The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-12-24
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The Paradise 81 steek Growers ana
Da1rynen.
In the st. Paul Globe. Of q recent
date appears the following special UNI
der date OF Worthington, December Is:
This, the ''Arbor City Of southwest
cru Minnesota. has had . prosperous
year IN the one just drawing to 3 close.
lakes named East and West Okabena,
the Garden of the West, 1T has kept
pace with the growing country around
It,. 1t is well provided with railroad
facilities, there being ut present three
roads here with three more on the
way. 1t is called the Elgin of Mime
sofa aud the paradise of the stock
growers and dairymen. The Oklahoma
lakes are on the famous ''divide" and
have two outlets, one east into the
Mississippi and one west into the Mis-.
souri,. It is $50 feet above St. Paul
and 100 feet above tide water. Wor-.
thingtOn has the best public schools in
southwestern Minnesota, comprising
one state high school, with I've sub0r-
djnate departments, with an excellent
corps Of teachers. It has six churches,
five hotels, one steam roller mill with
capacity of $50 barrels per day, q
creamery, one butter aud egg packing
house and cold storage warehouse.
WorthingtOn has good streets. well
lighted, good sidewalks and fine shade
trees on all streets. All lines of bust.
ness are we'll represented by y class of
men who stand A No. l in the flnan.
cial world. There have been no fail
ules. 1t has two we'll established
banks. Of societies We have one chap
ter and one Blue lodge of the Masonic
order, one lodge of United Workmen,
one Post of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and WOman's Relief Corps, Il
camp Of the Sons of Veterans and u
lodge of Good Templars, alse two we'll
regulated saloons paying $500 license
each per year.
WOrthington has shipped during the
year over two hundred cars Of hay, one
hundred of flax, twelve of butter and
eggs, ten of timothy seed, thirty OF.
stock. in addition to which 4 large
amount of stock has been bought here
and driven into Iowa south Of this
place. Some seasons rs many as 49,
COO tons Of ice has been shipped to
points south. The hay industry (yet
in its infancy bids fair to he immense.
There are now six or seven parties en-
gagged in b:lling aud shipping it, aud is
rs hne hay as grows in the world.
WOrthingt0n is the cOunty-seat Of No.
bles county and the United States laud
Office for this district is located here.
The sales of real estate during the year
in this county amount to mere than
half Il million dollars. improvements
in Worthington amount to more than
$780, 900, and arrangements have been
made for more in the spring. The
city's indebtedness is less than s. 600.
while that Of. Mobiles county is less
than S3O,OOO. This is 4 good place for
capital seeking investment. Taxes are
low and will be lower, as a consequence
of the sale of large tracts of railroad
lands not enumerated in the sales
above mentioned made during tie
year, but heretofore exempt from tax
rs. sOur soil is adapted to raising near.
ly all grains GROWN in th::, latitude.
such rs corn, wheat, barley, flax, oats,
etc, while all vegetables have a WON
drous growth, cnd the amount of fine
hay growing r,id can scarcely be esti-
mated. and III the near future bids fair
to require additional railroads to move
it..
This is a fine situation for state
institution, rs the place is one of the
''ealtl'iest il the country. A canning
establishment would do well, as ccil-
siderable fruit il grown here: also All
oil and tow mill. il packing house, a
brick and tile mandatory, Il whole
sale liquor and beer house, aud in fact
Others too numerous to mention, be-
cause it is u fine distributing point.
The people are friendly to all such Ell.
terprises, and ever ready to assist all
commendable ones.
For carriage painting 20 to S. Kind
mud. Shop near NJ. E. church. l8-2w