The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-07

giss Of The community. An indirect result Of
the ate hnAselsI rsvalsioE, conc airing With the
loAa q STATE credit IN 4f - the system has
naee Any OtAer enterprises u the Kind within
Ger 4lmlts extremely nproAble, Al lsast Until
tie Iss1.hs tr4lk ines sos u progress are 10
szc1e eel =. operation. Railroads are reHlanera-
Ave On tAs European Continent, IN comparison
VITA Tag Ans ARD some q the American st4te-.
sols!y because government .nisFposss, With tAs
hes, engineer aad statistics o. sklll at is
fasst, to prevent Unnecessary routes, extend
Ing rslisay c0Goss<oas sbly where all cOn9i-
ton, assure satisfactory returns upon invest.
a.sE,s. - ssth our Minnesota coseessloHa Of
rSUt<- and lAad graHis. Tie routes Of TIC Mn
ns.otA and P.s.he. diVefEiHE a. Ihe.F ali. o. ~.
AaikoHy wili 1esslspe area. equal TO New
iork and AssAehgssi.s, LIE Valley OF the gsI
River F-pressutinz the former, while the ylcin-
~ u the kAsdy ohi Lakes N al directions. q
more han sesnpis..n,, 10 agricultural resouT-
&c. f"r TIE Old Pay state The Southern MIA
rssOts With ~ south western direction, threat.
ihs tia valley Of ths Minnesota uSer, and open.
80 tsoroHghfsre from the UHdIe Region Of
sieoi4st tosards l-.ke Superior; the Minne apo
- shd Cedar 4I.sy, tie North and south trunk
- lie systsm, pursuing the fertile and fAsora.
bic 3.s4fs between the tribaIATies ii the Min
hssota snS he s.ss.ssippi. With an ln,efe., no
less Intimate ihAE tina, oi the Minnesota Valley
road. Ia a future connection with Lake ~upe.
fiof the Trsn.t, properly 80 styled in II. re-
istion u southern ninns.oia and IL eas, and
west route from the Mississippi to the iu.t De
's4oDiDg valleys Of Dakota and. finally. the
hooi Eissr Valley spur Of the entire scheme.
less inPeslng ia extent than the other lines
but destined 10 be Of great practical value, IN
~. eonnsciioh ~iih the railroad system OF the
United states at la Crosse, how the most cur.
sory review Of the geographical relations and
Industrial capacity Of the state vindic ates the
sssom Of the foregoing outline OF internal
concentrations
htii- until Anticipation l. osertaken and ex-
oesiei BY the event, ~e shallh.ar the orarular
assertion. Too soon for Railroads in Minnesota.
They .iil rot pay
To such assertions, however overload with
.nesF. there !. no response more suitable than
assertion itsaf.
l assert, therefore, that thirty, much more,
snty. still more. one hundred miles Of railroad
IN operation. from the navigation Of the Mi.st.-
sappi 81 ~. Psai ia the direction Of the nayira.
he channel and magnificent valley Of the He'd
River ~ the North, would as surely return net
rscsip,s. sufficient 70 exceed tho interest ON the
cost of oons,fueuos, =. equal distances on the
Chicago and Gslena route. when that was the
pioneer Of railroad enterprise west Of Lake
Michigan.
why should not the Southern Minnesota line,
usssrsiBs region superior 10 the vicinity of
the Dubuque and Pacific railroad. expect equal
Tssulis In travel and transportation The la,
let. When only constructed thirty miles vest of
hsbusus. yielded between the month. of Nav
ssd December f2S.'I0 net profits and when
oHiy forty seven miles we're finished. doubled
tLsi revenue.
" the Hannibal and saint Joseph Railroad.
.bsn running twenty five mile. into Northern
Missouri from the Mi.-i-.ippi River. exceeded
The most sAagaine calculations of receipts, and
nes. when flushed 10 the Missouri rivcr, can
cary an interest account in favor Of tn. State
GA . l.e.a OF 5000. ooO. assert that the Tran.
at Railroad Of Minnesota will show results
equally favorable.
80 With the NJ nnsspolis and Cedar Valley
Railroad. Already usver.ing the most densely
settled districts Of tho STATE. and destined to |
ENJOY ruaring eenaeotsns with Lake superior |
ON the North. and Saint LOU. on the south. Il !
cannot he affected by the rival transportation !
Of the Mississippi IN any greater degree than 4
he great longitudinal line which connects the
head Of Lahr Michgan With the HAY Of Mobile.
While. until the extension Of a more direct line
Of csmn anioAiioR from saint Paul TO Mnwan.
Ace ant chicago. either by the Mlssi-.ippi river
io~as OF Through Wisconsin. event. seem To
iadeats that he northern section Of TIT. road.
10 the vieisity of o~sisnna. vii constitute the
artery Of our Minnesota railroads
70 hhs ~otking with great forces, the re
AlAsnsn Of such asysism there u not petty
~ provincial feature about IT,
vii not pay. Just a. rapidly a. It advan.
ees, vii only be bscAase some new re,olu.
uon OF internal oommunics tion il at hand, and
ali experience IN Amrric al railroads b. suddenly
10 10 at fault