New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-03
MINNESOTA THE PLACE FOR NE
CHANICS.
snj coatairs.


Cs-ssPoi i.roe Of rse Y. Tribune.
NoErHrlELD M IT, March l, 1853.
Sons very sensible suggest, ms of " III. c., in his
lste letters ogn the West in respect 20 Western msl
ufactuiirg should receive particular snd practical con-
ssdsrston. |. Was hoped that " ii. q. would have
extended bis tour lt.e f4.LheI ives. aud given Mia
CAL 80 as to sffJTd The coGttry ttom peV'ooa
observ ation tie rformalcu so mIch reeded IL need
rot have feaied for his ears for mild and tege'G
Winter as we have had Is scarcely po'shle e. the
East Tie .o,its sometimes sent 10 Esse papers by
shiveirg gosing perhaps in the interest OF snd
srecus.ers in States below excite Gully ndicale here
for their ex,yevagart fslsy. Ice ldea toat Muresota
is aDothsr Lspand is Gleie Dorse use, holon, huo-
bug. Tus we have Ne ..Eusl lznd W iu;eFs, oIt "th
this mmease difference il our tAvtr, tLst We ordlafy
net blocksded by hsf their amount o, STOW, nor
are we plunged from 3Co below zero into tie sop and
nd in the oeurse Of few days, leaving colds, cougn
AID Lions bebind nor have we anything IKE
their amount Of wind in Winter. Generally clear, dr!,
with al atmosphere nvsoratius and 50 pare as to
make the light almost too orish- 10y day and 81 rioa'
eIough by Light to read well by te moon, the aton
Of the blood quickered ard tue whole physical snd
meutal machuery stimulated, nobody Knows or cares
Whist the Thermometer Gays. Drcnes may 20 to some
tropical region aud enjoy tie bliss ct dying by inches
from climate disease but here is the place Tor mc7-o
each way, tis Winter has been just cold euouxh TO
hold the SNOW ard Narm enough - putsuo all kinds
Of business with comfort Open Winters here will not
destroy the corr has been the case WITH Sates De-
low. Our scl is powerful that its cuti'Nors can
Afford 10 devote uuCA Of NLiols 10 moral soClt
and intellectual .mproS oSemeot and happineSs' ine
family will hereafter reach higher deveiopment mere
than III any other part of tie l lLi0u.
Rat | tesisLed 10 speak of Manufacturing, aud TO
invite tn. attention of unemployed skill aud capital at
Tie East to the subjec. 6rIUie tie SpiIns cpeus,
Here IL great State, with large population IN
esrlv provpeot eth greater per cent of intellectual
and mcra turce tnsL ever settled any ot our other
New S,aes This State is to be furnished with Gil the
ucars Of Industry acc cCusenience. All are to be cre
ated or supplied from somewhere. But we are too
distant fiou he East to Ieiy on that Transportation
casts too much ard we caunot exchange our pfoiuc-
tons u Eastern merkets along with States below us 10
equal advantage. What we want, then, must De
ctieiy made here ard values exchanged at the door,
Var Agricultural producticns will thus he consumed
ard me ch neal Industry rewarded on the spot
Our distan from Eastern manuiactuTert instead OF
da,crirg should strongly attract such ent rpt'se mo
cost of transportation will protect 1t from cJmpetpo
aId make to. vast regions within ana beyond our io-
it's all its own. FHr n.tanca, while II ross ," 10
bring Reaptr o. Mower from ll'iG0is M W soon
sip Who would bring them il they could a. read ~ be
/ made Le.e So ot almost everything else Flows
come from 800 to 500 IN eS, Sting from eii 10 Sio:
OF course il is impossible to suppcse ths cOno"o ot
things can contit ue That tue densnd will be ample
TINT the natural resources here 70 ic ami pop
uous country certain ss that euch couitr! ek-
Its or eartn The only question then ~ Are the re-
auisite means here for mechanical productions Cor
tin KNOWLEDGE now is possessed requisite TO an al
Fl rn alive answer. The means ready and apple
w. bfya ucn, s,ar. i.-.-, e,ey, ratef and steam
Ief9 9 Ia acne paris has been discovered the
ard piners OF Lake Superior are son 10 Dc ac-
cesgbe to the whole State, AID in tho meantme our
great natural cans, the Mississippi, Pssses through
our whole euit.Iy 6fvrtin, commercial intercourse
with ell the world. Our opering port, on L,ke Su.
pelior are hut the distance as Chicaso Is from
the sta by water All sLip directly to any port
of the world
Tske, for example in mechanical advantages, this
vigorous town, Uu the beautiful Cannon River, which
IS large mil stream. NOR1 HFIELD Il about - miles
westerly from the Mississippi NJ Hs,tngs, situated in
Rice County which contains about IL, 900 population
cuiely OF Lsst.n origin, AID further advanced IN az
culture than any o,he- in tie State, aid probably
second to in the capacity Of its soil. Few towns
exceed tis III paua beauty, atd uonv ~ tie iatel
eepce AID culture ofsocicty Here aro stores, public
Souses-the American Hotel, the iLest IN southern
Minnesota; q fue building for Lyceum and public
! Library alreLGy with 100 volumes; la1Sc Scaoo
hou.e and two frst.class Schools IN progre.s several
churches organized a mc.t ting house buildiDg and
regular preachiIg ON the Sabbath Win tue other
forms Of religious scd social he fouIdm New En8sbd
Here is large unt Il perInsneut water power,
partially ployed IN driving trst-class houfing mill,
san 3. turning machinery &C., and a aiorty-hOrse pow
mill is in operation. Tho chiof railroad
route to the East passes here and this 3 the great
thofOughidr from the Mlsssipp IT, the interior of the
Sta.e and regions on the @est, IOdsy, the demand
for pows, mowers ieapers thTashels flaming mills,
cultiyators sash sLd blinds, harnt sse4, ttnnery,
wooden ware, dry measures, has boots and shoes,
baskets SOAP, cardcs bi.cuit, nOlasses and sifnp
from suear sne lin-eed oil starch, sod many other
things would RGrraot tnec imned production
here Aud ifCm the west sile Ot the river stretches
the "Big WOODS" Of Southern Minnesota over m area
of De erhsps 5000 square nilea atiOrding good timber
for Ieay s these purposes. Tue soil Offers its share
6f materials without hGit The quarry its stone and
lime the earn its clay. the forest its fur the prairie
the hites, while ich and pcplous couLtry pledges
10 reward Il g mac lgnic.l industry which siiu enn-
veit these ntO means of labor ard OF happiness. Sit
Uated are there Is not perhaps III tue world JUS!
now more promising field for mechanical skill ana
capital than Minnesota afOrcs.
Why is il not seized by the Thousands oi Esstorn
mechanics now without permanent aud paying enI-
ploynert9 Entirely beyond the missLnat.c regions OF
the West 40 part UIted Ststes offers tne hcah
that MDnesot. dovs, especially to N1w-Eng tnd peo-
pie. Why vii they lu5tI, taxing theH Drains 10
snatch pittance from the clutches of m-Iciess com
petition bile such limitess ieds OF enterprise prom
se nuhls reward! Let II Lot Dc fJfsotten tnat those
who first occuls them will reap the best profits IRD
Spring is the rost favorable likely 10 occur for
wears. Western property Is deprs5ssu agd can De
uurcLassc at low rete, So IL IL hege, but generally 1t
will tOt lorg remsir go. We wsDt, Mr.. Edit)f, our
full share Of your 900 shoeInskers but we shall
not want them lO3g-we shall hare them.
II public rcpre ntatloD9 are rot satisfactory let
number Of men III e and send on q man to look TOR
binself-a mar Gf broad views aud clear judgment
w. should rejoice to gee him here and the sooner the
better The effort which has been made 10 prsjudic,
the Eat against Minnesota in favor OF Iowa, hansa'
&C. prob.by by lsnd-speculatcrs, would DO uRdcf-
stood AID both portions Of the country bsnetted.