The Redwood gazette., 1893-10-19
NELSON'S ADDRESS,
Entertaining Speech by Minnesosa's
Governor at the Worlds Fair
State Day.
Particular Attention Paid to Her
Many Industries, Natural Re.
sources, Etc.

the speech u 0OVeTuOr Nelson at the
worlds fair, Minnesota day:
On the 18th day Of October, 1857, the
people Of Minnesota adopted the consti-
tuition under which they became a
state, and a member of the Federal
Union. This day and event we here
and now commemorate on Minnesota's
day at the worlds greatest fair and
AS we look back over the vista of
more than third of century and note
the marvellous growth of our state and
compare its resources and status of
today with that of early territorial
days, we who have seen it, and still
more, you who have lived it, are moved
with great gratitude for the past, and
filed with boundless hope and assur-
ance for the future.
The statistics of the resources and
possibilities, the growth and progress
Of Minnesota, read like fairy tale.
Population and Wealth.
In 1850 the population was only
6,O77; in 1898 it is not less than
.450,OO
In 1860 the assessed value of the real
and personal property of the state was
but $50, 753. .40S; in 1873 it is s637, 459. 1928.
In 1860 there were 1S, ,1Sl farms in the
state, valued at $27, ,5O5, 922; in 1892
there were 1871 farms, valued at
S25S, $3.50, 100.
In 1860 there was raised 2,1S6, ,995
bushels of wheat, 2,941, ,952 bushels of
corn, and 2,176,O02 bushels of oats; in
1892 there was raised N, 100000 bushels
of wheat. 24,19a,00O bushels of corn,
and 43, 573, OOO bushels of oats.
But Minnesota is not wholly grain
producing state. III 1892 there were
xsS creameries and So, ,0O0, 600 pounds of
butter made in the state; and in the
same year there were 100 cheese fac
tories and 10, 5O0. 600 pounds of cheese
made. The aggregate value of these
dairy products, at a low estimate, was
overs 81, 500. GOO.
Minnesota's Varied Resources.
Nor is agriculture the only substan-
tial resource. There are in the north
ern and central parts of the state vast
forests of pine and oak, much of them
still in virg in state.
LAUNDERING is an extensive, and for
years to ccme will be permanent in
dustry. The value OF the lumber pre-
duct of 1890 was SIS, 615. .42c, and of 1893
it is not less than $17,S98,7eU.
The mineral resources OF the state.
especially in iron ore, are of rich,
varied and extensive character, scarcely
second to that of any other state in the
Union. The development of the mines
is still in it's infancy, although consider
able progress has been made since 1884.
In 1892 1856, ,465 tons of iron ore were
mined and shipped from the state.
This was all taken from the Vermil-
lion range mines. Since then rail-
road has been built to the rich and ex-
tensive, but undeveloped mines of the
Mesaba range. from whence will no
doubt soon be shipped as large a
quantity of ore as from the Vermillion
range, if not more.
Extensive Manufactures.
Minnesota is SO much of an agricul-
tural state that the fact is lost sight of
that it has, Turing recent years, made
great headway and progress in manu-
featuring.
In 1892 there were 5000 manufacture
ing establishments of various kinds in
the state, employing $4,000, 600 capital
and A5,CCO hands, with payroll of
$18, 600, 600, and an output or product
of $3.50. OUO, COO in value Per year.
During the year ending Sept. /, 1893,
there was manufactured in our midst,
from the wheat of Minnesota and OF
the adjoining states, upwards Of 2O,-
COO, ,O0O barrels of -four. of the value Of
not less than $55, COO, OU0.
Excellent Transportation Facilities.
Our transportation facilities are ex-
tensive and fast expanding. We have
s. 74l miles of railroad in successful op-
Grafton, and our railroad system is
directly connected within our borders
at Duluth with the best system of in
land water transportation in North
America. And let us hope that the day
is not far away when vessels crossing
the Atlantic will break bulk in the
harbors OF our own state.
Safe and Prosperous State Govern
Looking at our state as municipal
corporation. we find it to be in a most
safe and prosperous condition. The
total Indebtedness of the state is only
Fl, ,971, 500.
The permanent school fund, already
accrued from the sale of school lands,
is So, ,2s9. 439; and the permanent uni
versity fund, accrued from similar
source, is $1,O26, 5s4, making total
perm anent educational fund Of $11,-
414, 4,O24.
The total revenues of the state for
the fiscal year ending July 81, 1893,
were So, OS3, ,6OS; and the total disburse-
ments were $4, 352, ,964, leaving a net
surplus in the treasury of $730.643. OF
the revenues $1,2C2, ,S29 was obtained
| from Z, 70 ,7,,o,, thu orroec oorpinrc Of