The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-06-02

some cfthe large -four and paper mills
on This side. We were told that most
of the wheat 81 the west was in All
largo part Of The wheat of the west isl
bought by the Mirneapolis Milling AS
|sociation. They have agents mt most
all the station on all the roads west.
u heat Is shipped IN bulk four to five
hundred bushel in II car. No. hard
is worth $3.50, from this down to No.
4, Sl.10; rejected 80 cents. e.
From the flour mills We went TO the
paper mill. At this mill the paper Is
made foe the Pioneer Press Il leaves
the mill IN large rolls OF about seven or
loight hundred pounds. This roll is put
in tho press, and from this the daily
news for thousands Is printed and sold
on the streets for five cents copy. On
this side of The river is the state univer.
sity, having fine grounds and buildings.
IL controls large amount of land in
Minnesota. East side we took the
Manitoba train aud got hack to the
Union depot, st. Paul, In 30 minutes
from the time We got on, well paid for
the time taken. From the depot we
took hack and went to the Windsor.
Soon after supper we went To our room
to get a good rest, for we were to take
the n. III. train the next morning for
Sioux Falls, Dakota-the Lowell of the
west-2il miles from st. Paul-over
the St. Paul aud Sioux City railroad.
After good nights rest and good
break fast. We got back to the Union
depot and found the train about ready
10 start. We got un, and in few min
utes were on our way. After crossing
the railroad Widge of the Mississippi
river we ran close to the rocks, the road
being cut out of sandstone, Till we got
to the junction. Here is where the
road branches of to go to Fort SHELL
\ i,ts a.i h;.-..v-r'~iip. 1fv~s i,vro tiro
Minnesota river empties into the Mis-.
sissippi. Across from here is Fort
Smelling, up on q high bluff. Here
they keep recruits to send to tho from
tier when needed. The railroad follows
the Minnesota river most of the way to
Mankato, through the big woods. These
woods are 120 miles long and about 80
miles wide. 1t is the largest body OF
hard wood timber between the Missis.
sipi river and Big Muddy or the Mis-
souri, river. The woods have an area
of between 1000 and 5000 square miles
These forests abound in small lakes full
of fish. The woods are full of deer and
other game. The wood furnishes the
prairie farmer along the road with fue
cheaper than on the other roads. Thil
,, mnst be fine ride in summer TINT
through these woods. We passed
through Kasota; here the great Kasots
, rock quarries are. The finest rock II
i the state is found here. We pas
through st. Peter; here is the state in
,1,.... L..nl a. II L.
: The next station is Mankato. This is
) large town on the bank of the Mime
: Gotta. When the water is high boat
e is city of about 5000 inhabitants. Tfi
q is an old town, the business house
. mostly built of brick. Front street !
about two miles long, this being tb
\ business street. From this street Ii
!, city runs on to the bluffs, which ar
y covered with heavy tim Der. This ia
> great wood station, thousands of cord
9 being shipped from this station Yves
!. annually. There are fine school house
y here. The Normal school building an
j. Catholic school building are the fines
- high up on the bluff, overlooking th
y city. The Mankato Linseed Oil CO
J, furnishes the prairie farmer along thi
road with seed. They sell il out o
+ contract to farmcrs. The farmer is t
!, return all the seed he raises from this
q seed to the agent they receive the see
q from, getting per bushel what Is state
u in the contract; then he pays for hi
j. seed out of the crop raised, SO tn
'; farmer knows what he will get pc
u bushel when he signs the cOntrac
d This has been o great help to the prairi
G, Flax is one of the best crops raised l
lie the west, usually getting from IL to
&c bushels per acre. Last year fax WE
y worth $l.18 to $125 for clean see(
F." The seed is all tested and the dirt take
D. out by the buyers, 30 the farmer doe
Of not gain anything by dirt. At Maj
t.. kato is large flour mill that turns oil
o 500 barrels per day. 1t is roller mil
|, Most of the -four now is made by th
n roller process. Here are large butte
u factories. They send their agents alon
10 ali the lines of railroad and buy up q
lie the butter, good or bad, and ship 1t |
IT the factory. Here 1t is worked togetht
is by machinery, colorcd, packed, an
shipped east,by the carload. This is
-, great business. Mankato is a railroa
~ centre.
N From here we went ID Lake Crysta
in about Is miles from Monkato. fIeI
g. the Blue Earth branch comes in that
a. being built to Fort Dodge coal mine
% When 1t is finished coal will be cheapt
ID In southern Minnesota than now. SO
y coal sells for $5 aud 90 per ton on tn
is by timber and full of fish. Now "
s. are coming to the openings, we can &c
IN the prairie in tho distance; timber
10 being left behind. We are getting OIL
re into the world. 1t looks all outdoor
G. as far as VIC can see In the dista,rc,
n, We see smoke coming off from Ii
re prairie. Ii looks like the smoke froI
tv a steamer OIL the ocean. AS we waite
70 1t, it seems to grow higher. 1t
I'd smoke from locomotive of an Easter
e. bound mail train that meets us at S
It. James, lS2 miles from st. Paul. Hei
he we stop for dinner. A Vermonter keeE
IS. the hotel. lie keeps fine house an
lis as good dinner as we could find in s
re Paul-tablc furnished with silverwar,
ny everything in good style, for so cent
be This is the county seat of Watonnw,
re county. Here they have one of ii
he largest creameries in tho state, starte
d. this year. where they receive the creal
We from 1900 cows. Southern Minneso
IT is getting to be one of the largest dali
of countries west of Mississippi. On Il
"a northern Pacific they can raise whea
IN oats and barley, but no corn. f,
of mixed farming, along the Sioux Gil
road is far ahead of any part north
at- 1t. The railroad division ia here, oil
,st the round-house. Here we change /
he comotiyes and are soon. on the ROT
M again, going over the praisies of sout
1t ern Minnesota. The prairies are tire
gh less only where The farmer has plant,
ID. trees around his house or on his tr
ar claims. Every man can take up Il