New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-04-04
NEW YIN AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.

NEW ulM AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.
It's Superior Advantages Offered to
New. Corners.
written for the Review By kxv. c. MowERY.l
The rush OF immigration to the
Northwest has suggested the idea.
that if the superior advantages offered
by this section Of country were more
generally understood, y few of the
many thousands who pass us by, would
probably call y halt here, and make
their abode with us. Hence / offer
the following statement, in the hope
| that it may find its way eastward and
catch the eye Of some, who.e faces
are turned toward the setting sun.
New Tim. like the city Of the Jews,
is ''beantifnI for situation on the sides
OF the north" So far as natural
beauty. health ana cleanliness arc con.
cerntd. it has few, ii any, rivals in
the land. sttn who have Travelled ex
tensively confess that they have never
seen its equal. The city lies on the
south side Of the Minnesota river, on
: a swell Of land one and Il half to four
| miles, rising with a gentle slope to
the height Of Is feet from the rivers
edge ard again descending about half
that distance to the foot of the south.
ern bluffs. The bluffs ON either side
the river rise to the height of 200 feet.
The distance iron, st. Paul is 100
miles southeast.
New Ulm has population Of some
thing over 5000. There are three
German churches, viz: Catholic, I4u :
theran and Methodist Episcopal. all
which have nice edifices. An Ameri-
Can Congregational church is in
process of erection and will soon be
completed. We have good schools,
primary, intermediate and q high
school, and our board aims to keep on
~ frst.class teachers. If by any hook
or crook second class teacher OBJ
tains i position, he never holds 1t
long. Our Lutheran friends are work.
ing earnestly t0secnre the location OF
a college here, which will be under
their management, but open to all on
equal terms, and they feel quite san.
guine of success. As to order, it
would be hard to fad community OF
this size with so little disturbance OF
the public peace.
In manufacture, that of -four is ia,
ahead of all others. We have got four
roller mills, with 4 capacity of 5000
bushels per day, with ample storage
rooms, also two wheat elevators, and
one large store house for other small
grains and seeds. Thus our farmers
find ready market for their produce
mere at home.
| One brick kiln has been in success
full operation for many years. It has
| done a large business but we need on.
more to supply the demand, and there
is an abundance of excellent clay. A
pottery is also operating on a small
scale. We have il vein of Superior
clay for this industry Till within ;
few years, the works ut Mankato, 81
miles east, obtained all their clay
here, but since they have found it in
their Own door yard, they take it al
'ome. There is room in this dirac
zion for 4 business, which will YIELD
large aud steady returns. and require;
,niy Il small capital.
! Cigars manufactured 10y Mr. F
Burg must be quite famous with smo
lers, rs lie finds no difficulty in dis
posing of 100000 per annum, with a
constantly growing demand.
| A wooden factory has been started
with encouraging success.
| W. have prosperous foundry and
machine shops, where all repairs on
agricultural machinery are quickly
and substantially done.
Amber cane IS produced in sufficieE,
quantity, to make the manufacture OF
sugar and molasses u profitable bust
ness for the enterprising man who
will take it earnestly in hand.
We have a young creamery, starting
with a capital Of $8 900, and its stock
holders are determined to make it the
first institution of its kind in the
State, and they are just the men to do
it. Their building measures 24x6O It.
and they are going to do their work
with steam power.
The commercial business Of the city
is quite diversified. a large number
Of firms deal in general merchandise.
We have two fine drug stores, foul
millinery stores, three large, we'll kept
hotels, and two smaller ones for loca
travellers; one livery stable, where q
good team can always be had at mod
crate rates, two good lumber yards
good clothing store is much needed
also book and stationery store. A
rich harvest awaits any one who will
enter these fields with a fair caOita