Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-08
Minnesota Matters.
STICK TO MINNESOTA.

The Madella Times says that lion.
Thos. Rutledge. who recently went to Cali
fornia, is greatly disappointed with that State
He says there are crowds there and So little to
do, that the price of labor is very low. And
this reminds the Mankato Review to say that
the man who can make reasonably COM
Portable living in Minnesota to-day, is very
foolish i'll leaving it to so either east or west,
in the hope Of lettering his condition. While
one may do it dozen will fail. From New
York, New England, in tact from all the east
ern, middle and western States, there comes
the same story, that times are hard, labor
scarce and low priced, thousands out of en-
ployment, and great destitution among the
laboring classes. Thousands have gone to
the Pacific coast in the hope OF lettering their
condition, and unless person has the means
to buy farm or set up tor himself, they have
invariably injured rather than improved their
condition. Chinese labor is there abundant
and low priced, the demand is necessarily
limited and no new industries developing to
justify any increase-certainly not the large
increase of laborers who have gone thither in
the past year, in the delusivc hope OF better
ing their condition. Huldreds of slliftless
croakers will doubtless leave Minnesota, and
it is really question whether we are not bet
ter off without them; but to men OF industri-
gus habits willing to earn an honest living,
our advice is to stick to the country. ANY
man can get enough to live upon even now,
which cannot he said of the older settled dis
tricts OF the east, where even many skilled
laborers are now with their families depend
ent upon public charity. The darkest days
for Minnesota are passed, and those who own
lands or can procure them by homestead or pre-
emption, or even by purchase under the lib.
eral terms offered by large owners, should
stick to the country, and in few years a life
of industry and economy will place them in
comfortable circumstances, and on the road
to future prosperity which cannot be at
tanned by pulling up stakes and leaving. The
advice We now give has l'een realized in the
history OF every new State, and with the ex-
traordinary advantages both OF soil and cli-
mate possessed by Minnesota, it needs no
prophetic vision to foresee the good time III
store for our Sta.e.
TIE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The annual report of the State His
torical Society has just been printed and laid
before the Legislature. 1t shows a very graft
tying condition of prosperity on the part OF
the society. During the past year there were
received over 700 works. The Library now
comprises 1908 bound, and 1o,Ol6 unbound
books, or total of II, 600 publications, being
the largest collection in the State, and COM
prising great number of rare, curious and
| valuable works, in addition to General Stand
ard literature, the whole valued at $4,000
One OF the main objects, of course, is the col
ection OF material for the history Of Minneso'
ia. On this subject, its library is very com.
plete, and there is nothing too small or ap-
parently valueless to escape its notice. It Ell.
deayors to preserve every newspaper, book
and pamphlet printed in Minnesota, or else.
where, relating to it. It has now 65S bound
volumes of Minnesota Newspapers alone. A
erations, as material for the history of the
State, and OF great use even at present. o
most OF these journals, it has the only copie:
in existence; and persons frequently make
journeys Of considerable length fer the pur
pose OF consulting them. The necessity OF :
fire proof building, for the. safe keeping o
these and other irrcplaceable records of oul
State is noticed. If oEce destroyed. they coult
never be secured again. The society wish t
secure complete history of every county
town and village in the State, which ough
to be done by some competent person befor'
the old settlers are all taken away, as mos
of this material is preserved only in the mem
ory OF our pioneers. Gov. Pillsbury, in hi
message, warmly commends the society 10
its usefulness, and the good management
has been under. j. F. Williams, who for
years past, has been its Secretary and Librar
f. an, still holds that position, and is wor]
ing steadily for the success aud advancement
OF the Society. Contributions towards tn
Library OF the Society," shouldbe sent to him