Minnesota weekly times., 1855-05-29

MINNESOTA ABROAD,

No Territory in tho Union stands fairer or can
boast of better name at the present time, than
MINNESOTA. Her resources, her climate, her soil
ana her rapid growth ,aro themes of culogy among
men of learning and wealth, from the extreme
ends of the East to the shores of'thc sunny South
Wherever the true Mnnesotan goes, there can be
found eager inquirers, who, having heard OF our
favored land, are anxious to hear still more, and
of the thousands who annually visit us, but few
return either discouraged disheartened. The
Press with fpw e4ccptionsl In all parts of the
country re- echo our praise, and tho cagsr eye Of
tho cmigrant pcnetrates t!lranSh the fogs and
mists and fever and ague of Wisconsin, Indiana
Illinois, and rests scrcnely On tho blue SKY and
broad prairics Of Mnnesota. ltarp cmgrants
wend their steps in order ta escape the obnoS-
ious cilluvia of more dectcrious climes-hcrc
they partakc of fyssh mir, and under its benign
ipNpcncc,aro Soon festered to health ana to happi
nass: Here the oafth yields them bountiful
crsss, MD :hus in ihsif A9rthern homes they en-
joy fur greater de*s:paa al the geal comforts of
life, shaa they eoaia DO, whore disease racks tho
systshi. apd sends ,aany t. premature grave
It Is n8 Woader, therefore, that our less favored
Haiahssrs, down in tho swamps Of Wisconsin,
shauld fuel jealous Of us-no wonder that they
should sock to poison the mind Of the emigrant
as to our truo position, for they plainly see that
unless the exodus from their own State is at once
stopped, there will not be corporaps guard left
to sympathze with them in their affection. Poor,
uneasy, jealous mortals!-Wc pity them they
are to be ptied, for having had the aguc so long,
it has shakoa the wits out Of them and left but
little common sense. But VIC are not disposed
to find fault with them; We would rather take
them kindly hy the hanl and convince th"m Of
their error, and in view of this fact, we copy the
following article from the Grant County Herald,
published at Lane sster, Wis.,, in which the editor
expresses (honestly, no doubt) great fears for
the future success and prosperity of Minnesota.
And thus the article reads:-
The blind Scramble for Mime sofa.
A worthy, intelligent and observing gentleman
of our acquaintance, has Just returned from
visit to Minnesota. Seeing the great parade for
that region it was his intention to 20 up and pur-
chase property, but seeing the real state of affairs
present and future, he left, as he SAYS, s'with
anS ely and horror for the fate of others, whose
small means, honesty of heart and industrious
habits deserve for them better reward.'' lie
says there is very little doing in the way of build
ing-lumbcr and materials being too dear, while
money is exceedingly scarce. There is no export
from Minnesota but lumber, all the proceeds and
profits of which belong to capitalists along the
lower Mississippi, who send up provisions, stores.
supplies, men and monoy-thereby rendering the
lumber interest dead matter--a loss so far rs
MnnesotianS concerned. The samo Of the
annual Indian payment: St. Louis men set the
trap anl catch most every dollar as it drops from
the hands of the poor Indian 1t is not ant;cipa-
ted to produce enough provisions to supply the
home market for one or twO years to come, and
there are no manufactures Of clothing, farm i'm
pleAcnts nor furniturc,-all these must come
from the cast or south. Where all the money is
to from to purchase these indisncn sable arti-
cles, nobody knows and very few think at present.
Besides all. emigration to Minnesota is about
to close. This had been the only scarce Of mon-
ctary income, and even this has been insult lent
for some time and is now fast falling IL; the
closc'will be sudden, when ak having apx ready
money will withdraw and thereby .onder affairs
still more dcplOrable.
1t is said, mechar:es arc laborin" in M;uacso-
ia on less wages than in New York or philad.!-
phla,-aS good mechanics us ever showed Il plane.
ms may Seem strange, there being such great de-
maad COR mechanics in the older settled parts of
tie west. The truth is, people in the east cx-
trcmcly Ignorant of the west, and blindlv fcl}vw
those who set traps for them Minnesota has fo-
years been kept up by batting eastern people Just
as carrion is hung on poic to gull buS.ards into
Wholesale slaughter! RHnncrs hare been des-
patched to New York ard Other eastern towns:
books, written mc,l and cmbellishcd with litho-
graphs and cuts Of tnsurpessing beauty, but con-
tanning just enough to- deceive yet not enough to
arouse doubt, have been scattered broadcast all
ctCf the continent Of America. Tic result has
long been anticipated: on the very heels cf star
; vaton, property in st. Paul-unimpfoycd, is held
at Sl0U per foot! 900 for . dozen acres
OF land in the suburbs, and no exports, no sur
plus-fron the entire Territory.
The person from whom Tie editor derived the
above information; was undoubtedly of th:t class
who roam over the world seeking whom they may
devour. lie evidently came to Minnesota with
crroncous hoti0lis-srIth All idca floating in his
head that with thousand or two dollars he could
purchase large amount Of real estate, but asccr-
tanning after his arrival that we were neither
fools or barbarians, he pockctcd his dimes, and
like some others we know of, drew u tce-line for
home, scattering On the road the indignation which
riot III Ills etcre Charged SYSTEM. lie even ex-
hibits "anxety and horror for the fate CT others
Che was wise enough to escape tho calamity him
sclf,) whose small means, honesty of heart and
industrious habits deserve for them better re-
ward." His sympathy, no doubt, will be duly ap-
preciated by theaclass to which Ire elludes. But
this is not all. lie says-"thcrc il very little
doing in shc way of bpildug Lumber and mate
rials being toy dssr, while tnohgy is exceedingly
searcer' Nov we DO not wish to be severe On our
amiable friend, for he is evidently q man of sem
sitiss natt're; bit he certainly is mistaken when
be says there is very little doing in the way of
buiIdng," for we arc informed by good apttrri.y,
that larger number Of buildings have beef erected
in Minnesota the present season than any one
season before, and if lumber was not scarce Che
is right in this) the number of houses which
would lie erected this season would be almost in
lculatle: Does not this demand for dwellings
and Storc;ar increase Of population and pros
perity on the part of Minnesotas If not, tell
us what Goes: It's true, money is not as plenty
rs il was in the winter; but the causes are obvious:
Our merchants have laidi heavy stocks Of goods,
and those goods thnst lie paid for; and assin, the
stringency of the money market at the Fast has
the natural tendency to make money Scarce at the
West, but this state of things cannot last long,
for capitalists are scattering their money like
Slfeat in all parts Of the Tcrritory:
sThere is no export from Minnesota Eut lsh-
ber all the proceeds and profits of which balo,,s,