The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-17
comprehensive use. thought this justified

BY this means unquestionably rescued from
destruction. In the prosecution of this enter
prise there were employed about St 600 lie Of
sheet iron, and 5000 lbs. of coal tar. whitl. G.
CURED total expenditure of about $lv,Ss,0.
Toward this applied the unexpended half OF
The five thousand which the last legislature
placed at my disposal for relief purposes, and
obtained the remainder upon my personal
credit. The counties have made reimburse
ments as promised to the amount of $500,
leaving about 200 yet to be provided for
As commendable efforts of this character
which aim at self protection without hope of
reward other than that dictated by enlighten-
ed policy, are especially deserving OF encour-
agement. I recommend that the State assume
the whole expense Of the movement, refund
the sums which have been paid and release
from their obligations the counties which are
ences to what it is hoped may prove to be the
last occasion of public aid in behalf of grass
hopper sufferers, it affords me great pleasure
to give this public recognition of the prompt
and liberal action of the several railroad and
express companies in their free transporta-
ton of relief goods, and also to return thanks
to the people who so generously responded to
By the hearty cooperation of the companies
the generous contributions of the charitable
reached q far wider scope Of beneficent action
than would otherwise have been possible.
NAVIGATION.
The improved navigation of the two rivers
that wash the opposite boundaries of our State,
has attracted much attention the past year.
The final rem oval of the rocky impediments
to the continuous navigation Of the MISSISSIPPI
pi, and the substantial success of the jetty
work at its mouth, promise the realization Of
the long deferred hopes which have looked to
that great stream as the commercial artery Of
hot ~ 60 <los,.
contamination is the removal of snags, sand
bars, and other minor Instructions, which can
be done at comparatively small cost If it be
right for congress to lavish munifcent m,.-
lions in aid of railroads owned by private cor
porations, surely it cannot he wrong to ex-
pend the small sum required to complete the
great agency which nature has furnished.
by river which drains ten of the chief pro-
ducing States of the Union, cannot be Justly
ignored, or subordinated to others.
OF secondary, but still great importance
to the people of this State, is the
navigation OF the Red River of the North.
The canal-like uniformity Of shore and depth
OF water which characterizes this stream,
greatly facilitates the improvement of it's nav
i9ation. Estimates made by Col. Farquhar, a
capable and careful engineer, show that con-
tinuous navigation can be secured upon it at
cost of less than $4,000. The country
through which this river flows is unequaled
on the continent in its wheat growing capac-
perhaps without precedent. In view Of the
increasing demands for transportation, the
entire practicability OF theproposcd improve
ment, and the friendly intercourse which will
be promoted by it with the growing and
ncighborly province of Manitoba, it is ear
nestly hoped that Congress will lend it's aid to
the end desired.
recommend that the actions of the recent
conventions held in this State, in favor of the
improvement of the navigation of these two
rivers be supplemented by memorial from
your honorable body soliciting congressional
aid for the same object.
DIVERSIFIED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
In my former messages took occasion to
urge upon farmers q greater divcrsificatiOn of
their crops. The present tendency l fear is
toward an ageravation rather than a correc-
ton of the evil referred to. Stimulated by re-
cent heavy crops, land hunters have passion
for immense tracts and great wheat farms
While the cultivation of our idle lands is al
ways desirable, this pursuit of single branch
of farming is to be lamented. And fear that
the expectation Of great profits of many mex
perienccd persons who are drawn into the
movement by excitement, is doomed to disap-
pointmcnt A wiser course is to look to many
sources OF profit rather than to one There Is
no better country than ours for raising
stock. Our wool, beef, butter, and cheese arc
unsurpassed. With the production of these,
wheat growing alternates admirably to the
advantage to all the products. The continu-
GUS cultivation Of single crop must eventu-
ally exhaust the soil of the constituents for
its profitable growth, while it is well known
that the finest wheat crops were raised the
past year on worn out and abandoned grain
fields which had been resuscitated bya couple
Of years. rest in grass. It seems almost culp-
able to import corn, hogs, beans and other
products which can be grown here to perfec-
ton. I am gratitied to observe better prac-
tees in some neighborhoods where the raising
OF cattle is increasing with great profit. It is
moreover encouraging to see the rapid and
exceedingly profitable increase in the manu-
facture of those articles Immediately pertain
ing to our agricultural needs. learn with
qualification that many of the harvesters man.
ufactured in st. Paul and Minneapolis, and the
threshers made at Saltwater, have been ship
ped to places as distant as Oregon and Texas
CONCLUSION.
OF the fundamental problems which have
heretofore occupied the public mind and d.
vided political parties, those concerning the
proper relations of the States to the general
government, and affecting the liberty of the
the sanguinary logic of events. Neither the
integrity of the nation nor the personal free
dom Of its people, is longer seriously question
ed Those respecting the province of govern
ment regarding internal improvements in aid
OF inland commerce, have been practically
solved by long established usage with the
consent of all parties, while those which relate
to the exercise Of sovereignty in the control
OF common carriers, have been decided by the
highest legal tribunals. The questions that
remain are rather those Of expedience than of
principle. They are more or less connected
with measures Of finance and the cur
rency and to the honest exercise
Of conceded functions. In the settlement of
those let the voice Of Minnesota be heard for
honest money, for redemption of the nations
pledges, and for that just administration of
the government which consults the exigen-
cics Of the public service in preference to
those ofpolitical parties. In my judgment our
danger lies in too much rather than in too lit
tie congressional action. Experience dis
proves the efficacy Of financial panaceas.
Untampered with, monetary disorders work
their own wholesome adjustment by law as
unerring as that by which unhindered water
finds its level. Adherence to well tested laws
OF trade, and honest persistence in the better
conduct OF affairs cannot fail to save the
credit and eventually win the applause of the
nation.
In all measures promising to advance the
welfare OF our people at home, and give us
IN honorable place and voice among the
States of the Uaion, I shall gladly lend Won
my cordial cooperation.
. JOHN 8. P1LLsBuRY.
Executive Chamber, JAN. II, S7S.
CONGRESSIONAL,
SENATE Jan. 10.-A number of bills