The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-07-31

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Railroad Facilities Further COnsid.
cred.
One day last week we had something to
say respecting railroad facilities between
the Lakes and Boston aud New York and
the advantages that places located near any
great route Of transportation had over those
without that means Of Improvement. Since
that time, Col. Mason aud Mr.. Provost,
Engineers of the Central ant. GaleBa Road
have been here taking general topograph-
:eal reconnaissance in this vicinity. The inn
mense benefit of the proposed Improvement
has again been presented to the people of
Galena, in a more tangible form, aud Wa
are pleased 10 observe that they seem to be
all alive To the necessity ct the completion
of this great work of Internal Improvement.
We hope they will keep the subject before
the people, and particularly before those
who are in any way connected with the To-
eating and the building of the road. There
are good aud substantial reasons why the
road should at once be completed 10 this
point, which strangers canno, at FIRST, per-
haps, clearly comprehend. Let us, then.
not lose our case for fear Of not putting it
plainly betbre the court. AgiIaie, discuss,
argue, read write aud cypher' Oh the mat
ter, and not drop the subject until il is sat
Isfactorily settled.
The Legislature of Vermont has recently
passed a blil which allows the Vermont
Central Railroad virtually to b idse Lake
Champ!ain, near Rouses' Point. This Sc
cures another route to Boston, whIchcan be
used for eight months in the year. There
are now two competing routes for heavy
freight to Boston at this time, from the wes-
tern shore of Lake Michigan. Both go
through the Lakes, the one to Buffalo and
thence over the Albany and Buffalo and the
Albany and Boston Roads. The other to
| Ogdensburg, and thence over the Ogdens-
burg Road across Lake CbamplaiB end
down over the Railroads of Vermont, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts. There ars
two likewise, to New York city, the one
from Dunkirk through the State Of New
York, and the other from Buffalo to Alba
ny, and thence down The Hudson. Compe-
titlon has at this time SO far reduced the
freight. that barrel of -four is now carried
from Chicago to Boston and New York, at
a less rate than two years ago was charged
from Buffalo To Boston. In the season Of
1880, the Western Railroad carried -four
from Albany to Boston, about 900 miles,
for 25 cents or i2 IL cents per hundred
lbs. IN 1851 the rates have been so com.
,nuted, that il is carried from Chicago to
Boston for 90 cents. Ordinary freight is
taken for 20 cents the hundred, and light
goods for 81.
j he charges from this place TO Chicago
are seldom less than one dollar hundred,
or two dollars on every barrel of flour, aud
Frequently third, aud quarter higher. and
often double is paid. This on mos, articles
OF produce in the West, amounts to u pro-
hihitlOn, and is q most serious tax on all
means OF living, which we ourselves do not
raise ID this vicinity.
Three quarters vi all the dry goods, gro.
cerIes, machinery, medicines, and IN fine a
large proportion of all the articles we con-
sumo, are brought from Boston and New
York via New Orleans and ST. Louis. The
freight, charges. insurance, depreciation on
the goods and the interest on the iurchase
10 say nothing of the contingent loss TO the
merchant which no insurance can repay
enhances the value of all articles of CON-
Sunption--so that we are cut by the two
edges OF the category. We have to lay
more for every thing that We coii~ufne and
get less for every thing we produce And
the same holds true ut travel. The charge
from here TO Chirago, 10y stage, is SS for
i|3 miles, IN the most wreIched Of all con-
v-yances, aud over r route On which the
traveller Is expected to wade the s!oughs,
Of passage money he has not ,alh--wh,Ie
tney will carry you from Boston To Lewis-
ton, near Niagara Falls, about 600 miles,
for Sl2 in 81 hours. ln thls case YOU are
seated rs comfortably rs 10 a ,,arIur for
Ihree fuurlh> uf the way, and led and lodged
Ike prince for the Other quarter: 4: in the
other yon may think yourself lucky TO get
covered wagon without springs, and ior,n-
pate tu get thrUugh the journey with all un-
broken head
The consequence of these high charges.
bad rosdS, and wreich-d conv.yances -,
ibat travellers from the East, instead of
>reking The Mississippi at this point, go np
Northwarl, scatter about and visit the re-
gion Ot the lakes and their immediate vicin.
ny, aud fail To see what among Eastern
lnen Is considered FAR beyond Niagara, the
Lakes, or the White Mountains, IA a nat
urni curiosity-the Mighty River of the
Nest-th- magnificent Mississippi Be-
tore the opening OF The great fhororlpbfares
to Niagara, aud the White Mountains. a
few persons and those with means, a love
of adventure and IA thorough contempt for
all the aDnVyances of travel, visited them
iyeariy ;-hUw, any man can ride there as
icomfortably as he could go to bed on cooi
summers evening. The consequence is,
that these great natural wonders are throny-
Ell Tor months Ia the East, everybody in
summer makes tour-everybody goes into
the country-to the Lakes, to the White
Hills, or to the Niagara, and hence rail-
roads reap harqest through the summer
from travel, and another from freight ia
winter, and pay the dividends we read of.
So give US only direct route near the
parallel Of AZ, from the East to the M;ssis-
sippi, and such tide of travel as would set
through to ibis neighborhood could scarcely
he imagined. Niagara will in short time
he no longer curiosity, nor the White
Mountains an unknown land. Some new
and undiscovered country is wanted to ex-
cite public curiosity. II exists in the upper
waters Of the Mississippi and Lake Supe-
rior. Let US be ready for it-[Galena Adj
yertiseT.
BLOWING UP--It is quite common for
persons who get angry at others, to ak the
editor TO ''give 'em some" The following
is the best take off on this we h4v- s~-,r-~