St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-07-21

causes the gardener seriously to apprehend
the necessity of Stump Machine among
the implements of his vocation. All these
amply and abundantly attest the fertility
of our soil, and its adaptation and capacity
for all our agricultural wants. It has now
too, become settled fact that We can sue
cessfully grow Apples; Cherries and Plums.
The last two, as wen as Grapes, are found
in great abundance growing wild, all over
our country, and when cultivated are found
fully equal to the best varieties in our old
homes. ....-t "a
The next and third requisite for pros
porous State, is surface country well adap-
ted to the construction of roads aud means
Of inter-communication. Now wo have
rolling at our feet the most magnificent
thoroughfare Of the whole world-a high
way Of unbounded capacity on which the
navies Of whole nations may ride-plauned
and erected by the Great architect him
self and extending from our extreme North
Western limit to our extreme South East
ern boundary. Havingits rise and beconn-
ing mighty river within ourown borders,
we may be excused, in our seeming pride
when we say to the other States below us
- Look-We give you the Father of Wa
ters!' Let your ships ride upon his bos-
ON; multiply and increase your commerce.
Carry and fetch what you will, but let not
the first thought of disunion ever enter
the mind Of the people of any Stats whose
shores he leaves. Again, our surface coun-
try is the best adapted for the construction
OF roadssof any State in the Union: In
proof Of this [ need only to point you to
the fact, that the military road from St.
Anthony to Fort Ripley, distance of one
hundred and forty miles, was constructed
at cost less than one hunderd dollars
per mile, and the contractor made for
tune. And we all know ,thatthe Rail Road
now being built on our opposite shore
and within sight not costing the Com
pany engaged in it, to exceed three hum
ared dollars per mile even in Minnesota
money! No labor has been expended on
the military road before spoken Of, since it
was hrst built, and it is after eight or nine
years use, the best one hundred and forty
miles Of road ever travelled. So with the
new read just opened from St. Cloud to
breckenridge, Connecting the Mississippi
with TIE far famed Red River of the North.
Another magnificent natural thoroughfare
just now attracting almost universal atten-
ton, in as much as it furnishes q means of
travelby water from Breckenridge, one hun.
dred and ten miles from St. Cloud to Ed.
monton House, only a two days journey
from the Gold Fields of Thompson's Fra.
zer River The route from St. Cloud to
Breckenridge is nearly an air line as I am
informed, and very little labor, in the az.
gregate, not more than one hundred and
fifty days work, is all that has as yet been
expended upon it; and yet we have line
Of four horse Post Coaches, and the carri.
ages Of the North Western Express Co,
leaving onr town every Monday for Breck.
enridge, Fort Garry and the Valley Of the
Saskatchewan! Look at our Mississippi
our Red River Of the North-our Lake
Superior with its thousand miles of coast
and other great lakes, aud then point
me Mr.. Chairman to any other Country
equal to ours for good roads, facilities OF
INSTRUMENTATION, and outlets for Com.
merce and Navigation. -, -.
The next important and essential ele-
ment in making great and successful
State, is liberal public provision for Ed
ucational purposes. Have we such d pro-
vision? By Tire Act Of Congress or rsani-
ring the late Territory of Minnesota, one
eighteenth part ofthe entire public do-lain
was reserved tor the sole purpose Of sup
porting and sustaining our schools; free
schools for all our people for all time to
come. Sections Is, and 36 in each Town
ship Of Government Land were given to
the then future State Of Minnesota. We
are the owners Of this muniGccnt provision
tor educational purposes. In addition to
all this, we have had donated to our State
for the support of our State University,
40, 600 acres Of the best lands that could
be found within her borders. With such
liberal provision for the education of our
children, and our children's children, We
may safely invite to our borders and receive
with open arms all who have children aud
all who want them, and tell them as We
point to these broad acres, .sIncrease, and
multiply and replenish the Earth.''
After all, Mr.. Chairman what ayails. our
healthy inyigorating climate, our pure and
bracing air, our forests, our rich soil, our
broad prairles. our magnificent natural
highways and roads, our liberal provision
for educational purposes, unless we have
people to use them and enioY them. AlI1