The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-06-27

WOUlcu cDOu&u iu al COuoCiSDSCs HI 4NAhh-
nesota, we must know whether Sioux wo-
men are embraced in the inquiry! A per-
son looking over our editorial shoulder, who
ought to know says, 'of course they are en-
braced.' If so, the question would be fair
Iy compromised by splitting the difference.
We learn that the oat contract at Fort
Smelling, went to DR.. Charles w. Borup,at
46 cents, and the corn contract at 80 cents
per bushel; aud the hay to J. II. Stevens,a
S4,72 per ton.
Many far better papers than ours, are
sent every week, with request for Us to
exchanges; but our list of exchanges IS al
ready much larger than We can afford, and
we have TO decline increasing 1t unless tor
particular reasons in some few instances.
Since planting is over there is quite de-
cline in the price of potatoes IN Minnesota.
We cannot recommend any more shipments
Of the old crop from below.
Gov. Ramsey has appointed Frederick
X. Bartlett, Notary Public for Washington
county; Frederick K. Bartlett, Master IN
Chancery for Washington county; and w.
p. Murray and Charles r. Conway, Nota-
ries Public for Ramsey co.
We often receive letter like the follow
ing from some distant quarter: Editors Min
nesota Poineer-Feeling anxious to learn
something more about Minnesota, you will
oblige me by sending your paper for one
year to my address at Harrodsburghvllie,
Dark county, Ohio. II like your country
shall probably be out there in year or
two, and will then pay subscription II the
paper comes regular, rs also wish to pat
ron.ze paper in "a new place like yourn,
where naturally suppose you want all the
patronage yon can get, any how.
JEDEDIAH w. SNOOP.
S. wish you would send me by the
first opportunity, peck or may BIZ 2 or 8
pecks of wild rice, that | was reading about
in number Of your Pioneer.
J. w. S.
Now we wish to inform the whole family
of Snoopses, all over the United States that
we have learned the utility of 50 bills, out
here in St. Paul.
At Red river, Jamaica rum sells at $500
per gallon, whIskey at 81, loaf sugar at %
cents per pound at retail, butter Ia cents,
cheese IL cents.
The Savannah Republican says: Is Is a
curious circumstance, and one well worthy
of mention, that the cholera disappeared IN
Havana the moment that the news of the
expedition was received That fear work
ing upon the imag inaticn, often actually
produces all the symptoms and even
the fatal effect of chOlera,lS beyond doubt.
If case Of cholera should ever occur IN
Minnesota, il will he a case of that descrip-
ton. As Capt. Paul Il. George says: "a
good man never need he afraid OF any
thing, an honest man need not; he has only
10 walk right straight to God 1t is fact,
sufficiently authenticated by observation.
that when the cholera was raging to such
an extent in Paris an 1892. those pers ons in
that city who paid the printer in advance
for his newspaper entirely escaped the raw.
ages o. the disease!
Owners Of town lots in new places, al
most always set too hi Oh value upon them.
1t is so in the town Of Suin. Paul. Spccu.
lative prices have ruined many promising
towns. No village commencing its career,
can start with prospect Of distancing 9TH
ers, IL it carry much dead weight. The
cash price Of town lots in Saint Paul, is TOO
high. 1t is industry, it is labor, it is actual
production, not gambling and speculation
which produces wealth. We may string
town lots all the way from Point Douglass
to Sank Rapids, without adding dollar to
the wealth of this Territory--line the river
with town sites, as the Maumee was lined
with paper towns, and who will be benefit
ed by IL. One town with the wealth and
capital concentrated in it, which can he con-
centrated in it, which can be probably in
vested ia the commercial business at the
head Of boating OH the Mississippi, would
be worth more TO this Territory, than FIVE
times the same amount Of capital .t--ted
away in trying to build up half dozen RI
val towns. For years to come, town prop
erty will be the poorest property in Mime
sofa. We are speaking our sentiments now,
in plain English. We want to see more
industry and production and less gambling
and speculation. The bounteous treas res
of the virgin soil, let those be sought after
with the plow and the hoe. Consider these
facts, you shrewd men. who hold on for
high prices, lest some purchaser should
hereafter realize profit upon his lot, by
the growth of the town; that the island
which now constitutes tho city and county
! of NewYork, was purchased of the Indians
/ in 1896 for twenty four dollars. This seems
cheap: vet if that sum had been invested al
compound interest, at 7 per cent, the accum-
uated capital would now amount to sixty
four millions of dollars, or more then the
city or county of New York is now worth
deducting what has been expended OH the
real estate since it was purchased from the
Indians.
St, Paul is growing rapidly, fast enough
no doubt! II is better TO build too little thar
too much Look at and compare GalenS
and Dubuque While Gulena has KEEP
her capital employed in lucrative trade
Dubuque has put her capital into 2ile'
of brick a. d mortar. Galena is able
to build steamboats, and to grasp the trade
of the Upper Mississippi, while Dubuque
can only look at her fine buildings and sa,
''these are NINE if they were paid for an'
for rent if there were business tenants t.
occupy them" To individuals or to towns
a dirers,on of nsedful capital from ats reg
ular, legitimate channel Of business, inva
riably brings disaster.
Whtney's plan for railroad from Mich
igan to the Pacific ocean, has been approx
ed by the Committee on Roads and Canal
in the House Of Representatives.
SICKNESS OF Ma. CLAY. - On the 81
instant, Mr.. Clay was taken suddenly ii
with bilious attack, and was compeie
to leave church during service. On tn
18th he was some better. IL will he re'nem
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