The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-09-01
Railroad Meeting at St. Paul.

A large and enthusiastic meeting Of the cit +
zens of Sc. Paul was held at the Court House, CT
Wednesday afternoon, fAug. 24,) TO take n;o
consideration tho-propriety Of cooper ting with
the people Of Wisconsin ia constructing raircsf
from Madison te ST. Paal.
/ The meeting was called TO order by H. s. WIKI
inson, ESQ.,, and on motion Gov. Alex. Ramsey
was appointed Chairman; C. J. Herniss and c.
l.. Willis Vice Presidents; and j. v akeGed enS
A. Bryant, Secretaries.
The President then Stated me object O: The
meeting, and urged the great importance Of con-
Meeting ourselves wish the East by Of rail-
road from st. Paul to Madison, apa closed ~ 10
Producing to the audience
DIR. Otis Hoyt, Of Hudson, Wis, who addres-
sed the meeting, giving brief history of raiidet
and railroad projects in the United States. The
railroad spirit had commenced n MassaCh1sstts
and rapidly spread in every direction car, NJ
with 1t wealth and prosperity. New York ioosus
with a jealous eye TO the increasing weal;5 q
Massachusetts, had, in the face OF afihs deTision
and contempt heared upon the Ene Canal"
which was called 50 Clinton's Folly" " elinton's
Ditch" SC caught the spirit, and ihercby had
herself become immensely wealthy. The cost
of the various railroads in New EnglaDG and
New York ranged from iorty-tkree to sixty three
thousand dollars per mile, but ere ell paying layye
dividends, and the immense profits Of many o.
the roads in New York was truly wonderful. Ia
the old States experience shows that if the hgsi-
ness along the route Of proposed railroad will pay
three -hfths Of the expense of constructing and Oy-
Grating 1t, The increase of business before the road
could be completed, would be equal 10 the re-
n,nining two-fifths The speaker had become
well acquainted with the route Of the proposed
road from Madison TO St. Paul. and from i,s leasi-
tility believed the cost CT construction could 10;
be more than fifteen, or at most eighteen ,hor.
sand dollars per mile. He had statistics (Which
he ready showing the business now done On tbe
route would pay more than fifteen per cert. %
the cost Of building and completing the road
The audience listened with the utmos, at, r,ica
10 the remarks Of DR.. Hoyt, which evnce "a his
complete knowledge of the subject, an h,z
untiring energy in the prosecution OF the work.
On motion, J. r. Owens, Joseph X. Brown,
NJ. S. Wilkinson, A. Wlkn, aud B. w. Lott
were appointed committee TO draft Resolutions
expressive of the sense Of the meeting, and re-
ported the following which were adopted
We, the people Of St. Paul and its vincri,y.
looking to the ultimate prosperity Of our Terrcrv,
and regarding the great enterprise of connecting
our Territory with the East by the ereo'.oo Of
the Wisconsin North Western Railroad rs The
most feasible plan which has yet been pro ocssd.
do resolve az follows
| Ist That we, as citizens Of Minnesota viii
extend the RICH, hand Of fellowship to the eniar
prise Of Wisconsin in her attempt to REL ch ou-
boarders on the Lake st. Crox, by railroad ,hus
forming another link to the line Of Atlanlc and
Pacific communication.
I'd. That in self-preservation every citizen Of
the Territory of Minnesota (who can do 20 Is.
justice to himself ought to aid, bo, by subscri7
lion to the capital stock Of the Wisconsin North
Western Railroad Company and by his infiu-
ence in the construction Of said road as speedily
as possible.
The meeting then ad)ouened
ALEX RAMSEY. Presidsrt.
c. L. WlLIES. u n,
C. J. HENNIsS, v fes'osn''.
AnDss SnsAs4. Secretaries.