The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-05-01
THE COMPLETION OF THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC.

1t is now certain that the Northern
Pacific railroad will be completed
within three mouths. 1t is proha-
bic, however, that several months
will elapse before traffic over it is reg
ularly begun, for 50 large :; piece OF
work must require some perftc;ing
before everything can 90 forward
harmomusly. IL is expected that all
will he in readiness by the middle of
September. ia time for shiaments of
grain for the fall markets.
The Importance o. this event can
not easily he estimated. 1t is q his
torica' occurrence 10 be remembered
in one national history with the OPEN
ing of the Central Pacific road and
the laying of the Atlantic cabtle.
In the FIST place it will result in
the building up of a great civilization
in Dakota. Wyoming, and the coun-
try along the Pacific coast moth Of
California These are now isolated
districts, which. however. have msny
we'll settled sections and a number of
considerable towns with Interests of
established ard branching importance.
All that they require is means of
communication with tie outside
world, and this orce given them will
beyond doubt have a transforming
effect. The great belt of rich land
extending far to the north and south
along the estern course of the road
is probably the finest wheat country
in the world. A large part of it
lies in the United States the remain
der STITCHES east and west throughout
the extent of British Columbia all
sections are easily accessible, and al
though the Canadian Pacific road
will divert a great deal of the north.
ern grain traffic, the great bulk of
trade will fall to the share of the
American road.
There is not part of the country
through which the Northern Pacific
road runs which lie not surprisingly
rich. In Wyoming and the Rocky
Mountain regions the mining interest
is of vast Importance. In Washing
ton Territory and the neighboriug
regions the numbering interest is 2
source Of great profit. In addition to
all this the manufacturing arts will
no doubt flourish throughout the coun-
try penetrated by the road, for the
facilities for manufacture are every
where naturally great. Thus the
Northern Pacific everywhere reaches
important interests. In this it has
q commanding advantage over the
Central Pacific, which runs for hun
dreds of miles through barren regions.
almost uninhabited, and certainly
forever. Improbable.
If the country traversed by the
Northern Pacific road is on the whole
70 much better than that through
which the Central Pacific runs, how |
much greater must the civilizating in
aucnce of the one be than the other !? |
When We remember what q marve-
Gus eject the Central road has had
IN the whole Western country, parts
If which are very remote from it, We
AN have no doubt that the great fer
lie regions of the Northwest, with
which the Northern Pacific will have
lirect communication, have a most
glorious future in store. Dakota is
destined to be as populous and to
nave as intelligent and active u civil
'ation as Illinois. or Ohio. Wyoming
will also become great State. and
Territory and Oregon
will rival California.
There is one other great result
which will follow the completion of
he Northern Pacific road. A stimu-
ating influence will be reflected up
N the growth of our already great
Northwestern cities. St. Paul and