The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-04-01
New Advertisements.
ill., See FIRST column on this page.


Inc ffeSS OIL ST. raul.
The 81. Anthony Express. illustrates the pow
er ind influence of the press, in building up
towns. by the following remarks. which ale part
~ true, concerning the press in our town:
"A good Illustration Of this subject is at hand.
ST. Padl, almost from her FIRST settlement, has
supported one, two and three weekly papers
She became at once known 10 every section Of
the Union. Her name was everywhere mention
ed. her praises were everywhere sung Proba-
bly, there are not dozen PEI sons the Territory,
vino, previous to their arrival, had not read and
heard much Of st. PAUL. and not one tenth of our
population knsw anything Of any other place
Minnesota was represented Paradise, and
ST. Paul az the core, the essence, the concentra-
ton Of all its beauties and exceilences. She has
created for herselfa name and reputation, cock
tensive with the bounds of civilization. How has
this been accomplished? Not, surely, by private
and individual effort, bu, By the wspapers-
These have been scattered broadcast over the
land, have been pcrused by thousands and more
or less OF their contents transferred TO thousands
Of other papers throughout the Union. Whether
she realize II or not, ST Paul owes no small share
OF her reputation abroad TO her newspaper press,
and especially 10 those first published. To her
newspapers, does she chiefly owe whatever pres
tige of greatness she now enjoys. Three week
lies are now published in that village, and If the
citizens will support them ali, their enterprise
richly deserves the fullest measure of success,
which her presses predict will be realized
Now, without arrosating too much Of tins praise
to the Pioneer, the first press ever brought to
Minnesota, we may with truth say that newspa-
pers have done much for St. Paul. So far as la
borious industry and patient toll. and scrupulous
truth can entltle any press to such praise We
know the Pioneer deserves a share Of il. Our
co'e'npotafies, past and present. have lahored
zeaiously in the same cause. Bu, if the Express
means TO assume, that the same amount Of news
paper talent and capital, invested at ST. Anthony
eigh, miles west Of ST. Paul, or at that place be-
low st. Anthony. called Cheevcr's Landing, to-
wards which an immense finger board so long
pointed, with the words
.Uja Steamboat Landing I'll
plainly painted On it, could ever have brought up
to either of those points, The steamboats, and the
commercial capital aud the business men which
are in St. Paul. then we have utterly to dis
sent from the opinions Of the Express. The press
Is powerful, but Nature is omnipotent. Editors
love to cooperate with Nature, as well as other
business men do. 1t is as ha I'd for them TO brens,
obstacles, as Tor other men. They, like others,
have chosen St. Paul as place Of business, be-
cause Nature ordained i, to be such. Our presses
have been instrumental in bringing people to MIN
nesota; but they have exerted no particular in
huence to detain them in and abou, St. Paul
When people arrive here. they exercise their own
Judgment, where TO settle. From St. Paul, they
can proceed sou,hward!y up the Mississippi river
to where In. Minnesota river pours in the moe.y
OF waters. that make this properly navigabe
river, tit for spacious, profitable boats.
They see at glance, that the proper CONNER
cla point for the trade Of both rivers, mus. be
below the Junction, somewhere, Of the two small
er rivers that there unite; but whether one mile
below or four miles, is not material The .ray-
e'ler finds himself, at Fort Smelling some miles
nearer TO 81. Louis, than he ,cas at ST. PauI
by an air line, and more distant from Lake gu
Perior. He inquiries the distance from Fort Suell-
ms to 81. Anthony, and is told that is abou, the
same as the distance from St. Paul to ST.. AntLo-
ny. He asks the Captain of the boat, how soon
she will be at ST. Anthony The Captain Ia uyhs
and turns on his heel, if be thought the s,ran-
ger might be qgi-=iag; but concludes 10 be very
civil and replies: "Boats do not run to 81. An
'hony. When the water is very high, SO that
steamboats, can run anyichere, boat with as
much power as this. can possibly struggle up there
IN two hours against current like mill-tail and
incur two chances in three Of being stove ia
pieces in trying to back out OF bad scrape. But
do You no, see, the half Of our freight is going no
the Minnesota river? If we could 20 to St. An
thony, and carry freight, which we cannot do, j,
would never pay to run up there, Is miles from
ST. Paul, with wheel-barrow load Of merchan-
Dire, 1. would cost more, a great deal, than to
haul 1t, even without plank-road, from St. Paul
there.''
The man still thinks that what the CAPTAIN
says, must be all stuff, gammoa, (for he has al
ways heard that nothing but o5stinacy kept the
boats from going up 10 Cheevers at last, } and he
goes back to 81. Paul and takes one Of the stages
to st. Anthony. He is there in an hour (rniaus
probably an umbrella, and swinded perhaps in
MS iare) lie sees brawliug stream deep in a
gorge, running over the rocks, like milI-,ail on
his LETT, and never once thinks it can be the bread.
placid, majestic Mississippi that he left at ST,
Paul. He wonders what mschevious bows could
have stolen and planted away off there, Chez
sef's great finger board, with ''Steamboa Land
ing Oh It, But look Here is mill pond-ves
no yes--falls-Oh yes! there is 'the Falls"
OF which he has read 50 much He is mercau-
uie man. His heart sinks within him. Lie goes
on--sees the mills. the ony sign of vitality about
Observation-Disclosures hen he says to himself
"those ccnfounded steam saw-mills at st. Paul.
ripping ard tearing into the pine logs, are making
more lumber than these do. Upon inquiry. he
nnds that there is not water enough to run the
st. Anthony mills nil the time. s'Oh!'' saws he
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