Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-04

ed manner, were making inquiries as to the
time and place of payment of the employees.
'ihls fact being made known to the secre-
tary of the corporation, Mr.. J. s. Proctor,
that gentleman considered prudence the bet
ter part of valor, and on Saturday, with q
large amount of money for the payment of
the men, went up to the boom in row
boat, instead of driving alone in his buggy, as
has been his custom hitherto. If the sus.
plclous inquirers had any evil object in
view they were completely foiled in their
purpose.
THE TAYLORS FALLS RAILROAD.
Ften for the Enterprise and Mistaken
Conclusion that the "Globev Opposes 1t.
To the Editor Of the Globe.
TAY1oRs FALLS, Aug. %, 1879.-My at
tention has been called to an editor
lal IN yonr paper of July 31st, in which you
take the ground that the projected railroad
from White Bear to Taylors Falls, of the
Minneapolis d st. Louis road, is only spec
ulatlon of one designing man to aid him in
political chicanery, and that the road is not
needed. You proceed, further, to caution
the people of st. Paul, White Bear, Taylors
Falls, and all the other towns on the pro-
posed line, to beware of the imposition
about to be practiced upon them by one
man.
Mr.. Editor, you are extremely ignorant of
the facts connected with the life of the Tay-
lors Falls and Lake Superior railroad COM
pany, or else you have falsely made state
ments you can not maintain. The caution
you give, to take example of the bonded in
debtedn ess of st. Paul, created in building
her railroads (of which she is and may Justly
be proud) is ill-timed. Look at ST. Paul. if
you please, before land grants and bonds
were given to cement St. Paul with the out
side world. She stood little hamlet, on
bill, with q few people, and small valuation
OF property, advancing slowly, investments
light, capital timid.
Look at St. Paul again, with her network
OF railroads connecting her with the COM
mercial world, her population multiplied by
thousands until she stands near $4,000; her
taxable property more than quadrupled
Had 1t not been for the iberality of our
National government and the foresight of
her own citizens, she would, in all probable
lty, be without railroad in 1879. All
thanks to the brave calculations of the in
dustrious founders of your city, and the pro-
jectors of those grand railroad schemes which
has placed st. Paul amongst the foremost of
the enterprising cities of the Mississippi val
Icy. Her railroad system has not been pent
up in such small one-idea scheme as repre-
sented in the GLOBE.
Much credit, also, should be given to the
ready and willing aid in legislation by our
State, that has been gratuitously extended
from time to time to create and extend your
charters, extensions, memorials, bonds, and
giving to your city the terminus of and the
old $5,OOO,OOO bond, road beds, all of which
has fastened the "millenial' approach of
your roads, as il was termed in your CITY pa
pers at the time.
Your city boasts of her position; and Just
~ so. The State is proud of her metropolis
and capital. Every man who reads knows
that your city stands to-day at least one
fourth of century in advance of what she
would have been without railroads. Now
Mr.. GLOBE editor, this paper railroad, as you
lnslgnlhcantly term it, when built, as it sure
" will be. will open up another of the grand
supports to your noble city, and instead of
discouraging the building, the interests of
your city demands your support to this laud-
able measure. We will not allude in this to
the great thoroughfare that this road will be
connecting link from Minnesota's capital
through north Wisconsin, the peninsula of
Michigan and Canada to the markets of the
world, but will confine our thoughts to what
your city will derive from road to Taylors
Falls only. This road will pass through ard
open into one of the best wheat regions of
Minnesota and Wisconsin. Also convey to
your n arket wood, timber, lumber, min
erals and manufactures, of which
your city will be proud.
st. Croix falls, as water power, is unparal-
elled on the continent for firmness. Her
trap rock foundation can not wear away, her
power is capable of turning machinery suf-
ticlent to build ten cities of the size of st.
Paul-which will pay tribute to the capital
of the State.
St. Paul can well afford to give us bonus
which will be like bread cast upon the
waters, it will surely return. White Bear
ought to give bonus, for no road will add
more to her growth. Marine will give q
bonus, for her wheat growers will realize
from the sales of wheat on this line more
than sufficient to pay her bonds, principal
and interest, inside of ten years. The same
may be said of towns in Chisagocounty
through which this road will run. Taylors
Fails IS prepared, after taking the example
of st. Paul, Minneapolis and other prosper
Gus cities, to do her duty to herself.
The GLOBE says further, cit is only
question of time when the st. Paul, Still
water d Taylors Falls road will be extended
to their DOORS We will welcome the dav
of her arrival. We have waited ten years
under this promise, and would be gratifed to
seeit fulfilled.
Now, Mr.. GLOBE, would it not be more
profitable to you and your readers not to
disparage public enterprises and communi-
ties in order to vent your spleen upon cur
representative in Congress. The people
representing this community believe they
have found the company who are ready and
willing to build our long contemplated road
Other parties besides Hon. w. d. Washburn
have labored with zeal to connect eastern
Chicago and our Wisconsin neighbors with
the railroad world.
Now, will not the GLOBE help us? Don't
injure US in whipping Washburn, if you
please. w. 81. G. FoLsoM. FL
Appropriate Candidate for the Republicans.
st. Cloud Times.
A friend suggests the name Of Bill King
as the choice Of Minnesota Republicans for
President in 1880. The suggestion is worthy
of consideration. Bill would be an appro.
pirate candidate - perfect old thaumatur-
gist.