The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-02-17

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lily TO warrant its meeting with any II
more cunsidcrate treatment. ~
\ days later Etseatea ciphers the lit
'e problem OVER again, and makes tho
IN $S4o,
TIE r. aoFF1 qS>a TIE LANDS.
-I4ata2:xs.sass l.e:sY CsnsZal2I k2eE1:l
Isl, That there gre - ,sxist,nce guam
tity Of Old railroad boo1E Of this State,
worth, 'fran' any :pts<t cabhsoitdhsapoiAt,
very much less t'!ah'.heir face, and not
yet due ;s2d, That ,the State has 800 |
900 acres of Improvement Lands, given
BY Congress. Efore haze been made,
from time to time, by certain interested
parties, 70 force ,p u 81 The Stats the pay
ment Of these boads in full with tho
accumulated interest, 7being in oall nov
over 81, 900, 0o0. tAsthe bonds involve
q gross swindle,7'hi' caa:never bedone.
What is justly due wilt, when due, BE-
paid. Latcrly, various sohemss9hate
been set in motion for swallowiogS up
these lands III this. d .bt,' without gen.
orally any very definite provision that
the bonds shall all be thus can celed.
We last>yeareatered'our protest against
such appropriation Of tho lands? and We
do so again. 2&3It'is turning s chem from
thcil @leg,timase purpose. 80 hey' Sere
not given to pay Minnesota d; old debts
Especially, questionable 1enesaa i and
have no proper. connseaeAss whate4et
With the bends. Yet certain inaiHiidat,
els and papers have w,orksd':themsei1ss
up, or been worked up, TO the feeling;
that to uso these lands for <any''other
purpose than to pay these bonds is a
gross outrage, reputation, and What
mol: else that is terrible Indeed, tile
Minneapolis Tribune goes 50 far ha,ls I'd
stigmatize rs ''con.piiators,' - "oorrdpt;''
"partners in ;iuiquity," etc.,,$Ethos,e.' who
would use the knds9 for what they were
given, "putposea' Of internal improve
ment. ~ That paper should remember
that corrupt motives could With fnoirte
propriety be charged Upon Sd those Wiz
Fare 50 violently advocaa'iih gythe' bond il.
terest- especially upon, i saonie WHO i die
known to have ben mad; 1,lh6fderns
The truth is, that thee; great body 81
these 100000 acres will u taken from
this part OF The State, as il il here tie
larger and better portion Of til, govern ~ T.
ment'lands liz So that, BY ! exchang;.
ing the lands FOR the bonds, Northern
Minnesota would be compelled to beau,
tho great burden Of the debt. ST
Paul, Minneapolis, Winona" and Ro
chester are exceedingly liberal ii, in . Re- :
solving that the lands should pay tLe
bonds, when they would not furnish !, :;
single acre. The result would BE- Il
We have stated, and The injustice ( {
NORTH Gin Minnesota must be- be apparent [a,ei b
| ; t,,r-s tEa
to every minded man man. 'S''|S7.'a' =
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Wharf.-The PEOPLE THINK ABOU1
|, THE LANDS,
|IH =" t:tt -.--alAt III .T37uI?y
81 A mass meeting Of the citizens %
Meeker aud Mcleod counties was. hcls
at Darwin on Friday, vhen,,the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopt!
CO.: a. -s:s ,.nrqs 27G2a8g ELY ;,Gl.eoe
gResolved, By the citizens ;aofl Nleeke,
c, untry, irrespective Of party, il e,ny 2 io1
assembled 1st. That We are III favterr 3,
the construction Of e., railroad 0frvn Est
Cloud to the great bend, Of the Minnesota
| rivera ~ ~ IL 1uis9lI|Ssa HAs
!, End. That We are opposed 10 the appro.
priation OF the 10000 acres of internal
improvement lands to the payment 1t the
so-called' State railroads bonds. ! go sT>G
3rd. That as those lands were donated t.
the State for the purpose of internal i'm
provement, and are largely located jim Sui
midst, We are IN favor Of sppropriatipg i
portion Of said lands for the purpose o.
aiding in the building Of the railroad fffoh
st. Cloud 10 st Peter tor, Mankato h and
our Senator or Representatives are hereby
requested to aid in procuring such an up:
preparation, and to procure tho passage 10
a law authorizing tho towns. in Meeke,
county to vote aid in the construction b
such road.o, noy tIagod, | Ii ,"oE
It was further s,dsolvedi thatu tn.
Senator and Representatives from thai
district. be required to procure 4henp pas
sage OF wasnabIipg tthsnetnwunn il
Meeker and MeLeod ,couptieieto ;iasa,
bonds to ail iuethe oonstruo ton nof: {.
railroad frem st sClouds tssehss hgi head
Of the Minnesota river, threaghb s.id
countless +; sAs by5a1sEixs srivsH
..Messrs.: Hipossy Harrington 5Gteu.
ier,, Hill, Giltner and Gjlbert we,e,y.p,
pointed .: committee to- conferE With, sttts
officers Of tae4 Minneapolis aand a6t,
Cloud Railroad, Company, in. ,refsresce
to .Preliminasy survey: Of e.id,o|ies ,oi
road. ~ e :, ei ). .*ooiJua lnieosry
;,Oth'r counties, along she ,linesof nthe
proposed road arc, iagited tejoia in the
payement. sAco: ,7oic, ST., lo osbrds 70
This; il something vhiah very ixitalt
interests ST., Cloud, Ste,rps sesatysand
others of 9tAoo. aioinipg, q epaties,z,iIt
would be- WE'LL to, held; seeties.;,at ono,
to, giyesexpression ,to;the wiahss o5obthe
peop|lee4 10 this matter q The. delegation
from this district will, We arc confident.
afford this 'movemsnt their' tcsaFFnest SUB siii:
pert In the Legislature. Itis'tlfe ptoper
disposal Of the Imptovcmdnt .hands.luo
VIZ are sorry. that the proposition TO do!
nate the N oFmal Schools Ito fE6 cftieLa1S
which they are located did not meat With