Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-25
ROCHESTER,, MINNESOTA
POINTS PICKED UP By THE GLOBE
IN THAT THRIVING CITY.
The Political Situation In the First Dig
trict-BusIness Prospects - Flourishing
Condition of Affairs - The State Fair
Boom - Great Prepar atoms for the
Grounds and Buildings.
Special Correspondence Of the Globe.

RoCH ESTER, July %, 1882. aThe excitement
consequent upon the double headed conyen-
ton of the high toned, moral reform party
has about passed away ard the pause between
that and the final iamboree of the Goth is de-
voted to the indulgence of the "might have
beens' of both sides.
Had the doughty old chief been on the
ground one week earlier all would have been
well and the eChatfeld granger''
would have been quietly buried here in his
home county, say the Dunnell men, aud
verify believe it. aye gods and little fishes"
what a spectacle the intelligent voters of
Olmsted county present when they solemny
declare their granger candidate a fitting fol-
lower of the only man from this common
wealth on the floor Of congress who has any
Must the First district follow
in the wake OF her sister
districts and select candidate principally be-
cause he lacks the ability to become etates-
man? On the whole, however, the white" men
feel satisfied with their choice or try to make
themselves believe they are. The fact is when
they began he was taken up like Yale of Wi
mona as ia man of straw" to be used as
home candidate to carry Olmsted and Fill
more "anti- DunnelP' as sort of forlorn
hope. The heavy "anti- Dunnell' wave they
were able to raise quite surpassed their wild
est hopes and when they have all but won the
victory some of the aantis" are busily en-
gagged in kicking themselves because they
lacked the sense to take statesman instead
ola granger.
some other man than Mr.. White may be the
ultimate choice of the convention.
Granting him Freeborn with its eleven votes
and he then has but thirty -seven-one short OF
enough. Should the friends of Yale, Law
renee and Dunnell unite on Judge Charles M.
- e klo.r
Mr.. White may still continue to be useful in
his present sphere, or should he be selected as
the candidate of the Rochester convention his
calling and election. is none too sure, for there
are several names already named who can
come in to the field with stock Of ability
that will command support even in Republi-
can circles.
BUSINESS.
But the congressional question is not all
that has interested me while have been look
ing over Rochester the last few days. The
revival of trade and business has become SO
much of a matter of note as to form topic of
interest. For the past three seasons the failure
of the wheat crop of southern Minnesota has
TO great extent paralyzed the business interests
Of Rochester. Not to such an extent as to
caus. general business failures, but SO far as
to become clearly discernible to one familiar
with the city and surrounding couatry.
Rochester is as finely located as city possibly
could be, in the center of as rich an agricul-
tural region as the state affords, and under a
system of mixed farming, in which stock
raising and dairying should form the central
figures, ought to be country that would de-
maud center of 10000 people.
That this figure will be realized in the fu-
ture census of Rochester none who are faHlil-
lar with its location and surrounding country
care to deny, and the revival of trade and bust
ness which the present witnesses simply
means a recovery OF the agriculturalists Of
tn at section from the effect of poor crops and
a change in their system of farming. The
building of creameries and cheese fac
tories all over the country ndi-
Gates that the farmers of southern
Minnesota have at last concluded not to PIN
their faith entirely to wheat, but are diversi-
flying their system and are turning their at
tention to dairy products for sure ana never
failing source of revenue. That the farmers
of this section find the production of cream
more profitable and remunerative than the
production of wheat is an undisputed fact,
for there are at present twelve to fifteen teams
engaged in their daily round gathering the
lacteal richness for the Rochester creamery.
That the business itself is profitable one to
the operators, Messrs. Marvin 81 ComstOck,
freely admit. They have several cheese fac
tories also in operation at points too far re-
mote from their creamery at Rochester to be
made available there, and where they buy the
milk of the farmers instead OF the cream.
That this rich productive soil, which always
produces abundant crops of clover, grasses
and corn, is some day destined to become
great stock and dairying region, is now well
settled, and that the change which has al
ready taken place, gradual though sure, in the
system of farming has been productive of
good results, the renewed activity of business
at Rochester indicates. To use the language
of one of her business men, "The farmers are
beginning to come in and look after
their notes, which have lain in bank bank
have been unable toI pay" Another indica-
ton of the revival of business is the advance
in real estate which is on the eve of becoming
boom. Now is the time to buy real estate
in Rochester for it is going up on the run in a
few months. Crops of all kinds, including
corn, which is striding forward, are looking
fine aud the heart of the granger Is made glad
and the businessman rejoices at the favorable
outlook.
THE STATE FAIR.
Just now aside from the political excite
ment, the insane asylum extension and the
growing crops, public interest centers in the
fair grounds. Through the kindness of G.
Van Camper was permitted to visit and in
spect the improvements in progress there. AS
we drove along the road leading to the
grounds was pleased to notice that the city
had taken hold of the matter and were grad
ing aud matchmaking the formerly almost
impossible street on the outskirts
of the city which approaches the entrance
gates They have also opened street just
eighty rods north and parallel. which gives
egress and prevents blockade OF teams.
Good foot walk are also to be built on both
sides of the street clear out to the fair ground
gates. At the grounds 1 found all life and
activity. A large force of carpenters are at
work, and total metamorphosis of the prem
Uses has taken place.
The organization of the Southern Minnesota
Fair association some months since, as a joint
stock concern, with G.. w. Van Dusen as
president and Il. 7. Harmon as secretary, was
for the purpose, as was then made known, of
preparing suitable buildings and conveniences
for'holding fairs or racing meetings. They
have built an entire new fence to begin with
and have two entrances on the south side and
gates for egress on the west.
The track, confessedly one Of the fastest in
the state, has new and neat picket fence on
each side and extending from the distance
pole to the first quarter nearly, thus
rendering it an easy matter to keep the track
clear during the races. The track itself was