The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-04-27
MIN ESOTA PION FER
VOL. H.-NEW SEKiES.-NO. Kill
Thursday. April 20. 1854.
Orr Business Prospects.


! We predicted during the winter, that there would
be great increase in the business Of this city, as
well as an unprecedented Immigration the Terri
tory, at the Opening Of navigation this srring, bu,
we viii canddiy admit hat we did not expect so
perfect rush as has ia upon us. Every boat
comes crowded with both freight aud passengers,
and The present tonnage on the river Is b. no means
sufficient do half the business of the trade. !, is
true, that the lines Of boats that will run rcsul;., !,
@'''-eo" .h;s III, and Gaena Rock Island, and 81.
Louis are not yet complete, but very much fear
that all the boats that are designed for this trade
viii prove insufficient the present season. Our mer-
chants complain, and with reason, that their freight
forwarded earl, 10 March from New York has not
yet reached this city, and we understand that the
ware houses at Rock Island are literally crowded
with packages for the Upper Mississippi.
Although bot slight portion of the freight for
this place comes frwarl, the storage and commits
''on houses already bcgin TO be filed land although
the storage the levce is more than double
wha: IT was this time last year, we see d.!ona!
storehcuses in process Of erection, TO meet the
anticipated increase in the business of the coming
summer.
Among the many immigrants to our Territory this
spring, we pleased to observe that those Who
come nh their families, their stock their teams
and agricultural implements, prepared locate and
open farms, form large proporIioa. This IS the
Class most necessary TO the Territory, and the class
that viii do much better than any other in Minneso-
Ia. We have al abundance Of rich and productive
SOL unoccu. led, healthy climate and good mar
het Tor all The farmer can produce, much high
er price than can be obtained south or east Of u-,
while the Of producing is no greater than else
where.
We frequently hear those who are in the habit Of
locking orly at the outside Of things, observe that
although the soil and climate Of Minnesota are "a
vofab'e for agricultural pursuts, we will be lar
iroin market whenever the supply in the Territory
exceeds the demand, that farmers then will he
unable 10 compete with the farmers located farther
east and south
We admit that such would probably be The case
II the supply in the Territory should ever exceed the
demand, but we hold that the period is far distant,
let our agricultural population increase as it NAV,
when farmers to find a nra1ka for adj thar
produce west and north of them In support of our
views on this subject, point the fact that du-
ring the present year, there will be brought 10 this
Territory over half a million Of dollars worth of
grain and provisions, FOR which pay the marke,
price in Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois and the price
of transportation, which is almost equal to the orig
inal cost We will roi1t TO the thousands of In
diane Oh frontier who will require food from Our
asricuIiuralists, we point to the present large and
increasing population engaged in the numbering,
TO the troops and others in the employ of Govern.
nent,-io the thousands Of persons no will be en-.
p'oyed In the construction of our railroads; to the
immense mining population Lake Superior who
VIII be dependent this Territory for supplies, and
who will soon be brought in connection with u.s. nv
railroad and other improvements to the mechanics
aIorers, merchants, SC, &c. IN the Tsrritory:-
ana we po'ui to that extensive section Of country
occupied by the Hudson Bay Company. traders.
" ith whom trade and bisue s. is already Of deem
All these Indicate the per,nanency of
'ofihern and western market for every article oS
produce that car he raised by the farmers Of this
errtory during the mex, and hold tina, G ten
thousand farms could be opened and put under cult
'aiion the present season, they would not be sufi-
'ent to supply the present demand for the produce of
different kinds 10 the Terri ory.
lxrRovEAENT.-There is already sixty-seve,
uiainSs IN this city in process O! erection This is
ot bad, considering we are yet in the month Of
lpriI.