The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-13
Something for the People of Sc. Paul
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Something for the People Of Sc. Paul
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Do the citizens If St. Paul notice, that in
the game Of grab involved in the recent pas
sage of the 100000 bill, that tue Mime
apolis delegation demanded and obtsined, al
the price Of their votes, that the Railroad
company should Commence grading at that
piace-that the Farribault Senator deman
ded and obtained as the price of his vote
that the grading should commence at Farri
bault-whiIe Winona is sure of the prize Of
commencement At Winona!
But what has ST. PAUL got to show for
the vote of her three Senators and six Req
resentatives? What but the certainty of
EIGHT PER CENT. PER ANSUM TAXATION
upon the valuation Of our property, as a con-
sequence of the passage If the bill!
Is the Minnesota and Pacific, or the Min
nesota Valley R. r. under any obligation to
strike single stroke upon even the grading
of either road near st. Paul?
Not in the least and it is well known
that their interest is decidedly against such a
course, because the work near St. Paul, like
that near Saltwater which foored that place,
is QUITE HEAVY and ten miles Of grading
out from this city, would cost as much as
100000, which is the whole amount the
Railroad people are to receive on grading ev-
cry ten miles of their roads-not ten miles
co''tsnuousty-but ia pieces of half . mile or
TWO or three miles together, wherever they
can find an easy spot!
Now, we ask, when the m ,mbers of other
localities: demanded from The Railroad peo-
ple' as the price of their support of this bill,
certain guaranty in the bill ITSELF that their
places should be tavorsd spots-where were
our three efficient Senators, and our six vigil.
ant Representatives in the lower House p
Echo answers very loudly, ,ohere?
Was it not their duty to have seen that St.
Paul was not sacrificed for St. Anthony and
Mimmeapolis-that St. Paul too should have
had guaranty in the cypress terms of the
bill, that we should not be pass. d by, and
made to wait for the commencement OF the
road work near St. Paul, until it suited the
convenience and funds Of the Companies
If any place was mentioned in the bill
where the work should have commenced
forthwith, it ought to have been s.. Paul!
The burden of one fifth Of the taz,s neces
sary to pay principal and interest on this SIS,
100000 Loan will fall upon the property
and citizen, of St. Paul.
As her burden will be greater, the privil
eges extended to Ter by the bill should ais
have been greater than any o,her place, -
greater on the face Of the bill YET WE
GET NOTHING!
Oar life IN it, that if WILLIAM BRAxcl
lad been member of the House. or even
WM. z. MURRAY, We should have seen matt
rial and positive guaranty Tor 81. Paul in the
bill
The former couldn't have been bought
and woald have made the railroad ilunierer,
come to terms as the Minneapolis and Fari
bault men did !; and the latter, at all events
would have taken care Of his constituents al
the same time that he took care of himself
But our mine members seem to have only
considered themselves in this matter; and
what between the Establishments of the
Free Liquor room, and the persuasive induce
ments of paidup stock or drafts endorsed by
President of Railroad company, or some
thing else,-St. Paul is left by them to pay
the piper while Minneapolis Faribault, WI
mona and the Railroad Plunderers and Wis.
consin Gophers dance at our expense.
Poor st. Paul! She is like Issacher of old
"a patient ass to carry the burdens {!
We put this picture to the people of St.
Paul, not because the bill is right in other
particulars, or that it ought not to be de
feated on general principles by them, as we'll
as by the people of Minneapolis, St. Anthony
Faribault, Wlnona and other places; but be
cause, if the friends of the bill are correct
about the extravagant advantages to accrue
from big State debt to aid the railroads
we OF st. Paul had fair title to an immedi.
ate installment of the benefits aforesaid.