The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-11-10

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Providence seems 70 have decreed
That in tho progress Of the various
portions Of the western world there
should b three well-deflned periods
the mineral. the agricultural and the
commercial.
These have thus far followed one
another In the order named and the
wisdom Of the arrangement becomes
apparent after moments thought
Providence seems also to have decreed
that Whenever the proper sociological
moment arrives for the further OK.
pansion Of the race the glacial depos-
its have rsceded sufaciently to permit
Of new mineral discovery still
further west along the logitudinal
lines upon which development has n.
ways proceeded. Z
Thus No have had the mineral
period beginning In the west in 1S4s,
and In the northwest three years later,
and in Alaska about decade ago
With the construction OF railroad In
tho Tanana valley. Alaska is about to
tegin the agricultural period Of that
country. In the British northwest the
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the discovery Of mineral wealth, but
has now proceeded 80 far that the
commercial period. indicated by q
hitherto unheard-of activity in rail.
road building. II well under. way. With
the commercial period Of British Co
lumbia, the period in which all three
development periods blend and har-
monize for the greatest good Of a
country. the United States IL deeply
interested. Between Washington and
Montana. which are unquestionably
destined to become two Of the greatest
states In the union. and between q lit
t.c corner Of Idaho. and the domin
IONS Of the crown in the northwest, is
An imaginary line. To the north of
this line royalty and crown dom
mate while to the south a great re-
public lies. Inseparably Joined by
nature itself. It would seem that these
two countries cannot forever be kept
asunder by political or national di.
visions.
Get down your map and note the
eight lines of railway which have been
pushed from the three states across
this line into the rich storehouses OF
the British northwest, and see the half
dozen more lines which are under
construction or projected into Canadi.
I'm territory. Note. further, another
fact Of an American rail line skirting
the, most picturesque seashpre on the
Pacific until It. roaches the metropolis
- Vancouver. Watch this American
line ~ It Is pushing Its way still
further north to an ultimate connec-
tlou with Cansda's new transconti.
mental road At Port Simpson. Note
afaO tho fact that this American line
IL weighing Its way still further north
to roach the American possessions In
Alaska. and then say, II you viii. that
the one soil should naturally be Brit
ish and the other American.
Heretofore British Columbia has
been noted mostly ~ the mineral
storehouse Of Canada. Its production
OF nearly $3.50. 100000 Of mineral
wealth since 1852 entities 1t to this
credit. In this production. too, Amer
kcsA capital has Of late taken, per.
!iapo. the most important part. Where
BriSGh capital has been timid, Ameri.
caI sanncy and enterprise have taken
hold and BY spending fortunes in OK.
ploratory diggings have developed IA.
moSs mineral camps out Of almost
abandoned districts. The hand Of
American capital and genius 10 ~ In
delibly stamped upon the progress Of
British Columbia - It IL upoa that Of
Oid MEXICO.
30 marked became this influence that
satlroad iaterssts repEesentsd by
yanss J. Hill and the Canadian rail-.
~ iAtsrssts. rsirsssntsd BY the Ca
aaAisA Pasa1e catered iato an agree