Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-11-26
] TOWARD NONE: WITH CHARITY FOR ALL .lllall.
AUSTIN MOWER COUNTY MINNEsoTA THURSDAY 1874
i Fr0M she Fars,er's Uniiom.

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Cheap Transportation.
F,rsM she Farner's Unios.
The great Northwestt must have ar.
opening by water from the Mississippi
to Lake Michigan. Wishing it 50, ney
er will accomplish it. The people mus
rise and demand it, and the time ha;t,
now come for action. The 43d Co,,
.ress uiIl assemble in less than fou,
weeks, and the sentiments Of the farm
ers on the transportation question
should be made known 70 that body in
such unn,istakab'e language os to coD,
pei attention. But how! BY peti
zion signed By every farmer in the
Northwest. For what, For the i'm.
provement of the Fox and Wisconsin riv.
ers at the earliest practicable nom ent. -
There is no water route to the lakes which
offers half the advantages to the people o1
Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraka, Wisconsin
and Missouri as does this. fz>vzzsay ~
WHEAT Will BE sAccoNrLIsHKp ny rms
.s IMPROVEMENT " s,ss.ze, = - .s' =:
lit will save ten cents on every bush.
ell of grain transported to New York,
amounting on the crop of q single wear
shipped from these States, to more than
ten millions of dollars.
2. It will enable us to raise corn and
ship il to the East at q profit, and give
new life to this leading product in the
West. ~. >-i'- -
8. 1t will place us in connection by wa
ter with the lumber, salt, iron, copper
and other mines of the North, and save
millions to the West each on these arti.
cles alone.
4. It will afford uninterrupted inland
navigation from New York to Fort Ben.
ton tho enormous distance of five thou.
sand miles.
5. twill connect the commerce of the
two thousand vessels on the lakes with
the commerce of the more than two thou
sand vessels on the Mississippi and its
tributaries, and open up the grandcst sys.
tenn of internal water transportation in
the world. -, -.
These, and multitude of other bless.
ings, will be gained by he.opening up of
these two rivers, and it rests with the
Congress of the United States to saw
whether such improvement shall be
made.
THE PETITION TO CONGRESS-.
1t has seemed to US that the Patrons of
Ausbandry above all others, were the
ones to lead off in this matter if there
was only some one to give them start
The transportation question was the
| one that called them into life, and being
organized and ready for work, they could
push petition with more energy and eff.
tectiveness than any other body. They
represent the bone, sinew and muscle of
the country, and respectful demand
from them must be heard in the Halls of
Congress.
For weeks The Farmers Union has
been planning to set this mighty force at
work.
The first thing was to secure list of
Oranges in the Northwestern States
This, after much trouble, has been done
The next was to secure the aid and coop.
Grafton OF that champion of the transpor.
tation movement-Senator Window
This has also been done, and this gentle
man is pledged to do all in his power te
further the movement. The petition i!
to he placed in his hands and we feel as
sured will be presented in the most effec
i've, manner to Congress. Correspond
ence with leading men in various sec
tions has been held, all of whom have ex
pressed their appreciation OF the plan.
Work on it is already commenced
The printing Of the memorials is now un
Ger way, and each Grange in the State
Of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebras
ka, Dakota and possibly Missouri. ma,
expect two copies for circulation and sif
nature within the next two weeks. It j!
hoped that committee will be appoint
ed in each Grange to procure signature,
of every farmer in the community wheth
er he belongs to the Grange or not, anC
as soon as all have been secured let thu
petition be returned to the ioffice of til,
Farmers Union at Minneapolis, MINI.
without delay.
The following is copy of the memo
rial to be sent out, which was prepared
by Senator Window himself, and ".
hope to place it in his hands within til,
next six weeks with the names of on,
hundred thousand farmers a. petitioner
upon it:
| The Memorial.
| To the Honorable the Senate and the House o.
! Representatives. Of the United States Of Amer
aca ia Congress assembled:
| Whereas, Cheaper and more ample means
of transportation are imperatively necessary
to the Development and prosperity Of the
Western States; and
Whereas, the report Of tho Select Commit
tee on Transportation, recently submitted te
the United States Senate, demonstrates thu
fact that tho adequate Improvements Of th,
Fox and Wisconsin Water Route, from ths
Mississippi River to Green Bay, will reduc,
the cost of transporting grain from the
river to the lakes at least ten cents per bush
el below the average railway charges, there
by efecting saving on the movement of
single crop, from the States Of Iowa, Mime.
sofa, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Missouri o
nearley 81, 100000 or = sum nearly the en-
tire cost of the proposed Improvement; to
which saving must be added the reduced
cost Of transporting lumber, salt, iron, ant
other heavy commodities from the lakes t,
the Mississippi River, amounting to man,
millions more; and whertas, this annual saw
ing to the farmers of the Northwest will
when one-half the lands in those States ar.
under cultivation, amount to more than TWEEN
ty times the entire cost OF. tho proposed i'm.
provement, therefore = ..'-...1, .,,
We, the undersigned farmers, respectful,
and earnestly. pray that such appropriation
be made as will ensure the completion of sal
Water Route from the Mississippi River t,
Lake Michigan, via tho Fox and Wisconsin
and by such improvements % will afford tn
cheapest and best facilities for water trans
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