, 1860-03-03
BUSINESS PLANS.

Our business men ara now maturing plans
for the coming seasons business These
plans should embrace not only more
thorough Improvement Of tile fields heretofore
occupied; but Our merchants and manufae-
turcrs should extend their efforts and secure
the t7alc OF wider district Of country Those
who nre agitating the mater Of an Express
line to Pixies Peak are acting with a wise re-
gard to q most important and valuable inter-
est Even with the means now at command,
it is believed 4 large and a very lucrative busi-
ness can be secured. 4 great and prosperous
State is destined sooa 10 grow up On the cast
Cru slope Of the Rocky Mountains, and it is
important that Chicago should be early on the
ground, in order to Secure share Of tho
wealth that now lies buried in The quartz veins
Of That wonderful region As soon as our
railways can be completed across Iowa, that
trade will be ours by the operation Of we'll
known commercial laws; but small outlay Of
capital and proper energy will even now &C.
cure the lions sl.aro of the commerce Of west
crn Knuaas.
We need scarcely refer 10 the Lake Superior
trade as worthy Of the fostering care Of a laEgc
portion Of our citizens. It las already as
aumed rory considerable Importance; but
proper effort will enlarge it far beyond the ex-
pcctations fits most sanguine friends. In Or.
der to this, we cannot urge too strongly the
introduction Of the manufacture Of nil articles
made from iron and copper. Now is pre-
emine1tly the time to commence the manulac-
ture Of such articles. Heretofore capitalists
have been deferred from engaging in manufac-
tures here hr the high price Of real estatc, and
III iact Of everything else. Now all is changed
Situations on the North and South branches
can be had for mere Nominal figures compared
with prices threc years ago. The price Of liv-
ing, Of labor, Of erery element Of success in
manufacturing, has now been reduced to rca-
snnablc standard. 1t needs but the proper
number Of manufacturing establishments in
iron and copper, to make Our Lake Superior
trade one Of tho most important elements in
the prosperity of the city.
The opening Of the Chicago and Northwest
ern Railway 10 Osl.kosh last fall, has rendered
ali central Wisconsin accessible to our mer-
chants and manufacturers. Comparatively
very little has thus for been done to secure the
trade Of that ricf, mud prosperous portion Of
our sister State. In arranging plans for the
approaching seasons business, our merchant.
and manufacturers should not neglect this new
and valuable field Of enterprise.
BIZ tho Chicago and Northwestern. and the
Milwaukee aud Mississippi and the La Crosse
and Milwaukee Roads, our city should secure
tie trade o. Western Wisconsin, Northern
Ioxn and Southern Minnesota. These por
tons Of Our great Northwest should not, by any
,nsaua he neglected They will, if proper in
ducements are offered, pour constantly in
creasl,c stream Of wealthsinto the Golfers 9
out merchants. The prize will bc secured b!
tho intelligent and the enterprising, and hin
i, our readers ought TO ,e sufficient.
Some Of the Iowa railways ara already be
ing extended westward, mud nare Of then
soon will be. and no effort should be spare
TO attract and accommodate tho trade Of tha
State. 1T is improving rapidly; and will
the next ten years take leading position, nc
only among the Western States, but anon
the older Statcs Of the Union. Let the CON
merce Of Iowa 10 carefully studied, and ever,
effort no rnndc to concentrate it in our city.
Tie Burlington and Quincy and the Hann