The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-26
THE BLUE GRASS REGION.
"A REFELAT TION. 4 SURPRISE, A
WONDER.
THE ST. PAUL EXCURSION OPENS
THEIR EYES.

THE ST. PAUL EXCURSION OPENS
THEIR EYES.
In last week s ADVANCE we gave all
account of the st. Paul Jobbers excur-
sion through the magnificent Blue
Grass Region of Minnesota and Dakota.
The excursionists made the four days.
tour without an accident, IL complaint
or drunk, and returned to st. Paul
full of enthusiasm and wonder.
To one who has lived here for twelve
years and labored to build up this
country, rs we have, p.oclaiming its
advantages every week, the surprise
and wonder expressed by the St. Paul
people is itself 4 great surprise and
wonder. But they have been blinded
by ''booms." They cultivated regions
inferior in fel tility and reliability, be-
cause they were doomed and over
advertised. All this time Southwestern
Minnesota was growing rich, stealing
u march upon them, and 10! al; at once,
in the month Uf June, it bursts upon
them like beautiful June rose and
fills their eyes and nostrils wit, delight.
st. Paul has walked up. They prom
ise tO cultivate us hereafter and their
papers promise to advertise us. st.
Paul, which abandoned her own to
Chicago, proposes to make amends by
trying 10 recover her own territory.
Tie st. Paul papers have had much
towns and counties visited. On the
return of the Jobbers, the papers spoke
~ditorially in glowing language OF the
country and Of the advantages to be
derived from commercial relations with
the Blue Grass Region.
FILLED WITH NvnvslAsM
The Dispatch said;
The pilgrims to tho ''bue grass re-
RiOn returned to st. Paul last evening
worn and satcd with hospil ality, but
filled with glowing cnl .!usia,m over the
beauties and richness nl the country
traverse1, the pruSWrily Of its towns,
and the enterprise lis people.
WONDERFUL PRESENT AND GRAND
POSSIBILITIES.
The Globe said:
But few of the gentlemen making the
tour of inspection had before. anything
hut superficial Knowledge of the coun-
try they have now visited and seen for
themselves the wonderful present and
caught Il glimpse OF the grand pOSsibil-
tiles of the future. Nothing has ever
transpire,l in the history Of the business
men of st. Paul that will rebound 80
much to their prosperity. that will so
largely increase the volume Of their
trade. and bring to their doors the
wealth and resources OF Il mighty en-
pire. region always friendly to st.
Paul, and now sure to mite it's deS-
TIMES with those Of the already eStab-
lished commercial metropolis Of the
great northwest.
A COUNTRY OF WONDERFUL RE-
SOURCES.
The Pioneer-Press devoted nearly Il
column to editorial remarks upon the
country visited, from which we extract:
There are few regions to which, na.
ture has given in such abundant meas.
ure all the essentials for i. healthy and
hearty development. TO one passing
from the monotonous plains of Kansas
Or Nebraska on the west, .: the low
and unhealthy river bottoms of Illinois
on the east, the transition to the fields
of Southern Minnesota and Dakota, as
diversified in natural features as are
the industries to which these success.
full communities have applied them.
selves. is as striking rs it is delightful
A rolling surface with abundant wood
lands scattered here and there. Il soil oil
inexhaustiOle fertility, II climate free
from extremes and admirably adapted
to the production Of Ill the staples OF
agriculture. thousands of streams scat.
tered here and there, with the finest
facilities for stock-raising and dairyine
these make up a combination which
favored country are able to boast.
Towns and villages which are scarcely
known familiarly by name present re
cords of production and of increas,
that ere as marvellous IN their way a!
the municipal expansion upon which
great cities love to dwell with pride
One creamery which was turning ou
800 pounds of butter daily a year ag'
now announces its product to be- 7O|
pounds. From 4 single town, which
has no especial prominence upon tn,
map, 100. .OUO bushels Of flax seed wer,
shipped last year, in addition to Othe
produce; and flax seed commands in tn
market 4 higher price than wheat AM
80 the record goes and grows through
all the section of which only isolated
and accidental figures such rs thos
just quoted are formally taken down
It is a country Of wonderful resources
and of resources which nature con
stantly supplies and renews. All tn
small grains are cultivated with pmi
Nont success. The cattle and dairy
products of the district have already
risen to \ magnitude that gives then
the first prominence. And here diver
silied farming has added wealth t.
wealth, and solved the problem of tn
future.
OF all the immense circle Of conntr!
tributary to this point, nO"e stands t0
day with fairer auspices than that will
which intimate relations are now bein,
more and more closely drawn. No
unlike Central and Western New Yorl
in many of its characteristics, it is des
tined in the future to be, like that, :
thickly-peopled land; land of Opulen
cities, Of farms like gardens in thei
prOductiveness and the care bestowed
upon them; a land OF happy homes an(
universal prosperity.