The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-03-17
Letter From Dakota.
FARGO. Dskota. March II.

FARGO, Dakota, March IL. 's2.
MIR. EDIToR:
Ii has often been said that "Vermopt
is good state TO emigrate from" and
this statement was lorcible brought to
my mind this evening by noticing that
the Hon. X. f. Pctiigrew, delegate in
Congress from this territory is Ver-
monter, having been born in Ludlow,
IN lS45. Further investigation showed
that sixteen members Of the present
Congress came originally from the
Green Mountain State. In addition 10
both of the talented senators, 1Edmuuds
and Morrill, from. Vermont, Hon. James
nj. Tyler, who represents the second
district was born in the state. Senator
Philetus Sawyer, of Wisconsin,, is a
nativepf Whiting. and ono of whom
the old town may be proud, although
he received but IA common school edu-
cation. Senator William Pitt Kellogg,
of Louisiana, was born in Orwell, and
has seen very eventual life. Congress-
man Cults, who represents the sixth
Iowa district, claims the same town as
bis birthplace, and the Hon. John A.
kasson, OF the seventh Iowa district,
who now holds the second place upon
the Ways and Means Committee i'm the
National House of Representatives,
writes his place of nativity as Burling-
ton. Two Massachusetts representa-.
tives were born in Vermont; Hon. A.
A. Ranncy of the third district, at
Townshend, Hon. w. A. Russell at
Wells River. Michigan also sends two
of the sons OF old Vermont TO the halls
of Congress. Hon. G.. w. Webbcr, of
the fifth district, born at Ncwbury, and
Hon. Roswell G.. Horr, OF the eight dis
trict, with Waitsfeld as his place OF his
nativity. Hon. Ossian Ray, represent
ing the third district. of Now Hamp-
shire, was born in Hinesburg; Repre-
sentative Lucien i. Caswell, of Wis
cousin ut SwantOn; Hon. Ira S. Hazel
tine, of Missouri, at Andover, Windsor
county, and last, but far from least,
comes Hon. Abraham Y. Parker,
representing the nineteenth district of
New York, who was born in Gran
vile.
Every department of state and society
especially every honorable one-con-
tains the names of tie descendants OF
many sturdy sons of Vermont, and the
children of no state feel more of love
Tor the land of their nativity than do
these who were Graded under the
the shadow OF the Green Mountains.
Here, though, in the valley of the
Red River of the north, is country
which its inhabitants love full well,
and all who sec it fall in love with it.
The passion seems irresistible. Locat-
ed upon The placid banks of the Otter,
you may think that Dakota Is way
upon tho frontier, and everything is
rough and uncouth here. But this is
far from the truth. Fargo in reality is
but five years old q, but now it has COCO
population, five hotels, churches and
public halls. The Holly water works
bave six miles of mains laid through
the principal streets; these works have
a capacity of 100000 gallons per
diem. Fargo has Bell telephone ex-
change with 1875 instruments in opera
ton, and forty more will be connected
as soon as the new building is occupied.
Tracks are laid, and street cars will be
running by June LIST. The electric
light plant is hero and nearly ready to
send its bright rays abroad. The main
tower will have five lamps each of 1000
candle power. 10 show how rapidly
matters move here ! will give single
Illustration, Thursday two gentlemen,
who had just sold ont car works and
foundry in Indiana, came here, and
Friday night stock company with
over $4,000 capital was organized for
them TO put up their works here. This
will undoubtedly be increased to $780,
900. Arrangements have already been
made SO that castings will be turned
out by June LIST.
We have had lovely winter, Just
cold enough TO be comfortable, and
hardly a cloud has obscured the sky
since September last. The climate is
delightful here, air dry and bracing
and almost constant sunshine. People
are coming here already in trains OF
fifteen passenger coaches each, Every
thing is in the rush and boom.
There are many Vermonters here, S.
f. Storrs and l. w. morrill,, druggists,
are from West Randolph. Hon. A. A.
| White, of Moorhead, is from Whiting.
+. ii. Adams. an attorney of Valley
City, is from Vcrgennes, as also is
Frank Gage. the Argus foreman. 1. NJ.
bennett of Oriska, las Hinesburgh as
his home. All OF these are prominent
men and doing well. Yours truly.
ii. G. PLUMLEY.