Year: 1860

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For making these Hard Times Time Of


Plenty. Rail Road from La Crescent 10


Lake Superior.


The only substantial means of effect
ing the lasting welfare of our State, con-
sists in opening communication with
the east by way of Lake Superior. Our
farmers, then, would he enabled to get
the whole value of their produce; and
emigrants would pour into our bhautifuI
State by thousands The Construction
Of Railroad from the Southern part OF
our State to St. Paul, ST. Anthony, and
thence up the River to East St. Cloud
or Sauk Rapids, thence to Lake Supe-
rior, would bring more real wealth and
permanent prosperity to our State than
we could hope to realize Sih ut it, in
the next thirty years,


The only proper way Of efecting this
desirable result, is to take back the
Land Grants and Charters from the
present Companies who have failed to
fulfill, and give them, IN return, the act
ual outlay of their grading, which does
not amount 10 more than about 5 cents
on the dollar of bonds which they have
received. Then amend the Constltu-
ton, and, by vote of the people, give
to any Company or Corporations that
will build the above Railroad, not only
the Land Grant, but also bonus in new
Bonds not exceeding the amount OF
Railroad Bonds now outstanding. But
let no Bonds be delivered to any Com
pany until the Railroad from La Cres-
cent via. St. Cloud or Sauk Rapids to
Lake Superior is finished in a substan-
tial manner, and the cars actually run
ming on the whole finished road. Let
the Bonds be paid in twenty-five years
bearing seven per cent interest, paya-
BILE annually.


This can be done and the State not
feel it, while at the same time we shall
be the creators ofour own greatness: the
workers out Of our own high destiny as
a State. 1t will be an easy matter for
our Senators and Representatives in
Congress TO procure an amendment to
the Land Grant so as to entitlc the Rail
road from St. Cloud to Lake Superior
to the same grants Of Land as are now
given to the other parts Of the road.


But let US not forget that the bonds
for tho entire Road from La Crescent to
Lake Superior must not exceed the
amount of the present out standing
Bonds, which, of course, are to be de.
livered up to the State by the new Com.
pany, for which old bonds the new Com.
pany have to pay, themselves, out oI
the bonus, the fifteen or twenty pc;
cent on the dollar, and deliver the ole
bonds up to the State, receiving, in re-
turn, new ones to the same amount oil
the old ones, as soon as the cars run


We must not 60 into debt for any less
matter than would be actually for the
benefit Of the whole State. We mus
not give bonus to any Company for 6
part Of a road. Let US have the whole
read. Just as certain as ninety-nine is
not hundred, just so certain will an,
road, not running to Lake Superior, fai
to accomplish the welfare of the whole
State. a9l


There are some selfish politician.
whose whole study is only to make mon
ey by squeezing the people to enricl
themselves. Let the Representatives o
The people now assembled at the Cap
itol watch such men, and act in thi
Railroad matter, keeping in view th'
good of the ,Uhole State-and not mere
ly part Of it.


We call upon the Legislature in thi
great matter to forget party and sections
to look out for the sly and cunning ap
proaches Of fores in the guise of advis
ers and patriots. CIvITAs.


ST. PAUL, Jan. %.