The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1883-07-14

Five Rising States.

cific will soon be completed. the fol-
lowing article from the New York
Times is Of special interest: There is
a line of five territories lying between
Minnesota and the Pacific coast, upon
the development of which the compile
tion of the Northern Pacific railroad
is destined to have q remarkable eff
feet. Their united area exceeds by
more than 100000 square miles that
of the entire range of Atlantic states
from Maine to Florida. which COM
prised the original union of states.
and they contain some of the richest
land on which the sun shines. The
great streams Of migration from all
directions are already pouring over
their eastern and western frontiers
and building up the material for
great states. Farms spread over the
plains and through the valleys as if
by magic, and towns spring up in /,
month at the touch of enterprise and
industry. Deposits of priceless min
erals await the miner. and water
powers of tremendous extent are
wasting themselves OH cataracts and
wild streams alive with umdist,trbcd
fish. Capital and labor, eager as they
are for profitable employment. are
embarrassed by the extent of their
unused opportunities in the great
northwest.
a letter from Portland. Oregon
gives some idea of the rapidity with
which population is pouring into that
region and preparing to work its lln-
limited resources, and of the impulse
which will be given to it's develop.
ment by the completion of the great
northern line of tranScontinental com.
mlnication. AS soon as the main
line is through it will begin to throw
out branches and feeders into the adj.
jacent territory aud make connections
i'll every direction. The process is
destined to go forward on a scale and
with IL momentum unparalleled.
From the very nature of it's attrac.
tions this region is acquiring Il pop.
ulation of an intelligent, sturdy and
useful character. 1t has 10 use fol
idlers. Capital and industry are the
sole means of winning the prize ii
offers, and people are going i'm from
the settled states as we'll as from for.
eign lands, and they are of the wi, e
awake, industrious kind.
For these territories, census statis.
tics grow old in three years. The
enumeration of 1880 put the popula
tion of Washington territory at rs, l6
Our correspondent believes that be-
fore the end of the present year it
will be l75,0GO, and ut the close OF
1884, $4,000. Dakota, on the cast OF
this great range of territories, had in
1850 Il population of l35, LII, which
was more than twice that of the
state Of Nevada. It has been grow.
ing With great rapidity since. and
probably does not at the present mo-
ment fall far short of 100000. These
two territories will probably apply
next winter for admission to the un
ion of states. A movement looking
to that end has already begun in Oak
ota. Indeed, the question of the adj
mission of the southern part of the
territory has already been agituted at
Washington, and it was opposed only
on the ground that Yankton county
had rcpudiated certain bonds. That
stain has already been removed. /;
new location has been fixed for Il per
manent capital ut Bismarck, and it is
probable that by the time congress
meets a state constitution will be pre-
scntcd for acceptance.
In Washington territory action is {;
little more tardy. but is likely IL
come very soon. Should these two
territories apply for admission next
winter, one as a sister of Oregon anG
the oth,r as the next neighhor OF
Minnesota. there is every reason why
they should take their places in the
Union in time to take part in tho
election of the next president. Thcil
population will be more than sutli
cielt to entitle them to a represent
ative in congress, and their material
development will give them the right
to a fall share in the government OF
the country of which they will form
an important and growing part
Their admission will add at least siS
to the number of presidential electors
and the votes of their people would
represent an intelligence and charac
ter equal to that of the Younger states
Montana, Idaho and Wyoming viii
soon he following With equally rapid
strides in the race of development
and the great northern line of state:
will in a few years be complete, an,
they will unqnestlonahly add great!
to the strength as we'll as to tho
wealth of the Union.
The Grand Forks News. say
that IL young lady having Il claim neal
| Grand Forks. found that during hen