The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-25

The Loan Of state Green's Will hst0re the
Control of our stsitsoad system "a the
state aud Citizens Of Minnesota.
We cmbody the foregoing proposition in
the title Of the present article, dcemIng it a
very important consideration in favor Of the
measure.
So far the lists Of directors OF the espcc-
tive companies exhibit the names Of promi.
Dent and influential citizens oi Minnesota,
who represent all sections Of the State and
both political parties.
In the Minnesota and Pacific Railroad
Company. We find the names Of RlcuARD
CnurE, Il. II. NELSON, ALEXANDRA RAN.
SKY. FRANKLis SrKxLE. u. WOODBURY., H.
T. WxiLra, EDMUND RICK, J. s. Pnlscs aud
others. OF the Transit board, we recall the
names Of IIgsny D.. How l.. ID. sMrn and
j. ASHLEY JosEs Of the Southern Mime.
sofa directors. A. q. CnArFiEID, A. Il.
HowKy, and w. A. GoRmAS and OF the
Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Company,
II. H. SIBrKr, J. w. NoRru. jams
SniELDs and FmAsKLis STEELE. We emu.
mcrate th,re names from recollection, only.
and have omitted thoA Of many other Min
ncsotians, Whose initials are not familiar to
ua
of the four companies, IA majority of hi
rectors in each are Minncsotians, with the
exception Of the Southern Minnesota Com
pany. At that board the district interest
ed in the construction Of the road up the
Minnesota Valley has an Influential repre-
sntation but Mr.. SrlAu CHAMBERLAIN,
the present. lessee OF the la Crosse and
Milwaukee Railroad Company, and other
parties interested in pushing forward thu
Rad from In Crescent Opposite La Crosse)
up the valley Of the Root River. and 80
into the interior Of Southern Minnesota
have controlling influence. II WINS IN
view OF this fact, that Major MrRrny. Pre-
sden, Of the Senate insisted tina, onIg two
ffths Of the State bonds issued TO the
Southern Minnesota Company should be
applied upon the Root River Road There
can BE- no doubt that when the La Crosse
road reaches the Mississippi river. next Sep
tembcr. las with i,s new management. and
the extraordinary energy ofCu,ansRLAIS,i 1t
will unquestionably do, it viii become of
vital importance for that road to construct
vigorously West of La Crescent but who
ever knows SnAuCnANpEgIAIN-- certainly
the first railroad builder Of the Northwes,---
and his extraordinary command OF resources,
needs no further assurance that he viii press
forward the Minnesota Valley Trunk road
with equal efficiency and despatch, We
notice that tho election for Directors Of this
road is called for the 10Th of April. when
material changes will probably take place in
the beard. With the prospect OF State aid.
We hope to sex majority Of tho pcw III
rcctors composed Of citizens OF Minnesota
u, aided by the loan of State credit. our
Minnesota companies eau command means
to start their roads and exhibit. within
twelve months. an amount II construction
which will make them independent. in future
negotiations. of all Other parties except Euro
pean and Eastern capitalists, WI shall regard
the present check ard poe,poucmen, Of rail
road enterprises as fortunate event. We
should expect this result IRON vote by the
people Of loan of State credi, and hence
it Is. that VT announce the opinion tina, the
effect Of such loan will be TO secure the
control OF our railroad system to the State
and citizens OF Minnesota.
Prior 10 the late financial rcvusion, tprr
haps W. should say railroad rc'ulsion,) we
werc oil too sanguinc rs Ia the immediate
value of u Land Grant. Asa future NJ
soarcc--avallAblc at period of grat moa-
c'ary confidence. as basis Of crcdit--thcse
grants are Of grAt Importance but every
Land Gran, Railroad Company in Mime
sofa, even II hard times had not come on,
would hsve eeeu compclci to make great