St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04
THE MANITOBA RAIL WY
ind the Mouse River Valley Ceun-

Ind the Mouse River Valley C0un-
try.
1.-THE star of empire" continues to take
is way westward in accordance with time
honored precedent, but just now it appears
% be hating over the Mouse river region in
the neighboring territory of Dakota. as il
10 indicate to the em!grant, whose face is
eveI turned toward the setting sun. that
| mere indeed is The land of promise of which
| ne is in search.
The wanderer will hardly find better
and. 10 matter how far or in what drec
! ton he journeys. Nature has been gracious
nd generous in this region. but ever. now,
when it is comparatively known, the good
Gifts which have been here bestowed are
out half understood and not half
appreciated. This is wonderful
country; it is all ready for the
plOw of the farmer; it will yield TWEEN
,y-tive bushels of the best hard wheat to
The acre. and it has direct railway commu-
nication with Duluth, the greatest wheat
shipping port in the United States, and
with Minneapolis, whele more -four is
manufactured than in any other city in the
world.
But there are still other advantages in the
rice of that all-impOrtant commodity, lum-
Der. While il costs on an average Az
tents per bushel to ship wheat to Chicago
from Iowa, 2213 cents per buShel from Ne
0Taska and "a % cents from Kansas, it costs
The Dakota farmer only 10 cents per bushel
10 ship to Duluth and 81 cents to ship to
Minneapolis.
And still the story is but half told; the
nn6nlQ nj fhaf a nj
wheat crop is covered by a vigorous
growth of the most nutritious grass that
ever afforded sustenance to fl0cks and
herds. Cattle range here the year round
with only such feed as nature has provided.
This section is attracting widespread at
tentiOn, because of its wonderful adapta
bility for stOck-raising. The ranches To-
Gated there during the past three years
already have over 30, 900 head of cattle and
1000 horses. all in the finest condition.
The development of this country must be
accredited TO the Manitoba Railway com
pany, which has been the pioneer in this
direction, and has extended railway facili-
ties good deal further and faster than any
other railway line rad ating from st. Paul.
ans line now brings to st. Paul twice thu
amount of grain that is delivered
III this city by any other route.
Indeed, the Manitoba railway is directly
cOntributory to ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
and in general terms is operated for the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of these cities. During the
last year it has constructed more mileage
than any other line centering in either of
the Twin Cities, and its branches have
opened to the hOmesteader a tract of
country broader than a principality and
cher in products than perhaps any other
area of like extent within the United States.
Within a twelve month the Manitoba
Railway company has extended its line from
Elk River to Milaca. from Willmal
to St. Cloud, from Devils Lake
to Minot, and from Tuitah to Aber-
deem. These branches were built to
develop this Northwestern country, and
the last named extension has made con-
tributory to st. Paul wide extent of
country that heretofore has regarded Chi
cagO as its metropolis and supply depot
The Manitoba company graded total of
500 miles in the year 1886; it has 700 miles
under contract to be built in 1887, and it
has during the last year opened to settlers
8, 600. 600 acres of land. all within twelve
miles of Manitoba railway station.