Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-08-30
GREAT NORTHW EST
The Beautiful Park Region ofthe
Red River Valley.
SCENERY, NATURAL AID ARTIFIuaL
a BrighT Industrious. Pssaiag People
The Livestock Iadustry~ M4gnihesat
Cereals 2ud Famous Srasses-
Courtesy 81 Moses folSOA.


Dakota and Montana. The first two
hundred and fifty miles from =. Paul,
Northwest, and partially up the Red
River Valley, Is named and known a.
the Park region. IL abOunds ia beaat-
ful lakes, filled with fish. Many Of
/ these lakes are skirted with natural
groves OF timber, fine rolling prares,
rich fields OF grain and grasses. The
lakes have pretty pebly or mossy slop-
ing banks. although artiseally arranged
by the handsof skillful landscape gard
ners. The shores are usually sand or
gravel, and the water clear as crystal.
The greater portion Of this part OF Mn
nesota is under a high state of cultiga-
ton and abounds in pretty towns with
fine streets. tne lawns, fine farms, upon
which stand fine houses and barns.
Here one can see seas Of wheat, luxur-
isnt fields Of corn. potatoes, oats, blue
grass, clover, timothy, and meadows Of
other grasses. which qaite meets the
I full measure of the c.aims made for II,
/ the "Park Region" of Minnesota. 1t Is
a continue ton of parks and beautiful
sights, which delight the hearts and
/ pleases the eye. That this part OF the
State Is destined 10 become the
agricultural garden, a great dairy re-
/ giOn, # II IS not aiready such can easily
/ be noticed. We passed through some
OF the finest meadows, potato, corn,
/ oats, barley, hay, and wheat fields that
/ It has ever been our plcaure TO io0k
I upon The live stock industry is Ike
wise growing very rapi-ly. extending
up north INTO ghe Red River Na.!y,
along the east bank oil the "Hcd Iayer
of the Nortn," which IS the dividing
/ line between Minnesota on tie cast
bank, and The I)a1o.as on the west
bank. Minnesota Wi.n h3r two large.
/ progressive and beautiful ciugs 1T the
/ southeast corner OF the STATE, and
many Others, less in sZe, but equal IN
beauty. are ill IN thriving p,o>p1rous
coudlton. Her bright. INDUSTRIOUS,
1 pushing people. WHO are building up
attractive homes. farms and cities. viii
eventually succeed IN making Mime
sofa. the Lake State" one OF the best
and most prosperous in thr United
States Besides being desirable place
for permanent settlement. the beauty
OF her lakes, and natural gardeu, or
/ park region, will contl1nc 10 attTact, as
/ it grows oisser, q larger llimber of
wealthy and educated people viii
make their future homes here, and
they in turn VIII induce larger num-
bers OF tourists TO visit the state, who
| will eventually bring their n oncy ana
I enjoy the charms of the ten thousand
lakes, and the natural and artificial
! scenery.
The Park Region of Minnesota IN
cludes the following lakes and rivers:
! Minnetonka, OsaklS, Geneva Beach,
I Ashley. II. Crolx, 1t. Cloud, Minnie
haha and up north and northwest,
following the east bank of the Red
River Tor several hundred miles, and
/ then extend INTO the Dakota's Park
| Region through the Red River Valley,
/ including Fargo, Grand Forks and
Devils Lake, North DakOta's inland
sea; thence to the great falls Of the
| Missouri River, Gates of the Rocky
Mountains, the continental divide.
Helena, Hot Springs and Butte. We
have taken passage on the fast becom-
| ing popular Great Northwestern Rail
way line, and have thus far TO Devils
Lake and Fort Totem, had delight
| ful trip through some of the finest and
richest agricultural country, constitut-
ing part of the great earth. The treat
| mcnt of the officials at every important
point where we have thus far stopped,
has been universally courteous show
1 ing Us every attention possible. our
grip and pockets are full of interesting
documents, valuable reading matter,
for general "study up the advantages
of this the great Northwest, through
winch we are to pass.
We were also presented with 4 large
/ number of valuable letters Of mtroduc-
ton 10 wcll-known and entorpusng
| business men of each place where We
wanted 10 stop Oft, also 20 railroad Of
ficals, all of which have been of much
help TO Us. IS through them We have
been able 10 secure much desirable in-
| formation.
We VIII here express our sincere
/ thanks 10 Moses Folsom. Esq.. Of the
great Northwestern, who 50 kindly
furnished as with these valuable letters
and who Did every thing man could do,
/ 90 give such information and make
such explanations IN answer 10 ques-
tions asked. as wiil help a stranger IN q
/ strange country; be wlH know at once
I where 90 60 ard where 80 look for
/ points Of interest. which it would ~
I impossible for hm 10 sse. or learn.
/ we're It not for just this 1cntomaniv
( conduct Had is not been for Nr.
/ Folsom ue would have abandoned tne
/ trip before we left So Paul Suca men
arr Of great hein ln tire advancement
( Of any c0u oany's bulness and should
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