The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-09-12

The following extracts from a personal
letter to the local editor may prove interesting
70 the readers OF The HEEslp.
MfSSEaroas August 8 ISIS.
We reached here Friday evening after 4
delightful Trip over tie lakes and 4 very
pleasant Tisit in Duiata Daiuth is a young
giant and Z nzsvss ofSrowth. 7 would Ike
to tell youofit bar s-ar i'll weret 10 say half /
believe you would thins wa a Western
boomer. Bat if Duluth is a young giant,
this cify Minneapolis. IS TIE veriu5e gilat
0f bloody bones tllat - afrsatai poor JACK
ofthe bean stalk Ii has been a cons; ant
source Of surprise and Amusement to me. I
had expected TO find a great city, bat crude
and raw and rough. and instead city
Of palasial business, blocks OF lovely charm
ing homes, winch mammon bailde1 but
which good tasfe seems 10 control aud
5elIish. Miles OF beautiful wei paved, wei
severed, we'll lighted streets. acres Of chaC M
ing lawns, hundreds ofs;alely churches. doz-
ems Of hospitals, ani Scores OF such school
buildings a. we only dream Of in PeunsyIva-
MIA a vast Exposition hlilding filed with
the chcisest proine,s Of the loon. the shop
aud the flzra, 70 les Of streets arcaed with
brilliant globes an3 a5Iaze with lights no
beggars, but little drunkenness, and real
estate out in the swamps quoted at ahy
dollars a front foot. Icalled on Mr.. Tom.
Aakeny Sturdy morning. and 10 the af-
isrnoon he and his wife came 10 the hotel
and took Us out for a drive through all the
pretty pert o. The city. Sunday we were in
yitod by John Ankeay 70 attend church we
wsat to the church door ten minutes Alter
calling tiale only 10 Be told that there WIS
not even standing room inside. We attend
ed services az i. Marks AMI in the afternoon
walked through the park. This morning
Mr. Ankeny Mrs. Tom called sr Us, and
drove Us through a portion Of the city we
aai not seen on Saturday aad then to the
classic falls Of Manehlha aad 10 Fors
Lleling We returned at one and AZ thee
Mr. Simon Snyder called and took as very
p.essant drive through Che city. TIE west
a great co1asry, bas 80 jadss from the ou-
versation they hear we only have three sea-
sons. July, August and winter, and that
vinter a holy terror
Al some Of the towns Ia upper Michigan
they piaat potatoes IN their 'front.' yards as
an rnamen aal poia; 70 Siberian crab ap-
pies as aae fruis-but then that's only ca
tie outskirts
Where's ret tang ho3 fused 10 think
hai it vss ust our the -IzFaasviilc road be-
yoad Jiu, Parsons barn. Bag OUT here they
falk ofits getting loo crowded and wanting
TO go west. one young friend in the course
u conversation in regard 70 summer vacl-
tons suggested 70 me ia ali seriousness,
WAY not come oui % Denver and 70 west
with Us. The west lisa great country aud
as all thja- are said 70 come 10 him who
waits perhaps the good people Of Duluth
and Minneapolis may get tue price they ask
per faons-foot fr toxn lois nyoa have any
friends that think seriously ofd-parting tins
life advise them 10 start from the east for ii
ihey come here to take the final shuttle
they viii ask 'hem 50 much per square FOO
er the ground u4ey are iad IN that their
estates vii be -hopelessly bankrupt The
wes' is q gooi place 10 emsrss 70 aad f'oa1-
EDS.