The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-05-16
FRIDAY. MAY 10, 1880.

FRIDAY. MAY 10, 1880.
CITIES OF DESTINY.
st. Vincent. Pembina, Emerson and
West Lynne.
washington D. G. May s. 1890.
When will our town have a
boom I? is a question which is asked,
almost daily, by some one of the
long-suffering and patient citizens
of the "Four Corners" The
writer will not pretend to prophesy
when that much desired event is to
occur, but he has a suggestion to
offer. which, if followed, may
help to expedite the matter.
| read regularly, and with inter.
est. each Of the three enterprising
journals published at the Corners,
and it frequently strikes me as
strange, that l scarcely ever see a
favorable item in any one of them
respecting the neighboring towns,
and, very often months pass by
without even mention of each
other.
A stranger to read any one of
these papers would never imagine
that there was any other town
within fifteen miles of the place
where it is published, although the
distance from the southern bound.
rics of St. Vincent and Pembina,
to the northern boundaries of En-
erson and West Lynne is about the
same as the area embraced in the
river front of Fargo or Grand
Forks.
In the pride and zeal which
every individual citizen naturally
feels for the particular town where
his own home is located, he should
not lose sight in the fact, that be.
tween Pembina, st. Vincent, En-.
erson and West Lynne there is a
common interest and common
destiny, and that. therefore. there
should be mutual sympathy and
assistance.
The slurs, which are often made
by the citizens of each town
against the other towns, are very
unwise to say the least of them,
and "while they may make the UNI
skilful laugh, cannot but make the
judicious grieve." And they tend
to depreciate all the four towns in
the estimation of every disinterest-
ed person.
II will be apparent to anyone
who will investigate the subject,
that these towns which the Inter.
national Boundary Line and the
Red river intelsect, will, in time,
become the great railway center
northwest of Duluth.
The construction offifteen miles
of railroad, over the level prairie,
southwest from Pembina and
twenty-five miles northwest from,
Emerson. (already graded) will
give them seven lines of railway,
besides which, there are FAVORABLE
prospects for the early construction
Of two more roads, to the south
east, through Minnesota.
1t is not possible to find a spot
on the globe where nine or seven
lines ofrailway are centered on a
navigable stream. where there is
not a city of considerable magni.
tude; but in order to attain our
predestined greatness, within a rea.
asonable period, it will be neces.
sary that our citizens realize that
anything which is a benefit jor in.
jury to one of the Cornerss will
have the same effect on the others.
Let us not only "get together
but pull together and advertise our
collective advantages to the world;
debate, if we wish, the compare.
tive merits of the several towns and
the enterprise oftheir citizens. but
don't forget and don't let the
world lose sight of the fact, that
although divided by state lines
the "Four Corners are for all
social and commercial advantages
one city.
We might well adopt as our join
motto, on the arms of the state o
Kentucky and Missouri. "Unite,
we stand, divided we fall"
Fifteen years ago the city Of Du
luth, duringa temporary depres
lsion. lest q thirds of it's popula
.,;se lied to oip