St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-19


cents quart, you have the satisfaction
of knowing thaS it is for genuine milk,
and the best of the genuine, and that
the only water which is in it is the
water the COW drinks.
When George W. Vanderbilt began
prospecting around ASheville, less than
dozen years ago, farming was the
thing which lie least thought of. The
palace, for it IS that, and nothing else.
which he is building-is intended to be
monument to last for ages, silent
but significant tribute to the persever-
ance and ability for accommodating
wealth with which this remarkable
family is endowed. AT present roofers
are covering the main structure SO that
work may begin OH the interior. The
cutter walls of stone and brick are COM
1leted. So far not a piece of wood has
2een placed in it. except scaffold-
-1g and false work. Everything is
stone, brick, iron and STEEL | heard an
eminent architect say that it would be
as solid Eve centuries from the time it
is completed as the day its owner en-
ters it 10 live. Six hundred men are at
work on this palace and the grounds,
and Mr.. Vanderbilt will not allow one
TO be paid less than 81 per dav, making
pay roll alone of S500,000 and S6OO,O00
yearly. Six years will be required to
build this magnificent home, and in all
as many millions will be spent in the
work, including the building of roads,
the terracing Of mountains-yes, mount
no 1ia r
and other features of landscape work.
And even these extraordinarystateme
give you only a faint idea of the magni-
tude of Mr.. Vanderbilt's plans.
Big Farmer, Too.
For several weeks Wagner palace
car has been standing on the private
railroad track near the uncompleted
palace. 1t is named Swannanoa. In
fact, Mr.. Vanderbilt loves the name,
and uses it whenever possible. In this
car he came from New York to person
ally examine the work of all kinds now
in progress. A year ago he usually
lived i'll the car, and confined most of
his inspection to the buiI1ing and roads.
but now the farming interests occupy
much of his attention, and he has suite
of rooms in an ordinary looking two
story farmhouse, about three miles
from the "manSiOn," as the natives
around here term it. The rooms
have been newly papered and have
modern furniture. Here the owner re-
mains with no other attendant than an
English valet, besides the family in the
house. From the windows Of his bed.
room he can see the fields OF grain and
the pl0ughed hIlsides ready to be
seeded. 1t is in the genuine cou ntry.
without any indication of city life in
sight. Every morning his secretary
and superintendent of agriculture.
Baron Allings, visits him. and an hour
or so is usually occupied IN reading
such reports as tie yield of corn on this
or that patch, how many tons of fertil-
lZer have been put on the garden, the
comparative yield of milk of Jrrsey and
Hostein cows, etc. Then Mr. Wander.
bin often jumps into "a light two wheeled
cart and drives over to this or that farm
with the baron and examines some new
fodder Or some insect which NAV
be damaging the grain. Often
he will walk into the field
and talk with the hands at work ON
some detail of planting. In short. II is
easy to see that nature has strong at
fractions for him, and the cultivation of
or the soil as much fascination as the
buying and selling Of stocks and bonds
or the planning of railroad combina.
tons. Naturally his interest in apri-
culture has attracted much attention
throughout this section. People who at
hrst regarded his purchases of land and
MS plan with enyious eyes now speak
or him in the highest terms. Thev
perceive now much benefit his expert
nieht VIII De TO ayriculturists generally,
as well as to the lovers of good roads
since he has ample means 10 carry ont
useful experiments on the broadcast ard
most comprehensive basis.
The Great Estate
The general name fer the Vanderbilt
esia.c Is Dlitmere." A drive two miles
on the main road leading south of Asbn,
vile brings the visitor to the boundarv
OF the property. which is the Swannano
river. crossing the bridge YOU see a
long dirty looking shed with no sign TO
lnGlcate that it is the general office If
the estate, where dozen clerks are
employed. Back of it is large plant
1or making brick. 1t is equipped with
modern presses. dryers, etc, and fur
nishes %! the brick used in building
the mahsion besides millions to he
soid N Asheeville ana vicinity.
An or the clay for the brick
- aug st Bilfmore and hauled to
the works on steam tramwav fonr
miles long, This and standard panga
railway seven miles in length traverse
the property, every foot of each being
lald on lands owned by George w. Van,
dei bit. Passing the brick works ynn