The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-01-29
.row,a oS ~. Paul aud s,,.sessss,

Growth os ~. Paul and Mtnneeosa.
Hts' Nihn"s"a AMI i,akc,a /"
Sr. Pau. octolcr. 1856.
Tho prognss which has charar terins tho
rettloipcn, ol the territory of Minnesota. l,re-
scnts 10 the notice of the student Of history
and political economy some important facts
The growth of a frontier community, 50 or
derry, ~ rapid aini having so much of the
conservative element IN IL. has rarely iNn
iiiStauc'l in the annals Of the world. In
lsss time 'han II takes the goSrrnmenl 10
b'nld custom hoase. we ran s~ an unset,
ihL co'ntry grown Ia the s,1c Of rrsysSta-
bl' state, IN wealth, in population. IA power
\ territory. too, which ten year. ago seemed
10 hr an incnslibe distancr ff,an ihc ciyiIs
al portions oI ihr country; and which was
thought by nsi people Ia he in a latitude
that would defeat the energy alid thu tod III
man. To-day II could bring into the fic.d a
larger army than Washington took CON
mani oil n, ii. beginning II our revolution
Ia lsiJ. the year OF liz organization. the
population al the territory WAS Assn. now IL
Is estimated to be- neary 2OO.000. Ia 1852
there was g. post oili~r IN the territory.
no" unfe are l'o' Inc i'i'nsr of Acres ~
public lanai sold during the fiscal y,arvnd.
ny the 3ou, june, ls52, was ia,25s. For
the year ending 30th june. 1850, the NUN.
ber ol acrS sold was l0o2,i
When W. contemplate the hcadlony uro.
grse. ui Western growth in iis inp,,Drable
evidences Of energy, VIZ admit lin, truth ot
aha, the Roman pst ..id-ud .,o,i,J,L,,s
arium 81 Sf--iha, there IL nothing too Ji0i
cult Tor man. In the narrative ,d hIs cxplo.
ration Ia lhc Mississippi in is20 along with
General Cas-, Mr.. -,bvolcui, tells ~ how
Chicago then aplsan,I. "Ue FUND say.
h.. "jos, or ire iaia,i,es irnR he7,." Eouf
or li,e lunil.,a was the cytrn, Of The pop,.
latoh of Chicago, in 1870, In 1896 |, ha,i
lA53 inhabitants. In 1850 its bopolaiioD
WAS So 900. Tho history Of many western
iowns tha, have sprung up within ten ypar,
is characterized by much the samc sor, Of
thru. Unlcsx soino terrible .conryc shsll
omnc 10 ,I,s,oIat., the Ia,rl, or unless i,sIns,ry
hcrpclG shaIl turn la slu,h. a few more wear.
vii pr,-@n, The magnificent spectacle ii the
entire domain stretching forn this frontier
Ia the Pacific coast. transformed IN n r,yi,n
Of culture. full of lie AMI spl,s,dor anil b,y.T
4, prc-su, tier, nrn no railroad, in o,sra.
tin in Minnesota but ,ltoac which are nj.
r,u,k pro,,.,te,i indica,e. M vel, M my sta
ttsti,s. TIN prugpsss whirh Ia taking pIa.v..
Tie Chicago. 81. Paul aud food da.lAc
Iiiilruai was commenced ggnc two yars
ago ~ chicago, and o'cr 100 miles u i are
c"nilmhd " ~ |" run VA Hudson IN Wis
consin' saltwater ~ l'sul. AMI ~ An
thony IN Minnesota 10 ih' western boundary
~ The trnlorJ. Recenty Il has ant,i
witb 'he Milwaukee an1 la cross Road.
which ~Snrf't ~'veri millions u ~'rc- u
'alaiii" iaDd, dona''f Ny corgrS- and
Nincb vii ciabs' The stoekhol,i'rs 1 eour
pIfe tiir road To ~ Paul and - Anthony
within two ycaTs. \ road has tssrp survey
c1 lrOiD Va" b7ri OF Lake SuPr,m o,n ~
Panl 70 'ho Sn'li"rn line Of thu territory.
and wil so"n b. worked. Tie Milwaukee
atd Mississippi Rillfssf Company viii IN
hw w'eSs hayo tbrir road complei~l to
i'far," du THIN, AMI ar cGtDiing u On
,ho east sric OF the Mpe's~'pfs :" ~. Paul
Am.lbfr npasi u ts1ng ba,Ii up th snllsy u
lb" is,yi Cellar Rive N Iowa 10 Mimsal,o
b. w" heokneA road !, 10 oI.ra'ion over
iihy iniI'r' and wiil ~.'n ts nyi'r contract
70 - i'aiil. Tbs road !. to r'n c,a t'e
SLh'y ~ The I,s~ Moi'rs River. through the
rich coal hds o' Iowa. sfd VIII supply The
uIgsf MrSsis1ppi airl Lake ~gpr'W regss,
with coss
rhe Grsn Bay a,h Minnesota Railroad
ranIIma, la. L,l, oryaO,Dd a.d ,is rouse
srl,si.,l. Ibis rod will .o,s, l.. esspms-,rsvl
The xtivs msn engaged ~ iir ar,rrtri~
r>,,Ic IN Grsen i,sy AID Ssiliwabr. A
e,nIany has ls,4, Ggns,i aud w.H avn
,sclnm.1ac rad irm Wnps.a IN the
Woyisrn bne Il ,,s territory The ai An
tlnty aai - Pad Railroad COMPANY will
have tisi, liur uiyi,r costfsr; early the CON.
,pg ~casm. III, M,!waaks snd In Cso.~
company ,merss esaiinuing ,,pir rad
ses ,hfoagh ,is sa'iry 81 Roo, glur.
through Minnesota 10 n. M,.lari R.scr,
Aro,ipr o,Tntany la.. is,.a hray.i fs ts,kl
,,.g . rod frmn H.. lazh II LAX. eatsv;or
~ ih- Rel Rive, ~ NJ North aarh ar
-,ry - ths railr,,ai ei,ierlri-. x,,.rii arr
msjss WAY. anil ~liieh viii cfp;ribu,s ., aa
'afiy 'iav n Arvr!nf ite 0tsahqt rs~nrf4-