Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-22
ON TIE WING.
A Msmphian Takes in Min.
hesOta.
Visits Principal Resorts and
Meets Old Friends.
BACK TO CHICAGO AGAIN.
ON TIE WING.
TO CHICAGO AGAIN.

CHICAGO, July 20. 1882.
EDITOR LEDdER--Have highly en-
Joyed my trip so far and found the
climate Of the Northwest quite brac-
ing; the air is pure and balmy, quite
pleasant during the day and at night
cool enough for wraps and heavy
clothing. We left Ashland on Satur.
day last for st. Paul and Minneapolis,
where we made good use of our time
in visiting White Bear Lake, Mime
tonka, Minnehaha Falls, St. Anthony
Falls and Fort Smelling, the latter a
grand old point of defense established
at the junction Of the Minnesota and
Mississippi rivers, somewhere back
about 1929, at the time of the
Indian troubles. At present it is
used as a distributing point
Tor army supplies, and garrisoned by a
few soldiers who keep 1t nice and tidy,
and quite inviting to visitors. There
are many fine summer resorts in the
vicinity of st. Paul, but it is i'm.
possible to do them justice unless one
will remain at least q week or so al
each with his mind fully bent on en-
ioyment. Sunday last was spent at
White Bear Lake, located about
twelve miles from st. Paul from which
point trains run almost hourly. Be-
sides a very good hotel at this charm.
ing resort, there are fully fifty cot
tages located around the lake for the
accommodation of summer visitors.
who at present number over five
hundred, with fresh arrivals
each day. Sunday excursion trains
were run to the lake and carried out
fully 1000 people, who enjoyed them
selves romping over the grounds.
swinging, or sailing over the placid
waters of the beautiful lake, the same
being supplied with a vast number of
row and sail boats, the owners of
which derive quite a little revenue by
renting them out to pleasure seekers.
The boats are all built very light and
kept in fine condition, and rented out
at the rate OF twenty-five cents per
hour. The business season at this
resort, as we'll as many others
Of the North and North
west, is very backward, owing
to the cool weather so far experienced
this season, but it is thought that by
the 10th Of the coming month the
general influx Of visitors will set in.
At st. Paul we had the pleasure of
meeting the genial Joe McOardy, a
former Memphian, who was formerly
in the coal business. He left BluT
City gabout eleven years ago, in very
poor health, many Of his friends at the
time thinking his sands of life had
nearly run out. Arriving at st. Paul
a perfect stranger, he spent the first
three years in recruiting his
health, and by his pleasing ways
made many friends, who
about a year ago elected him to
the Office Of County Auditor, a respon-
sible and very lucrative position, pay
ing $4,000 per annum Not only has
Joe recruited his health, but he is
now we'll provided with worldly goods,
having a few months ago just com
pleted and moved into a beautiful res
idence, provided with all the comforts
attainable, in one of the prettiest por-
lions of the city. His other property
consists Of a couple of houses rented
out and two more which he is build.
ing to sell as soon as completed. As
soon as we met Mr.. McCardy he re.
ceived US with open arms, as it we're,
and at once commenced working his
Imagination to see what he could do to
make our stay pleasant. He sent out
to his house for his team, and he not
being able to quit his business, got
one of his clerks to drive US to places
of interest, with orders to take us to
his house at the expiration of cur
drive, and, together with his wife and
sister, treated US right royalty. All
Memphians visiting st. Paul, if they
will call on Mr.. McCardy, will receive
as good a welcome. The city of St.
Paul is improving quite rapidly, judg-
ing from the number of new buildings
lately put up,the large numberin course
Of erection and the statistics as given
in the inaugural address of the Presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce,
in which he states that the population
of st. Paul in 1890 was $1,000, and in
1882 it is 1900, showing an increase
of $4,000 in the past two years. The
wholesale trade in 1880 was 4 10000,
600, now it is $50, 10000, showing an
increase of $40, 900, 600. The value of
manufactures in 1880 was S., 200, 900,
now it is 10000, 900, having doubled
itselftho past two years. The lumber
sales increased forty-one per cent, and
now reach about $4,000, 900, and the
general statistics show that but seven
cities in the United States have
as large a number of hotel
arrivals as st. Paul, and what is said
in regard to the rapid growth of st.
Paul must also apply to the great
Northwest, especially that portion of
Wisconsin through which the Wis.
consin Central railroad passes. 1t has
been but a short time since that por-
ton of the STATE was nothing but a
dense forest, but the building of this
road has led many to cast their for
tunes along its line. Land is being
rapidly cleared and sawmills erected,
there being a strong demand for all
the lumber hat can be manufactured.
Good timbered lands are cheap, rang
ing from two to six dollars per
acre. Good water, and plenty of it, is
found all over this country, there
being quite a number of running
streams, lakes and springs, and in a
few years wheat will be raised in
abundance, and the prosperity of this
new Wisconsin" is assured.
AT Minneapolis we met several old
Memphians including Messrs. Barna.
by, Harpmau, Gronauer, who are
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