Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-10

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lI'roh. the >ew Yori. Getisolistl
Iifee Western States, lying Ia
close feittiun, arr To be felt in the
future OF this Republic, as most pol
lticians little dream, are to give tone
10 its politics, and potentially 70 in
H5!euce It's Legislation. We refer to
Illinois, 3iissouri, and Iowa Mis-
souri Is bounding into greatness, and
Its IIumeasurable resources pFophesy
for 1t q place among the foremost.
Iowa has not been appreciated by
EASTERN men. Vast in extent, with
soil of unsurpassed fertility, with the
two longest navigable rivers of the
country Tor eastern and western
afy-linee, and at present, and
for years Ia come, the base of sup
plies tor the mining regions uow be-
ing opened b. the Pacific road, with
an intelligent and moral population,
il i rising into power.
But recent circumstances have di-
rected the eyes of the nation to IIli-
nOis. In 1850, it gave us Abraham
Lincoln, who rose into his high place
over his eminent opponent Mr..
DOugiaS-Of the same State. 1t gave
the Colonel of the Twenty-first Hi
uui5 Infantry TO the command of the
yi. tnrious armies OF the Union, and
go the Presidency OF 1869 Few vol
ufItecr generals have risen above or
stood beside logan ana Palmer; 40
Senator has more influence than
Irumbull; Davis mas won emiuence
upon the Supreme bench-in short,
ia every department, this young,
hardy State has come to be felt as
are f-sY CT its older sisters.
1t has solid elements Of gFeatn
which must secure it brilliant and
most Influential future. It's head
rests 1t IL" so north, while its foot
is g. So SCI In a round statement,
il stretches from Boston Common to
tile Richmond tobacco-sheds. Its
breadth is four degrees. Its cereals
und fruits mark the parallels it cross
es. lt has one hundred and one coun-
ties As 10 soil, no State excels it,
and, according to the location, it is
suitable for wheat, corn, and fruits.
In answer to the question whether
it AHs been cultivated to its maxi
muln, the recent message Of Govern
ur Oglesby shows the State to con-
tain 80, ,GU0Oto Of acres; OF these p :,
090, goo are improved, - but only
lo,oH2, 900 are under actual cui1va-
ton; and when we consider the very
simple character OF Il portion of that
cJrlivatioI, it is evident that the az
ricultdraI resources of the State are
not yet ou.-fOurth developed IF
this statement be doubted, it Is only
HvCdful 10 ride from Chicago to Cairo
from kankakee to OquGqua. 1t has
no mountain ranges nor rocky hills,
but is with the exception OF Louisi-
ana, and perhaps Delaware, the most
level State in the Union.
II depends not alone upon its soil.
It's vast coaI-Jcd Will yield immense
wealth. In the northwest corner of
the State i the rich lead of Galcna.
It's rivers afford eXhausUIess water
power, and iJ is the belief OF its
sAreWdc~t men that along them shall
be heard the hum of spindles and
rattle of looms. It's quarries abound
iu beautiful huilding-stone, for it is
dificuIt to equal the Athens and Jo-
liet marble, or that Of the new State
| House at Springfield.
Nor is this giant of State fettered
with the links of debt. General
! Ogllshy says the receipts of tolls
from the Iilino 5 Central railroad
and the Illinois and Michigan canal,
VIII, after 1870, be sufficient To pay
the State debt before il natures, and
the ordinary expenses of the State
will hereafter he paid from the same
source.
The spirI, of manufacturing Is as
sumiug - @bstantial form. There are
the elements of ready transportation,
abundant coal, and ample water
power. There are yet wanted sur
plus capital and that Over-croWll ding
.f..F
uluctureTs with cheap labo.. There
are now III operation 81 Wool-carding
mills, l$3 manufactures Of wOollens,
with = capital OF $500, ,OO0 invested
in buildings and machinery, employ
ing 34JO operators, ,one-fourJh ofw hom
are women; working annually 400,-
uUu,tt pounds OF wool. Rolling
mills, fonuaries, and other manutsc-
tories OF King iron are increasing
There are large factories OF mechan-
IcJ implements, such as reapcrs,
mowers, and threshers, while LlSin
watches aud Austin clocks are OBJ
tanning national reputation.
Iuis new State finds time and
means To provide for the education
ul It's children on = generous scale.
IN The month OF StpJemOe: there
male, Io,1a7 female teachers, and
I s-d, SO pupils. There Is 4 large num-
! Der OF COLES e., ,semiuariee, academies,
+ land taeolog sal schools, with the
I Normal University anu industrial
I College, making q complete and pow
grgul educational machinery. The
I Governor asks an annual apprOpTia-
/ uon OF $40, ,oJo Tor The benevolent in
/ lstitulons OF the State.
| The Western states ccusus-taole
ior decades past show such i growth
an Illinois population and wealth
as may Wei challenge the attention
and study - politicians whose habit
II Is tLuuEAIcssIy TO dCpreciate the
coming power OF the " est, and to
speak campIace. OF thC empire
states ot tine Atlantic.
! Its nor IL lee concealed that there
Is much cualjng IN the Western
states, oygasIuUed 10y the carrying
cuNllalIvs OF \eW-N orn and Penu-
. sE4F..Hla. ~ e~sreUu grain. beef. and
IeIh are affirmed 10 ue so assess Ell
-ur Lruuspo poTt&tions as 10 arrest their
production, and thus Is crippled
" esJeru growth while goods Tor
W c>,eEH Iu-rkel> are carried at 4 tar
.-iA really oppressive. hese fact.
arc causing " vSJeru capital, enter
prise ANA Legislation TO search 9TH
erruuLcs 10 ude-water. That new
routes, rail ana canal. Will be opened
through Canada Il noS pretty GER
tain only the most persistent and