St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-24

serve as an index Of its future
greatness to those who are un
lamiiiar with its resources and institutions.
To this end something OF It's freight ton
mage aud a sketch Of its leading productive
industries and what they have done, will
prove interesting:
MANKNTo's TONNAGE, ETC.
As an introduction 10 this, glance at the
freight tonnage Of the city for the year 1884.
(which is only beaten hy two other cities in
the statel as carefully estimated bv a number
OF her best business meu, will serve to con
vince the world of the vast commercial i'm
portance which she is daily assuming in the
great Northwest. The tonnage OF freight
shipped from Mankato the past year on her
different railroads reached the euor-
nous sum Of HAS tons, or
229,0Q0,0O0 pounds. To ship this ire
menaNls bulk Of freight it required $50
cars, which allowing 30 feet in length for
each ear makes a total length OF 63 miles
While this tremendous shipment is the
larSes; ever made from this city in one wear
II Is but the beginning of u still greater vol
umc OF business which the rapidly increas-
Ing development Of her wonderful natural
resources guarantees for the future. Man
kaio as commercial productive center is
but in It's infancy, Her export trade is rap
IDLY developing aud the great artificial
arteries which are thro5bing through
out the Northwest, aud which are sending
out their feelerS in all directions to desirable
points are not likely to overlook so important
place. Possessed Of enormous aud ex-
elusive advantages for the production OF com
mcrcial products that are ! necessity in every
part Of the country. there is absolutely no
ID saNr nav Sfrs
railroad systems which operate in the North
west have weather eve on her progress.
Three OF them already have 4 Noo,hold here.
aud others are knocking f0E admission
at her doors. Fortunately for Mankato
there Is spirit of lberality eN-
erctSed by those in authority towards
foreign corporations which tends to invite
rather than rcpel those Who seek admission.
anu who desire % do part Of this great
carrying trade, Il IS good thing aud il is
no wonder they all want some of The
Rock Island system is ~ her borders and
Nid soon b. in, and & IS only question Of
very short time when the Illinois Central
Will also be looking th,s way With each
new road comes a new force and imue;us IN
business ana it does not need seer ar
pvupael 70 fOretcI the future Greatness Of
MauSalo, The mctropCsis OF southern Mime
sofa
NNNHATo STONE.
or all the factors which combined form the
grand aggregate Of business which reaches
such colossal sEu7,s each year noue Is more
impovtan. than Maakato stone. The finger
u destiny has plainly written al over the
grand lctges watch environ the csty. and
which SVc found 10 where else ia Minnesota
They possess wonderful characteristics. and
are composed Of distinct fo-yn st5ouS aud
layers, representing stone % varied qualities
AMI rdaptcd to almost suv purpose. The cut
a. tie bead % this column Represents a per
pcudicalar section ;ai-ry-iive feet in hciEht
taken from The quarry Of
n p. CRAVE CO.
Il Is known a tie s-Maukaio Monument
and ~As prepared and forrauiea to the New