St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-06
Phenomenal Growth of the Cities in
the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Belt.
Montana's Rich Mining Resources
Dakota's Wonderful WeaIth--
A Bountiful Harvest.
Review of the JObbers' Trip and OBJ
servations by the Wayside--
Personal Points.
Once More nj Work.

to all of the eXcurSiOnists who had not
tTaversed it. All were prepared for the
sight of agricultural country that borders
the Northern Pacific road in Minnesota and
the extensive wheat fields of Dakota, but
the cattle and mining territory of Montana
was source of amaZement The jobbers
entered upon their tour with the
deliberate purpose sof conquering the
great country that lay before
them. There had beennO question of their
undisputed sway over a large proportion of
the trade or the Northern Pacific belt, but
not being satisfied with what they pos
sessed, they sought other worlds to con-
quer. 1t is safe TO say that they have re-
turned confident of their supremacy over
all other cities in the control of the North
western trade. The first three days of the
historic trip witnessed a succession of sur
prises and receptions hardly ever expert
eneed by any set of excursioniSts in any
country. The tour was through towns in
Minnesota, Dakota and Montana which
have always had intimate relations with the
COMMERCIAL METROPOLIS.
These actions proved conclusively the es-
tlmatlon in which the jobbeTs were held by
their faithful customerS The fourth day
spent at the capital of Montana was largely
among new acquaintance. The party was
received with no less cOrdiality. and left
full OF assurances of a largely increased pa
tronage from this mining center. Butte
was wonder to all The copper and sill
yer mines there have attracted attention
from all parts of the financial world, and it
now has no rival as mining camp. Of
the $50, 900, coo in minerals that will be pro-
duced in the territory this year, Butte will
furnish $50, 600, 900. The city is destined
to control the copper market of the world,
and the silver mines, in extent and pro-
ductiveneSS, rival those of any
part or the country. Butte
the Union Pacifc's branch road, Utah IL
Northern, for hauling its freight, and the
Northern Pacific, it is hoped, will soon
have its share of this amount by extending
its system SO as to get this important point
in its grasp. Not until then will St. Paul
have its proper share of the trade of this
growing city, which will, in less than five
years, contain $4,000 population. One hun
dred and fifty mines are in operation there
and new ones constantly being opened.
With S600,00 distributed monthly among
the shops and labOreTS of the town, which
Will soon be increased to $1,000
900, it can readily be appreciated
HOW VALUABLE
an intimate business connection with this
city would be TO st. Paul. When Montana
is admitted into the union as state it will
out-rival all others in its mineral production.
As stOck-growing state it is peculiarly
adapted and viii always hold its place in
the front ranks. The Northern Pacific
towns in this territory are all having
steady, solid growth and are destined to
become cities OF wealth and importance, at
the same time increasing their trade and
business relations with the metropolis
Dakota's growth in population and riches
has astonished the entire nation. The
people of the territory could not he prouder
of the busy, busting towns within its Dor
der than the jObbers were gratified to wit
ness the transformation these little trade
centers have undergone within few years.
Towns that now contain long business
blocks of brick and stone were a short time
ago merely frontier settlements with a few
ShackS and tents.
1t is surprising how cities and towns
spring up on the Northern Pacific on the
mere surface development of the rich re-
sources OF the tributary country. The Job
berS could hardly realize what has been
done in this direction in two or three short
years of general depression, and how futile
the flight of the widest Imagination to fore
tell the future. The town of this year is
the city of the next. The territories with
their wide acres of wild lands pass before
the vision like
A PANORAMA
into prosperous and pOpulOus states. These
thoughts crowded themselves upon the
minds of the jObbers as the train bore them
swiftly on their homeward journey through
Montana and Dakota, through the noun
tain-lOcked treasure houses of precious
metals, through the great grazing grounds
whence the world is destined to draw a
large share OF its meat supplies, through |
the matchleSS wheat fields which even now
furnish the finest of flour for the nations of |
the earth. The bonanza farms of to-day |
will develop in the natural processes of ag- |
ricultural evolution, into hOmeSteadS, with |
houses upon every quarter section, with !
cities and towns at convenient points, all of |
which will secure their supplies at the great |
commercial center which the jobbers repre- |
sent. With what little development the |
country has had in the few years that the |
Northern Pacific has penetrated this new /
empire of the Northwest have sprung up /
such splendid cities and towns as Living |
stOn, Billings, Miles City, Glendiye, Dick !
inSOn, Mandan, Bismarck, Steele, James |
town, Valley City, CasSelton and last, but |
far from least, Fargo and MoOrhead. Back |
of and beyond these are the older cities of |
Montana, like BoZewan, Helena, Deer |
Lodge and Butte. These had an active life |
long before
RAILROADS
had penetrated the mountains of Montana.
aud are distinctively the creatures of a home |
development on native resources: the fruit |
of mans energy and tireleSs work. With |
the railroad came new conditions to which
these old cities readily adapted themselves,
and they joined the railroad towns in a pro-
gressive development. The transitOry stage
between bull team and q railroad town is |
always critical state of its development.
but all of those visited in Montana exhibited
evidence of progress which indicated that |
they had passed through the crisis safely, |
and had entered upon the new era of pros
perity which the railroad had mapped out |
for it.
So deeply impressed were the jobbers |
with what they saw that the interest on the !
return trip had not abated, and all appeared |
as eager to see the people and the country |
as on the outward trip. The last day of !
the excursion in Dakota was one of the |
most delightful of the ten, as il took |
the tourists from Bismarck to Fargo,
the great wheat belt Of the tTanscontinentaI |
line. Most gratifying evidences of boun- |
tiful harvest were observed on every side. !
bounded only by the horizon and the vision. |
The last nights ride was through matchless |
Minnesota. with which we are all familiar.
JoTs ABOUT THE JOBBERs.
Quite an amusing incident occurred when |
the train stopped near Wheatland on Tues
day evening TO give the jobbers an oppor-
tunity 10 adopt resolutions of
thanks to the officers of the
DociGo roflrooH Conc a..