St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-25
GATHERED TN SALTWATER.
The Business Interest Of the Bluff
City Thriving.
A Store Relieved of 5000 Worth of
Jewelry.

The chief business interests Of the city OF
Saltwater may be said to be divided into three
classes, numbering, steamhoating and the
prison manufacturing establishment. Form
erly, when Seymour, Sabin s. Co. were man.
aging the latter business very large force
of citizens was employed, but since the fail
ure Of the Northwestern Manufacturing and
Car company the receiver has felt it neces-
sary to 81 mewhat restrict the scope of opera
tons, and during the year just past has done
nothing in the way of Misunderstanding cars
except TO close out what old contracts re-
manned on hand. Probably on al average
something like 500 men have been
employed outside the prison help,
and the value of its manufactured
products will reach something like 81 zoo. 900,
consisting of the celebrated Minnesota Chief
threSher and engines, sash, door and blinds
and cabinet work. The steamboat business
of Saltwater not only employs a large amount
of capital, but engages quite number of
men, the larger part of whom reside here
with their families. There are fifteen steam
ers owned here, which employ about $50
men. The majority of them are employed
during the season in towing logs and lumber
from the boom and mills to down-river points.
The estimated gross earnings Of this feet of
steamers is safely placed at $4,000. There
are seven saw mills ut Saltwater, which en-
ploy not far from 1000 men during the saw
ing season, the larger part of whom go to the
woods during the winter TO secure the next
summers cut of logs. During last
season, owing to the enormous jam
at Taylor's Falls, the cut of lumber
of these mills was necessarily somewhat re-
stricted. AS it was, 9e, eS3, 904 feet of lumber,
250l0, $50 lath 81, 705.50O shingles and 200, QUO
pickets were cut, all told. The cut of logs on
the St. Croix and its tributaries for the sea-
son of 1885 was about $50, 000 Of this
quantity something like 10000, 600 feet re-
fna n riCpr hI1t will nh "a
spring floods. The estimated cut for the
coming season is placed at 300, 000. 600. The
Florence Mill company, which owns two
steam Touring mills in this city. consumes
about 5000 bushels of wheat daily, and en-
ploys seventy men in the mills besides some
fifteen or twenty coopers During the coming
year several important industries are to be
lnaugurated, while all of those mentioned,
and the host OF Eras--sr enterprises, will each
perform its part toward year which prom
ises to be one of the brightest and best Still
water has ever seen.
A ROBBERY.
The store of Louis Albenberg, 1.-THE New
York Emporium" situated in opera house
block on South Main street, was raided on
Wednesday night by thief, who took what
cash was left in the till, which amounted to
some SIS, and a large amount of jewelry
from the showcases. Whoever did the deed
must have remained cOpcealed inside when
the store was closed at II p. N. and made his
exit from the rear basement door, which was
found unbolted on the inside Suspicion
points to a clerk recently employed in the
store named Henry Mielzner, who was con-
spicuous yesterday b, his absence. The
amount lost is placed at about $500.
MERELY MENTIONED.
Company &, NJ. n. g., at its regular meet
ing, on Wednesday, elected Capt. W. G
Bronson and Lieuts. l. W. Castle and R. S.
Davis as delegates to attend the annual meet
tng of the First regiment, which occurs Jan.
s. at St. Paul Sergts. W. E. Easton, ]. NJ.
Kuhn and W. B, Birge were elected al
ternates.
John ". Crooks. formerly in charge of the
Saltwater department of the GLOBE, left St.
Paul yesterday for the east to attend the
funeral of his brother, locomotive engineer,
who was accidentally killed Wednesday even
ing.
The former Pensioners of Rev. ". s.
Mathews of the Clinton Avenue NJ. E. church.
West st. Paul, have presented that gentleman
with cutter, which the fine sleighing per-
mits him to appreciate.
There will be a shoot of the Saltwater Gun
club to-day at their grounds. AT IL q. m
there will be a contest for sweepstakes. while
the cup and badge shoots occur in the after
neon.
Rev. ". S. Mathews will preach at the NJ.
E. church tomorrow at 1880 a. m. upon the
subject what Think Ye of Christ" and in
the evening ION Conservation
George Cushing, formerly a resident of
Saltwater, remembered the boys of Company
Z. of this city, of which he was once a MEM
Der. with box of cigars.
At the poultry show recently held at Madi-
son, Wis, Capt. T. Fl. Yarnell took the first
premium on his two coops of rose -combed
brown Leghorns.
A number of Saltwater young people went
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view the new toboggan slide in that city.
There will be no work at the prison to-day,
and the eonyfcfswiil be treated to splendid
Christmas dinner by the warden.
There will De turkey shoot on the ice OPP
posire the prison at p. N. to-day.