New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-13
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GRANTS. Washington Territory world long since have
would be great commercial rivals. auo the opna9oh OF
pur Pacd States would equal tlat 81 New EAlHh,hu;
,cme By the construction OF there Ing climate aud
resources Of the Intervening tgUHy wou.r nave otEn
states from Vermont 20 Iowa FCU'0 long SINCE nave
transferred their fccks TO t'e a. a.ic and Australian
Holds that slope the Rocky Mountains. Tho hG"y ul9-
bcrwen from the forests OF Nrwu gland Northern Penn
syvana, and Michigan would have found their way 10
we then have suffered The decline in our r. D.
cut Of access the country is. ui seIdrt g. It's pop
ulaton. found along thes' woody hores shil-y srfs,
having the stocks nrsclaSs sn the outer palEs Of
which were without joint lawns been cut sheer from
OF the monarchs of the forest 20 which nave
alluded. The coast trade OF tie Pacific and the com
merce of the Sound would have kept alive This decaying
branch of business which, with ho completion OF the
Northern ItShe Kal1oad, must revive WIN sI'"'o'
proportions than IT ever opened I'm the past. ..,,,
Where viii the people come from to make This wealth.
available to build cities at the points along ts loaH .e
which railroad and river traffic sl9N incr-cc To raise
ON fnget sound and the ColNlnih ld.Sl a.c .'r-
eau. whose memory is good for quarter o. century,
century discussed the pioprciy OF building the Fcun
sylvania Railroad and Asa Whitney urged the CouSruc
the old States Of the North has doubled; that
Of Wisconsin and Iowa has swollen from about lOCJJ
constitute the people Of Texas California minnesota,
Oregon, and the Territories have gone CUT from the od
hives come TO MS from foreign lands TO reach the
golden lands Of the Pacific coast has neen matter OF
fUIl of trials Tor families The iaei maj in spite of these
difcutes. 80 many Intelligent people nave found their
way thither is testimonial to tie wonderful attractions
OF the country, and the immense rewards IT onrs 70
industry or enterprise OF the Immigrant Bhd ms
people OF the Eastern states and Europe. and
population viii flow into them SO rapidly that
Of the doubts of the past abou, the northern
feel az the want Of forecast tnai chsaCtezed the
people of Pennsylvania Is years ago wien they slalA
ron enoItni I'm 80 slh"n 81 lov, nm 'CS,t,aI and
ia few years the trunk line ol tAs great ihootsulale
penetrating not only our own valleys hut those OF the
British Colonies 10 the north. whose people VII tis 20
made tributary to US forever induced 10 unite hclr
destlnies with ours under common cons tuition ana
flag This is not defamation or propIgsE ~ Is s Ine an,
nounccmeut of conclusions deduced by logic from an
ample store OF facts.
BENEFITS TO PENNSYLVANIA.
But what will be the effect Of this road upon Phadel
phial What relation has all this TO city and State
The questions which YOU propounded to me ir your in
vitation have, think, been answered by what have
said What State city shares largely than ours
the general prosperityl Who will I've more benefited
by inc ShSaiSs 81 n Oh w ES am ctT nIo
duces many of the comforts and uxures of life which
the people along the line of this road VIII consume
as Philadelphia Their demands VIII stimulate
industry and their Astounding means win enable
them to reward abundanty The construction, 10y inc
Union Pacific Railroad, of bIidge-that connecting
Council Bluffs with 0maha-gave TO one Philadelphia
ftm, the Butcher Steel Works, contract for 100000
worth Of steel. And even now, hundreds OF Pinia-
delphia mechanics are busy building 1000 t5e
motives and passenger and freight cars 'or the
Northern Pacific Roroad. need not elaborate this
perity of the capitalists of Philadelphia DEPENDS upon
the steady employment and liberal wages OF ner WORKING
mon the employment and wages of laboring people
discussed by me In the Congress remarks 10 which
have already referred Let me re"" paragraph or TWO
@ e inviting seid Of the ocean and the field enterprise
reward Asia the only considerations that induce ne to
support This bill The abOrng people Of every eastern city have an
spen the e''i StslgSce The virtue The stability our kbo
Rs o net make Re s@ of al bis scis to improve The material
aton Of the grest h6cns masses TIE soIn we TO P sU
tsne Tat zoe hboIs man shall grow pP sa s5 T se
gnec refinement their homes than their parents were familiar with
The construction Of through northern gold region will
9Ie9 ssa that T be sIaa, Jg f o ss l pgoa
soP who ti s, 9 BY s o S deTe N H a
Hiss Of s st sy }9f Dp Caa S zoe m en- Fh 9sC
brow without The Of livelihood neh fes Of enterprise
BE-, again the depression Of our aborng people springs
chiefly from local causes Beyond the Atlantic Ooe,n tier are
tGstea and under the asng influence OF capital and the oppression
sas even they toll sssduousy upon Hocum Of the
ems e me- 0F9 h mi ES 0 s TIcs @ S s p g u
shore by ps aud hundreds Of thousands each
sq1sinte language All uneonseus and unwngly the
to insuguTste work ibis viii only relieve the Ong
pss'es Of our crowded LISTEN TI. gis a s 5eT
Surplus abr Ou raise h she too often deresses
o ~ 10 ~ pIo a bo Tie heads Of families ans to pay them With
is.i is sof BS SRsy e one Sf viii be next supply
Thus viii he who
little better tni himself at the end Of
Independent farmer the worlds great com
highway the rOad must this policy and
will business and guard their road Thus too hy VIII
agricultural Of the n and give
the collector whether at port Of entry or N The seryce me
internal Department Honey each year than tins bills
ke 10 cause % be taken from the treasury
THE NEW CITY ERIE.
So much for the immediate interests of our city The
object OF the Northern Pacific Railroad to connect the
waters of the lakes with those of the Columbia River and
Puget Sound What effect upon the commerce Of Erie,
with her unrvaed harbor must the completion OF such
work have4 Vessels leaving the head Of Lake Superior
will discharge cargOes at Erie for the port OF New
Work PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore; and II requires but
little power Of the Imagination to behold the City OF
Enc OVersh Allowing Buffalo, Cleveland, ana DETROIT ana
expanding into rivalry with Chicago.
But have detained you TO long, and must close Not
however until shall reminded you that the grades
and SHOWS of the Aeghanies have not nterIGrcd WIN
The prosperity OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
which the most powerful corporation IN me country
and which, the forecast and energy which charac
lerise lis officers already controls continuous lines or
rail to St Pauls and Duluth. But familiar as you are
with the resources OF city and state, and the ad
Vanced condition of industries leave yoa OBSTINATE
the impulse that win be given to every interest ana
Industry Of our people by the early completion OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad.