The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-08-19
LETTER FROM ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis, Aug. II, 1869.

LETTER FROM ST. LOUIS.
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ST. Louis, Aug. IA, 1860.
EDITon JouRNAL.-The citizens
# the "Commcrcial Metropolis Of tho
Mississippi Valley" who have leisure
time just now, arc engaged in agitating
tho removal Of tho National Capital to
the banks Of tho Mississippi River.
CITY OF RESOLUTIONS. u
The usual resolutions aud committees
have been appointed,-and who shall
say that St. Louis is not city Of pub
lie meetings and resolves? We have
resolved tho building Of innumerable
lines Of railroads and propollors; have
resolved that the water route is the best
to reach the sea; resolved to inauga-
rate a mammoth Grain Association
whose stock sell at s25:75 per share,
500 paid in f; We have called conven-
tions times without number, and have
blanks ready to fill out for more. The
removal question is assuming formi-
dable proportions. Chicago has gen.
erously waved her claimus-why We
know not. Quincy and Keckuk want
it, aud so does Rock Island-the latter
claiming that our rich old Uncle Sam
has plenty Of land to put it on in their
vicinity, with bracing climate. Well,
let any Of them have it that can get it..
A commercial city like this has no use
for it any more than it has for peni-
Tertiary.
THE GRAIN MARKET
Has received a stimulus since my
last, with plenty of foreign orders.
Wheat is being transferred hence to
New York in cars at 36 cents per BUSH
81 in considerable quantities., as also to
Chicago at about 10 cents per bushel.
The Missouri river towns are full of
grain, the Pacific Railroad not being
able or ready to bring half that is offer
ed, and several boats arc engaged bring
ing sack grain down, with more offered
than they can carry. Parties here
look for offerings Of shipments Of wheat
to New York from the railroad compa-
MES for Is cents per bushel.
A LESSON FOR ST. CLOUD.
Now, this low rate Of rail freight
should be an indication to the St. Cloud
people o! the necessity Of having a
competing outlet for the grain and pro.
ducts of the Sank Valley. With your
one road to St. Paul you are subject to
local tariffs, always high priced ; but
get your outlet to Superior, and you
will soon see your east-side railroad meet
the issue with low tariff: Remain as
You are, and your growth is check ed
! and you are left on one side. Probably
Kansas City, in this State, is one Of thu
most remarkable Instances Of rapid
growth in this country. It now has 9
population of $4,000, caused in great
| measure by their determining that they
would have competing railroads. IT.
citizens worked to that end, pledged
their credit and now have two routes t.
St. Louis, and competing lines to Chi
cago. The results are low freight.
FROM both points, in fact from New
York, Boston, &c., 50 that its mer.
chants can wholesale goods nearly a.
low as St. Louis Or Chicago, and the,
are doing so.
MORE RAILROADS WAITED,
St. Cloud wants to be IN the same
position relatively to the eastern
world, and labor, aid and agitation viii
bring it. From the date that such .
result il a. fixed fact, from that date
will begin new era in prosperity t
you. You ought to agitate and keer
agitating until you accomplish the
construction Of an air line to the grea,
bend Of the Minnesota river, making
ST. CLOUD A GREAT RAILROAD CENTER,
And thereby becoming accessible t
all parts Of the world, aud, as Zach
Taylor said, "tho rest of mankiui. p
With a first class hotel built of brick
you would attract hundreds Of people
to your city during the hot mouths
who would be delighted with the at
tractioos in your vicinity. This alone
would not only be credit to Jour town
but would bring money to be spen
there, and be the means Of inducing
immigration. Your Editor has so vel
shown the many advantages to accrue
from the erection Of good hotel, tina,
I need notdwell on this topic. 1 believ.
also that you have an abundance O.
water power in front Of your whole city
that may and should DO made available
To do this, you must direct the attcn
ton Of capitalists and offer inducement,
to get them to engage in this. Il =:
SOME sENs1BLE SUGGESTIONS.
Suppose you could double the value
! Of taxable property in your corporal,
limits, COUNT you afford to pay tho in
creased taxes gathered from that sourc,
in paying interest on bonds issued t
objects Of enterprise !? 1t you hai
any surplus, apply, it to a sinking fuud
towards meeting the principal when il
became due. With a location unsur
passed for beautv. health. aoricultura