The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-17
WHO WERE IN AT THE INNS.
CHAT WITH VISITORS TO ST.
PAUL YESTERDAY
Red River Valley bonanza Farmer
Is Delighted With the Crop Pros
pects-Marcus DAILY Goes West
How Patriotic Feeling Is
Shown Here as Compared With
the Eastern SeabOard Cities.

j. w. Dwight, of Elmira, New York,
| Was a guest at the Ryan yesterday
For ffteen years Mr.. Dwight has bee n
numbered among the largest Of North
western bonanza farmers. He is on his
annual spring visit to Minnesota to
look after his interests in the Red river
valley. When seen yesterday, he said:
mo section of the United States, in
my mind, has shown such general pros
perity among the farming sections as
the Northwest. The Northwest is all
right. The only drawback is the fact
that you are just recovering from the
boom of twenty years ago. In those
days the cities were built up before
the country was. Nevertheless the
country is rapidly being sstt.ed up.
NO, my wheat acreage this year
will not be as large as in the past Last
year sold a large part Of my farm to
settlers to good advantage. Wheat
farming Is the great boon of the North
west. Especially in the Red river val
ley have the farmers found it most
profitable CROP"
How do Eastern capitalists regard
Northwestern farm mortgages as in
Vestments?" asked the reporter. why,
they can't get enough Of them to meet
the demand. They are considered by
the money lenders of the East as about
the safest collateral investment to be
had. and always find a ready market"
The following Incident was related
by well known st. Paul man yester
day, in the corridor of the RYAN: II
was on the train which brought Com
pany M, Of Blue Earth City, to st.
Paul, two weeks ago last Friday. When
the train was few miles from LIE
house but a few feet from the rail-
road: Although we were going quite
rapidly, We could see that the little
house and yard were the model of
neatness. In front was standing an
aged couple, both Of them with snowy
locks. The old man, standing erect
with firm expression, came to a pre-
sent arms while his wife waved a
good sized American flag. The scene
made profound impression upon ali
the boys in our car. Nothing was said
on our side Of the car for some seconds,
when somebody proposed three cheers
for the old man and his wife. 1t was
taken up by the other side and given
with a will
H. r. Coutts, Of New York, passed
through the city yesterday on his way
to Seattle. why, the whole East lis
af1ame with patriotism" said he.
Nearly every house in New York has
some kind of a flag up, and there is
evident on all sides. War is about all
the people of the East think about these
days. Everything else is a secondary
consideration
Thomas Dinham, Of Duluth, was a
guest at the Merchants yesterday. Mr.
Dinham is largely interested in the
manufacture of Cigars in the Zenith
city, which is central distributing
point for Northern Minnesota and Wis
consin. He reports business good. and
demand for high-priced goods quite
strong.
Ex-Secretary of State F. P. Brown
was in the city yesterday. Mr. Brown
says the farmers in his section put
their crops in some time ago. AS
consequence, they derived the benefit
of the first moisture. from the ground
Corn, he says, is up several inches, and
wheat is growing famously. A little
rain just now would be of great benefit
to the standing crop.
was in the city yesterday. Mr.. Cassler
has several farms in that locality. He
says the farmers are just taking a lit
tie rest, following the completion of
spring work. Most of the tillers of the
soil got their crops in quite early.
wheat is coming up In nice shape, and
all other grains promise well.
II think that fully 5000 settlers have
gone into North Dakota this spring,
and as many more will go before next
December" said a well-known North
Dakotan at the Merchants yesterday
'The price of land in good farming sec
lions has advanced, and there is a feel
ing among the North Dakota farmers
that this year will mark a turn for the
better. The condition Of the North
Dakota farmer is much better now than
a year ago. I could not begin to say
how much Of the farm mortgages We're
paid off in 1897, but the amount would
be surprising"
Marcus DAILY, the Montana copper
king and owner of blooded horses,
passed through ST. Paul yesterday Ell
route for his home at Anaconda Mr..
DAILY was accompanied by his family
and a number of friends. They ar
rived here from the East in a private
car by way Of the Burlington route,
and left at 100 in the afternoon over
the Northern Pacific.
HEROES NOT FORGOTTEN