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GRNRRAL ENrEGLsaExcs.
We copy from he Peoria (IiliDois, Rsei.-
Ter. the foilOwiss. letter. written By samuel
II. Davis. Rsq ths Editor Of lAs, paper, and
late editor Of he wiOehestsr Republican.
TO PERSONS DISPOSED TO EMrcRArE.
We promised In our IIih number TO submit.
plan "a the t9th Ter la1t) ~ which persoos
81 The east, who wished % remove 10 shis mart
OF The wssi, bua Who had not he me.ns ~
Going 20. could yet Be provided with . vay.
u was not ~ our power last week 70 furnish
the informatiOn desired, BIT wo DO 90 nov
In the letter which follow:
PrOasA. JuDs 10. 1891.
Mr.. HIkTT HARPEa,
Near WInekssIsg, HirxiaIs.
sra: have not forgotten the re-
quest you made me. as passed your
house on my way here last mouth, 10
''let you know what the chance would
be 10 this country for your doing some
thing." You dad not tell me whether
you were able TO purchase land or not,
but ~ ] presume il 20 be impossible for
tenant living upon the poor G.aie
lands IN your part Of Frederick county
ever TO lay by any thing, suppose
you 10 have accumulated nothing. and
that the want Of sufficient sum 10 paw
your expenses has aloue prevented
your removal here long since. am
happy 70 say that this need keep YOU
no longer in your present poverty
stricken county. There are land hold.
eFs here who will advance money 10
pay your expenses output you upon
better farm than any Of the best lands
on the Shenandoah Fiver--stock itvith
every thing you want,--horses. cows.
sheep. and AL the necessary farming
utensils--and furnish your family with
provisions for one year; MI in conside-
ration OF your services for the same
length OF time, ]. e. one year. But
let me give you the plan more in de.
tail. There ere several land. holders
here who viii give you the same
chance. bat ] win name only one in
this letter.
Judge A. ". Hunt has land from g
20 30 miles from Peoria,--as much AZ
you Want, but say 100 acres. prairie
and timber. He viii sdvaaee you one
huadEed dollars, forwaFding Il 10 Isaac
RhsSell, Esq. Of Winchester. for YOU.
This viii pay your expenses here ia
the manner ] shall point out below
On your artival he will furnish YOU
with 9 prairie team. cows, ~ sheep.
wagon and farming implements, with
groceries. pork and -four, for your sub
tistenee one year. You will then uFo-
coed forthwith 10 put Up cabin aud
stable. be furnishing hands without
charge 70 help you. which can be com
pleled in q week. This being done.
you will 20 10 work upon the land as
though Il were your own, breaking up
pFsirie II you come 81 the proper time.
OF making rails and inclosinS fields II
you cone in the winier,-yoar wife
and RiEis attending ia Tie mean time 20
the dairy. IN short. you will work
upon The land foF the Judge in the
most judicious manneg Tor one year.
be supplying yourself and family. as ]
said beloGe, with en- year provisions. -
IN cOnsidsraiiOa Of the advaacs made
By hin % pay your psssags out. Al
The end % the year voc can keen spsn
the same place, wiih tie sane stock aud
farming ifnpiemenls. GA the halsss:
that is, giving the ledge one half Of
what you raise. snd keeplnR the other
half yourSelE yen of course paying
ell expenses Of cultivation This VOC
will God 70 be better shan having farm
ren. free Ia Virginia. You viii Get
here 20 bushels % whPni % the acre,
and 90 of corn, ai she lowest Ths
half would bs - 81 wheat and %
- corn. u there z farm 10 Frsd
rick cou6ty that viii The gear pFudato
80 muchi Not one. Produce u0w
sells o. high here a. 10 Winehsster,
and viii probably DO 90 foF some time
10 coHls. The supply nnt being equal 10
ths demand from smigranis who ere
pouring IN weekly. Thus you must
loss ous years time. as Il Is called; bot
il j. eny thing rather ihao losi Ilwiil
terra cas- 10 be the most profitable gear
you aver spsai, as u Wiil lead you
clean through the ''siough 81 aespond"
into ihe highway % independence.--
How many years have yon lost--moFs
than lost--oa The poor lands about
Round hill, yous family gradually
sFoviag laFgsF, AID your mesns a cop
porting them becoming yearly less -
AZ ihs end q the second year you will
have cleared a ssf6cieni sun q buy 60
eighth o. e QaeEieT seciioa. ~ you
ehooss 20 DO g. cad lheTesner jvs 10
sour oWa house ant 90 YoaF own
faFm,--a eisis 81 ioeepen8snts yoo
eaa sever a,isis o. Virgins.
These aga 10 or 20 fsmiiie1 q Viz.