New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-30
Mr.. BEECHER'S WESTERN TRIP
AN ACCOUNT or AN EXTENDED JOURNEY.
WHAT HE SAW IN THE NORTHWEST AND THE SOUTH
UTAH AND MoRMoNIsM.


Plymouth Church yesterday at the Thanksgiving servc
was basket filed with flowers and fruits Special music
was given by the choir. under the direction O
lie nry Carter. The church thronged to the door
and many stood during the service Among the causes
for thankfuness enumerated In his prayer MI Beeche
included the nations freedom from foreign entanee
ments He prayed especially for teachers, preachers
editors and lecturers.
Mr.. Beecher spoke upon his recent Western trip. He
spoke for an hour and half He said that he puposed to
give brief account Of the circle in which be swung in his
summer vacation. IL included nearly the whole OF this
country The survey would be rapid and Of necessity
su percia He desired say also that he besought
PIE not to write him letters the subject He could not
answer the inquiries which flooded him in regard TO
the climates and the country On the line he travelled
men who knew how to work were wanted. Those
who did not know how should stay at
home. Farmers, robust, energetic and much-endurng
men. were more needed than doctors, lawyers, etc.
Family reasons induced HIS VISIT and he had desired to
see his own country. 1t not much for English
man to see England, but for an American 10 see
the United States was an enterprise Of
magnitude. II he had his own way man
should go to Congress who had not the whole cOun
try He desired in particular to 90 South desire when
spranG up in the last twenty years. Laughtcr.l The
time had come when no could do It, In his childhood
there were 100000 in this land, and now there
6O0OOOOO The West had gone further and further away
In 1S4O Chicago was IN the EOrthwestj In 1860
st. Paul was Northwest, and 1880 Oregon and Wash
ngton were the Northwest His lay in thirty States
and Territories In all $4,000 miles, all on rail except
few OdOus days on the water In giving seventy
five lectures he never missed q connection He
travelled 122 days, and only day of rain In
tervoned Tho States in the Dominion of Canada
might or might not come into the Union but it
blessing to have such good ones on the borders
THE GREAT WHEAT BELT.
q IoFth A.
in the harvest fields of the Northwest His line OF travel
in the great belt which Of the marvels
OF the world IL was on each sldo of the dividing
line between tho United States and tho Do
minion, west Of the great lakcs. There were
over 100000 square miles In tho temperate
zone there with favorable climate and capable Of great
civilization. The population was now 100000 aud
each ten years would increase 1t 100000 Three
from those marvellous cities, ST. Paul and Minneapolis
the Jerusalem Of the wheat region both Of great beauty
he went up the Red River to winnipeg, in
Manitoba It had great business facilities and hand
Saskatchewan River, territory adapted TO wheat Gull
ture, stu largely wilderness 1t was stocked with
going thlther, mostly English The climate OF
the State along the Northern Pacific road aud in
there for il was temperate day in Winnipeg when the
mercury was ten degrees below Zero But the old settlers
there than at zero here owing 70 the So dry
inch OF soil thawed the wheat could be sowed.
There was under IL then reservoir OF moisture The
average yield sixteen 10 twentyn bushels
I'm the River Valley aud fIOm thirty to forty bushels
In the uplands and Ia Dakota
In Dakota the crOwning glory OF wheat farms. The
construction OF the Northern Plcc Railroad opened this
region. Ihis road was memorial OF hlStOry
Of his children The road was solldiy
built and well equipped 1t created population - 1t
one travelled. First iive-year-Ohl town was
to DO seen; soon threeyear-oid aud twoyear
livery aero + land '"e granted to tho road had
been claimed All the vast states and Territories in It's
route had been brought in easy access by its opeuing
Montana was more a State OF mines and herds
the cattle OF Texas At ay drove thcir cattle north
for feed Montana's mineral wealth was a dOuOtIm
blessing, for men went 10 make money ana theh Tan
away. Mining was an Industry yet II engendefe4 a
gambling spirit Dad Tor tue state OF all ne "a" ia the
northwest oregon and Washington had the brightest pIOs-
pect for the future. They mad charming summer
dint rains, and timber and .lninerals
abounded Iae wheat lands were very hne, Inc, In inc
willamette Valley be saw farm. which had been III eul-
tyaton for MY years, which now produced MY bushels
to tue acre The population was largely aas up t oI
states had facilities Tor commerce.. Puget souhu,
and tho shis On the north 5uppIpSa as u npe
harbors rs any lii INC "0r!u. Ieople "cae
active and cntcrpusing and these odts bad prospect
the wOld would not progress except where men ad 10
dig cellars and lay up supplies for WINTER and the FANNY
lie prosporrd These men grew rich IN tho substantial
benefits OF civilization.
CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTH.
Mr. Bcechcr said next went California, which was
fortunate In that s mines were giving out Large farms
were being broken up Men who tried to carry bust
ness with 10000 10000 acres were falling. In
California they were beginning TO want the Chiuamn, for
i've years tney would be SICK OF tue prices thcy would
haze pay for Labor lie desired to correct the mIsd
prehensou OF the newspapers that he had preached The
Chinese question In California and then leCtuTed to
empty streets. Both statements were untrue. He next
spoke Of Texas - the marvel Of tue world in Its mag
dc aud its No man could form any lUa OF
land until he travelled In Texas. The forests were few
and that mistake. An incredible population was
pouring inc Texas. and It was destined To DC an empire
In all cities where be lecturtd lie was received with
cordially and tho managers were fully satisfied with the
receipts Of the lectures, lie had warm personal lectP-
ton. sympathetic and genital. Besides the Texan cities
he spoke IN he also lectured In New-Orlcans MoutSo-
cry, Atlanta, Savannah. Charleston Macon ana Augusta
There great many foolish people In the South,
with old prcudices. but the intelligent and active
people had survived sectional feeling ana the wal was
ON the whole, the material wealth 81 the
south had been rccuperated and It's wealth was on "A
thousand times more secue basis than before the war
People who were asked they would have slavery re
stored every place answered that They would not lie
had more difficulty IN addressing the people IN the
south than here. When hc said General Butler was 10 be
tue Democratic candidate Tor President and he desired 10
10 down to them vote LOT hun. the audiences were
good naturcd and pleased Manufacturing was sprngiug
up the south without protection against the rivalry
OF the North the Industries were thriving. There Was
great interest IN schools IN tho South, though they dd
not fare aa well rs they did here. They were becng
pushed with admirable prospects, The number oil
churches showed that society WAS being built mp on
morality and Intelligence. New-Orlchns and Quebec
were The two most stlHng cities ia THIS Land Tho Tor
mcr had rcgHincd s hsccndaucy a. "A metropolis Othcr
Southern cities fast growing up. The poisonous
silver had boon drawn out aud the Nation was united anu
one.
As tO the negro, the general impression received was
that the cOOTed people increasing and the mixture
OF races declining In the cities the CoOrCd people
being admirably educated. and they were eager to
learn. Tue American Missionary Association was doing
AN especially good work. Southern people of good sense
and Intelligence desired To have the blacks educated
The negroes thruye most whore they owned land. The
planters unwilling TO sell 10 them, for 1t would hunt
thcir land have II made negro farms. The young
somewhat inclined To be INDECENT and the former
slaves the most prosperous. The great question
was social equality As human nature IT, II ought
not to enforced but men should grow into it, schools
should not be forced to have both white and black chill
dren. Time would SETTLE the matter and the future
would take OF itself Tho Civil Rights decision
much discussed but Mr.. BeeCher told those who asked
HIM that would work good the cOored people;
right but OF courtesy, their rights would
Jc allowed.
MoRMONIsM.
or Utah and the NOrmOns Mr.. BeeCher said that he
ecture In the Mormon theatre in Salt Lake City. Pres
dent Taylor tho twelve apostles and many Of their
wives rs couu be spared attended lie inspected the city
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