St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-16
YANKTON'S WEALTH.
The Large Interests Which Center i'm
This Young City.

Special to the Globe.
YANKToN, Oak, Dec. 15-During the
past year this city has ''spruced up WON
derfully in anticipation of ''boom," which
it is confidently expected will be expert
enced with the advent of the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad which was COM
pleted to Yankton last week. No great in
tiuX OF immigration is expected this fall,
but every effort will be made to divert next
seasons immigration in this direction. This
city now has population of 5000 people,
although the last census returns place the
number somewhat under that figure. The
town is slowly but surely developing into a
city of metropolitan proportions, and bids
fair to soon Outrank her Younger rivals
throughout the territory. 1t is twenty-seven
years since the settlement of Yankton began,
and but very few of its earliest settlers re-
main here. 1t was fourteen years after its
settlement before the first railroad was
built, and it was thirteen years from that
time till the second railroad reached here.
and we now have the Chicago, Milwaukee
" st. Paul and the Chicago q Northwest
ern roads with which to begin the battle
anew.
YANKToN POSSESSES
among her institutions number of first
class manufactures, among which are the
WOODEN mill-the only one in the territory
with machinery and buildings costing
$50, 600. A large force of hands are en-
ployed here the year round. The Excelsior
flour mill, costing $4,000, is one OF the
model institutions of the Northwest. hay
ing Just added new roller-process machinery
to the extensive establishment The pack
ing-house is large, four-story structure,
costing $50, 1000, with capacity for slaugh-
tering 500 hogs a day. This is the ONLY
packing-house in the territory. The tow
mill is another institution which
gives employment to number of
hands This mill is constantly furn-
ing out ten tons OF tow each day and ship
ping the product to Eastern markets.
There are many other manufactures here
which are worthy of mention, such as the
two large breweries--the largest in the ter
ritory. the machine shops and foundries,
the bettling works, the pressed brick works,
ETC.. but lack of space forbids their mention
at this time.
TWO DAILY NEWSPAPERS
are published here, the Evening Telegram
and the Press and Dakotaian. either of
which will furnish their readers with any
information desired. The political com
half the city and one-half the county offic-
ialS ale Democratic. One principal feature
OF our city, which must not be overlooked
is the fine system of water works and excel
lent fire department. The educational
facilities OF 1ankUOa are renowned The
public school system has been under the
control OF a board of education for twelve
years and is separate and distinct from
the municipal government Four elegant
brick school houses and large corps
of teachers are now inadequate for the de-
inands. and a fifth school is soon to be
erected. The Yankton college. an institu-
ton under the protecting wing of the Con-
gregational society, is large structure
built Of granite au,t equipped with full
corps OF instructors. Seyenty-tiye students
are in attendance.
THE ISDFAN SCHOOL,
occupying building costing $40. 600, now
contains ie0 indian boys. This school is