New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-09
IlIinois-The Harvesr---Prospects OF the
Farmer-Late from Lake super1or' "c'
CorreFDondence of The Tribune

CHICAGO, July 81 1871
The Wheat Harvest in the West will turn out |
much better than any one anticipated. The straw
stands thin on the ground but the heads are nearly
double the usual lensth, and the wheat will weigh /
more than 60 lbs. to the bushel Corn looks well
and is so abundant that it is difficult TO say what IS
10 become Of this years crop At the price tnat
meal is bringing 1t Will not DO 10 put II III ilA,
shape What il the matter on the other sue
Meal 90 much In favor. seems 10 nave got"nt nav
the Yankees been playing tricks by sending coo meal
or have there been msny entering tne business ~.
knew nothing about III Have they put ~ an article ths
either sours " is burnt To death IKE 'ono ssihPrs
hsvs econ i'm the West Most the drers IN the west
are fret rate pop machines hesr OF Only one eA
ceptou somewhere in Northern one Iney nave a ma
chine that takes the water and leaves the gram OF
meal without change otherwise Ihst cnsP nh' Ds'
ter get his machine Oh 10 the PrapAs ms w hlei u"
wants to rich. think there will b. a sn9rt supply y,
flour from New Wheat this Fall. The farmers ns.o
heen TOO well maid for their last 10 lei the new one
90 At low pric.s least they will bold on un' oPs
II they do, it will be saving to toe county bss
deal II the -four ground IN this Stale lsh Nlhp' e
,oured soms thing must be got UP 10 Pre'en' "ou'
from souripg -, ,.,, r,,,,her of
Immigrants landing at ,hs place and at Milwaukee The
roads ending the interior are 90 cut up win 'ne
Emigrsnt aud tbs late rains have m-ne heu' ~
muddy that the poor wsyisTcrs run greater IfN oi
being .huvrecked on the and than they did on the sea
They all seem to have money all buy good sized iarms
they create quite market for portion oil the surplus
|
sen heap 20 All the canals railroads ana
rivers will be needed carry on the surplus Of Inc
Alley of the Lakes Next question comes what Hre
10 do with M The bulk Of 1t must come To Ne"
York we can't store u it will spoil upon our hsnds
, we have no place - export 10 -four and corn wont
! keep Whats 10 be done May be- we may be relieved
! by inc ST Lswren,e il seems to be natural "niie'
may be and vi take 1t through that route pntha'
wo n, keep the stuff from spelling Most OF me Cansaa
| -four sent 10 England. see, hss soured wen may De
ovr people will zee these thing ana hurry the Enlarge
mentof the Erie Caus At most OF the Lake ports the
people are making temporary improvements In 'heir
arbors The Adm nisrstlOn might have saved gres'
deal of political capital had they allowed shall pit
lance for Western Improvements but no" us al gay
with them in the West
party has Just arrived from Lake superior =
, / They have been at all the Mines on the South
, shore on Isle Royal and ON the Canada shore at
Princes Location From detailed accounts from
several of the lrty, saying nothing OF specimens
have come 70 the conclusion that time and money
must develop upOn the shores and Islands OF LAKE
superior the rchest Mineral Region in the world Ihe
weather which has been oppressive hat turned ~ co0
$ az November Lake Michigan presents nne contrast
10 lie mirror Ike app Of few weeks since Inc
late warm weather h ~ produced good deal 81 eVer
incident 10 the Weit the present change may CHECK
them These states appear b. b. fine held ir f"'en
Nostrums every ountry paper seems 10 derive ~
principal advertising support from them In conclusion
can only say that thi - great country ana consianu
! s..-a..t,, Yours T. x. L.