Morris tribune., 1883-06-06
Total amount of money received dur.

Coupon ticket sales. l,O9s 10
Total, .$l4,s45 Is
Total amount of money received dur .,
ing the year .... .$9l'olo 81
The great railroad corporations sure
ly have confidence in the country for
they are pushing their lines into this
favored portion of the famous Park
Regionn of the richest state in the
Union, and Morris is fast becoming a
RAILROAD CENTER
of no small proportions. Situated up
on the main line of the st. Paul, Min
neapolis & Manitoba Railroad, and
being the eastern terminus of the
Browns Valley Branch of the same
road, it has all the advantages to be
derived from that immense system.
The Little Falls & Dakota road, a
branch of the Northern Pacific, gives
direct communication with Duluth
and all portions of the country trav-
ersed by that trans-cOntinental thor
oughfare. Soon too a road will be
built from Appleton to Morris, thus
connecting this point with the Chica-
90, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway.
Thus Morris has connection with all
points north and west, Duluth and the
Great Lakes, st. Paul, Minneapolis,
and will soon have direct communica-
ton with Chicago and st. Louis, over
the Milwaukee road. By virtue of
her position, Morris must be distrib-
uting point. Business will center here
with the railroads, and Morris is bound
to boom. Asa
COMMERCIAL CENTER.
Morris is one of the first order. Know
ing the advantages of her location,
numerous enterprising men, with
abundant capital, settled here in an
early day. Now no place in this part
of the state can boast of as much cap
ital being concentrated within her
borders as Morris. The immense cap
ital, varied interests and consequent
lively competition, has attracted trade
to this point from large portion of
the surrounding country. With in
creased railroad facilities much more
of trade will center here than ever be-
fore, and Morris, in meeting this in
creased demand, must grow more rap
idly than ever. For this reason Nor
ris now offers unrivalled inducements
to men wishing to begin business i'll
this new Northwest. Manufacturers
and those engaged in other industries
are needed, and men with money to
invest should consider well the oppor-
tunities now offered here before in
vesting elsewhere.
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS
are important. The POmme de Terre
river running through. the county and
within a short distance from town,
furnishes water power. Two mills,
the Riverside Roller Mill and the
North Star Mills, are now in operation
near here, but yet the water power is
but partially developed. Brick of eX-
cellent quality are manufactured in
large quantities. Clay beds suitable
for this purpose are so extensive that
this branch of industry can be extend
ed to any extent whatever. A cream
cry is now being built. 1t adds to the
industries of the city, and by offering
an inducement for stock rasing, will
help to bring about a system of diver
sified farming in this great wheat
section, and thus become
an important item to both city and
country.
A canning establishment, a furni-
ture, and a mandatory of products
from straw is needed. Any one max
ing a business of any of these will find
here an excellent opening.
Morris is inhabited principally by |
people from the eastern and older por-
lions of the Union, and the society is |
Of the best. Instead of coming here
for speculative reasons only, these
people come here to establish homes .
ior themselves and their families.
They have built residences, many of
Ley, |
with trees and shrubbery and made
hem attractive, built churches and
schools, and have made
very preparation for a permanent
nome. The Catholics were the first to
erect church. Their society is now
n a fiourishing condition. Besides
having a large membership, they
maintain a parochial school which
low contains over sixty pupils. In
addition to the church society has
,uilt all elegant residence for the par
sh priest, and another smaller one
or the teachers of their school.
The Congregational church was
,uilt four wears ago, the Episcopal
hurch three, and Methodist church
wo years ago. These churches are
III free from debt, and the societies are
VII Wtll dhu a1C | ,
'he
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
re the pride of all. The school build
ng was erected four years ago, at
ost of $1,000. There are at present
our departments, each under the
harge of an experienced teacher. The
Iigh School is established under the
aw of the state, and is in a most pros
erous condition. The school is grow
ng SO rapidly that an additional
uilding and additional teachers will
e needed for the summer term. In
Iorris none of that roughness and
isregard for law and order is found
,hich is peculiar to many western !
nd rapidly growing towns, but, in
tead, her streets, homes, churches, ,,
chools and people have the appear
nee of older and more fully developed ,
tiles. ki
In addition then to q country un-
i'm fertility, soil adapted to IL
iyeraified farming the most health II