The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-19
NEVER OVERLOOK 4 SNAIL.

MEYER OVERLOOK 4 SNAIL.
The Worthington Record reads its
w-going business men Il lesson on
advertising. The Citizen has alluded
to the fact that the so.called business
men of that place did not appreciate
the local papers. WOrthingtOn is To-
Gated in fine farming country, has ex.
cellent railroad facilities, and might, if
it had few more wide-awake business
men, it has one or twO,) he an impor-
tant trading point. If the average
business man of Worthington ever saw
a snail he must have met it, for lie
certainly. never overlook One.-1.ake-
field Citizen.
The ADVANCE has during the last
year received a number of letters in
quiring about Worthington as place
to do business. We have returned the
uniform answer that for man of small
capital, doing small business, such as
general merchandising on the usual
country store" plan, Worthington is
not the place to come to. 1t has enough
Of that class of stores now, which take
what comes and make little or no effort
to extend trade.
But we have also written the parties
making inquiry, that Worthington is
to-day one of the best points in the
State for men Of capital and push, who
know how to reach for business. There
is no doubt about this in our mind
Whether in general merchandising on
large scale, or in special lines such as
dry goods, clothing, etc., we still main
tain that business can be extended
over five or six counties from Worth
ington.
This item will reach the eyes of some
men of capital and energy who are
looking for good business points. We
say to them that the field is compare
lively clear. Worthington is good
distributing point to-day, is the heart
of Il splendid country and has 10000 to
$4,000 people around it who can he
made tributary to this centre.
If you have capital and push, come
on. If your capital is small and you
wish to do a small business, reaching
out over Il few townships, you could
probably do better elsewhere. If, how.
ever, you know how to reach for busi-
ness and get away" with slow going
rivals, here is good point even through
your capital is limited.
ADVENTURES or Il IRA TELER.
EDITOR ADvANCE.-Well, now, have
you within the last year travelled the
Luverne road from Worthington to
Adrian? Such sights and magnificent
scenery! Its beautiful lakes, the Okla
ben:s, its winding ways through pretty
groves which now and then greet you,
and what q sweet, fresh perfume III
hales our nostrils as we sniff the fresh,
pure fragrance Of the thousand varieties
Of wild flowers that nod their plumed
heads at you as you wheel along; and
its unique roads which Imagination
could hardly conjure up; the wonderful
structures and y. culiar pieces CT work
manship from the hand Of man, or 1T
least we might presume that some hu.
man hand had some time during the
last century touched the soil with this
necessary appendage usually supposed
to be for that purpose. but whether any
good came Of it | will leave you to
Judge.
recently enj"yed this privilege. l
started few mornings since with !,
single horse hitched to us smalla buggy
as thought the circumstances would
ALLOW, Il small amou; t OF travelling con
veniences witi! 4 few good cigars and /.
| li,st-class mborrowtd umbrella, and
thus equipped l wheeled along very
Pleasantly ut first, and slewly. then
| slower, and finally came to a dead stop,
stopped by il wire fence cutting the
road in two like Il quick cheese So
turning the horse and riding about a
mi;e and Il half and finding no end to
the fence but pair of primitive bars,
hardly made by the hand OF man, un.
folded them and went through Here
found myself fenced in completely
and now what a quandary. But ut this
trying moment heard Il voice, appar-
emily from the clouds, saying, owe
have a right to shut it off. They told
us down at the town forninSt that it
was all right. If you'd just drive down
W lIlt SOuIH u lnlIe anu u Hall you ii
find a slough All you've got to do is
to ride right through it. | believe
there's a bottom to it, and when You
get on the other side you may find the
spot where a road used to be-" Taking
this friendly advice 1 proceeded to act
upon it, and after a plunge and I; final
landing and brushing off the mud,
agaii, started. finding bridges standing
on trestle work or on nothing ut ALL
Such mud was never seen this side of
Uades. Now comes the bridges, those
between Rushmore and Adrian. If any
human being IS obliged to travel this
road pity him. One place in par
ticular, on the east side of the railroad
crossing, is dangerous in the extreme.
My horse here stopped, gave one snort
and leaped over the whole business,
about fourteen or fifteen feet, clearing
1t equal to any leapest you ever saw
Imagine my feelings and condition as 1
held OH to my vehicle, umbrella, etc.
Supposing l had lost my umbrella,
| what then? And so you and and
other natives will have to 60 through
the same performance and may lose eur
umbrellas if they do not have that road
repaired and these fences removed, be-
cause you see it is not good taste to
build fence across a road over three
miles long at least. TRAVELLER.
THE NEW YORK TIMES