St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-01-18
The IT. Cloud dlen1perat.
". 3. MITCHELL. EDITOR.
OFT7CzA& PAPER or THE CITY, -
Thursday, Jan. l8, 1865.
MONTANA! i
LARGE MEETING OF CITIZENS LAST
NIGHT.
TIE PEOPLE MOVING.
AN ADJOURNED AKEETING TO BE
$500. AGAAD
TIE PEOPLE MOVING,
AN ADJOURNED MEETING TO BE
HELD,
NEXT MONDAY EtEN'G JAN. ~, 1855.

"A large number OF the citizens OF thu
place assembled at the Court House, las
night, 10 take into ,nsiderati,n wha
course should be pursued to obtain the nj,
of government III opening o mail and emf
grant route to Montana. The meeting Wa:
called t.. order by H. c. Wait. Dr. NJ. G.
Tollman was called to the chair, and MIR
W. r. Noble was chos. n Secretary
MIR. Wait was called upon to state the
object Of the meeting, which he briefly did
setting forth the great Importance of d
route from this place to Montana.
Capt, Oscar Taylor followed in some ex,
cellent and able remarks. showing the per-
feet feasibility of the proposed. route and
he advantages 1t possesses over any other
now known. The distance, lie stated, is
but 800 miles. Its importance to North
ern Minnesota was set forth in clear, con-
sincing terms with comparison of the
markets, the relative value of produce in
the two the great surplus here and the
heavy demand to be supplied thcre-aad
our ability, from our position, to command
the trade, if We choose. This can only be
done by earnes, effort; and all should
unite to secure 80 desirable an end.
Gen. H. z. Mitchell urged the special
Importance of pressing the Post Ofi:c De-
partment to place mil service upon the a.
ready located route from st. Cloud to Fort
Walla-Walla, in Washington Territory,
which passes through Montana.
Judge J. Hall, in reply to call, made
some important remarks, drawn from his
own experience in that region lie says
that as sooa as the people wake up and go
at the matter in earnest. TRANSFORMATION
trains. emigran's and express goods will
pass between the two points, whether
troops are granted by the government or
not. People will always undertake any
enterprise that oays.- Let the great trade
of that section be fully understood, and
there are plenty of men who will take their
trains through from Minnesota. He also
urged the propriety of our communicating
with the people Of Montana direct on this
mater. '''r
The following resolution was offered by
T. c. Mcclure and adopted by the meet
ing: ,&":.-.-. -. Il *..:
ResolUed. That committee of three be ap-
pointed by the chair whose duty it shall
be 10 draft a petition, setting forth the
natural advantages Of route from this
!'lace to Montana over any of the routes
now open to that Territory and that the
same be presented to the citizens of this
town and as many Of the adj ,ining towns as
practicable. and thai said committee report
to an adjourned meeting.
The following committee was appointed
by the chair. T. C. Mcclure, Capt. O. Tay-
lor and J. B Mills. ,-.
On motion of Fl J. Fowler, it was resolv
ed that when the Committee report to the
adjourned meeting that they suggest what
course it shall be best to pursue with re-
gard to bringing this petition properly be
fore the proper heads Of department. the
meeting then adjourned to meet at I
o'clock on uext Monday evening, Jannary
22d, at Tenvoorde's Hall. s.%5 .s.*f
Let there be rous,ug turn out of citi-
zens Of this and the ndjoining towns. This
project is of vital interest to the whole
State, ana especially t. this northern por-
ton. Some idea Of the Immense trade ,ha.
properly belongs-to us, can be judged by
the article which follow this. Let every
body attend the adjourned meeting.