Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-01-25
The State or New York.

In looking over the message of Gov.
Fish of New York, we were forcibly
struck with The great amount of internal
improvements, owned by the State and
companies. All these Improvements
are doing welfare prolific source of
revenue TO the State and TO the COM
panies who constructed them,
New York owes her present proud
position among her sister States, in
wealth, prosperity and greatness, as
much, if not more to her enterprise in
projecting and carrying out works of this
kind, than to anything else. Let US
profit by her example; let the light of
her experience shine upon our path, and
lead us on to equal greatness and pros
perity. Iowa, though in her infancy, is
possessed of great re sources, upon her
beautiful broad surface, and in her quiet
bowels are lying dormant the mighty ell
ements of greatness and wealth. AL
ready our young State is attracting unu-
sual interest among capitalists; and
thousands upon thousands of industri-
Gus and enterprising emigrants, are see
king homes in this enchanted land.-
We have only to commence works of
internal improvement, where the bust
ness of the country demand them, and
show capitalists that the stock will be
profitable; and money in abundance will
flow into our midst.
Especially let those of US immediate
ly interested in the construction of
plank road from this county to the Mis-
sissippi River, which shall ultimate ly
connect with the counties west of the
Des Moines and the Mo. River,--
emulate the noble example of the en-
pire State. When the great Erie Canal
was first projected and brought forward
the idea was hooted at, and its projec-
tors and friends derided. The world
does not contain greater monument to
the enterprise, skill and indomitable per-
severance of man, than this great connec-
ting link between the Atlantic and wes-
tern States. So this plank road project
may appear 10 some to be premature, a
greater work than we can at present &C
complish. To such we have only to
say, to WILL it, in this wonderful pro-
gressiye age, is to accomplish. The
words sue can'F' is an obsolete idea, a
decayed relic of feeble and do-nothing
age. An indomitable perseverance, I'M
firing energy and enterprise, can and
will accomplish any feasible project
Before such determined spirit, no OPP
position or obstacle can successfully
stand,-before it mountains melt into
mole hills. One great advantage in con-
nection with innumerable others, that
have or might be mentioned, In construc-
ting this kind of road, lies in the fact
that all the materials to build it, are the
products Of our soil, and grow in most
instances along the contemplated line of
Improvement we can do the work
principally within ourselves, without
the outlay of much money. Our far
mers, mechanics and laborers can thus take
stock and own the principal part of the
road. A call for meeting to consult &
take measures TO accomplish this much
needed work, will be found in another
column.
Let all remember the time and attend
the meeting. All classes of our citizens
in this and the adjacent counties, are di-
rectly interested in its early accomplish
ment. Let us all take hold then, with a
determination that il shall be done.