The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-04-21
Warm Wcather-The Grain NarLet-Busi-
ness-WO oman SuiIrage-Progress of the
Northern Pacific RnilrOad-Lay Cooke &
Cc.-NOung Mems Association.

Northern Pacific RHilrOad-Jay Cooke 81
Co.-NOung Mems Association.
CHICAGO, April s, lS7l.-The past few days
have been precedentedly warm for this sea-
son. The grass in our parks is luxuriant,
and the buds of the trees are fast expanding
into leaves. The season is at least two weeks
earlier than usual, and the only drawback to
the prospect is the lack of rain.
THE GRAIN MARKET
is dull for most kinds except wheat, which
ranges for No. from 81 .274 TO 81 2S4, though
the prices generally are MAINTAINED.
BUSINESS
is quite active, and the leading houses in the
prominent branches of trade have been very
active the past week. The sales this spring
have largely exceeded those of last year, for
this season.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The Executive Committee of the Woman's
State Suffrage Association had stormy time
at their meeting one day tn is week. and be-
haved about rs badly as men often do, on
similar occasions. | had supposed the dvi-
sions among the friends of this cause had
been healed. But the tendency to divide
and scatter seems irrcpressible. Which
shows that there is great deal Of human
nature in women. Though their conduct
does not determine the merits of their cause,
yet it has much to do in promoting or pre-
venting its success. Because people Judge
OF cause by the character of its advocates.
The people of the Northwest are deeply
interested in the
PROGRESS OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD,
which is being pushed forward with remark
able energy. Trains are already running
over l25 miles Of completed track, from Lake
Superior, and the grading is nearly finished
al miles farther through Central Mime
sofa to the eastern border of Dakota.
The Mississippi river is bridged at
Brainerd and track laying is pro-
ceeding rapidly westward, and by Septem-
Der next trains will run to the Red river,
and the grading nearly reach the Great
Bend of the Missouri, in Central Dakota. In
GLIDING It's purchase of the ST. Paul and Pa
cifc road, the Northern Pacific Railroad has
Alb miles of road now in operation, and be
length of finished track will be at least $50
miles. And as work has also been com
menced on the Pacific coast with large
force, and will be pushed toward the center
from both ends, and is being constructed at
the lowest cost, compatible with first class
work, we may expect to see it Completed
at an early day. The fiscal agents of the
road,
MEsSRS. JAY COOKE & co.,
who provide the means for its construction,
have a national reputation second to no
have furnished six million dollars to com
plete the road through Minnesota and start
it on the Pacific coast. The first mortgage
seven-thirty gold bonds are now being sold,
to complete this national highway. The
company have fifty millions of acres of the
best public lands-23 900 acres for each mile
of road-so that with the revenues of the
road, these bonds will be the safest and most
profitable bonds in the market.
MIR. JOHN II. CALHOUN,
Land Commissioner of the Illinois Central
Railroad, has resigned. Few Western rail
road men have been longer in the service of
our corporation than Mr.. Calhoun. Coming
TO them in 1852, as Local Treasurer, TO him
was c0nfided the payment of all the cXpen-
ses of the construction Of the 700 miles of
road in Illinois Soon after its completion
he became connected with its land business,
and for the last five years has been at the
head of that department as Land Commits
sioner. How successfully the position has
been filled may be seen from the reports of
that department during the semi-decade.
Sales of over rs 900 acres to 0,269 actual
settlers for total Of 81 sos 1892 have been
made, and within the same period over thir
teen millions of dollars in cash have been
derived by the company from land sources
alone. While these vast results have been
obtained, the management of the depart
terized by humane liberality that has won
for the company a well-deserved gratitude
from its $4,000 patrons now rejoicing under
their own vine and fig tree The last an
nual report of President Douglas says: "Of
the original grant OF land y 800 SEQ acres)
there have been sold 9, l79 800 acres, of which
,62l ,743 acres have been decided, and are
now subject to taxation There are only
4l5i6l0 acres remaining unsold, and of these
256, S47 acres are located south of the Ohio
and Mississippi Railroad, and being heavily
timbered and not SO readily brought under
cultivation as the open prairie lands, they
have been and are slow of sale"
Alderman b. Dasgy succeeds Mr.. Calhoun
as Commissioner, aud his long connection
with that department as its Secretary, rem
dcrs him, by experience in the details of the
business, admirably fitted to occupy the
place so well and efficiently filled by his
worthy predecessor.
YOUNG MEMS ASSOCIATION.
We have had quite q lively episode here
recently, in an attempt by leading members
of the Young Mems Christian Association to
gobble up the Chicago Library Association,
but after wordy war, and a free use of
"means," it was signally defeated. B.
RAISE MORE FRUIT.-A large number
OF our farmers neglect almost entirely
the culture OF fruit, and many OF them
pay SO little attention to it that it Is
never the source of any profit. Every
farmer should have good orchard, and
there are very few whose farms are so
small that they could not devote a mode
rate portion of il 10 this interesting and
profitable branch of their calling. The
expense and trouble are insignificant
compared with the many advantages to
be derived from it ; and we would urge
upon all those who are without fruit on
their farms, to take immediate steps to
supply themselves with choice lot of
trees, and to give them the proper at
tention to insure success. OF course
you will not derive any immediate bene-
fit from your orchard, but when the
trees shall have reached maturity, and
year alter year your hearts are gladden.
ed by the bountiful harvests which will
surely be the reward Of your enterprise,
patience and industry, you will realize
that your toll has not been in vain.
1t is reported that Theirs, instead
of following up the advantages gained,
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