Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-04
virrpaDolis---ItS Rapid Growth and
Immense Water Works.
THE sCANDMAvIANS AROUSED.
II. yorsemen Turning PrOhis---Min-
uesotians Joining the Move
ment.

M,UUU p6OplS' my N ~
hos doubled in population more
o4pn than any other city in the
,,orld for some time every three
roars: and even now they predict it
ril double again in five years. 1t
attained its start from the magnifi-
cont water power of st. Anthony
Falls. on the Mississippi. The
Dower utilized for immense Touring
mills and many of them, and also
hr other industries. The largest
pillsbury mill turns out 10000 bar
pls of flour a day, and others from
400 down. Thes rock ofthe river
bed began to wear away, so that the
channel was rapidly deepened to a
pOint so low as to threaten it's utility.
So the government tunneled the
bed, and 3IsEEi1 s~.."
BUILT IN SOLID MASONRY.
Wings are also built across, SO as
TO raise the water for the mills on
the higher ground. The falls are
very handsome, but the water is
much discOlored by rains, and this
detracts from its beauty. The water
power drives immense pumps on
both sides of the river, and supplies
the city with hydrant water. But
the supply is taken from a point too
near the city to be wholesome. Last
winter $4,000 cases of cholera were
reported, in more or less virulent
form, and this was largely attributed
to the drinking water. Many
houses have cisterns for rain water,
or they have wells.
Yonder is IA wagon full of demi-
johns and stone bottles for delivery
to family residences. But they are
not filled with the liquor that inc
briates, their contents is water from
lnglewoOd spring. Restaurants adj
vertise "Inglewood spring water
used here" And for $3.50 per
month you can get a filter and have
it itsupplied with the same water. If
you are a stranger, and prefer a
drink of it, you can purchase a glass
for cent.
THE SEASON is BACKWARD.
trains incessantly, as in Oregon in
winter; the streets are muddy, and
they don't scrape the crossings.
have many a time wished l could
see Mr.. Churchill making a crossing
passable. The shade trees are slowly
leaving out not lilac or SNOWFALL
IN bloom. Gaudy tulips are almost
the only open air flowers to be seen,
except where pansies, geraniums,
iuchsias, heliotropes, ETC., have been
set out from green houses. The
florists windows are radiant with
plants from the same source. Men
are peddling them by the wagon
load, and many a woman may be
seen going home with pot plants in
bud and bloom.
BUILDING is QUITE ACTIVE,
but much more would be done were
II not for the rain, which interferes
with foundation digging. They do
not put buildings on the surface of
Ine ground, as with us. The first
snlng Is to eXcavate for a cellar or
basement, and put in a solid stone
foundation. In the basement they
place furnace to heat the whole
Uulldlng, to supply which with fuel
runs up big bill. One man told
me that from October till May-the
snow snow months-his fuel bill was over
elOO, and his house is but of mOder-
ate ante size. Last winter, in this city,
sne mercury fell to 46 below. Prom
lqent members of the Christian
church have expressed a cordial de-
site that l would take charge of
vuurch here, since there is need of a
SseoOnd one. But my courage is
hardly equal to face
SUCH ARCTIC WEATHER.
NY wife would commence proceed
.ngs Tor divorce If / should propose
such change. Only for that draw
SacA should like this city, as there
: q great deal of life, business and
iuf y, among the church people here.
in prohibition party work their
oueIgy is simply astonishing, and
srSSItly SnSnly encouraging, Except to re-
R5Su9,ncans), who are not hearty in
h.n Az ?. m. to-day, spoke to large
Sal S-al iull OF people, for the eighth
b.lu bnalu club, largely Officered, as il
aI IIappened, by members Of our own
hi1lrch. ei,'l They had the Fisk glee
sau, o, who sang stirring campaign
ies Ten such clubs held meet
iss TINS same afternoon, with chap
--llS -.ilS 70 open them, and preachers
Easing at many Of them. An
week. ~ Den s'-'i 'eu ''ii'
AT 3 O'clock spoke in Freya hall,
~ ~ : swedish club, $50 persons pres
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