Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1857-02-05
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Iseyvs s ~ N yits aIsS sllsoslon
|ol our ID siss having com
|innnisai,on, VA lhs ligh ly interesting Ma
Iimportant subject &c ] Rail Roads u llSasss|
Tertiary Ne |. hope sIle writer VII
lfollow uP the subject. % he intinateshe
luill a., Is mucl, light may be ,hre Nh
upon subject of sach engrossing inter-
lestto tlsIpubiic mind. By q man az we'll
)acqaaialad oct only. with The geography,
land topcs Apply of the coAntry, but also,
with tlhs wiz working through which
IapproPs iati6s's are made BY Government.
land the means nsed by Interested indi-
siduals e procure such approximations
taE ccertaiM rautes, as il our correspon-
HILL if we know him rightly The Tea
Z Iits of 9 route, hss generally, rs lit
lie NO in the location of road, as
has the public interest. We hope 10
hear from !" G : again il our next num-.
bert
For the Sank Rapids Frouiiernan.
Mr. Error. DEAR SIR AS a
l1esderef the il gonliermal. have Of
Va Wondered Tint il this. age Of Rail-.
E "a schemes and railroad excitements,
b have not favored the readers Of
yodFls psefu! paper with information in
regard n the railroad prospects Of this
portion Of Minnesota. | notice that
journals in almost every part of the Ter
tri,ory are devoting considerable space
and attention. to the task of enlighten-
ing their readers and the public general
Ily, as to the fart that if. Minnesota ever
does have railroad, il must per force
pass directly through their fayorite To-
calf y and the Public like good
natured old gentleman, as he is it seems
Swallow all these schemes, no matter
how itnpracticable or impossibles- with
the most accomplishing resignation.
In fact, the more absurd and Qnixotic
THE project, with just SO much nc re con-
Efidence and compiacency does the pro-
|jector usually place his bantling before
the aforesaid old gentleman for his .ex-
ipected caress, and the sugar-plumb o.
his encouragement. And it occurredto
dme that it was on the same principle
That you seem to have ignored or ne
elected the matter almost altogether.
1 Among The latest varieties Of the
genus rail roads, L,nosice a projec
copied very extensively. BY tbs. neigh,
!. boring press, and said 70 be embodied
1in bill now before Congress- which
provides tor 4 road from 81 B saul an
Isl. Anthony via. sIinnea poii omit
cello, St. Cloud, Little Falls, til,
town Of coarse md Crow Wing ii
Pembina, Now sir,i although | con
slider this q very iipe arrangement, .sstil
dono. think il SO perfect as to be alb
solusely incapable Of impr ,vement. /
might, FOR instance, he modified in thi
'Iway: To commence at st. Paul, st
, Anthony and Minneapolis, thence Via
: Anoka and Monticello to'east ST. Cloud
f.thence to St. Cloud proper, thence I,
' Benton City on the east bank Of the Mis-
8 sissippi River, hence TO avoid Che hear
! grade at Sank Rapids, to the west BAN
. Of said river, thence Via. Watab, Clean
Little Fails and Grow Wing to PEN
: bina Provided, Nevertheless that if a
-lany time before Tie completion Of sal
II road, i.'shaIt appesr thatJM .Blus
ylter, Fancistook s Cos, have laid our .
i llocatedaaIy town site within atwent
l-|miles Of the line ofisaid road then sal
time shall be SO uttered aud changed a
1t topass through said iowa site.s ts
i, This,I think, S,f.il&ould fully me-
IN che wants Of the conirnunity, and imm'
r-diately ssesnciIiafe all fiat, oppositio
IS which isithe rePuted cause of the fai
is%uresof nil bills providing aid for b inn
c-lsoaa Railroads u Iase hi a8s.ssg 81 Ssls 81;
IL Having noticed tla. you spoke I'm
s.Irecep. ariicless af Sauk's Rupidss as. a
" point seIectedby Gov Stevens forscros
shss NississippbasAy the racil
II Rail Read sil,aescArs g me that ii
s. sapsts b. 2 zpiiatAk ese had beard
de ianadeptay asserted saB eg.aed spthoris
vnlthat SUCH was not the ease, and II