The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-10

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MELRosE.-Even brief visit to the
sprightly village of Melrose will impress
one with the idea that its business inter-
ests are in advance of its population.
Among the recent Improvements the most
prominent is the brick block erected by
Edwin Clark. 1t is two stories high,
with good cellar under it, is 60x66
feet on the ground, is substantially built,
the front provided with immense panes
of plate glass, and the interior finished
with oiled oak, giving it a substantial as
well as tasteful air. In the corner is
located the new bank, and it would be
difficult to find a room better adapted
to the purpose. 1t is light and commo-
dious, and when its new furniture shall
be in place it will have few equals in CEN
trail Minnesota. The counters and fur
niture will be of red cherry, trimmed
with brass. Adjoining the bank, in the
same block, are the two stores, or rather
double store, of S. B. Kinmell & Son,
stocked with dry goods, groceries, cloth
ing, crockery, boots and shoes-in fact
large line of general merchandise. Each
of the rooms are 2Ox66 feet. On the Sc
cond floor over the bank, Dr. ]. E. Camp
bell has exceptionally pleasant and con-
venient offices, and the rest of the floor is
fitted up as fiat for living apartments.
The entire block is heated by steam. The
bank is conducting a general banking
business and is doing exceedingly well.
Edwin Clark is president, his son Everett
E., is cashier, and N. M. Freeman is keep
ing the books. The Office Of the Touring
mill is in the bank. Melrose has abun-
dant reason to be proud of the block and
its contents-but more, of the man whose
enterprise made them possible.
Mr.. Clark has still greater business
enterprise in constant operation-his
great Touring mill, which turns out 800
barrels of as fine flour as can be made in
Minnesota every working day, and
the mill runs twenty-four hours day,
twelve months in the year, affording
steady employment to thirty men, most
of them with families, contributing more
to the prosperity of Melrose than all
other factors combined. The mill was
originally erected twenty years ago, but
it has been SO frequently and completely
overhauled that scarcely an original YES
tage remains, and only two Or three years
ago twas doubled in size and capacity,
at cost of $4,000. There is no finer
piece of mill property in the state for it's
size, and its excellence is attested by the
fact that it's flour is in such demand that
thousands of barrels are kept sold in ad-
vance of it's manufacture. The wheat
about i, 200 bushels per days purchas-
ed principally from farmers, about two
cents above list price being paid, although
at times as much as eight cents above
local quotations has been paid by Mr..
Clark. The mill is provided with fine
stone dam, but large engine has been
added to supplement the water power,
the boiler furnishing steam for heating
purposes, the mill being piped through
out. 1t is also provided with a force
pump, a stand-pipe and lateral hose On
every floor, while hand grenade extin-
guishers are scattered throughout the
mill. 1t is fine property, has splen-
did reputation in the markets of the
country, and it's -four compares most fav-
orably with any in the country-there is
none better.
Major Clark, to whose enterprise and
business sagacity this magnificent enter
prise is due, is an old resident of Melrose,
having anticipated the railroad several
years, and at that time the market for
flour was westward as far as Winnipeg.
He has steadily added to the value and
volume of his business, and now occupies
an enviable position among the progress
sive and successful business men of
Minnesota.