Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-06-06
SATURDAY. JUNE 3. 1854.

The Daily Times, in q candid, well written ar
ticle, headed, "LOwELL-ST. ANTHONY" among
other statements, says:
Let cotton factory be established at St. An
thony, and what would be the result? Innumer-
able numbers of fat-boats or double decked steam
ers would be seen blowing the Mississippi, their
way to the Falls, loaded with the raw material"
Now, we would give levy to know whether
the Times made this assertion, designedly, inten-
tionally, with "malice aforethought," or whether
it was IapSus penne. Does it really mean, that
in the case put, the aforesaid boats would proceed
to the Falls, or should the word st. Paul, be SUBJ
stituted in lieu thereof? If it means the former,
we give the Times the credit of being the most
candid, Eberal-minded press that st. Paul ever
possessed.-St. Anthony Express.
CO We mean, neighbor, just what we said,
that if a cotton factory Or factories were estab-
lished at st. Anthony, T" innumerable numbers
of fat-boats,'' and steamers would make their
way to the Falls for, if there are impediments
in the river now, there would be great and good
reason for the removal of those impediments then,
the necessity of the raw material reaching the mill
OF mills, on boats up the Mississippi being tanta-
mount to every ether consideration. Get your
mills agoing, and what-would be the result p
Would the proprietors submit to transhipment
at St. Paul, and then pay freight on their materi-
al on an over land route Not by any MEANS
If double-decked steamers could not reach you,
you would set to work and prepare the river so
they should reach you, and thus you would build
up large trade and large city. Flat-boats we
believe can reach you now, and possibly small
steamers, but once get your mills in operation
create a demand for the material below us--and
bo fal; cfs
you in digging out and widening the river so that
boats Of sufficient dimensions for the trade could
supply your factories with the raw materials.
We look upon St. Anthony as destined to be a
great manufacturing place, and we sincerely hope
that efforts will be made on the part of her cit-
zens to lay the foundation Of her greatness at as
early day as possible. They cannot commence
too soon, nor value too highly their immense wa
ter privilege, nor the prolific agricultural country
that surrounds them.
The Express pays the following compliment to
the citizens of St. Paul:
st. Paul, as we have :,ways admitted, is deserv-
ing OF the utmost credit for having built up a
large town Without single natural advantage in
her fc@vor. The active, united, go-ahead enter
prising spirit OF her citizens has accomplished this
In this respect, we are ashamed to confess, we fall
far behind our neighbors. While We have beer
quarreling among ourselves, plunged in litigation
at discord moral social, and political questions
making a great ado on some ultra measures OIL
abstract question, st. Paul, united on every thing
that concerns her real interest, has been making
rapid strides of progress, in spite Of all the OBJ.
stacles in her path.
Well said for our neighbor, and duly apprecia-
ted. Let the citizens Of St. Anthony be made
aware of the strength Of unity and harmony-le
them but family realize what they can accomplish
by pulling togcther,-let them heed the warning
which is continually given them through theil
press, and then go to work, earnestly, and in ter
years they can build up a city rivalling the far.
famed Lowell, Of Massachusetts.
The Express closes its admirable article in tho
following manner:
We are actuated by no feelings Of hostility to-
wards st. Paul. The more we have become ac
quainted with her business men, the more we adj
mire their enterprising, open, liberal spirit. W.
are happy indeed, to observe indications that this
spirit is increasing in both towns, and more gen
erous, unselfsh feeling, is charactcrizing the ri
valry between St. Paul and St. Anthony. This
every good citizen will be glad to see, and SHOULD
| endeavOr to increase.