Morris tribune., 1883-06-13

! transacted at this point, we quote the
! following figures from the record of
| til. work OF 1882, at the st. p, NJ. d
! NJ. depot. These figures do not in
| clnde the business of the Little Falls
4 Dakota Railway, which is by no
means an uNimp0rtant item:
Total pounds freight forwarded 81. $40
- received ....... .N,l93, 40
-" handled ........ 81, $40
Charges on freight forwarded .. $50 $50 .
received .......... 4o352 81
Total freight charges. $6,679 16
Local ticket sales. ...................Sl 3746 40
/ Coupon ticket Observation-Disclosures. 109S IS
| Total $l4,SI5 Is
Total amount of money received dur
mg the year .SSl,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
| Region of the richest state in the
/ Union, and Morris is fast becoming Il
| 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, II
branch of the Northern Pacific, gives
direct communication with Duluth
and all portions of the country trav-
ersGd by that tranS-cOntinentalt thor
Oughfure. Soon too a road will be
built from Appleton to Morris, thus
connecting this pOint-With the Chica-
90, Milwaukee d 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 a distrib
uting point. Business will center here
with the railroads, and Morris is bound
to boom. AS a
COMMERCIAL CENTER,
Morris is one Of the first order. Know
ing tie 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
itai being concentrated within her
borders as Morris. The immense cap
ita!, 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. Fer tliis reason Nor
ris now offers unriVaiied Inducements
to men wishing to begin business in
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 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. \ cream
cry is now being built. It adds to the
industries of the city, and by offering
an inducement fer stock raising, will |
help to bring about system of diver |
sified farming in this great wheat
producing section, and thus become |
an important item to both city and I
country.
\ canning establishment, furni- +
ture, and a mandatory Of products
from straw is needed. Any one MAX
ing 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
for themselves and their families.
They have built residences, many of
them costly ones, surrounded them
with trees and shrubbery and made +
them attractive, built churches and
established schools, and have made
every preparation for permanent
home. The Catholics were the first to i
erect a church. Their society is now
IN Furnishing condition. Besides |
having a large membership, they |
maintain q parochial school which /
1ow contains over sixty pupils. IN |
addition to the church society has {
quilt an elegant residence for the par
sh priest, and another smaller one
or the teachers of their school.
The Congregational church was :
,uilt four years ago, the Episcopal
,hurch three, and Methodist church
wo years ago. These churches are
III free from debt, and the societies are I
il we'll sustained and are growing. t
The
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I
re the pride of all. The school build I
ng was erected four years ago, at a t
ost of $4,000. There are at present
our departments, each under the :
barge of inexperienced teacher. The !
high School is established under the
aw of the state, and is ina most pros !
erous condition. The school is grow $
ny SO rapidly that an additional
uilding and additional teachers will j.
e neeSed for the summer term In1s
forris none of that roughness and
disregard for law and order is found !
which is peculiar to many western
nd rapidly growing towns, but. i'll I
tead, her streets, homes, churches, /;
chools and people have the appear-
nee of older and morefully developed :
tiles. !,