New-York tribune., 1884-01-17
CIRCUIT OF THE CONTINENT.
ANEW LECTURE BY MR.. BEECHER.
HIS TRAVELS IN THE NORTHWEST, THE PACIFIC
STATES, UTAH AND TnE SOUTH.


night In the Academy OF Musc Brooklyn, for the benefit
OF the Home for COnsumptives he was introduced by
General A. c. Barnes who announced that the subject
OF lecture "The Circuit Of the Continent and
that it u be given by circuit preacher" Inc
Academy was comfortably hlled, but the temper
ature anything but comfortable. The
audience IN consequence shivered, and were
disposed TO be enthusiastic. Mr.. Beecher. too,
seemed feel the depressing influence OF the gd at
mosphere and the unresponsive spirit manifested by his
audience The lecture description Of his experience,
observations and reflections during his recent extended
tour over the continent when he travelled miles and
absent 122 days In ali this period he encountered
a gle rainy day and only found the sky
cast Here the interesting parts Of the lecture:
II has been supposed up TO very recent PERIOD
that the northwestern portion OF continent must
be given up to winter and TO desolstion. We have
very few American towns that surpass Winnipeg
whether you view its business houses the residences OF
m t. I'VE Te&sy % bo hardly seeG e
that new city In the wilderness scarcely ten years oa
store and they were the point Of doubling
its capacity when there All that saw all that
ae % nee % 80 as ss ws the as ac Sst %
stead of this Northwestern territory being bowling
and and uSow6ere SrsO else in I''' our ~ own land and
that which includes the territory on the north and the
south OF the great Northern Pacific Railroad
NOBLE TYPE OF CIVILIZATION COMING.
Ii is destined 10 De occupied
people before the end Of this century The summer Is
from four to in duration The winter there
is winter II considered day when the temper
ature Is ten degrees above II Is wholesome and
refreshing time the thermometer goes down from
forty 70 sixty degrees below zero That would seem 10
those living there who have come from New-Iork that
they they do a.e& @ ;' to in in c ss Ai
ss6 the testimony Of Mnnsso5a Dakota 6 the aaa a
mosphere at 40o below they do not feel cold as
they used TO IN NewYork City when the mercury was
ish possession mainly scotch and English, with scat
terng scandinavian people. and b destined 10 carry
Eugsh civilization with 1t great Northern border
Shut dp they are for ne ary eight months oy winter
what must RESULT More less social relaxation and
home life; entertainments and amusements that do not
turn on roaming aud passions. The best oiyllZa
shut up for considerable period Of the year and
are Obliged find their enjoyments In domestic relations
ing OF California that people would through period
OF several generations, fan to run ont more or less In
climate where they had no cellars TO DIG and no barns TO
PTovident pr5d '1' that man Is not obliged to look
forward and make provisions for the future The British
Possessions are. in the future, going TO develop
very noble type civilization after the method OF our
republican. NOmnally it Ia colony OF Great Britain
but in the management of its own affairs 1t Is almost a0
Great Britain has learned how to manage her colonies
namely to pay them very large sums OF money LOp the
that policy had been pursued toward these colonies OF
we shoud stil be under the Crown II had be under
crown do not know OF any that should prefer
which IS worn by the iustriou Queen OF Great Britain
Minnesota is always understood 70 be great wheat
generally mineral and u herding tate. The wheat
fields OF DAKOTA produce from % to 40 bushels an acre.
thousand acres OF wheat considered there very
fair farm. The vast wheat farms OF 10000 acres or
more are successful They rai,e the wheat hut they
to break up large possessions into smaller
farms 1t Is very %aPesSSmg, some, s 6endeRcy enc I,o5
Pacific the Southwest roads combinations whatever
may be their relative value or the Northern racine com
mend me to the Northern Paclnc III Is ueSuheq 10 DC
grander property Of this kind, believe, than has ever
been attempted before on THIS continent II went
through Wilderness but carried population aItet ~
Here found cusero tents; The town was Just porn.
six months old. Here a pretty good town
or city ono year old. Then came TO tve-yeaI-od
town. 1t was surprising to see what could oe done 10 80
short time. The road carries largely Germans etd
Scandinavian The climate invites the natives OF the
most unknown. II Is wonderful country. But my
i'm washington declared II young would 90 to
Washington and start with the young population there
Ja River went down as far as Astoria which Is remark
able for two things FIRST because AsoI setted ana oegG
re Five ships lay In the Ong waiting for their cargoes
Of hacked salmon We took ON 1000 cases to carry
me say that mining is going out ana farming
sr 'Uns s ssevecpment % en oT'0 for Mining is developed
the wealth carried OF other parts OF the country
exfandne The farms have all tho products OF the tenn
perate tropical zones and increasing In number az
wealth so soon as absurd legislation on the subject
OF Chinese help sns be reraced and abolished IAp
plausel They cannot help themselves out 'neTo my
are going to have Chinese laborers. talked with
yineyardists and OrcnardlstA, and under the. their
breath QOr they are under a hnd OF poAL
zeal desposm there this suoecp they said: II Is
great mistake We wish we Lao tLe mn Ss
They thought that five years the laws would
be abolished that excluded Chinese LABOR
UTAH AND THE MoRMNOs.
toOk me 70 /
10 Salt Lake City, beautiful city well built, fine streets
well shaded. Its dwellings, on the whole are very
comely, many OF them very beautiful Inc
apostles of the Mormon Church, and as
Of their wives % as they go found IN dno nnSoa G0a
SO far as THE world is concerned. Mormonsm has GER
quarter Of those under It's jurisdiction But plagued
with the vice of plural wives They boast themselves OF
dykes and banks that prevent vice from breaking over
Into community. They point TO New-YoTk aud Bos-
tpe tDe 1i5f Vices that riot aud fomp there. and
then point to their city and show that vice almost
ratherthan centousness But the question arises
whether do anything 20 meet and dispose OF hls
by Governmental management, ID Heavens name et II
be done Something may be done, but believe that
gOn and the power Of education, There The IT. is
founded in the West what is called the ,,SoT. New
by which accomplished teachers being sent through
all the Territories into which the Institution has 6een m
are destined to DO more.
TEXAS AND THE SOUTH.
Invent TO Leadyille and Denver Thence went through
Indian Tertory-and slept all the Llaughter into
Texas This state imperial its largeness Its climate
Ia admirable beyond recitation.
pose destined be divided into three States though
they were very unwilling TO hear me say So They
glory In their magnitude. But there Is one
IrS back Three States will have six Senators, whereas
now there but two But the four tlat want TO be
Will in the end mgher than the two that are ana tue
state will be divided into three great States. IL Is not
simply state wonderful tor lts grain, and for Its nerds
also Tor its forests, In portions ana us minerals
IN others. Leaving that, went to New-Orleans. was
afraid until within ten years that should dle without
the sight, but have NewOre1n5 aud am awe 10
tell you 20. NewOTleans Is remarkable for hdVing been
the city OF General Buffers police glory Whatever else
may be said OF him. II be denied that he Was the
igut In the right place when he was holding New,