The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-12-05
SA[IK CENTRE
The Youngest City In The
Great Comm onwealth
Of Minnesota.
The Elements Of Her Pros
peritv and the Men
Who are Responsible.
LUSTY INFANT.

When Sank Centre was brought into
existence by virtue OF the dignity OF
name and recorded plot Of the origina
townsite 1T was upon the extreme
western frontier Of American citizens
and that was only thirty years ago
To-day there are more miles o civiliza
ton stretching toward the setting than
the rising sun. This extraordinary de-
velopment OF the northwest has been
shared by what was then a mere nucleus,
numbering less than dozen of people
but people who had come here to stay
OF the original party who located the site
in 1857, two are still rcsidents-Hon
Alexander Moore and Whitmore r.
James.
1t is not tie province OF this article to
trace the growth and development of the
town from the little saw mill on the
river to the present time. Suffice 1T to
say that all the privations and thrilling
incident inevitable in the settlement of a
new country were experienced by this
little band of brave men.
In 1862, the Indian outbreak, which
threatened not only to depopulate the
interior of the state, but to check its
further development for an undefnate
period. Such was not the effect upon
Sa,,1y I,,,t nf "a,
treaty, Alexander Moore persuaded
Governor Ramsy to station a troop of
soldiers here and erect 4 stockcade, max
ing Sank Centre the base of military
operations against the Indians. The
real history of the place dates from that
event, and had Mr.. Moore been less ell
ergetic and persistent it is quite prob
able Sank Centre would have been aban-
doned then perhaps never to be repopu-
lated. The stockadc in fact became a
livelo business station, and q number
were attracted by it who have ever since
been residents of Sank Centre, and who,
then and there laid the foundation fnr
the present prosperous city. Whi.t no
rapid strides have ever keen maze at
any time in the develop:nent and growth
Of the CITY the accessions of population
and capital have been steady, certain
and substantial, and it is no exaggera-
ton to say that there IS no town of its
size in the northwest whose population
numbers so few ''floa GERS" us Sank Cen
tire, nor any in which as large popula-
ton live in homes of thGir own. This
indicates the pernS nencE of the city aud
removes an element ofYncertainty which
always attaches to tyle movements Of
persons who have no tiles binding them
to the place in which they temporary
reside
The HERALD this week presents to its
readers very comprehensive insight
into the business interests of the city, 6
brief sketch of the several enterprises
and the men behind them, which has ele
waited the city to it's present proud DISC.
luton OF beng one of the soundest, best
and most desirable communities IN Min
neSOta.
In business way it lacks nothing tc
make it prosperous. Not but tt. lat there
are scores OF openings here for the lucra
tive emplo yment of capital and labor
for few places hold out inducements SC
fattering.
There is room for any number of fac.
tories for converting the raw material
of forest and farm into the finished pro.
ducts OF commercial value Our prox.
unity to the vast belt of de cidous timber
stretching endlesslv to the north and
east, united it meets the evergreen giean
tic growths of the pineries invites the en-
terprise and capitalize convert these val
liable woods into that endless variety OF
products which find ready market
This timber belt embraces the very
finest qualities of valuable woods, such
as maple, ash. birch, oaks of a hall
dozen varieties, bass wood, poplar, all
admirably adopted to conversion into
such WIRES as ale composed principally
of wood. There is no place in the state
where the finer Qualities of native lumber
can be purchased cheaper or obtained
more readily IN any quantity desired
The fuel question has no terrors for this
region The supply is inexhaustiblc and
it's cost trihng.
The clay beds in this vicinity are Of
inestImahle value both on account Of
quality aud extent. Brick. tiles and
pottery OF the very best quality have
been made from this clay, and the mark
e.. is crying for an unlimited supply OF
them, and vet the field is practically un-
ocapied. Fortunes are awaiting men OF
enterprise and limited capital who shall
endorse this wonderful opportunity
Building material of all kinds abound in
connection with these clay beds, and
granite of several varieties are to crop in
this vicinity.
There are more suggestions of a few OF
the opportunities which inyite men and
money to this field. But there are other
considerations which are quite as essen
tial, Sank Centre is city every way de-
sirable as place of residence. 1t has ex-
celient social advantages. It's schools.
public and private, are unsurpassed in the
state. Statistics are worrying, and our
readers are spared details Suffice it to
say that the public graded school, with
a complete and thoroughly euuipped
high school, with a dozen teachers and
over 400 pupils, ranks among The very
best in the state. An academy
and business college with 1875 students,
male and female affords peculiar facil1t-
les tor education III specialties. Nine re-
lhglous dem minations in church organ
lzatlons and all but two or three have
church edifises
There is a Masonic blue lodge and
chapter, Odd Fellows encampment and
subordinate lodge, post Of the Grand
Army, Hloernian lodge, camp of the
Sons of Veterans. and a number of other
organizaticns-all in a flourishine con-
d1t1on.
The city government is administered
ny mayor and council, the city being