St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-11-24

Granite Cit; and Nor;hup's Point, through
ii timber country. presenting only the Or
dinary obstacles and reducing the distance
to be overcome to rs milcs-about 9th Of
the entire length Of road between St.
Cloud and Superior.
Now, if it be asked, What other route
completes with this ? or is even talked
about the only answer is, that some haze
proposed the altogether impracticable one
(for the present, at lcast) of going on the
cast and south side of the Lake, instead
oce the west; involving the actual cost Of
building between three and four times as
much road in the one case than in the
other at the same time greatly reducing
the area Of settled and intrre>te.l co,,n try
to aid in such constructien. Again, it
has been supposed a more direct route
would b. thus obtained but in view Of
making connection with the read alre :dy
built at the head of Mile Lac, I think
from the shape of the Lake, the deviation
from an airline is fully as great to pass
on the east as on the west side
1t is likewise suggested that St. Cloud
may not receive uN alonc and entirely tho
advantages Of connection with Lake
Superior, if she travels upon or looks "a
vorably towards route that may have
branches leading to other Places. How
far this narrow and extremely selfish view
may be entertained is not known; but
most certainly, any locality which adopts
it, to the exclusion Of more liberal and
and enlightened policy, will, to hat extent,
deprive itself Of valuable auxiliary aid,
and lessen rather than enhance the chan
ces for noble prosperity. The Truth is,
that consolidation of interest and union Of
effort, as !ar as possible, are requisite to
place Northern Minnesota in her true
position one rrofering the greatest case
of access to the Immigrant, and furnish
ing to the Producer the means of reach
ing tie best markets at the leastsexpense.
Already the Merchants of Superior offer
o give Chicago Prices for Wheat, which
are nearly or quite, hundred per cent;
greater than those Of st Paul. Thus the
Farmer can readily see how srall ex-
penditure on his part in aiding TO build
road, will speedily be reimbursed to him
with an ever increasing interes: aud pros
perity. It is now a possibility within our,
grasp, to put ourselves in possession Of So
great boon as road to Superior Ri. Shall
we, Fellow Citizens, from St. Cloud 10
Little FA2'is, put forth the manly exertion
necessary to secure SO desirable rusult,
Or shall We shrink from 1t and ind cur
selves year hence, in no better position
than We are row? Money is not indie
spensible to secure this result, it can all
be done by direct contribution of labor
and supplies. | estimate the labor Of 100
men tor 25 days to be requisite-or an
equlvelant the'eto-togethcr with the
needful supplies making in the aggregate
total amount Of between $4,000 apd
5000, estimating labor at s1.0O per day.
Now, propose, on .sthe part Of Granite
city, to give: Firstly, 4 4-acre lot with
Warranty Decd-title good) to each in.
1ividual who contributes an aggregate of
5000 in labor or supplies, or both thus
furnishing directly back to each contril u.
or basis by which he may ultimately
'ca]ize more, as direct investment, than
le has given. The lots shall be selected
~ taking portion Of the town Of aver.
sc Sc value, to draw from; and. not by
'icking out remote aud inferior. " i
Let it be borne in mind that there has
een total expenditure. Of upwards of
'wenty Five Thousand Dollars
t this place, and the total expenditure, n
epresented by the lots, would give to-
ach, to-day, an actual value Of Twenty
i've dollars; and that heretofore, they
ave been sold at an higher average price
ian 5000. Again, Ipnpose to add
10000 IN labor, suppliea; and entertain.
ent; with disposition to give, If neces-
lry, q personal supervision to the whole
after, 70 that it may be carried forward
ith the advantage and economy Of phi
.tc enterprise.
Pardon my forced sllnsiou to. vhatI
n wiling to do in this nstter p, se1slly:
ID allow mcto conclude BY expr ing
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