The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-09
In the HAult So Marie district In Mtohi'
ran the entriea for nooond and third quar-

In the Gault sts Marie district in Miohi.
gan the entries for second and third quar-
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This great and s1ordinary increase in the amount Of
remote nom each other can only b accounted for ~
the improvement referred to. In fact 20 great Is the In
crease In the value Of lands that land variants ana lana
scrip nearly up to the par face value IL then no
other existed for such grant this one the
score Of sound economy, would be sunicsnt Many Of
for the interest to amount to much more than the pno
pail and during all this period the States deprived
Of the right and esnsnt Of taxation The lands donated
thus entere must Of necessity be cultivated to enable
the holders to pay the taxes and from this Legitimate
source Of revenue great pecunary benefit win Be derived
This cultivation a. . matter Of course, viii increase
the amount Of grain and stock in the country, and with
these increased facilities for ndI those products to
market will reduce the price OF living and thus benefit
the whole community. They will also reduce the price
of transportaton for the manufactures and imports Of
the seabo and reduce the price OF those articles to
the settler, and proportonately increase the quantity
used and course the profit to the manufacturer and
i'm The mail facilities furnished BY these lines Of
REORGANIZATION will be Of great advantage to the
government and the entire community and In sass o.
vantages furnished BY them for transporting men ana
military stores almost inapprsciable Another and
very great benefit derived from these Improvements Is
the amount Of capital and labor carried into the hearts
Of the several States by their construction Hundreds OF
thousands Of laborers can Aad constant on
them, and each, by very small amount OF labor, can
secure the blessings of homestead" without feeling
degraded by having it conferred him gratuity,
even If it constitutional thus to benedta few 1t
the expense Of the many compatible with the pledges
heretofore given in relation to the public lands
Is not my purpose 81 tina time 10 discuss .ne pnhc
subject having been fully presented In Communication
Of tie 9Th june 1852 to the Chairman of the Committee
him; but it mast be obvious that the friends of that
in this way, accomplish all that Is design
Of hs r oan
not tangible substantial objection can be present
cd The increased value gwen to the lands enables the
government to get double price and ready sale for those
retained and hence the grant costs them nothing The
removes all difficulty in relation to thu
pledge given BY the United States 1t the csson Of these
lands that they should be considered q common fund
for the and benefit Of all the States and renders
them more available towards meeting the obligation i'm
posed them by the act of 2Sh January 1Si that the
proceeds shouc be set apart for the yment Of the pub
lie debt created by that act.
Let these railroads and canals be completed and the
husbsndman will no longer have reason 70 complain that
his grain remains ungarnered from to bee
there 10 no mode of sending it to market it will ell be
eagerly sought after and with his surplus stock will be
sent abroad the land feed Thousands OF his less
fortunate fellow beings. while he will thus be made to
rejoice in the prosperity secured by his honest toll and
industry saying nothing OF the sdvsnts ges to the bua
ness and finance of the country.
Moreover these means OF intercommunianon, ike
community of interest and feeling, and lii the arteries
of the human stem will disseminate to every part ii
benefits of home production and Of the Eastern, Pacific
and Atlantic trade, waen the great California railroad
shall have been completed.
The recommendation heretofore made, H. therefore,
renewed that liberal grants for all such objects be made
under sui able restrictions
From the annexed statement which exhibits the
present ndton of the pu bic lands it will be that
many millions Of now subject to entry, pre-
sentpg to the settler every variety Of soil and cmIe
rich in inexhaustble fertility and the valuable timber it
BEARS and in many sections, containing mines of the
precious metals and Of copper, iron and coal.
As matter that may be interesting, have appended
from the most reliable data giving the CO. Of the public
domap-of extngushDg the Indian title, and Of survey
ing selling and managing the lands, with the average
actual cost of each per acre.
Respectfully submitted by your obedient servant,
JOHN WILSON, Commissioner.
Hon ROBERT McCInIASD, Secretary Department of the
Interior.