The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-02

Ting city OF 1,0UU people, the lie'iiN
featuring, trades and financial center
of the Park region and the Red river
valley. It's fine water powers are all
utilized to furnish various industries
with power which have started up on
the banks of the river. Moderately but
steadily it's manufactures are lncreas-
ing and are fast becoming recognized
through the surrounding country
which it is destined to supply. 1t Is
only a question of time when a large
jobbing trade will be carried on IN
Fergus Falls. 1t stands upon firm
foundation, and it's splendid facil-
tiles for manufacturing, it's ample
means for distributing, together with
the rich agricultural country around it,
give it a eminent position among
the cities of the Northwest The Red
river flows through the very center
of the city between the two principal
business streets. The Red river de-
sends from higher lands to the level
prairies below In doing this it falls
several hundred feet in few miles,
which forms at Fergus Falls one of the
finest water powers in the Northwest.
The city has fine drives, one of which
is around Lake Alice. Just beyond the
lake is the Fergus Falls state hospital
for the insane, built at cost of $780,
000 No city of it's size contains hand
SO1lleT lOIlSS. ITS blOISS iiOl WHY
ample, but are metropolitan in ap-
pearance. It's public schools are not
surpassed by any in Minnesota. Fiji
teen handsome churches have been
built by the various denominations
represented.
Few cities excel its public improve
ments. There is a complete system Oh
water works. 1t is the best lighted
city in Minnesota; it has an elaborate
system of sewerage, by which all the
principal neighborhoods are reaches;
its streets are graded and graveled,
making them as firm as pavement; 1t
has a handsome theater, and large
and commodious hotels-in short, 1t has
all the advantages which make city
a pleasant one in which to reside. LII
has two colleges, three Touring mills,
sash and door factory, casket works,
the new government building, costing
$150O00 a very fine court house, one
creamery, Fergus Foundry company,
one high school. four graded schools,
wholesale grocery house, two state
banks. two national banks, two pri-
vate banks and county Jail building.
The water works are owned by COM
pany, and the electrict light plant is
owned by the city; commercial club and
also Chamber of Commerce, daily
newspaper and four Weekl1eS.
Wheelock's Weekly owned by II. w.
Wheelock, is the main paper of the
county. Fergus Falls is the home OF
State Senator A. B. Cole.
The city has about six miles of ce-
ment walks and nice lawns and shade
trees all over the resident portion or
the city. The secret orders of Fergus
Falls are the Masonic order, Odd Eel
lows, Grand Army of the Republic.
knights of Pythias, A. Q. q. W., In,
dependent Order of Foresters Royal
Arcanum, Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea and w. c. T. u. The Chippewa
club of Fergus Falls is the business
mems social club, where they meet
once month and get acquainted with
each other. The rooms are timely 1uf-
nished, at a cost of $4,000, and they
have a membership of 11b members
and money in the bank. The pres
ident. Cyrus Beall is taking great In
terest in the club and is making it
success.
/ do not know of any city in the
Northwest that can boast OF the water
power and inducements for men or
capital that the city Of Fergus Falls
can. and YOU will find the business men
ready at all times to show you their
city or county.
otter Tail county, the empire county
of the park region" of Minnesota, lies
slightly north Of the center OF the state
while its west line is about twenty-five
miles from the dividing line between
Minnesota and Dakota. 1t is l13 mics
from the cities of Minneapolis and st.
Paul. and $50 miles from Duluth, at the
head of the great lakes. 1t is crossed
by the two great transcontinental rail-
ways, and either can be USED TO
reach it.
The county has an area of over 2,2OO
square miles. There are large num-
Der of lakes in the county, and the Red
n: e fhrnnOh If AL
most diagonally. The Pelican river.
rising in the north flows southwark,
and joining the Red river near Fergus
Falls, and also many smaller rivers
and streams, furnishing drainage as
we'll as water for stock. 1t is the last
county of the rolling country known as
the Park Region. Otter Tail county is
the great agricultural county Of Min
nesota. School houses are to be found
in every township of Otter Tail county.
Here is an ideal spot for a farmers
home. A slightly rolling country
fertile SOIL a wonderful assemblage OF
lakes, sufficiency of timber to furnish
fuel and shelter, rainfall always ade-
quate, climate, whether warm or cold,
that is always healthful, and capable OF
maturing any crop grown in north
ern latitude Otter Tail county con-
tains more lakes than any other county
in the United States. These lakes have
a great influence upon the temperature
in warding off frosts and for the sup
ply of water which they furnish stock
1t is a paradise for the sportsmen.
There are still many thousand acres
of land in this county which are await
ing settlers. There are still some gov
eminent lands. The climate here is
cold in winter, but it does not have
the enervating effect upon man or
beast that the warmer and damp win
tiers do in states farther. south.
Crops.
Wheat is the great money producing
crop of Otter Tail county. In 1895 off
of 10000 acres sown about 100000
bushels We're threshed. The average
yield was nearly thirty bushels to the
acre. Oats, barley, rye and corn are
also largely raised. Flax has always
proven a safe, sure and lucrative crop,
and no section of the state can surpass
Otter Tail county on the yield of it's
grain and vegetables.
Otter Tail county Is a country of
small farms and has never been cursed
with bonanza farms.
AS far as dairying interests, the
county cannot be surpassed, as there is
not only feed for the summer, but hay
for the winter at little expense, and
an abundance of pure water, which is
very essential to pure milk, and cream
nria and choaSa factories arc in paro.