St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-28

bers of the union fell in behind the Great
Western and marched to the Willard hotel.
short distance from the train, where the
crowd soon cOngregated. EX-MayOr Hart
lev welcomed the jObberS from the veranda
of the Willard house. making a neat
speech and introducing Col. Sleeper, who
said:
Mr.. President and Members of the job
bers' Union. We extend a hearty welcome to
you. Brainerd is a great town, and has hardly
been advertised and is little appreciated. 1t
has great natural advantages, among them a
splendid water power near il, has been
greatly benefited by the enterprise and
wealth of the st. Paul merchant princes, and
it looks to you now for future assistance.
the glorious city of the pines.
President Hackett replied:
thank you for this welcome. We appre-
ciate it thoroughly. / will not detain you
longer, but introduce Senator Mcmillan
SENATOR MMILLAN's ADDRESS.
Brainerd and st. Paul are familiar with
each other, and the merchants of ST. Paul
are known throughout the entire state. They
visit you to renew acquaintances. The energy
and enterprise of the mercantile interests OF
st. Paul are not equaled in the West. They
have extended their trade everywhere through
the Northwest TO the Pacific ocean. st. Paul
merchants are importing goods directly from
abroad. The transportation of teas from
China is a forerunner of the great line or
transportation across the ocean. Five huE-
dred thousand pounds of tea were sold last
year by ST. Paul merchants. That will in
crease rapidly in the future. L thank the
people of Brainerd for their close attention.
Three cheers and tiger were given for
Brainerd and the boys returned to the train,
headed by the band of the town. Brainerd
is a promising little city. Its inhabitants
are confident and enthusiastic over its fu-
ture. Various industries are promised by
capitalists, and many think it will eventu-
ally be the leading city of the state, after
st. Paul and Minneapolis.
AT PERHAM.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO, Oak, July 27.-The display of
growing grain and grasses made by the peO-
pie ofPerham was remarkable for its vari-
ETY., quantity and excellence. 1t was
finely arranged upon the side of the depot
and upon the platform pyramid of sacks
Of flour from the Prairie mills was arranged
''alone," which was the motto. This flour
makes and takes the cake" Some speci-
mems of Saskatchewan Fife, five feet high,
were very fine, with long, full heads and
kernels clear TO the end. Corn eight feet
high and oats, grasses and grain of superior
growth and quality. A large platform had
been built adjoining the depot, and every
inch of available space was occupied with
people. A large share of them were ladies.
After music by the Perham band, which
was playing as the train arrived, Ed Love,
editor of the Bulletin, proceeded to
welcome the jObberS in an excellent
speech. He welcomed the jobbers
to the most prosperous town in the
Northwest Perham had never had boom.
Ii had gone ahead by the earnest, energetic
effort of her business men. Around about
them were the most fertile lands in all the
fine park region of Northern Minnesota.
Just north of them were the grand fine for
eStS, only waiting the ring of the woOdman's
AK to turn into wealth. The neighborhood
was full of delightful little lakes, and was
already famed as the sportsman's paradise.
He welcomed the jobbers to their village.
and the more substantial welcome of their
Perham bread anu biscuits, made from
their own mills -four, were at hand.
The citizens of Perham were glad to
see the ST. Paul jobbers, and bid
them right cordial welcome
to their village. President Hackett here
introduced w. B. Dean, who responded to
the cordial welcome in fitting terms. The
JobberS did not come among them as stran-
gers, but as acquaintances and friends. We
come, said he, to shake you by the hand as
your customers whom we have long had
pleasant business relations with. We
come to look and rejoice at
your prosperity. He then paid a glowing
tribute to Josiah PeTham. after whom the
village was named, and Of which they had
good reason to be proud. He thanked them
again for their cordial welcome. The re-
ception was right royal one from right
royal people, and with mutual cheers and
good wishes. The train moved on.
Following is a circular issued at Perham.
Mimi, the metropolis of the famous Park
region of Otter Tail county, and given to
the jObbers:
TO those who contemplate coming West to
build up nice home in a HouriShing and
prosperous town, we call your attention
for few moments TO the young metropolis
above named. To those who have never been
West and have not had the pleasure of see
ing this place, which is conceded to be one of
the most beautiful in the famous park
region, short description viii
help the reader to judge for himself.
First-Perham is a tlOurishing wide
awake town of nearly two thousand inhabi-
tantS, situated on the Otter Tail, or now
called Red river. atfording great water power
for all manufacturing purposes. 1t is
located on the main line of the Northern Pa
cific railroad and at the proposed crossing of
the Minneapolis, Perham u Manitoba Air
line, which, when completed, will be one of
the principal roads running north,
extending distance of some six
hundred miles from Minneapolis and being
the only road built, with the exception of the
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad
crossing the Northern Pacific railroad and
running into the British possessions.
Second, while impossible to name the differ
ent branches of bushes, we glance over them
hastily and find a well edited newspaper,
with book and job printing rooms in connec-
ton, two large first-class hotels. one of solid
brick. two large drug stores, two hardware
stores and all of thirty other business houses
that are doing an excellent business. six
churches and three schools. Here you also find
the Prairie roller mills, five stories high. with
capacity of 800 barrels per day. costing
$4,000, and being the largest mill west
of Minneapolis. Flour is shipped from
here to all parts of the United
States and Canada, and always finds
a ready market. \ brewery costing $4,000
and making 1000 barrels of beer per day.
four immense elevators and five agricultural
warehouses. From the lumber mills near
by over 10000 feet of ship timber
alone was cut and shipped from this point
and large contracts have already been made
for the coming season, and, as this
is the extreme boundary of the Tim
Der east of the Rocky mountains
the great territory OF Dakota. which
is timberless, must look here for her supply.
The country surrounding Perham is among
some of the finest in the state, and is settled
up by well-todo farmers. Still. land can
be bought near by for from So
to $40 per acre. The lover Of
fine sports cannot find more lively
spot. The beautiful lakes that nearly sur
round the town abound with the best fish
and the web-footed fowl in count
less numbers. The prairie hen. wood
their season. in early fan and winter large
game is killed and shipped from this point by
the car load. The drives around Perha,n
are beautiful. passing over fertile prairie and
tl,rn,,ol, wood nnd srlnr and 81, -. II