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

so44i AHt~ VkSkAA4oA % pay
net pit sufficient to meet the interest on
Construction. Bat once sstab!l.h, by actual
trial, that Minnesota roaes can and viii pay.
and the Loan Of state Graft viii have falhlled
| its purpose. The credit Of our Railroad system
will be established subscriptions 10 capital
stock will be encouraged and the FIRST mort
| gage bonds Of the Companies, sQsta med by
/ self supporting roads aad the Congressi onal
| Land Grant, will be even more available for
the rapid prosecution % these enterprises, than
Minnesota seven per cent stocks are a; the
present time.
Of course. the respective companies have An
! arggme al to enforce upon the foremost minds
Of localities, not situated i'm Immediately upon the
routes thus delineated. They must De remind
/ ed OF bafoas maxim never more applicable
than IN this instance. that Patience is Genius
/ The Minnesota and Pacific Railroad Company
| mus; demonstrate 10 citizens Of Saltwater and
hlnnea polis. that the Successful operation Of a
section Of road extending from the navi-
CATION Of the Mississippi River. in the direc-
ton of the Red River basin. is the sure means
10 build road TO the 81. Croix, or through the
Big Woods to the prairie districts Of kandiyohi.
| The Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad
| Company will be justified by the common
sense OF the people in the southern tier OF
counties on their line, If they should now take
decisive measures To concentrate all their ensr-
ges upon the road, north Of the junction with
the Transit. The citizens of Minneapolis, on
further consideration, will admit the expedien-
cy OF relinquishng the useless arm Of the
Southern Minnesota road to Shakopee, if there
by they can obtain the efficient cooperation of
the Southern Minnesota and Minneapolis and
Cedar Valley Companies, in completing the
Railroad Bridge over the Minnesota River. So
with other localities. IL is an insult TO their
| citizens to doubt. for q moment, q cheerful &C
| quiesence in policy SO wise and expedient,
from every point Of view. whether general or
local present or prospective.
| }. Prob able deusLopsment Of Minnesota.
| icommeneed this discourse by exhibiting the
| progress of the Territory of Minnesota for near
| ly a decade OF years. | shall close with an ex
preston ofmy firm conviction Of what an equal
period of organization as = State will bring
| forth
In ISIS. Wisconsin was admitted with q pop.
ulation of leo, 0o0-n ISIS. the population was
| 552 200.
In ISIS, Minnesota was likewise admitted
with population Of 100000. BY the ratio Of
Increase observed in Wisconsin, certainly q fair
calculation, he population of Minnesota in
| $50, will be $40, ?s5.
| Massachusetts, has one mile OF railroad for
each seven hundred inhabitants; Ohio, one
| mile TO each eight hundred and these results
have been obtained, without the aid Of Land
''rants. In ISIS, the only railway in the Uni
ted states was one Of three miles in length
from the Granite Qusrries at Quincy, Massachu-
sets, to the Underwater of the Bay. now we are
| operating ?s.25S miles Of railway-about one
mile to every thousand Of the population of the
United States This ratio, while less than in
some States, Ii safer to predict as the law Of
construction in Minnesota. With population
Of . million in 1870 Minnesota will have in Cd
GRAFTON 1000 miles OF railroad. Looking exclu.
sivey TO the internal policy of Minnesota; sx
Guiding from view. for the present, the Pacific
hallway question, | would distribute the rail.
wsy construction in 1870, as follows, viz:
From the sain, Crox River to the Kandi
yohi Lakes. Observation-Disclosures. so
From the Falls of ST. Anthony, to q point
on the Red River OF the North, accessible
by large steamers. .........2 $50
From the Mississippi River south of Anoka,
to st. Louis Bay Of Lake Superior. 100
Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Line. w ll2
FROM st. Paul aud ST. Anthony south. west.
wardly to the Iowa border. lis
From winona TO the Western state Boun.
dairy South OF latitude 40 .. 200
From La Crescent, with branch lines
through Southern Counties - "a
.
leave others. of more experience in cslcu.
lations Of the value of property, 10 estimate the
addition to the wealth and taxable resources
Of the State. which would follow from the
above facts Of population and internal i'm.
proyement. | repeat some authentic stats.
ties, to aid in making an estimate
The Railroad construction Of Illinois and
Ohio dates chiefly from ls50. The taxable
property of Illinois from 1850 to ls55, increased
rom slo5, i32.752 to 1854, 39s, AS.
The valuation Of property in Ohio stood thus
al different periods
III l''- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50, 5sl, oil
III i>o> '-..,-..-.-.....-.....s 60, zoo. 900
iae'ease' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 353, 000, 900
or an annual increase Of. ..... s., zoo 600 |
tennessee, whose railroads were started in |
1885, by Loan OF state Credit, has now s35 /
miles IN operation. In ls51. the Comptroller
oil the State reported, that between is. and |
1856. the increase Of taxable proner,x "a,
SIS 900, and that for 1857, the tc,a! increase
would be fully sac. 0oo, 900.
Is 1t dspropor,iouaie to assume ,hs, IN. val.
uation Of property in Minnesota in ls7o will he
$3.50. o0o. oo0'
assert, with confidence. that the foregoing
figures will be less rather than more than the
probable reality. To vindicate myself from
impntatoas OF exaggerAtion, or of temper too
sanguine. allow me so quote from Edward d.
Mansfield. Esq. the Commissioner of Statistics
Of the State Of Ohio. and editor of the Railroad
Record Of Cincinnati. There is no higher an.
'hority, bat he casts . more brilliant horoscope
Tor the Northwest, including Minnesota. than |
have projected.
First. what have other States done, Ohio is
IN advance in regard 20 the extent of raiIwav.
having Ass miles. Next comes Illinois, with
.,''t miles New York stands third on the
's'. with AIS miles aud Pennsylvania fourth. ,
With s,6So miles. 0fihe New England States. ,
Massachusetts, takes the lead. with 50. miles. c
shile Virginia occupies the like position among
he southern States. with l,642 miles. r
The following table VIII exhibi, the progress d
4 railroads in the Northwestern States from J
szs to ISIS:
,h, 1879 II
III uil Il
~ ~ -------.-.. 'SSs - lisa
ntccss .........- aSG - 2.6&s u