The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-02-12

Assembly, charters will have been passed, in
cooperating companies to construct a road be-
tween St. Paul and st. Anthony from the Mis-
sissippi to Fond du Lac on Lake Superior ;
from St Paul or St. Anthony to the Iowa line
our part Of the Louisiana and Minnesota Rail-
road and, We hope, also to annouce the pas
sage of charter looking to the construction Of
q road directly across the State of Wisconsin
toward Milwaukee and Chicago.
Mr.. harrington: of ST. Paul, the mover of all
these projects save the st. Paul and st. Antho-
ny road, has also introduced memorials to Con-
gress for grants of land to aid in constructing
these great lines, which, Of course, will pass,
but at too late a day to receive attention from
the present Congress. The disposition in the
Legislature seems to be strongly in favor Of
practical and liberal charters; and we doubt
not when they are perfected, and receive the
official sanction Of all branches of our govern.
ment, they will be found entirely worthy the
attention of capitalists abroad, and the friend.
generally Of the great railroad systems which
are now so rapidly drawing the extremes Of oul
great and extended country to a common cen
ire. We have no capital within ourselves to
undertake these great works; and it follows, Us
q matter of course, that If We would reap our
share of the benefits of system which is now
the order Of the age, and is so rapidly extend
ing itself into every section and neighborhood
of the great Western Valley, we must act with
liberality, and hold out such inducements as
will attract the attention of moneyed men
abroad. This we have ascertaned is the senti-
ment and feeling of our present lawmakers
and we consequently look for an auspicious
Termination of their deliberations upon this
great question.
We have faith that the fruits of this legisla-
ton will not be merely paper yield. The pc
culiar location of our country will attract rail-
roads hither. Our lumber products will at
tract them. The fertility of our soil, and the
favorable adaptation of every part of the coun-
try to agriculture and stock raising, will at
tract them. Our immense mineral wealth will
attract them. Our great manufacturing facli-
ties will attract them. And the grandeur OF
our scenery; the salubrity of our climate-its
renowned health, and other pleasing and prac-
teal advantages for happy and opulent homes
for thousands now merely existing by daily pro-
baton in the Eastern cities and States will at
tract them. We have faith, also, that road
connecting us with the great lines now in rap
i'd process of completion, East and South, will
pay-pay we'll and libcrally-within the next
three years. Nay; were one completed, even
now, the immense tide of immigration which in
two or three months is to set hitherward
would throw profitable yield into the Golfers
Of the company.
We know there are those in our midst who
think us frantic in speaking thus. But they
are men, who rarely, if ever, 20 out of the Ter.
ritory to study the workings of this progressive
age and going out, never allow their minds
owing to incapacity or inattention-to properl,
Investigate and practically conclude upon tn,
effects and facts connected with the great sys
tenn Of railroad improvements which is nov
revolutionizing the business of the country.
We will illustrate briefly. Here We have
upon many accounts, the best agricultural
country of the Northwest. We do not say ou1
lands are actually more fertile than those OIL
Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin,
But they are equally so; and the greater album
dance OF timber, pure water, in springs, lakes,
ana running streams-the latter at,ordinr at
almost every mile the finest water-powcr in
the woodland above all the absence of all
maiarious diseases incident to the region below
US we have named, give us advantages which
Will readily be seized upon by the millions
seeking Western homes-provided we will fur.
nish them with market for their surplus
Those portions of the two northwestern States
to which we have alluded, have, in great de-
gree, that market already. Roads are now in
operation from Chicago to Rockford to the H.
Hnols river, and to the lower valley of Fox riv.
er. Next year, Rock Island, Davenport, Sa.
vannah, Freeport, Galena, Dubuque, Milwau.
kee, GAINESVILLE, Madison and Platteyille, will
also be in connection with that mighty Young
city. Milwaukee is also now connected with
GAINESVILLE; and in the season of lake nayiea-
ton the Eastern markets are open by this route
to the farmers of Rock River Valley. and the
~~As~A 'ShihS lcSiOu.
Now, if we would settle, and render of bene
mt and value to the uses Of man, those garden.
OF the West spread out in uninterrupted nrofn
sion over the Sioux Purchase-the valleys O
the Minnesota, the Crow, the Blue Earth and
the Cannon-and open to the world the arri
cultural, numbering and mineral wealth of the
ST. Crolx and Lake Superior, we must not re.
main, longer than unavoidable circumstances
Will allow, behind our neighbors in affordino
market facilities which will place us on an
equality with them. The iron horse is the
great equalizer of the age and until we invite
ms presence among US, it must be clearly evil
oent to all, that the prospects of developin.
the untold and incalculable resources of on,
Territory are anything but bright and flattcr
ing.
Latest M vs. from the Upper Minne.o,
We are indebted to Hon. Martin Mcleod TO
the following items of news from this interest
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