Daily Republican., 1881-02-21
our Na,ienal RusInesa Room.

Cur National BusIness Boom.
In national aspect the coming sea
son is likely to be dull politically. bu
1t promises to be one Of great activity
In the business world. The grea
thought of the nation apparently
turns from party strife to the work o
material development, the people car
lag more about the progress of grea
industrial and commercial enterprises
during the next six months than abou
the movements of politicians. Thu
greatest schemes of progress on foot
are rAilroadipg and mining, and nj
doubt in TIE mex! yesr large number
Of people will be made immensely
wealthy perhaps at the expense Of the
less fortunate. Amongst the great
railroad schemes on foot the compile
ton of o new route to the Pacific coast,
By way of the Southern Pacific and
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail
roads to occur next summer will at
tract much attention. So will the open
isg of the Northern Pacific Railroad
into Montana, the construction Of a
northern branch Of the Union Pacific
into Idaho and Montana, and the oper
atoms Of the rev Canada Pacific Syn.
dicate. The new Mexican railway en-
terprises will also create a great deal Of
Interest including IS they do, plans for
the completion of line across the
7 1huartepec Isthmus, and line south
ward from the capital through the rich
Mexican State of Oaxaca to the fertile
little Republic Of Central America,
The ship transit projects including the
panama and Nicaragua schemes, Cap
tain Fades ship railway and the Della
ware ship canal, are SO far developed
a. to command considerable attention
from the great capitalists of the Ma
ton.
Within the borders of the old-settled
States many new railroad enterprise
are on foot. A new line from New
York to Chicago is sure to be com
menoed, and the rivalries and consoli |
dations of old lines will attract much |
attention. Amongst the railroad lines
of National Importance is that
from Baltimore through Delaware to
Philadelphia.
A company has been formed to drain
vast swamps in Louisiana, and an
other of which Hamilton Disston Of
Philadelphia is President, proposes to
reclaim the everglades Of Florida and
convert them into sugar plantations.
Passing on, new mines are being
opened in the far west. Tens of thou
snds of acres Of prairie land will BE-
'roken up this season and sown to
Vheat, the Hudson river is being tun.
Ieled, and thousands of new factories,
nills and workshops will be built.
he growth OF onr cities promises to
xceed anything witnessed in recent
ears. Everywhere there are the ,
srment Of new projects and the stir OF ,
lew efforts, including the proposed
uilding Of a number OF new telegraph ,
ines that it is said will not sell out. ,
t the signs OF the times are not at
sult We are at the beginning of year
+ unexampied prosperity.
With 30 much to occupy their minds
q the activities of the business world
will not be surprising II people in
list on laying politics on the shelf IN J
i next fall anyhow, and perhaps s
ntil tine year following. They have y
ntire confidence with President Gar. r
cid at the helm OF State that the Gov r
RI ment will be in capable and patriotic q
ands, and the people want rest from q
1e ding-dong of partisan strife. I