Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-02


most of it heavily timbered. The home
was a rambling, old-fashioned country
house, with a generous chimney i'll the
middle of il, such as was common in those
days. For few years after their removal
to Connecticut Dwight worked upon his
grandfather's farm in the sum-
mer, and in the winter attended
school, completing his education
so far as his school days were concerned,
by spending year at Phillips academy,
under the charge of DR.. Taylor, completing
his studies in mathematics and civil.engin-
eering. At the close of his years school
Mr.. Sabin had arrived at the age of eight
cen years. In 1862 the father of Mr..
Sabin died, his grandfather hav-
ing been dead some years before his
fathers death. By the will Mr.. Sabin inner
tied as his share of the paternal estate the
old homestead in Connecticut. The farm
and other property in the state of Illinois
going to his mother and younger brother.
The farm III the state of Illinois had been
rented. The first year after his fathers
death, Mr.. Sabin remained at home with
his mother on the old homestead and dur
ing that time was engaged in the wood
and lumber business, making sale of his
wood and lumber in the little factory vii
lage near the old homestead Among
the little towns surrounding the old
homestead, as will I'M
doubtedly be known to some of the read
ers of this article, is Ballouville, Putnam,
Pomfort, and Dogsville. Mr.. Sabin con-
tinued in this business up to the year 1867,
except for the period of about a year
when he was absent in Washington and
vicinity. In 1868 Mr.. Sabin went
to Virginia expecting to take a
lleutenant's commission in the
army He arrived in Washington
just after the battle of Gettysburg and was
sent to the front. Upon his arrival at the
front, DR.. Hard, an army surgeon, ap-
pointed him as one of his aids and placed
him in charge of an ambulance corps,
which position he occupied for some
months in the active discharge of his
duties, at which time he was re-
lived from service on &C.
count of sickness, and in the December
following he went to Washington and re-
ceived clerkship in the treasury depart
ment. He remained in Washington all
winter and in the spring returned to his
home, again resuming the business of
farming on the old homestead and the
cutting of wood and lumber during the
winter, in which business he remained
without interruption until the year 1867.
In the spring of that year Mr.. Sabin came
to the state of Illinois for the purpose of
settling up his fathers estate and dispos-
posing of the property in that state. This
he accomplished early in the season. AT
ter disposing of this property,
Mr.. Sabin, as sight. seer came on pros
pecting tour to Minnesota, reaching the
Mississippi river at Fulton. ILL.,, and COM
ing from thence up the river by steamer to
st. Paul. 1t was in the month of Septem-
Der and delightful time for ones first
visit to this state. There were three gen.
tlemen with Mr.. Sabin at the time, one of
them, Mr.. Taylor, afterwards became q
member of the firm of Wilder, Taylor &
Co. This party of friends travelled over
the state together on various hunting and
fishing excursions, visiting st. Cloud, Big
Lake, Ft. Abercombie and then across the
country to Taylors Falls, and
from thence to Saltwater. From there
they went down the river, and then to his
old home, which he reached in the month
of November of the same year.
Mr.. Sabin was so charmed with the
scenery and climate of Minnesota, and SO
favorably impressed with its business
prospects and business men that he de-
! termined to close up his business at the
East and remove to the state of Minneso-
ia with the intention of making it his per-
manent home, believing that in our young
and vigorous state that he could find better
opportunities for the employment of his
sGapitPl and business talent than in anv
Other state of the Union.
In pursuance of his plan he closed up
his business at the East, and in the spring
OF 1868 came to Minnesota with the inten-
ton of engaging in the lumber business.
After his arrival in this state, he spent
some three Oh four months between the
cities of st. Paul and Minneapolis trying
to decide between the rival charms of the
two, being much impressed with the
bright business prospects of both towns,
but finally determined to locate in Mime
apolis and cast his lot with the business
men of that town. When he arrived at
the depot to take the train for Minneapo-
lis, he was met by some gentlemen, among
whom was Mr.. j. W. Bass, Mr..
Wilder and Col. Graves, who had
certain business interests at Saltwater,
Mimi, with certain other gentlemen having
a contract with the state for the prison la
Dor, this contract having been in the
hands some years before of the firm of
Willim, Webster i Co. The business hay
ing proved Improbable it was
sold out and new
firm formed taking the contract
under the firm name of Seymour, Willim
& Co. After the business went under this
firm name, Messra. Bass, Wilder and
Griggs became copartners in the concern.
The business at that time not proving a
success for the want of proper financial
management, Mr.. Seymour only