Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-23

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 MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. IS. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 My last letter to you was written from Superior. To-day finds me at Minneapo- lis, and cannot. resist sending you let ter from this, the most healthy and we'll developed of "the twins"
 In travelling through the northwest one is more and more impressed with the won derful resources of our great country.
 St. Paul and Minneapolis are certainly two wonderful cities. may not as yet be fully qualified to write regarding St. Paul, as have not yet had an opportunity to look about the city. I hope to have that pleasure latter on, and you may hear from me regarding it's especial advantages and opportunities hereafter. This city, how ever, have had every opportunity to ex- anime and enjoy, and I feel sure that a few pertinent facts will be read with in terest by the people of the east. A word regarding the railroads centering here, and the best means of reaching the city; and leaving it for points further north and northwest.
 The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are both great railroad centers, and many lines converge from here in all directions.
 The largest system is probably the Northwestern; and it's branch road, the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Oma- ha," undoubtedly handles the largest bus mess, both passenger and freight. Their trains are in every way complete, and the traveller finds every comfort in making the journey from Chicago to this point; or in going from here to the north and north west. One feature of their day trains is the reclining chair car. In this car the tourist receives every comfort and atten- ton, and the charge is merely nominal, usually about twenty-five cents. The Northwestern system embraces many rail ways, and there is hardly a point north or west of Chicago that cannot be reached over their lines.
 The St. Paul and Duluth railway also de- serves especial mention. This corporation operates about one hundred and seventy two miles of railroad. It is well managed and prosperous. Their main line extends from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Duluth. They handle an immense amount of | freight, which comes to the head of the | lakes by water and is distributed thence 1 throughout the northwest.
 They run several trains daily between their terminals, and pains are taken by all their employees to minister to the comfort of the travelling public.
 l They also have reclining chair car or all their day trains, and on the night trains they run their own sleepers. These cars are very complete and handsome, and un less the cars are unusually crowded, SC that all the berths are sold, the upper berth is left closed. This gives the travel | CT who buys lower berth the whole sec tion to himself, with plenty of room and 1 ly appreciated by all travellers who have been used to being in the narrow quarters usually provided in the sleepsrs through out the country. The 'tSt. Paul and Du luth" possesses one advantage over tht other roads. Their distance to Duluth an6 Superior is shorter by twenty miles thar over any other route. Their limited trair now makes the run in five hours; but understand that they intend reducing ! 6Q61r tune to TOUT QOuTs W1UQ1n Gn0 utA few weeks. The managers are young, ac tive men, and it seems to me that this roa6 is destined to increase in prosperity ani popularity.
 Regarding the almost phenomenal growtt of Minneapolis it is perhaps needless tt speak. A single comparison will suffice By the census of 1880 Minneapolis hac 46, 900 people, while Albany, N. Y., ha6 90.75S. In 1890 Albany had 94, $40, while Minneapolis had 164, ,738. In other words Minneapolis gained 120,00 while Albany was gaining 3,S22, or 26, 900 more than tht present population of that city. By { careful estimate there are 200, ,000 people in Minneapolis to-day. The people oi Minneapolis claim that the three grea cities of this country will be New York Chicago and Minneapolis. Of course thii prediction remains to be verified, an6 there are many cities in the northwes that will make hard fight for third place but surely the natural advantages at thii point are many. To briefly state without comment few of their advantages: Int location is at the head of navigation or the Mississippi river; they have an aver age water power for twelve months in tn, year of ffty-two thousand horse power and are increasing their power by tn