St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-13

point. and competing railroad from St
Paul TO the northwestern part Of the state.
passing through Brainerd. thereby making
1t one OF the finest manufacturing points in
the great Northwest. The building OF the
dam for water power purposes is an assured
fact The county has subscribed $50, 900
TO the enterprise and the company will COM
mence active operations as soon as possible
in the spring. The site has been surveyed
and the piles will be driven through the ice
within few weeks. The dam Will cost
$3.50, 900 to 5000. 600. The
ROUTE FOR THE NEW RAILROAD
1.-THE St Paul. Brainerd & Northwestern Is
already surveyed and workmen are now en-
gagged in getting out the lies. The grading
will be done and the track laid as rapidly
as possible next season. This is the road
that secured the valuable land grant of sew
eral million acres from the Duluth & Win
nipeg company through the legislature last
session. The annual average cut of pine
on the upper Mississippi is 800, O0O 600 feet.
nearly all Of which now passes by Brainerd
and is sawed up al Minneapolis. A saving
Of at least 20 per cent. can be made by saw
ing the logs at Brainerd. This can and
will be done in the near future. Manufac-
tories of all kinds will be built, employing
thousands OF men. thereby
INCREASING THE DEMAND
for farm produce. Farming In the county
is yet in its incipiency, there being less
than one-fOurth of the farming land occu-
pied. There are thousands Of acres Of ex-
cellent vacant government land. and more
than as much more railroad land. that can
be bought very cheap, on long time and
easy terms. / speak of this because there
is an erroneous impression that there is no
good farming land in this vicinity. The
soil is a rich vegetable loan. with clay
subSoil. adapted 10 the production Of any
thing that will grow in Minnesota. and is
well watered by numerous brooks that are
tributary TO the Mississippi river. The tim
Der is
MOSTLY HARD WOOD,
consisting Of sugar maple, oak. hickory. but
ternut ash, elm and maple, with an under
growth of hazel, and is interspersed with
meadows of an excellent quality OF hay.
There are over 100 beautiful lakes in the
county. Astounding in excellent fish. Game
of all kinds is abundant i'm season. 1t is
the source Of much pride TO the citizens of
the county, by the way, that Crow
Wing county's agricultural exhibit at
the late state fair was awarded three
different premiums, one being first premium
for finest exhibit. In conclusion / will say
we have an efficient fire department and
excellent water service i'm Brainerd. In
fact there are more miles Of water pipe in
Brainerd than In ST Paul. The efficiency
of the FIRE department has served 10 prevent
any disastrous cOnfagrations in the past,
and Is a guarantee Of
SECURITY IN THE FUTURE.
We have some very handsome and costly
public buildings, and the debt OF the city is
but $4,000. There is an immense business
in Quitting done here, this being the base
of supplies for all the lumber camps in the
country round about, and the credit of the
Brainerd business men stands with the best
anywhere. The health of the city is excel
lent. as is demonstrated by the large num-
Der who seek our bracing climate, both
winter and summer, for the benefit of their
health. Brainerd and the beautiful lakes
adjacent are indeed noted as health resorts.
The climate the year round cannot be ex-
celled anywhere. To parties seeking homes
in timbered country, where billiards and
cyclones are unknown, Brainerd and Crow
Wing county offer every inducement that
can reasonably be expected.