Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-01-06


ere from adventures Of Tia, seri, and thus
10 repress the energies Of mort entsrpri-
sing and useful snss, who are iDdispenss.t
bic 10 our prosperity. Besides, II they
were now put mp TO the highest bidder, they
wsuld necessarily be sold at rrinrus sac
ri6ce-s greater sacrifice than would be
Necessary afier our resources are more gen.
orally developed, and the roads doing lar.
ger and more profitable business.
II il Of the highest importance 10 the
welfare Of the Slate that onr great trunk
roads should be completed as early as
practicable. When they are finished, 9TH
ers tributary TO them will be built in every
part Of the State, by private enterprise, as
they have been in other States, and thus ev.
cry peighborhood in Missouri will be
brought into convenient proximity 10 the
RSeai marts Of commerce; all the industrial
pursuits be stimulated; our fertile soil, now
esssparatively an unproductive waste, made
10 yield abundanlly oil The great staples for
which the Stale is so famous; manufactures
will be encouraged; our immense mineral
resources throughout the Slate developed.
and oil the arts which contribute to the
wealth, refinement and happiness Of a peo-
pie, will be established in our midst, giving
employment 10 thousands and tens OF thou
sands, who in turn will become consumers,
furnishing 10 our producers home market,
thus still further stimulating the energies
Of our sgriculturists. making profitable the
improved modes of culture, and by this
means giving us destiny Of population that
can afford 10 build and maintain good roads,
and support, TO liberal extent, schools and
churches, and will bring to our doors all the
eonveniences, comforts and Injuries known
10 an enlightened people.
Instead of now taking full possession Of,
or selling the defaulting reads, submit TO
your enlightened judgement, whether, hav-
ing taken such steps as will assure the State
Of the faithful application Of the receipts OF
the companies TO their legitimate purposes,
and that every practicable economy is OBJ
served in their operations, they should not
be allowed TO 60 on until at least, a fair OPP
poriunity has been offered them 10 test their
ability 10 pay, after having gotten fairly in
to operation to important points, and are un-
embarrassed by debt incurred in their
construction. .-
The Iron Mountain road is now compile
ted 10 The point whence it will derive the
largest amount of its freight business, which
must henceiorth rapidly increase. And the
North Missouri road, when completed 70
the junction, will be in q condition 10 com
msnd q large business; and trifling expen-
diture, and few days labor will accom-
plish this.
By little indulgence 70 these Companies
the State will incur no serious risk. II ha,
and will continue TO hold, the first lien up
on the roads and their appurtenances-'
lien no. only upon the proceeds of the sale
Of its own bonds, but upon the proceeds O
oil the city, county and private subscript
ions: and the State, by its increase of rev
snue, gets all the incidental advantages &C
cruing from their construction.
No careful observer can have failed &
!. notice, from the time there was reasona
4 bic prospect of our great railroad en'erpri
\ sss being successfully prosecuted, and tina
our State would, at no rem"te period, enjoy
the commercial facilities the iron track at
fords, that The tide Of emigration, which hat
hitherto been mostly directed to other siatei
began to seek place among US; and as these
works progressed. the tide of immigration
increased. For government lands which
had been for many years in Market and
were being slowly taken up, the demand ha.
been SO great that competition for the same
tracts has been common occurrence, and
slresdy the larger part of the wild lands in
our State have become private property
and therefore, subject TO taxation. Settle
ments, towns and cities are springing up in
every direction, and especially along the
lines Of these roads, where few years ago
the lands were regarded as too remote from
public thoroughfsres TO make their cultiva-
tion profitable, or even agreeable TO those
who had been accustomed TO the convent.
en"es which athickly settled country affords.
Where, before our railroad enterprises
awakened the energies Of the people, excited
an impulse 10 industry, and gave an impe-
tus TO trade, RUDE cabins were found here
and there al remote distances from each 9th
or, with q few signs of thrift or comfort
about them, extensive farms, elegant man
tioHt, Auu Gil Inc cSlutHces Oh inuustry anu
wealth are seen as far as the eye can reach.
Shall we attempt 10 arrest this tide Of pro-
periiy in saying TO the world, by our acts,
that We have lost ell confidence in the suc.
cess Of our public works, and thus in the
greatness Of our futureP
From 1910 TO 1850, St. Louis increased
in population nearly four hundred per cent.
in other words, was nearly five times as
large in 1850 as in 1910. In the same pe-
riod The population OF the State was no.
doubled, while that Of Iowa was more than
quadrupled, and Of Wisconsin increased ten
fold. Why? In those States public I'M
prove4nents went hand in hand with the In-
crease Of population. There was an assu-
rance that the farmer would have cheap,
speedy and safe conveyance with which TO
carry his products 10 market. Here, with
. more fertile soil, a miider climate, a more
central locality, and nearer the great mar
kets. and indeed having within our geo.
graphical limits the natural great centre of
commerce not only of the Mississinni val.