St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-21

arches, and villages which at birdseye
view report enterprise and success. See
that lake out from the town yOnder, and
the long, spectral shadows of the trees
on its shore dipping down with the re-
yersed sky, and its strip of clouds in the
the dark blue, all silver-lined, as
though heaven were trying to get
close to our restless humanity, and
by such enchantment lift us higher.
What is more satisfactory to the trav-
eler than a clean, homelike hotel, where
you are heartily welcomed to good fare
and genial associations? Such is the
Merchants in Wadena. This town has,
Judge, from appearances, about 1,200
inhabitants. The well-equipped stores,
workshops, elevators, farm implements
for sale, hotels, banks, printing estab-
lishments, indicate business. Your cor
respondent stepped into the Tribune
and Pioneer offices, and found, what
always betOkens enterprise-men too
busy to talk long. There is where to
get correct outline of what is going
on in the town and surrounding country.
WADENA IS THE COUNTY SEAT.
1t has very neat court house. While
the dwellings are generally orderly and
attractive, there is noticeable lack of
interest and choice selection in respect
to ornamental trees. 1t is a fact that
where forests are plentiful and rich in
variety of trees the people do not ap-
preciate them so highly as they do on
the prairie, where they have to battle to
make any live. But some of the streets
here. and also the farmhouses in the
suburbs, are very tastefully Ornamented,
not with the dirty balm of Gilead, bat
with pines and SpruceS and the naples
that grow profusely in the not very dis
tant forests.
The soil here is sandy loan, not so
well adopted to wheat raising. of course,
as in the Red river valley, although
some favorable years the yield has been
large. But for corn, potatoes. garden
vegetables it cannot be beat in the state.
AT the session of the farmers institute
held here just after the late rain Gn-
tending to return in july, the subject
of
CORN RAISING
was handled in mastery manner,
calling out a great deal of enthusiasm
among the farmers present. Obviously
advantage in raising this product
for their stock and the market. Great
inquiry obtains here respecting the i'm
proved dairy cows, as well as horses.
Hence, the institute is their school of
instruction, whose practical lessons are
actuallzed to a praisewOrthv degree
among these farmers. If, heretofore,
jealousies have prevailed between
farmers and business men, they are
visibly lessening. Merchants and
manufacturers, as never before, are APP
preciating the fact that essential
support rests upon agriculture. AS
in other places your correspond
dent has recently visited, business
men here have dispassionately con
sidered the everywhere mooted ques-
tion-'What can be done to better the
condition of farmers?" Calculating
costs in the outset for cheese or but
ter factory, they can not reasonably eX-
pect immediate profits, but prospective
in the "sweet bye and bye" The ag-
ricultural formula is this-that when
better stock is introduced, improved
methods employed, and embarrassing is
no longer the main dependence, not
only will the farmers soon be out of
debt and every way prosperous, but
men in all the avocatiouS of manu-
facture and trade will also obtain like
gains, all rising together in unity of
effort. The institute takes this ground
as the sapper and miner that roots out
existing Notwithstanding the way.
Leading business men here recently b.
ORGANIZED A CREAMERY.
company, and now have their institu-
ton in fine working order. 1t cost
$1,000 for one of the best in the state.
It's butter is frst-class, and is now. at
this early season, retailed at 25 cents
pound.
The horticultural representative of
the institute said that Wadena and Otter
Tail counties possess rare facilities for
raising small fruits; that the soil, be-
ing rich sandy loan, is just the sort
for it, and that when farmers judiciously
try the experiment with the success
which the situation warrants, this part
of MINES ia will be known as the
''great small fruit belt in mid-state."
This is quite a game canntry; some
bears, elks and moose; prairie chickens
innumerable; and the lakes are filled
with excellent fish. Just north OF the
town is the southern limit of the great
confer district. Tie dark foliage of tam
arack, spruce and pine looms up to view
in somber yet beautiful perspective.
Considered as whole Wadena has an
outlook that foretellS of prominent posi-
ton among the rural cities.
ON-THE-FLY.