St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-19
GOSSIP FROM THE NORTH.
Improvement Along the Northern
Pacific in Minnesota.
Shipping Cattle to the West and the
Profit in it.


BRAINEBD, May 15.-There is encourage
ing evidence of growth at every town and
station from st. Paul ON the Northern Pa
cifc railroad. Royalton seems to have
more new houses built and in course of
construction this year than the whole num-
Der of houses in the place last year. On
the prairies, too, there are new houses and
new barns here and there, and altogether
the evidence of prosperity as one moves
northwest is unmistakable. Little Falls
has improved its hotel accommodations.
Madame's, the name of a famous little hotel
with capital cuisine, has been enlarged,
and Vasaly's has new furniture and new
landlord. But Little Falls has not regained
it's lost military spirit and there is no talk
of recognizing the local military company,
which was disbanded because the members
did not keep their buttons bright
Brainerd had fresh pulsation the other
day when it was announced that the ship
ment of young stock over the Northern Pa
cific into Montana had already commenced.
Several cattle trains have already passed
westward and arrangements are made for
20, 900 head in the near future. Yearlings
and wo-year-olds and cows with their
calves and ''muley bulls, all milk and no
horns" are picked up in Southern Mime
sofa, Iowa and Wisconsin. A train that
passed here to-day had cattle cars from Lii
nois, so that
CATTLE FOR THE WEST
must be shipped in some of the Middle
States. The cattle shipped West are worth
perhaps $40 or $12 per head, and are
brought back by the road in three or four
years worth $40 to 500 per head, with very
little outlay of money beyond the first cost
and transportation. The grass of Montana
will keep the stock-raisers of Minnesota
busy for years.
The restless American is again on the
march, westward to Dakota to Montana
and to Washington territory MI. c.. f.
Kindred, who is owner Of some 10000
acres in Dakota, says that the price of land
in Dakota is sensibly affected by the immi%
/ grafton of this spring, and that all signs are
favorable for better times in the great
| Northwest. Brainerd contemplates some
| new business blocks. Mr.. McFadden, the
druggist, and Mr.. Westfall, the merchant
tailor. are all but ready to build block
| jointly for their respective business.
The Northern Pacific takes time from its
vast business to beautify the station sur
roundings, and Superintendent Kimberly has
had the good taste to have the vacant
places all around cleaned off and seeded
down.
THE CLIMATIC CHANGE
from ST. Paul to this point is truly wonder
full. One of our party who had to be care
full of his diet while at home, and who con-
fined himself to oatmeal for breakfast and
for supper, and to a light meal for dinner,
finds himself in few days able to master
meat and crave for it three times day.
The Northern Pacific railroad has sani-
tarium across the river for the benefit of
employees who from one cause or another
may be sick. But Drs. Bigger and Hemp
stead have in the main empty wards. Mr..
Odell and Mr.. Kimberly have told the med
ical gentlemen that their salaries will be all
the more cheerfully paid if there is not
supported by the contributions of the en-
ployes, each man earning $50 month or
less contributing so cents month; those
earning over $50 month contribute 81.
those who are injured or who are sick are
taken in and treated free, and get
FROM THE HOSPITAL FUND
so cents day. The members of the
Northern Pacific Beneficial Association"
(the charter name of the charity, who
may be stationed where there is no hospital,
have their hotel or boarding bills paid from
the common fund.- AHi4employes east OF
Helena, Mont, are members, excepting
those who were over 45 years of age when
they commenced work for the company, OIL
those who may have chronic diseases.
The city's high school is onen and in sue
cessful operation. Prof. }. A. Wilson
was induced to come from Ohio and take
charge Of the higher education of Bainerd's
rising generation. Mr.. Albert B. Ropes,
graduate of the Stevens institute, Hoboken,
n. j., is doing a splendid work with
class of young apprentices of the Northern
Pacific shops. The company is elevating
the labor standard, and the prospect for sue
cess is most encouraging. A.