The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-04-16

which can be increased by feeding to
hogs. A man in LIE Sueur county made
$500 from eight acres of corn by feed
ing it to hogs.
TIE OU7HEItN MINNESOTA.
=. The Fairbault County Leader, pub
lishcd at Wells, prominent point on
the5S. NJ. Railroad, contains the fol-
lowing relative to an early extension
Of the Road:
It is understood, that the Southern
Minnesota Railroad will he extended
rs far as Paramount, during the COM
ing summer. AS we understand this
company have neigher asked, nor do
they expect All extension of time in
which to cohaplete their contract. 1t
would be impossible for them to secure
thu title to their large and valuable
land grant unless they complete their
road to the state line by July 1, 1876.
The La Crosse Democrat has the fol-
lowing concerning the extension of the
road:
We learn that the Southern Mime
sofa Railroad Company have purchased
the transfer steamer. McGregor, and
six good barges, and propose to do
their own transferring the coming sea-
son. This is one of the characteristic
features of economy under the pres
ent management that seems to outline
the course to be pursued by that COM
:pany. The S. NJ. r. II. will come out
all right yet and the line will he ex-
tended to the Missouri in less than
two years.
The Sioux Falls Paragraph of last
week says that it is informed by pri-
vate letter from headquarters, that
the Southern Minnesota Railroad will
be finished to Worthington, ana a
:. part Of the grading done between Wor-
Ellington and Sioux Falls the present
year, and that the road will be finished
to Sioux Falls by September LIST, 1876
THE ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS.
Tie St. Paul Press and Pioneer have
been consolidated under the above
!, name. The announcement will sur
prise everybody, and Will provoke un-
favorable comment from the more in
tense partizans. The paper will hence
forth be independent, which is proba-
bly, to be the position before long of
every great newspaper in the country.
The day of mere ''organs," and bitter
personal and partiZan journalism is OH
the wane, and ny the good sense of
the people hasten it's departure. Mr..
Wleelock and Mr.. Blakeley will retain
editorial control of the paper, and we
ARE quite confident that they can, us
they propose doing, make it the great
est newspaper in the Northwest out.
side of Chicago. The paper says of
itself:
Above all, it shall lie independent Of
clique, or class, or individual dicta-
ton or favoritisn, and consult as it's
highest inspiration the general good
And of independent journalism
This tendency is, in fact, itself re-
sponsive to the general demand of the
newspaper which assumes to counsel
that it shall hold truth and Justice
.ency; that il shall tell the truth us it
believes it Drayely, whomsoever it
helps or hurts; and fearlessly expose
:and censure abuses and wrongs under
whatever sanction perpetrated.
= This is about what we have endeav.
'ored to say several times concerning
the position of the ADVANCE. While
we expect, us Il rule, to support Re-
publican measures, we expect to op
pose measures and men of whatever
party when we think the public good
demands it. Like the Pioneer-Press
as we have often said before, we shall
not allow any dictation, and shall keel
clear Of rings and factions. For this
we are already round]y abused and op
posed by men who want Il paper here
which they cancontrol, but the people
will be with us just 50 surely us We
publish IN honest and independent
Journal devoted to their interests.
SoU7HWE,Y72ERN MINNESOTA.
a writer III the Farmers Union
who has been travelling through South
western Minnesota speaks thus of the
country and Of the National Colony
If parties will visit the southwest
corner Ut the State, they will find few
counties OF us beautiful prairie us the
rye ever rested upon, with good soil
iMterspersed with choice meadow lands
beautiful lakes and running streams
and for the accommodation Of the in
habitants who. are fast settling there
No we'll rs the traveller you will tinl
thrifty villages from one-llalf to day..
drive apart. And in speaking Of I'll,
villages there is one which I vlsitaG