Sauk Rapids frontierman., 1858-05-06
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II \ previous article o.,. this III ,op;c. IVA
took Nsion ~ advert to5lhe fears th-
terta md by' some III the ciTtizens of' our
state that our farming Interests ara III
danger being overdone, aud the ques-
tsons they are constantly raisiiLg what
branch or branchessof farming had best
be pursued I and how shall we best de-
yelOp tho resources of' our State !. We
epdcay0red % show The absurdity of
thsse fesrs, while We discussed sorne-
wllat. the former of the two que stions.
n relation u the latter 40esttiios. W. have
something more 10 say. II II
AND FIRST of alive remark, let atten
tion be directed % the develon.nent Of
our ss0ns,actsyiag resources. Not with
ont propriety has Minnesota been termed
tho Nav Eng hand Of the West, and no,
for ons but for MANY reasons, no, least
among which are her rapid rivers and
dashiDg water-falls, These give to
Minnesota i water power nearly Or
quite equal 70 that Of all New England
Shall these rich gifts Of nat ature---the very
chief source Of the wealth IF New Eng
land, be overlooke ed---neglected,. or be
counted Of little worth Shall our only
use Of them be the saving sc lumber
and grinding Of gram Shall we con.
tinue forever % import our furniture,
carriages, woolens and linens, when ma
ture has placed within our own reach
and control the requisite means, and in
quality and abuDda nee equal to those Of
any part Of the world, for their manufac-
tIre Would it3be wise to impoverish
the State by such course, when BY
using these means SO largely lav;shed at
our very doors, Minnesota might be-
come the wcalthiest State in this Union?
We know that it will take t,n,e to bring
into use this mighty element Of our re-
sources & but the sooner attention is
turned toiit.; the sooner its value will be
appreciated 1.-The sooner our citizens are
made 70 see how great part it IS to
play Ia any future greatness and pros
perity Of our State, and the sooner the
first steps iovar,is the development Of
this power are taken, the less the time
that will elapse before it shall be in full
play. 71s4.' 's't'' .13t .a5i' X 81 55
In this element, il IN no other, Min
nesota has received dowry, from the
hand Of nature, far richer than any she
has bestowed npon any other Western
State. Il IS q gift far eater and rich-
er and better than the golden gifts law
ished on California Should this obyi-
.ous ida ntedDess of our State, be over
looked or sighted I While it is assumed
on every hand that the present great
States are amply sufficient
not only TO supply our own country,
hut if neeo were to be the granary of
the ,yorld, wonlaeit be wisdom or folly
--which--to; cast eside this unrivalled
element of power and wealth !? There.
can pc but one opinion afn9ng Sane men,.
ID regard to this matte. End that u,
that it will opo day be the ch,gf element
Of our wealth. But 10 make il such, or
g make 4 a source Of weallh at all,
there must be FIRST step-a beginning
Perhaps that first step, SO far as relates
toitne manufacturing of articles made q
wood. may be said to have been taken.
But il is only beginning A great
deal of furniture and great many car
riages are imported from other. States.
This need not and should not beat
least till we are wealthier than we are
now. Il was, however, chiefly with
reference tp other branches Of manu-
lacture that we wished to speak in this
article ]; especially Of woolen and linen
manufactures Without any facilities
as yet known to us, itiwould probably
cost too much to bring cnttor up the
Mississippi 70 be manufactured in MIN
nesota. We could not compete with
New England in this branch Of manu-
lacture. But what is to hinder Minne-
nesota from making herown wooden fab
RIGS III her cloths. carpets. shawls, etc. /?
Her climate, her luxuriant valleys and
her green. hill-sides cannot be surpassed
for sheep grazing no country tr1 earth
is better adap.ed to wool growing than
Minnesota. Why then should not her
pay more attention to the intro
duction Of sheep We don't know that
! pound ofssockiDg yarn has ever been
made in the State. pi We do know thatl
there Ares very fewasheep in the country
But y s is not this az oversight i great
oversight in wintry climate like ours.
Is i objected that there are no mills Ia
work up the WOOL How should there
be- we reply. until there il I call for
them lNsAnd bnwashonlds there ever be !
. call for them unless the farmer turns
his attention, to shesp-raising I. Let
Any man start in this business and his
nsighbor will soon follow him, and then
will CONE the.Inills,n LET every farmer
reflect On the large amount Of woelei,
fabrics used IN Minnesota--on his facili-
tres for growing wool and the faciiities
aff.ndeda Nv r,affrrt III fhia cn,infru fn1rs