The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-24
goods carried in the different lines and
with the remarkable increase in the
stability of the merchants within the
mast tw0 years

with the remarkable increase in the
stability of the merchants within the
past two years. ="
FUTURE GREATNESS.
VIM. B. Dean, of tho hardware house
Of Nicels 4 Dean, SAID:
There is no question in my mind that
the diversified character of your farm
ing will tend to enrich your section to
q great degree. I see on every hand
prospects for future greatness.
CAN'T KEEP HIS HANDS OFF.
VIM. Rhodes, of the hardware house
of Breuer & Rhodes, said:
Jet any man see that country Of
yours and he can't keep his hands off it..
He wants it all, and lie isn't afraid to
do business with you. I have Travelled
over many parts of this country but 1
was never better pleased with any
section.
ADEAD SURE THING.
G. W. Freeman, Of the.boot and shoe
house of c. Gotzian s. Co., said:
How was I impressed with the out
look of your section?. Well, sir, they
say there is nothing certain in this life
but death. This, no doubt, is true, but
yours becoming one of the wealthiest
and most noted sections in the west
comes as near being dead sure thing
as anything can be.
SURPRISED BEYOND EXPRESSION.
C. A. Kellogg, of the boot and shoe
house of Kellogg, johnson & Co., said:
AS we'll as the balance of the party, l
was surprised to a greater degree than
can express by the progress your
section of the country has made during
the past few years. Had been told Of
the number of stately brick blocks that
ornament the streets of your cities, and
the numerous well-tilled farms which
surround them, I would very likely
have charged ny informant with
drawing tile long bow;' but now that
I have seen it myself / will have to ac-
knowledge or 60 back on my own eyes.
Your future is assured.
RISK ANY AMOUNT OF GOODS ON US.
w. B. Johnson, Of the boot and shoe
house of Foote, johnson & Co., said:
I was greatly surprised 1T the enter
prise exhibited in all the towns of your
section. assure you that with such
life as is exhibited by your business
men, can prophesy 4 great future for
any community in yOnr section. l
would not be afraid to risk any amount
of goods in such community.
WONDERFUL STORIES CONFIRMED.
Otto Streissguth, of the hat and cap
house of Yourg, Streissguth & Drake,
said:
had no idea of the country you have
in that section.. Our travelling sales.
men have come back to us with won.
derful stories but it gave us no ade:
quate idea of the substantial settlement
Of your towns and the fine appearance
of your fields under cultivation. Your
hotels and buildings in general were a
complete surprise to me.
a REVELATION.
e. II. Cutler, of the drug house of
Noyes Bros. & Cutler, said:
Your country was much of 4 revela.
tion to me. l had no idea of the growth
found there, and am only sorry that
the members of our union did not
make their trip lorg ago.
MANUFACTURING ALSO.
]. p. Larkin, of the creckery house
Of Craig, Larkin & Smith, said:
Whatever may br said of any conn
try, the section which can boast Of the
manufacturing interests that are creep
ing into your towns is all right for the
future; and l find in every direction
well.eqnipped Touring mills and mills
erected for other manufacturing pur-
poses.
n. NJ, Pollock. of the crockery house
Of Pollock, Donaldson & Ogden, said:
You can say for me that l was de.
lighted with the trip, and feel satisfied
that the benefits will he felt by boti
your people and the merchants of st
Paul. I know that the extensivenes:
and richness Of the field was a surpris,
to most Of the members of the party.
MORE THAN SURPRISED.
E. F. Osborne, manufacturer o
steam heating apparatus, said:
It was my first visit, and I am more
than pleased with the entire section O.
country, and to say that l was sur
prised does not fully express it.
METROPOLITAN AIRS.
Nathan Ford, musical instruments
said:
It was thirteen years ago that in tn,
prosecution of my business l made :
trip over your section, when for TWEEN
ty-tive miles at stretch l did no
come across house, so You may wei
imagine my surprise at beholding tin
growth and frequency of the towns
along the route, and the metropolitan
air of many of your cities.
NOT PREPARED FOR 1T.
Mr.. Warren. Of the notion house O
Arthur, Warren & Abbott, said:
I was not prepared to see covered
with well-tilled farms a country which
but q few years ago was the almost un
disputed home of the red man. and t,
see thriving cities where there stoot
his teepee. The energy, push, vim arc
success of your people is a source o
wonder to us who hardly ever pass tn,
limits of the city except on business
matter.
UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH.
s. g. Williams, of the Pioneer Press
said:
! had formed a favorable opinion O
the intelligence of your people from tn
large circulation of our paper in you
section of country, but the solid growth
in financial and many other respects i.
unprecedented. I was wonderfully i'm
pressed by it all.
NEVER SAW THE LIKE.
J. A. Hill, of stationery and druf
house of Ward, Hill & Mcclellan, said
have travelled very extensively il
the east, but have never seen an,
country to compare with yours in fer
tility and productiveness.
STAGGERED BY 1T.
A. P. Lewis, of the cracker house o
Friedman H. Lewis, said:
In this day and age, when nothing
but practical results-hard, bottom
facts-count for anything, tile settling
and building up of = section like your:
to the degree to which it has attained
is astonishing. The belief of the most
credulous would be staggered by re
recital of the improvements which hav,