New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-17
GROWIH or THE NORTHWEST.

GLANCE AT MINNESOTA, DAKOTA AND MANITOBA.
To the Editor Of me tribune.
SIR: Twenty years ago | was in the
then little village OF st. Paul. Snn visitor TO the man
who had recently completed the first brick building
Pony trains from the then far away Sekrk settlement
tne Red River OF the North in the streets and
the real wilderness at the very doors Now the wonder
full twin cities of Paul and Minneapolis are on the
spot with 10000 inhabitants, and all the capital and
machinery ut work to give promise Of fully 5OOOOO Ill
habitans in less than twenty years. Little that Is
provincial can be seen. They are lit suburbs OF New
York. 1be immense Touring mills with capacity OF
10000 barrels OF -four per day require more than
20 bushels OF wheat for their consumption
annually. These cities the headquarters Of lumber
region producing annually lOOOOOU,UOO feet one-tlDrd
Oh which Is m,d at Minneapolis. livery interest dear
to the heart OF an Eastern man Is fully repres hteu;
there are churches and schools in abundance-llO
churches, 81 schools and 80 neWspap rs. Besides
these tlerc ell CANT places Of public amusement an
Academy OF Natural sciences, dramatic and musical
clubs Historical society, Fish Culture society Boat
ing, spOrtsmcns and the Gun and Rifle CluOs and
Society 10 fr, vent Cruelty to Animals.
A leading citizen of minneapolis told me of Horace
Grec being his guest in, think, 1862 lie found the
great journalist one day, with coat and vest of,
sleeves rolled up glasses on, map stretched before him
and pair II yiders in his hand. N hat You dong
asked the astOnishcd host The answer came Trying
to get at the of this hmm wheat belt of the
future thirteen States larger than Pennsy yania The
grandeur of this wonderful Northwest and the immense
tide OF grafton setting in from nllquarers and
yet only In infancy thus proclaimed by prophet
who could well forecast the movements OF tie people.
1t is not an idle dream to expect 70 see within twenty
years, 100000 people in Minnesota, 100000 IN
Dakota and as Dany more on the line OF the Canada
Pacific. Few can calculate the drawing powers OF cheap
farm lands growing double the quantity OF wheat that
Illinois land does. am not railroad man, and have
doll of m
and may speak impartaiy give fun need OF praise to
the great Chicago lines tuat centre at ST. Paul. ana are
developing the country south aud west Oft But among
the works of the giants nothing impressed me so much as
the rgAniZatiUn irrcacng preparations That are
being made by tie great road a Is opening up large
n noT iop Of Inc r,e wheat basin the 81 Pull Mime
apolis and Manitoba. II has this supreme advantage over
the roads In the region that nearly every ace trlD
utay cycy mile of lis line u nor only susceptible VI
cultivation. but tirslclJss farm la d. 80,
space would fail me 10 tell OF the towns OF Fergus fals
Fargo Grand Folks, ard q huudied or more smaller
usual Western energy preparing for the tide OF people
sweeping in. Minnesota with its thousands + lakes and
beautiful hardwood groves and wonderful SOL, ara
Dakoas wide praries must haze future that % sur
prise saugnine men An OIttO irlehd pat - 'VOO
into farm near Hal0ck, OF TIE MaulIoDa ROAD TWO
years ag,, and his nee return last year was $4,000
could mention 'weny other ma hed successes ol men
have interviewed My staro friend has JUST purchased
25OOO acr.a 80 she lauad II Pacific road, ZOO niles
crop next year. lie divides his grand farm mo 20 acre
blocks, and gives HE men g"od wages anu chance %
but OF fair prcc the end Of i've years H. an, cts
all his divisions with his main Office by telephone; ana
has other plans OF pcrf.cng wholesale farming worthy
OF "A commander Of men. ., j.
have ak with carloads OF Immigrants who tell OF
brothers who came with barely pohug II - and now
show wheat fuIna for Wbicr They are GH"r"d rom
sc 600 10 $1,000 not could tell me that he had
ever heard OF returning ~ the Fast disappointed
or disguised. Great Britain and the Dominion ae wax
ing on a long haslcep, aud hoping soon 10 we win
m. grand Wr4t Of IN ed states. Dreams based on
he fairy growth Of Chicago and its tributary country
have been tuck IN Dominion homes his Wntrf On the
streets Of Winnipeg win only 5000 nh39tants t'aaY
the question II asked, How long before winnipeg Wl
b. larger tnan 'uicago ,hicago man OF $500, II he
coul. get winnipeg newspaper OF today, would petl-
ton lease of ne ana 60 hot Tor corner lots
and sites on the bOuevaId1 and hOrst railroad lines
o the future cai%al u the orhwost wncD IN Lie NE
time he only knew Arctic region where fuIs came
from Two miles antf> LAf of buildings now stand on
Mainst Portagcaye, mhe ia length, Is wen Dult up
| and ilsO many side streets. go
| Brief interviews with Archbishop Tachc Governor
| CauchOn, Mr.. Mc1aVish OF the Hudson Bay Company,
the pitrd states 3nusn. Mr. j. ". Taylor ana other
well informed men, gave assurance or the future OF
! this grand cgOn never could Gave obtained Etst 10
crou Sir tlctley'- g.od ADVICE little Tor your young
| and enterpr~ing readers, and say Young man 20
Northwest" 49, 800 HoAhAN'
81 PAU, Mtln., Feb. %, 1882.