The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-15

city. Without exaggeration the change
that has been brought about can safely
be termed wonderful. New Richmond
Gated by the Wisconsin Central Railroad
company and formally accepted and
opened by the council, at the western
city limits, and more than 10000 feet
of lumber has been laid into sidewalks.
Stone walks have been adopted for all
future sidewalks and several thousand
square yards already laid.
Ihe city has bought q road roller
ana stone cruSher with asserting bins.
and is now fully equipped for making
permanent roads. This is a very i'm
portant branch of Improvement, since
the city is pre-eminently market and
milling center, dependent on the farm
erS of the surrounding country, who
must have good roads. Mayor EpIey
has taken as his motto, Good roads
induce prosperity" and he has lived
up to it.
Surveys and profiles have been made
of Main, Second and Third streets. and
grades adopted. Twelve hundred cords
OF stone nave been purchased, 500
cords of which have been crushed and
built into macadam, covering the whole
length of the business section of Main
street, while the remaining 500 cords
are well corded up in close proximity
to the contemplated street work Of the
coming season. Seventeen hundred
and fifty-two lineal feet of cut sand
stone curbing and 2,097 feet of cut
sandstone gutter have been built into
Main street. Third street, between the
Omaha railroad and Main street, has
been brought to grade and a cobble-
stone gutter built on one side. About
two and one-half miles of street out
side of Main street have been graded
Many stone crossings have been laid
and 500 feet of fire hose has been
bought.
Where Building Material Is Had.
The new industry of furnishing the
city with material for building streets
is boon to the farmers who by means
of it are enabled to turn into money
loads Of "hardheads" that heretofore
Uttered their property and were worse
than useless; at the same time giving
them paying employment for time 9TH
erwise idle on their hands.
One and one-half blocks of water
mains have been laid and fire hy-
dant placed, connecting the city water
with and protecting the high school
building. The water tank and tower
have been painted, the power house
roof and all woodwork painted The
city tool house has been entirely re-
fitted, inclosed, sided and painted. The
power house grounds have been grad
ed, seeded and the grass kept bang
ed" and stone sidewalk has been
laid around the lots. And so on. in
Vulnerable improvements, big and lit
tie, of every kind, have been made
The city has grown in every way, and,
best of all. shows its books clear and
clean, with a balance in the treasury
and without a public debit
To show how the commercial activ-
ity of the city is keeping pace with the
great strides made along the line Of
Improvement. the following traffic fig
ures will prove interesting. During
the past year the total tonnage of
freight received amounted to les, ,242,-
294 pounds;. the total outgoing ship
ments. 142,917.976 pounds. This means
99.121 tons, or 1881 cars received; H.
459 tons. or 1878 cars, forwarded
within the year, remarkable showing
for city of its size.
The city of New Richmond feels
justly proud of her achievements, and
standing up after all her trials, young
and vigorous and strong, full of health
and promise, she points with love and
pride at her beloved doctor, who. in
spite of all, has succeeded in mixing
pills and politics SO well that all his
patient needs today is. plenty Of room
for exercise.