St. Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1861-01-11


thereby make the bonds IN some degree
subserve the building of roads, you would
again find the completed roads and the ef!f
HANGED valuation that ever follows theat
from, aiding and subscribing the payment Qf
the bonds. This mutual assistance YOU
should secure, by requiring of any CON-
pany receiving State lands, or gsneral
bonds in lieu Of special railroad bonds sur
rendered, to pay into the State Treasury
five per cent. Of the gross earningsof their
road.
In this connection, the importance Of q
railroad communication between the navi-
gable waters of the Mississippi and tke
head Of Lake Superior, induces me again
to recur to it. There is an evident turn
ing Of attention thither on the part Of capi-
talists, and SO far as favorable legislation
without peeuniary involvement on the part
of the State, can assist, the work should
be aided. d 90 .,,o., r,f;.4 4t. ]
The great capacity of the State for the
production of the cereals, and its remote
inland positions require. the creation and
improvement Of every means Of exit. The
easy and comparatively sheap transporta-
tion which. the northern lakes afford
to the immense crops soon 70 be the
product OF our soil and industry. it
B wise TO endeayors to. secure.j loA n
less all avenues are opened 70 our trade,
it is not difficult to see that oecaslonally .
glut must occur which VIII reduce tne
market prices OF gram 70 a,rnlnous nsure:
Suppose that ~ three years the WheAl sur
plus Of Northern Minnesota should amount
70 three million ousheis, w2nld IL nos pe
better for the farmer q ING Soutnern copn-
t'es that MAI TINS gram snoqid ma an, 9Htet
by way Of the great lakes directly TO New
York, than that y should come IN Sompe,
.itlon WIN ms gram ~ q .ns marKessl 81
MnWanAee, Cnlcageo anu %; LOUIS &c.
Inc importance oi t1is lake cooi'sc'.oil ~
ana the contlnuons naVigallon tpehcf ~ we
Eastern sea eoaSt Is greatly infreaseal ~ slie
mihds ma q tn'llk'ng mell' oy u'e' aasiosa'
eysn's no~ ua"SPlMS' fe b.iI ,s1kI -
ohouid Tue Piec,p'tate naduessoi ee-
.ionai excitement ieaa 70 any at'elnpt 70
oeny 70 Inc EortnlWeSse!p w a4Ns Wy ii.s re-
nay'gauon OF tne MisssshPpt y its
lloull' anu sne s.rhs oe Vng NAlSl .snstiu w
relake tna' riggnl, nese lasss Mouu es,
Sone our only the@ ns " @atel ..AnsRpi. !. =
ene ocean; nne' y ssolle s!essst,; sHc
S'ate nlgnt oohA.e uie swamp JANUS A'o.s
Wy l,ne q loau y tnas o'iines ]. avn ~. I
.ons,r.i a.'oao =, tno lnoIt sap.y s.'r uss
IA iele.lou - any oS,S, iane e'start ~ sey I
.ons.! !ucicn yoHM ~ AZ lty,n sustaips 'uh:p
~ nhsu. osc94e = Plessaenh gilgI - y
snou'o diyeF' tne remainder 9. ulese l-tiuS
1tpS o,nel anu n.ore lss,tInSn Pu, PSsss Gss
ny .ue inul.nop'e ~ Ne fsIer srs - ~, Sua,
sless, ,ne io.o"ns sial.s ~ ptphs snts
ua o.nsl PropeI.y nave Sesn ssoe msoe ,l0'
tnis otate ~ trIs. !or speclai purposes !.
L. oeetiors ~ anu % " every -A0Mprr
snip " ths PhoiIc 'anos' ioe Tue suPloe'i''
SoshinSn SsnooE. .a1.. ~. -, - s,L .s.iLS
3: Z, !. osseuty wy sestiops VI iana 'sA 'p''
SttPpo'1 ~ y oniyets,ty, l,tct@ ,a1l co;.
+. o isa tee-lons OF taro toi .he colnp,eI pa
non OF erectlon ol paoile oaiia'nes at sne
seat " Soyeranen., es~ ): SGi.'..-.
:. nstse :n s;sI spl.usS Nv oS''n assA s,.', ,sas
..ons l " isne .ajaeea. nW " eaee, ~ ssssav
NJ ssss'opA ~ ai'' ios ing sgi'''a' a'e y
'pe 3l1,e. ..2..t9t2 ~ !Hs'"..4 4iIy2a slA';GIs
III uY.a - fno ". oSutu.1 ~ .as piuSe1ue ~ ~
ah tie uyiio iauS iy.hs w'sulnosue o'a.' az
mnlSn sliAh 20 so'0 ~ ConsIess s''eI suo M
sulu.sslol ~ o.l s!e o1sSg hi'o ..no onloa' .'oi
we poIPose oi 'n'efral ltapfoyenlsh,s.l Us
o. 1os7 py ens aet ol Oong.es:ss Joa MaIIll aIpa
., 20, lvr Iue pu.pose ~ aiu's's nu,s ~ 'ns
eHns!uc.,0n ~ cefaa'h -hnes .. .halrosa ssa
taereu asscflosu-eseiy elherna'e oe ouu iu
n9ihoefec sgSs'on Nlsnih ~ SIX ih'les oil 'eAen
sue " e'''u tss.,toau ann ines'l aniohh''nso VI
All ~ aoots. 4sos',t1t acrea.c ~ 10 10
,sueeoJ ,oea ~ M aoe VI oonstesS w Mason -,
.2yv, aa a. tue o. swamp VI osslAe"eu Iauos ass
S. ",~ln ste t,.ose a'o .'o..'eifS4 npon' 'ns
SeA.o, Alos, = sue PURPOSE 'oiii'eo'aHnhie anu
ofans Mn tpe same: 500 o.1h" N.
lus loIo",h9' - a uinhis'fyg EoiS 'nese
gran.s W, iahus. '13f @.'s1s, 15ii ol!s iiiofi
For Schools about. !.-.. -. ,sss, 600 So acres
!. comnlsspn % tho nnhl;c 5n;ii 1oA0Vo~ ''il
| a9 ines a"js 100 oNSth
the general tsaline lands - Al, ,oso o :"
9al9 use Of the swamp lands ~ ,,,.'''e,. ~.
s S.ases 49, llesa9na'eo.3. a'eoo,9oo so - :,
t-1E Ps''''' - 1. ..-,o.e,l-- - !"
Total .o.i.. - 81. =. i2ss5,7ol iif'i2
| Sub,ractinp from this total the Railroad
lands which must bass pas in tbe orlinary
course 10 Tie manaeenent of nr;yats coz! 4
porations. we have. then. At the disnosa]
Of the Legislature for the promotion oI
Education. internal ;mnrorements and
eleemosy ynary. purposes. nearly e;ebt mil.
| lions Of acres of nubI;c lands more thau
oIi,e-seyenth, iof the whole ,,n area az Az
State.-iiu,periiuns in iua,erio eoGuaI ! n
its aonreoate extent tof tha Eing,,orn, n5
| Of Holland or B lgium. while il eSceeds
| the combined arc. IF the Statss ~ MsSS,