St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-13

because of the opportunities present,
he said, Ito the opinion that our dis
play, If we make one, will comprise
timber, states, sandstones, GRANTEES
notural grasses, vegetables and the like
including small sruits. Very few PEG
pie realize the wealth of natural grasses
that can be grown between st. Paul and
Duluth. Here are few specimens gath
cred by Prof. F. F. Wood, the United
States botanist. Aren't they surpris
| ing?'
Mr.. Clarke exhibited a dozen or Sc
beautiful specimens of the differen
varieties of natural grasses, and one
only familiar with the products Of
| prairie lands alone would imagine that
| it were possible to grow such in Mime
sofa. They were tall, beautifully head
| ed, and said to be of the, very most
I nutritious character.
up along our line people can turn
| their stock right in the woods. and de
spite the plague of mosquitoes they
come out fat and ready for the Slaught
er. These grasses are better adapted to
! the purposes Of stock than any have
| ever seen.
1.-THE reason our section hasn't been
| more generally settled lies in the fact
| that everybody seemed to have craze
for prairie farming. Now. however,
they are taking to the woods and the
results are marvellous. The vegetables
that they raise would aStoniSh
any one who had never seen them. ]
have beeu shown turnips fourteen
inches in diameter and solid TO the
heart, and rutabagas from eight to ten
inches in diameter the finest you
could conceive. Then the beets, they
are marvels. | think the beet sugar in
dustry is certain to become one of the
important agricultural pursuits in the
northeastern section of the state. We
have been giving the matter considera-
bic attention this year, and we have
sent Prof. Harper. of the state uni
versity, some 500 packages for analysis.
The soil seems to be admirably adapted
10 the culture of these beetS.
Our sandSt0neS are the best posi-
bic for building purposes, and here is a
sample of pink grahite," and he ex-
hibited piece of the desirable stone,
He also exhibited specimen of bright
red slate fit for thing and brick. "a
plant has been put in at Thompson with
capacity of 100000 brick day. These
states are admirable for roofing, and
the wavy States for mantles are
perfectly exquisite. There are enor-
nous deposits right near our
road. Another thing that is sure
to come to the front in the near future
is the wood pulp and fiber industry.
There are forests of birch and popular
just the material for mache and fiber
manufacturers. This section of the
state will become great manufactur-
ing center some day, and there will be
abundant material to draw from for an
exhibit at the worlds fair"
The Iron Range.
B. P. Crane, the land commissioner OF
of the Duluth & Iron Range road, had
very little to offer when seen by a re-
porter for the purpose. 1--WE rave taken
positively no steps toward. making an
exhibit. and | do not know that we
will" he said. However, should the
road determine to 90 to the fair, in all
likelihood the exhibit will be con-
fined TO iron products. That is all we
have to show. You know our road runs
through wild wilderness to the mines,
and that is the whole story"
The Omaha System.
E. W. Winter, the general manager of
the Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha road, scarcely knew what to say
i'll reply to the reporters inquiry. I'VE
have positively done nothing as yet, al
though | have no doubt we will come in
and make an exhibit commensurate with
our land holdings" The reporter was
sent to j. E. Moore, the land commits.
SiOner.
1T will be the roads that have the
large landed interests that will be most
likely to make extensive exhibits" said
he. You know our road has only the
tailings, as | might express it, of our
grant left. There are lots of material,
however, that we can gather up for an ex-
position. We can make an excellent eX-
hiblt of grain, horticultural and. indeed,
general agricultural. products. We
traverse very fertile country. the very
garden spot of the Northwest. And
there are many desirable specimens of
woods of various kinds. and grasses,
both natural and cultivated, that would
be of great interest and that would Or
nament an exhibit. We are extensive
advertisers, and We all appreciate the
Importance of placing our roads, our
facilities before the public in as attract
i've way as possible. Good taste is a
potent factor always, and often with a
more limited number of articles a more
inviting display is made than is placed
on exhibition in an endless number of
articles. Yet l am unable at this time
to make any specific statements"
Too Soon for the 500.
F. D. Underwood, general manager of
the 800" road, said:
$50 far as l know, no one connected
with the 500 has given this matter any
thought. haven't heard from the Min
nesota worlds fair commissioners and
don't know what is expected of us.
Let's see. The worlds fair comes in
1898. Well, it's too soon to begin to plan
yet. When the time comes, Of course,
We'll do something"
w. II. Truesdell, Of the Minneapolis
& st. Louis, spoke the same as did Mr..
Underwood. No thought has as yet
yet been given to the subject, although
the Minneapolis & st. Louis will do
something when the time comes.
Boys reliable Brokaw's fancy flannel
blouses S5c (worth s1.5O) at the boys de-
partment of the Boston on Third street.