The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-12-31
The St. Cloud Journal SAYS:

The Journal has not been, from the
first, very strongly impressed with the
propriety'of Minnesota's urging. on its
own behalf, the Fox and Wisconsin riv-
ers scheme. 1t is entirely outside this
State, and if practicable at all, would
afford our producers but very limited
measure of relief, and nothing at all in
proportion to its cost. If nothing bet
ter for Minnesota could be had, then
we should say give US this Wisconsin
outlet; but something better can be
had. and the resolution adopted by the
st. Paul Chamber of Commerce indi-
Gates what this something better is--a
canal within our own State, connecting
the Mississippi river with Lake Super
ior.
The members of the Legislature from
the northern part Of the State would
naturally feel an especial interest in
this route, which lies at their very door.
and it is to them that the people will
look for united action in securing favor.
able legislation this winter. fit were
possible to have preliminary survey
made before the meeting of the Legisla.
ture, so that definite information as to
grades, distance, streams, etc, might
be obtained, it would be of decided as
sistance to the friends of the project.
And such a survey could be made in a
short time and with but little expense.
What say the people of St. Cloud to
having a survey made at once
The Minneapolis Mail says:
We objecn In the first place Mime
sofa can ship her wheat most cheaply
via Duluth, or else down the river
through the Gulf. if these routes were
somewhat improved.
In the second place, the Fox and
Wisconsin river union is terribly ex.
pensive and impracticabe. More than
a hundred thousand dollars have al.
ready been sunk in it. Tie Wisconsin
aliuvium is of such shifty character
that 1T has been found impossible to
make permanent channel. There are
elbows and ox-bows in the Wisconsin
where the channel changes frequently.
and where an artificial channel would
be INSTRUCTED in week BY new sand
bars. This is almost the universal tes-
timony of lumbermen familiar with the
river. To spend money trying to i'm
prove it would be throwing away an.
preparations that would suffice to give
US real relief if judiciously expended.
Let Us not waste our breath clamorine
for the execution of projects merely
because they are near home: com.
MERGE IS long armed. and New York is
the other end of our avenue. Tho
sche me that seems most promising Of
relief to Minnesota just now is the
speedy excavation and equipment of
the Fort st. Phillip Canal at the mouth
of the great river.
The Hastings GGSeffe says:-An out.
let by water through the great lakes. Is
anational necessity which commeuds
itself to every citizen of the northwest.
and such project both the east and
west favor. when they can see it in the
light of an improvement instead of !
measure calculated TO enrich Wiscou-
sin, or any other lobby. The St. PAM
board of trade has recommended \ sur-
vey of the Lake Superior route with :
view to the proboble cost of such -
improvement.
A. j. Good Of Marion. Oimsted CO.
Minnesota, replies to Mr.. Abernethy in
the Rochester Record and Union. and
gives A. the following hard raps:
70 destroy faith n nv article. Won
quote largely from The report of Col.
Wous'on. 'ne engineer in charge Of the
W. isconsin. Allow me to thank you,
Mr. Abernethy. most sincerely for 50
doing. You have, inadvertantlv- added
valuable testimony cor-obo-at;no INV
own. He opens his report by referring
to the shifting sands. and changing bed
OF the river. Just so. Mr.. Abernethy.
Ism that just what | called attention
to. In mentioning the cut at Deborah,
QUO you lose sight of the fact that sit
was necessary do something. a. the