The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-30
GOVERNOR RAMSEYS
IN A L c. y r A l. NJ E S S A q E .

eaaeraen of the Senate House of Representatives.
The positions of trust with have been honore by the ufrages
people, upon at this tlme Responsibilities Of uhuSu mo
financial the State and the people the universal de-
ao of the value property the general stsgnation OF business the
% os S lie co,oo of the State with the Land Grant
Rail Road Companies and the utter arrangement oil the currency through
% p present for our action questions Importance and difficulty
m as Legislatures and Executives are seldom called upon to determine
rs " ao am honest n ' mnt directed
M H'no ,l none will accept and approve doings
Minnesota during months Of her existence State has indeed had
occasion to try of adversely That monetary crisis which scattered
u through commercial world in 1857 would for obvious reasons De
n frontier State than elsewhere Not
ayn arrived at that stage when our community was I tS we
Greatly dependent the wealth Of our immigration ana the money
uro hopeful people embarked magnificent projects and
] p H arm n and o" hearts Many still
IT'S and few of them produced
nal very large proportion the pIu n WAS has en Sssn
TRADE and more eTr ae spts spns ws ssc
sudden Withdrawal that credit Gpon Nv, which oh
financial revuiOn be more lasting "a and ad INJURIOUS
on power to such evils The remedy lies IN ne people
m them beyond the clouds of to-day there Is nure bright
~ the condition of the State to-day with that of the
orv Minnesota ten years ago Then thriving dotted our fer
the their sro "" sSy Stream o sfam
Of the forest into lumber or the cereal growth Ta INTO hour
@ Tov scarcely reached five thousand total valuation of
u y hut little eight hundred thousand dollars ~,
t population probably hundred and eighty thousand The
[ a Of inxa6c property for 1853 forty millions of dol
" an v ~@ PGGn en ra ss H'S we &
End enterprise Of the State, growth has been less vigorous
sy i: sn are are '%osS S |
M f farming which will always be the leading one ana also
s and CAPABILITIES soil and climate for agricultural purposes
+-... area un]sr cultivation 1852 4646OO acres
'oI o, iiI rlI land per farm, 2la
5s...rt-s OF 1889:
a-res Of Wheat harvested. s43s $3.50
oa a5s s ssSs dsS
Produce THE RIVER Towns OF MssEsorA'
W-. 372.625 bushels.
'l l53ss
,rs li7oo0
a to the above exports great produce the Southern
shipped from ports in Iowa Cnberre and Ginseng
article of expectation Hides form consldera
aggregate value products of wheat oats, and potatoes
y,rslc current prices during fall to about four millions
aud the value the exports to four hundred thousand dollars
bushels Of wheat harvested last year. are yet within Inc
bushels sufficient for home consumption
year surplus still in the State waiting market Of 2oooI
the value and will appear that we have an agricultural sur
production the tenth of our existence worth probably TWO
-ioa of providing an outlet market this and future
what T we should be- scnsiby Affected if what we have SELL
10 j cheap speedy transit to those who have to buy
a @ Js This Which nearly double the average yield the so
& and climate to wheat ' culture Probably
productive claimed by those who have had the
that Minnesota does in fact snpas the other Mlss-
c, Of manufactures though complete, less
THE following statement Of exports Of Lumber Logs &c from
From St. Anthony ST. Croix Valley
tael Lumber, 100000 f. 10000 100000 GOO it.
-afa+es.- 100000 it. 100000 it.
I.l.s Llmb.r.- 949O993
y pc Of exports at place of Shipment
s5oaop01 feet sawed lumber S. per NJ $4,000 $4,000
s.oo S55 l55s l2 $3.50 1850 1850
7ioooeoo Log, $500 2s $1,000
Y49J993 Long Lumber S9S49