The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-11-05


on Wednesday evening last, as will be seen by
reference to another column Of to-day's issue,
for the purpose of taking into consideration q
proposition of the citizens of Dubuque. submit
ted to them through o committee of three of
which II. A. Wiltse, Esq, is chairman. This
committee has been sent to visit the citizens of
the Upper Mississippi to present to them pro-
posal of uniting with Dubuque in securing
joint and mutual interest in new line of stea-
mers proposed to bc established the coming sea-
son. The proposal says, ait is proposed to es-
tablish a daily line, which leaving at punctual
and advertised hours, shall become of the great
est convenience and utility to us all line
which uniting with, and supported by the great
Railroad interests of the East as we'll as COM
mercc of the South, shall successfully and dali
ly compete with any boats now afloat. and &C.
cure to us uninterrupted facilities through the
season of navigation" The proposition also
informs us that the good will and cooperation
of the Railroads, stretching from Dubuque in a
continuous line to Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia, &c. has been engaged and that passengers
line to any point South or East that are in con-
nection with these roads. 1t is said many of the
wealthy capitalists of st. Louis and gentlemen
connected with the Illinois Central Railroad
Company, have signifed willingness and de-
sire to invest their means in this enterprise,
provided the citizens of the Upper Mississippi
would pledge their friendship and patronage at
current rates, on the basis proposed. Mr.. Wiltse
stated in explanation of the above proposition
that it was proposed to purchase flor there
would not be time to build before SPRING. four
teen steamers for this line, which it was thought
would be sufficient number to form daily
connection with st. Louis; that The Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company had deep interest in
the trade of the Upper Mississippi and that one
reason of this committee being sent was to col
lect information in regard to its extent, and the
obligation it was under to existing lines. We
understand that the committee expressed them
selves well satisfied with the encouragement
they received here, and will Immediately re-
turn to report progress.
EDUCATIONAL CONVENTIONAL convention of
the friends of education was held at the Court
House, on Saturday last the proceedings of
which will be found in another part of to-day's
paper. The principal topic of interest which
came before the Convention, was a resolution
declaring it inexpedient at the present time to
change the school books now in use. The late
Superintendent had recommended uniform Sc
ries of text books which had been universally
adopted in the common schools of the Terrific
~. The present Superintendent having recon-
mended a change in the Readers which are now
in use, was the cause of its introduction. 1t
was deemed to be desirable that in the matter
of text books, no change should take place ex-
cept for sufficient reasons, and as it was not
claimed that the book recommended to take the
place of the one already in use possessed any
advantages over it, and as the proposed change
would involve the parents of the Territory in
an expense of $1,000, the Convention deemed
that an expression of opinion against the pro-
posed change was necessary. Hence the reso-
luton before mentioned was passed by a deci-
sive majority.
RAILROAD TO MINNEsOrA.-At the conclusion
of the steamboat meeting the other evening at
the Court House. desire having been manifes-
to learn the intentions of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company, in reference to the extern
sion Of their road into our Territory, Mr..
Wiltse said that the above company were look
ing at this matter, and were making their cal
C lations with fixed determination of soon
commencing operations on the west side of the
river. with view of extending their road to the
southern bend of the Minnesota river and to St.
Paul that the Railroad would be completed by
the LIST of June next to the Mississippi, opposite
Dubuque; that from Dubuque west the road is
under contract for thirty miles. and will be
completed during next season, five hundred
thousand dollars of the stock having been taken
by Dubuque city and county that the company
have no expectation of business twenty miles
south of this road, that being drawn to the road
projected from Davenport, through Iowa City
to the west end of the State, and consequently
their expectation of profit is from the North
that the Company looked upon Minnesota as
the last fine country which the immigrant will
find this side of the Rocky Mountains, and that
it will be settled more rapidly than Wisconsin
Or Iowa; that they have already had an explo-
ring party out to examine route, and expected
to employ their whole force upon it after the
first of June next, probably taking the dividing
ridge between Cedar and Turkey rivers, an ave-
rage distance offorty miles from the Mississippi ;
and that whether grant of land is ultimately
obtained from Congress in furtherance of this
design. or not, the road would be built, and that
too, two years sooner than it could possibly be
built by any other company now organized.
Citizens of Chicago, hear this, and then push
on your Northwestern Ra lroad.
An EXAMPLE WORTHY OF IMTrArIoS.-We no.
tce that Messrs. Cathcart, Kern & Co., No. 20.
Roberts street. have placed lamps in their win
dows, which is of great service to night pedes-
fria homo 10 IL.