St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-17
CITY OF ST. CROIx FALLS,
Which Has the Most Magnificent Water
Power III the Northwest.
ITS RAILWAY FACILITIES.
An Almost UnbrOken Forest at Hand,
Which Would Furnish Mills Plenty
of Material.

line, is pleasantly situated on the east
bank OF the st. Croix river, taking its
name from the most magnificent water
power In the Northwest. The rapids
begin four miles above the city and
have fall Of eighty feet. The average
flow of the river is 5000 cubic feet per
second, giving nearly s0O-horse power
for every foot of fall. The bed and
banks of the river, being of solid trap
rock, give permanent foundation for
whatever structures may be built there
| on. The lower dam will only require to
be 200 feet ia length, and will give.
| through l,0O0-fOOt raceway, a thirty
eight-foot head. This dam would be
within the town limits, which at this
point offers the best facilities for the
erection OF mills, factories and every
thing calculated to benefit a city. This
| property would have been long ago util-
ized TO Its fullest extent, but, being in
iltigatlon, no transfers could be made
ms has been cleared away, aud the
brightest. future is open to st. Croix
| Falls.
Its railway facilities are good, and
within the next few months will be IN
| surpassed. The st. Paul d Duluth road
comes to TaylOr's Falls, just opposite
on the Minnesota side of the river, while
the 300" line runs fOur-mile branch
into the center of the city from Godfrey
junction on It's main line. The Bur
lington, Saltwater d Duluth will this
season build through the city, running
within few rods of the unsurpassed
water power its whole length. The
! upper dam would control the immense
numbering interest of the ST. Croix and
Its tributaries, there being a stretch of
| twenty-five miles of navigable water
! above, so logs could pass through to the
| DOomS at the mouth Of the river Just as
they are required, and the costly Jams
| which occurred at the DalleS the past
| Two seasons would not again fake
| place.
AS st. CrOiX' Falls has power to manu-
| facture, is there anything to be manu-
factured? This can be answered de-
cldedly III the affirmative. TO the north
and east is an almost unbroken forest
| with lneXhauStible timber-pine. oak,
maple, ash, Eastwood and others i'm
abundance, and mills and factories
would have no lack of material. No
better point on the continent for paper
mills, as the magnificent Eastwood of
the heavy soil and the poplar of the
| ridges would supply the raw material
Tor decades at low prices, while straw
Tor wrapping paper and millboard could
be had without limit from as good
an agricultural section as can be found
III any country. Not only would saw
mills have profitable output, but the
vast supplies of hard maple, white and
| brown ash, and white and blue oak. and
Otner woods, could be worked to adyant-
age, and into whatever line they would
profit most. The mineral resources,
partly developed, are of much import
ance-copper, silver and gold being
found in the immediate vicinity. The
capitalist will here find profitable in
| YeStmentS for money, as with little eX-
| pense the natural resources can be fully
| utilized.
This is the sportman's paradise-the
streams and lakes in the immediate
vicinity teeming with trout, black bass,
| pike and pickerel, and all the feathered
| game of the Northwest, as well as deer,
are abundant in their season. The local
! SpOrtmen are aSSidiOuS in their atten-
| tions to the visitor, supplying we'll
trained dogs, and every requisite for
hunting ana fishing.
| The city is romantically built on three
terraces overlooking the beautiful St.
Croix, and the world renowned Delles.
which is visited by thousands yearly.
The central plateau is the business
portion, and the upper the principal
residence section. Every part is
supplied with water from living
! springs. and of such volume
that small section concentrated drives
Ihompsons Touring mill, one OF the
| most complete in this region. The sup
| ply is continuous, AS business point
this is uneXcelled, the land to the north
and east being a heavy clay loan, rem
dering 1t less liable to injury from dry
| weather. thus inSuring crops. and the
/ Typographical structure is such that this
is the trading post for forty miles north
| and east to the boundleSS forests. Good
| timbered farming land may be pur-
chased at from IS to SO per acre, ac-
| cOrding to location.
! The educational wants are supplied
| by an efficient staff of teachers in a four
| r0omed brick schOOlhOuse, whilst the
| various religious denominations are rem
resented by the Presbyterian, Episco-
palian and Methodist. each having ser
vices. The two hotels are first class,
and when it is known that Landlord
Muller. of the Vincent house. is an old
Mississippi river captain, it is
guarantee of an especially fine bill
of fare. Landlord Fisk, of the
st. Croix house, is an old resident
| and popular. The manufactures
at present are few, consisting of Thomp-
sons Touring mills, Seery 4 Co.'S bar
rell-heading factory, with an output of
car day, and ski factory, owned by
| Hetting Hemmestveldt,t the champion
ski jumper. 1t is new but increasing.
| There are number of large general
stores among which are those owned by
stevenson Vincent, +. III. Thompson
u Son, Amery, Burns, Christopher
Bros, and others. Senator Mason & Son.
hardware exclusively. Also a number
of grOcerS, blaeksmiths, bakers. butch
ers, druggists and others, making a com
plete city list. Real estate is well
looked after by j. S. Baker, who is
large property owner as we'll as man
ager OF the water power property. As
SemDlyman McCOurt, a wide awake
! rustler, and f. Mason. Blackstone is
represented by Lawn Dorothy and the
medical profession by Drs. Arnold and
Hodkins0n, while the one who wishes
morning eye opener can take it straight
in three places. Mr.. Blanding, a Dem
Ocrat, holds down the regis
ter'S chair in the land office.
while Mr.. Heald, Republican,
| still keeps his seat as receiver, to which
he was appointed by President Arthur.
Miss Blanding'S appointment as post
mistress, by President Cleveland. was a
good one, as she is capable and popular.
Tourists will find Liyerymen e. q.
Harvey and O'Neal & Liliis on hand
and obliging with the best of rigs.
The town needs fire apparatus very
much and it could do good service az
the water supply is most abundant from
the surrounding hills. The amount
saved on insurance would cover the ey-
pense. A thoroughly competent drug
gist would also find good opening
here. A bank is about being started.
The citizens are noted for their hos
pitality, and as place for beauty of
location, salubrity of climate, facilities
for hunting, fishing and mandatory,
and every other ADVANTAGE no pIoaa aa,,