The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-06-17
Stockbridge. May Both.
ST. Paul, June It'll.


ST.. PAUL, June 7th.
To TIE EDITORS OF TIE MINNEsOTIAN:
1t has been said that ours is great country
that is so and Minnesota is great Territory
in more than one sense, and st Paul is great
town, for young one. 1t is emphatically
town of additions, the first plat is diminutivc
compared with the additions; well, we need all
the additions we have got, they viii all he fill
ell up soon. The city is not only laid out by
additions. but the houses are all built by ad-
dtions, each built in some three or four parts,
in as many consecutive years we'll, this is ca
silly accounted for: as mems purses grew heavy
and their love for St. Paul increased, they
straght-way built on additions to their home TO
make it a more permanent one: well, this is not
only town of additions, but it is one of multi
plicatiOn also. our numbers are increasing be-
You'd all precedent the oldest inhabitant don't
know but a small portion of the citizens, new
faces meet him at every corner, houses are
springing up in every direction as though some
Magician had sown the seed broadcast during
the past winter and they were just now come
ing up ready finished, ready for an occupant
and still there are not houses enough for the
people several families are in some cases, o.
biged to live in one house for a time. will
now give you stran gers idea of the rapid in
crease Of this place ! was at work in my gar
den the other morning. CHANGED to look down
the street, and a tall, vcrdant looking Vernon
ter just landed from o steamer, was making
long strides toward mc-he seemed excited az
though in haste to find something he had lost,
or might lose something he ought to have Ha-
loo stranger, said he's this your farm told
him no, it was only my garlen-well said he,
wanted to get a farm near hear but sup
pose the peshy people will build houses all over
it so that couldn't raise nothing, no how. l
told him he would have 10 get out of the peo.
pies way little, if he wished room for farm.
He had no idea of having his farm all built
over, he was afraid that like the Yankee in
London, he would'n DE able to find it for hou-
scs. But to be scrious-St. Paul has all the
elements within her to make her a great CITY.
and it is as certain, as any event that is in the
future that she is destined to be the largest
city OH the Mississippi above st. Louis, if our
landholders persuc proper course in dspos-
ing Ofthcir lots. Every intlucemeLt should be
held out to actual settlers building lots should
be sold them low enough to induce them to buy
and build, as our permanent settler whether he
he located On a lot in town or u farm in the vi
entity, who invests one thousand dollars, is
worth more to the future prosperity Of the city
than spculator who invests fifty thousand. and
goes away to reside, and leaves his property to
sell at future time at an cxhorbitant advance.
Better by all means give q lot to each family
that will settle among us, than have them
leave ON account ofthc high price demanded
really hope those most interested, will head
these suggestion, as they are prompted alone
by motives looking to the welfare of our Young
City. Although it is only about eight months
since first saw st. Paul. soon expect to he
reconed amongst the old settlers. for We shall
soon have fifty thousand inhabitants, and then
those who were here when we had but five. will
be Old citizens. The longer remain and the
more see and learn of the resources of this
territory, the more fully am convinced. tbat
the most sanguine do no. fully anticipate the
glorious future that awaits her when she shall
be numbered foremost among the States. r.r