The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-07-15

broad acres between here and tho end
Of the road would give all that was re-
quired; but the difficulty is to mako
Eastern capitalists see this. 1t is hard
to make them understand the isother-
NAL line. It is hard to make them be-
Gcve the mountain passes are crcssable,
and that the great desert below does
not overlap our line. Had Congress
given a moderate aid, We might have
had capital enough to insure success.
The object Of our mission now Is to
examine and see what We have. It
has been said We have values there,
and VIC believe it; but when asked,
edo you know it," We cannot say we
have seen tho lands. We have to deal
with that slow, hesitatipg, timorous
element in all great enterprises-capi-
tai. While We have the belief that we
can see the day when we will commence
the work, yet I do not feel as though
1 can assure the people Of St. Cloud OF
any certainty. Everything depends on
the recommendations which can be
made after this trip.
W. J. Parsons, ESQ.,, said:
Mr.. MAYOR AND GENTLEMEN
The remarks of His Excellcncy, the
late Governor of the Green Mountain
State-that State which, for more than
three-quarters of a century, has been
sending forth its giants, both intellect
ual and physical, as representatives Of
its ability-are suggestive Of the fact
that we have met here to-day on an &C.
casion treighted with siderations Of
vast importance; of vast Importance
not only to our honored guests and to
ourselves, but the country at large.
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen The
enterprise, and capital and statesman.
ship OF the East, meet here, on the
banks Of the Father of Waters, with
the enterprise, capital and statesman:
ship of Minnesota. The capital of the
East is money. The capital of the
West, of Minnesota, is land.
We are here to-day, Mr.. Mayor, ia
welcome the capital Of the East to the
Inequalities of the granary of the West
to the kindliest inequalities OF the
great wheat growing State Of Minneso.
ia; and We are especially proud to en-.
terrain among you, gentlemen, one oil
the farmer statesmen OF Minnesota, one
whose sagacity as q statesman and pc.
litical economist bravery as a
soldier-not only our young city, bu,
the whole Commonwealth, have always
delighted to honor. I give you, then,
Mr.. mayor and Gentlemen
VIM. r. MARsHALL.-The brave soldier,
the sagacious statesman, the FARMER Gov
ernor Of the greatest wheat.growing State
in the American Union.
Gov. Marshall being enthusiastically
called for, said in response .,
MIR. MAYoR.-I gratefully acknowl-
edge the compliment with which the
speaker has honored me in naming me
in this connection. I rejoice with you
and the citizens of st. Cloud in the ad.
vent Of these gentlemen representing
tho Northern Pacific Railroad. real:
ize the special interest YOU have felt in
this enterprise, and rejoice in the ia.
vorable auguries. I have endeavored
in some humble degree to aid and en-.
courage this great undertaking. When
called by your suffrages and the suffra
ges Of my fellow citizens in other por
tons Of the State to preside over the
destinies of Minnesota, in casting abou,
to discover the most important interests
I could subserve, I recognized in thu
Northern Pacific Railroad one of The
highest importance to our State and thu
Northwest. 1t would do much not on
ly to develop Minnesota, but to oper
up that vast area to the west in the
United States, and in that country
which soon will be part Of us. 1 be-
lieved l could do no more eminent ser
vice to the people Of Minnesota than tt
forward this great enterprise, aud have
recommended it in my annual MESA
ges. While l regret that Congress hal
not appreciated the importance Of thi
work in a national point Of view, ant
has not aided it, I rejoice that in tn,
absence Of that aid which I have labor
ed for, this enterprise is impressing tn,
capitalists Of the East with that conf
dence which will lead them to tax,
hold and push it forward to completion
l believe this visit by our friends vii
so verify what we have said Of thi!
country that they will go back aud s,
represent it to those capitalists that the,
will at once advance means, and tina
within the next twelve months VIC shal
see beginning on the road.
|: Hon. G. A. Gilman offered a toast
prefaccd IS follows:
Mn: MAYOR AND GENTLEMEN.--]
realize that I can say nothing on thi'
occasion that can interest you, notwith
standing the deep interest I feel, il
common with all our citizens, in tn,
great enterprise with which our distin
guished visitors are connected. Anc
while We are all pleased to meet will
and to entertain them, and to take any
action that could possibly facilitate thu
building of the Northern Pacific Rail
road, I am aware that nothing can bt
| said here that can have an, influence ii
the matter. The leading men Of The
enterprise are here upon the ground t
see and judge for themselves, and
feel that W. can safely afford to abide
their decision. beg leave to offer tht
following toast: :.
| The REPRESENTATIVES, OF M1HNksorA II
| CONGRESS, PAST AND PREsENT-The yea
and faithtulness with which they have 81
| successfully laborcd to promote our inter
eats, especially in all matters pertaining tt
the early construction Of the Northern Pa.
ci6c railroad, are duly appreciated by III,
people of Northern Minnesota. :
Hon. VIM. Window, late Member o.
Congress from tho First District anc
one Of the Directors Of the Northern
Pacific Company, was called upon, aud
said: vae. :rg1 .t~ &c. ls.5's.
Mr.. MAYOR AND GENTLEMEN.--
Our friends who have spoken on, this
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