til,
markets Of the Northwest and
South.
Minneapolis was natsed by MI
George d. Bowman, editor of til,
! ST. Anthony Express, having beel
appointed committee for the pur
pose by the citizens, who wer,
, unable to agree upon a name, an,
By constant use of the name in hi
paper, finally established it. 1t /
A combination of the native Siou,
and classic Greek. :" Minnen i
! Sioux for water aud "polls" Greel
for city.
About sixteen railways lead iron
, Minneapolis TO various points il
the Northwest, and sixty Ave pas
! senger trains arrive and depar
daily.
The educational advantages turn
ished by Minneapolis has been al
important factor in its growth. Th
} school system ranks with that Q
many of the leading cities of th
) land, and the facilities thus offere,
> for securing good education, a
: well as thelocation of the Universit,
1 Of Minnesota and other importan
schools Of u like character within
!. les limitshas formed a great induce
4 ment for families to locate here.
No matter in what direction "
I may 90, on the public highway Q
J by rail, we find the landscape d
g versifed by lakes, most of ther
l surrounded by timber, many furI
!. ishing good fishing, aud all bea,
d tiful. Here AMI there we dud co
8 tages located OH pleasant site
Q where u merry company is enjoyiu
r Al ~