River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-09
A THRIVING CITY.
An Interesting Description of the
Advantages offered by
River Falls.
Electric Lights and Water Works
Among the Probable
improvements.
Inducements offered for the Estab-
lishment of Manufacturer
Business Houses.
From the ST. PnuI pisrnioh.I


and Ellsworth branch of the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Rail
way, twelve miles from Hudson, thirty
miles from st. Paul and seven miles
from Lake st. Croix. The surround
ing country is the most fertile of any
found in the famous st. CroiX Valley.
Abundant water power is supplied by
the Kinnickinnic river, upon which
are located extensive Touring mills.
the social and educational advan-
tages are unsurpassed. Located in
this city is the Fourth State Normal
School, conducted by an able CORPS
of instructors, at the head of which is
President w. d. Parker. whose abil ty
as an educator is becoming matter
of more than local comment. Aside
from this is the High School, ably
conducted, and whose advantages as IA
place of rapid and thorough instruc
ton is recognized by all. The church
es are the Methodist, Congrega-
tional, Baptist, Episcopalian and Cath.
Ole. The leading secret societies
hold aud maintain liourishing organi-
cations here. The improvements
made during the present season have
been a mine days wonder" to our
less flourishing neighbOrs. During the
past three months there has been
constructed two three-story stone
and brick hotels of metropolitan de-
sign, three stores, Masonic hall, and
many residences. This, together with
the public Improvements in the way
of streets and sidewalks, have given
to our city an air of thrift which be-
speaks for River Falls an assured
future OF growth and prosperity. An
electric light company is being formed
which will put in for the present
a dynamo Of go light capacity. A
system of water works is being dis
cUssed by the property owners, and
the prospects are that ere long we
will be blessed with an abundant sup
ply Of water, which if used for nothing
else, viii be unsuI passed as a fire ex-
tinguisher. The manufacturing and
shipping advantages cannot be sur
passed, and there is strong desire on
the part of our wide-awake citizens to
establish here some manufacturing
industry. Strong Inducements are
offered to any responsible man who
will erect and operate an oatmeal
factory. The grain raised in this
vicinity is the finest in the world for
that purpose, and with admirable
shipping and manufacturing facilities
factory of this kind would do well.
South and east of US is located one of
the finest hardwC ID belts in the world
furnishing t } manufacturers through.
out the Northwest an excellent quality
of stock.
| The principal industry here is fiouI
| manufacturing. We now have the
Junction, Prairie and Greenwood mills
with combined capacity of seven
hundred barrels daily. Aside from
these are several grist and feed mills
all located on the kinnickinnIc river
and its tributaries.
Farmers in the immediate vicinity
are interesting themselves greatly il
raising thoroughbred stock. On the
farms in Pierce comfy may be seen
some of the finest horses found in any
part of the state, while the herds OF
ShOrt-Horns end Jerseys are recog
nized premium takers.
Burhyte, Jensen, Ap Roberts, Lord
& Son, Henriksen, aud McKahan lead
in the dry goods and grocery line
Dodge, Dewitt & Co, and Johnson &
| Ellertson handle the hardware. Win
ter, Bates, and Peterson & Son are the
jewellers. Wadsworth s. Wieger have
a walk-a.way on boots and shoes
Frank Thayer keeps the popular OF
| restaurant, aud is followed by others
Burnett s. Pratt, and Geo. Pratt con.
| duct our meat markets. Albert Lord
| furnishes the boys with cine livery out.
| fits, and Flesher & Co. make fancy
cigars. In the drug line we have Ed
sail q Youells, Il. ;. Freeman, and C.
X. Taggart. Geo. Bates keeps an as
| sortment of musical instruments and
| music, and Weisend keeps a complete
| aud fashionable stock of clothing and
furnishing goods. Carroll Bros. do a
heavy business in farming implements
and carriages.
The Bank of River Falls, organized
under the state laws, with II. S. Bur
byte president, W, d. Parker vice
president, and JAS. NJ. Smith cashier,
does an extensive banking business.
The JOURNAL, published by G. r..
| Morse, is an invaluable paper, with a
large local circulation.
A. w. Lund is doing something for
his country in the way Of manufacture
ing fine wagons, carriages and sleighs.
Two puulic halls afford ample ac-
cOmmodations for theater and ball
goeTs.
The hotels are: fremont, with jay
Loucks at the helm; Opera, A. n. The
lander, proprietor; the Deneen, Gen.
trail and Milwaukee houses-all doing
well.
The furniture business is conducted
ably by H. G.. Haven. Doctors Gould.
Ballard, Beard and Ashley look after
the invalids. Smith, Vannatta s.
Haugen and f. L. Perrin are the
lawyers.
1t appears to us from view up one |
side and down the other that River
Falls is on top. and that within ten |
years she will be the metropolis of the |
st. Croix Valley. All she needs now !
is more factories, aud her citizens are |
ready to do the fair thing, and little |
more, by any one with capital desiring |
to locate. The Board of Trade, c. Il.
Morse, secretary, will cheerfully fur
nish any information to, or correspond |,
with any one desiring to learn more %