St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-29
CROW WINGS CITY.
Brainerd, Its Past, Present and Fut-
tire. An Attractive Town For
the Settler and Capitalist.

BRAINERD, Aug. 9th. If capitalists would
Minnesota could soon boast Of another great
manufacturing city. l have visited pretty
much all the new towns along the n. P.
Railroad and after most careful inyestiga-
ton l came to the conclusion, that Brainerd
must become an important point 1t is
beautifully located on the East Bank of the
Mississippi River, in a forest of tall pine
trees, at the junction of the Duluth Line. A
new railroad will be built from this town
northwest through Northern Minnesota and
Dakota, a dam will soon be made across the
river, to furnish water power and all kind of
movements are set on foot, to advance the
interests of the town and of this entire sec
ton of country.
Brainerd has now population of over
10, 600. Some of the citizens are men of
considerable wealth, many are finely educa-
ted, refined and enterprising.
The public Improvements are worthy Of
notice. A large new Brick School House,
an elegant Opera House, first class Hotel,
Brick Courthouse and jail, a palatial
Hospital, good sidewalks, excellent drainage,
powerful waterworks, a well drilled fire Co.,
three weekly Papers and seven churches are
here.
The Northern Pacific Ry in its tremend-
GUS car SLOPES and elegant buildings gives
employment to large force OF men.
The N P. Refrigerator car Co., under the
management Of the Marquis de Mores, has
built here the finest refrigerator building on
the road. Their agent has already become a
wholesale dealer in fresh and sailed meats,
butter, eggs and all kinds of perishable ar
tices and is able to supply the wants of a
million people, as everything is, now arranged
in the most perfect manner. The finest
Montana steers are butchered by the COM
pany at Medora and other places west and
sent to the cold storage houses in Refrigera-
tor cars, the provisions are forwarded in same
way by car loads and competition is made
with largest dealers.
new 200 barrel flour mill with steam
power to subet is in full blast, manv stores
are well built and a National bank facilitates
business.
AS a summer resort Brainard offers the
greatest advantages. Beautiful lakes sur
round it and the air is so pure, so dry and so
cool, that sick people must improve their
health here.
But now a word to capitalists: If you
want to make new fortunes, come
to Brainerd and build factories.
Here you can get splendid sites for Sash,
Door IL Blind factories presented to you, If
you will build. Here you can manufacture
all kind of farm implements cheaper, than
anywhere else, and there is lots of demand
for them in the great country west of and
tributary to Brainerd.
A furniture factory is much needed, any
kind of wood working institution would pay.
Start pulp and paper mills and your profits
must be larger, than any where else.
Over 300 millions feet of logs go annually
down the Mississippi River from this point
to be made up and mostly come back here.
Brainerd has thousands and thousands Of
acres of hard wood near her doors, that have
never been touched and only pine has been
foated down the river.
Finally come here all We, who want to buy
or start brickvards the finest clay ground
borders the river. The Brickyard here, now
for sale, made white, smooth and glossy
brick and sends millions of them to Duluth,
st. Paul and other places. There is no limit
to the number of brickyards here.
/ advise all who look for investments to
visit Brainerd aud am willing to give the full
lest information at any time.
I. o. VoN FRITsCH.