, 1879-08-07


A. week ago yesterday n party Of journalists
representing tho press Of Boston, Cleveland,
Toledo, New York, antl this city, loft here for
trip through the great wso: fields akirtlng tl.e
llna oil, the Northern Pacific Railroad. Under
the guidance Of c. c. Collin, OF tho Boston
JourMa, tho Journey waR dcGtl1cd Bucccss. On
the return Of the excurstonIsfs 10 Minneapolis,
they held an improt,ptu meeting, anl adopted
tho following. oxprcssi0u at tllauks to tile
Northern Pacific Railroad for tho courtaaias cx-
ten1ud: {
sttsux 4ror,s, MINI, Auq. 4.-n E: saroent.
General Ji9nH7tr NgrtherH Pacific RNltfVdd-
Tho press OF Chicago, Detroit. Toledo. mil Cicvo.
lind, having nnds ih9 trip over ti'c Eorthcrn "a.
9aS Mce t" r. rsr e. 70 ~ g hense to
first. to uxprcss nur appreciation Of the nnari;od
attention aud Uniform courtesy which wo hnxs re-.
esiys during our journey from yoursslf and other
III Mi cur ouoFta 10 obtntn information conccrn.
ing the great scctan Of tho country opcned to tbs
rs 10 form d correct judgment Of Its merits, We
hays everywhere bsen adad by sp!tit Of into III.
sesd ss has sendese t tI So.I osay
0utinfofnatson concerning tho conu.ry t.averseti
frnnl recent reports anu exhibits Of tss .prodncts
Ind in measure propascd Us to seo same beautiful
soInsry. w ws waro whoiy nnnrcparrl to he-
old an s!e havD dune, such vast extent Of plains
90 !llctally ,yatesuA by small lnkes aaa pure
streams, nDw here surpassed lit their beauty aud
fertility, The Immense wheat und oat Ae!ts Visited
by us. producing .n!ntE'Aln yelt Of twenty buAh.
els Of the former and fotty.Ye Mlsels of the lat
tur pcr acEu, uMsurpasaed fn qualify, are convnc-
In: proof Ito u tI,at tue Northern incthc Hoad
traynfuea near tho, ccntrc. from east to west Of
what ~ destined to ht tue future graat wlcat .grow
iny belt ol North AlleEiea. W9 arc also satisfied,
fttm our investigation, tiAt lio country a!1ny tic
line OF tus road ill tho way from irancrh 10 Ills.
mn.ck ia equally well adapted for grazing and gen
eral agricultural pirsa1tB.
Tue beantifn face at ao country, thu grent rlct1-
ness 1s Ita soil, with abundant nunplY of un!aiinV
lakes and etres ms, and t1s pure and inyaothtnEnl.
u1oaptetc, with readily accbaslnta MARKET, both
br direct fAtlFoad .coaaQct1un 10 tho East, uni
also By tho great water tboronghtarc through thH
1akes, st. Lawrence lttrcr aud Erie md WDllan1
canals. seem to afford at least ~ great if not an-
deed superior, advantages to any portion of tho
sclves And families H. the Rreat Waxt,
Tho rapidlty with which FARMS aFe being tAkeu
and Improved. and aaH towns ara eurinEjnK up
along thu 1lne OF khe FuGl east Ut ttu Missouri.
whcfo tho church, stosp and chooi.house---thuss
companions OF civilization, culture. and reanu-
mrnl-aEc already Visible, dhows that this vast and
beautiful region II being 80 rhpdy Ecttcd BY an In
te1ll91nt and tntoEnristng ctats of cttixena from
tho older J;natarn Stases. tnat Its funro growth
and prosperity arc already :aAsutad, AMI that II
nuA& at no distant period bstamc 0iie Of tho uoss
productive mud prosperous porltons of thu United
Sim: Simeon d!loort. II. Il, Hobart. r. F. Browne,
Milton George, ". e. Gray, ltohtnson Locke. ~.
T. AMstln. o. G. Dlacxncr, e. l.. III. Stevens,
Edward 0podulAn, @. X. HAckus.