Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-06-02
For the Courier.

NIX. EDlTOH. IOilteness IL U very
pretty thing and costs but little. some
times ask gentlemen for Information, but
never for abuse. My object in writing
or conversing is not TO mislead or be
misled but to get, or give information
| would respectfully inform your cores
pondents when they notice any Of my
communications, tina, they are only noiic-
ing one who Processes to be thoroughly
posted up in regard to the Railroad mat
ter, and in regard TO the terms, sympa.
thy, dupe, old Fogy, &C.; they would
take them back if they knew me better.
Y. AS asserts thai the fear OF a few
dollars expenditure, wherein | would
reap rich reward, made we vince; but
/ would inform him when he comes 20
pay annually sbou, $40 tax, he too viii
dread any thing additional, even with the
certainty of getting his money back"
in five years. would inform the gen.
themen, and all others of short residence
in this county, that the Spring and Sum-
mer of 81 was disastrous one to the
people of this county; from which they
have not recovered, and will not for
some time to come; consequently unable
and unwilling to have any additional bur-
dons imposed 1t is we'll known that
our county is in debt, from what cause
we will not now say. | would also in
form Y. 4. that knew one of the veal
thiesi counties in Ohio, to go largely into
Railroad running through it; assisted
by the State and backed handsomely By
individual subscriptions, and tina, they
failed to accomplish as much in Is years
as an eastern company did(to whom they
sold) in as many months; which Road
when completed, enhanced the value of
real estate and produce fully 100 per
cent, and such presume would be the
case here. Light is acceptable at all
times, and bare assertions without proof
never convinced me of any thing. If
the proposition is defensble,' as
M. r. l.. intiina!es, with your permis-
sion; if il would not be taxing his time
and talents too much, would be glad TO
be enlightened in common with many
of my neighbors through the medium of
the "Courier," in regard to it; for think
the time has already come when we
might move in the matter, and take
vote on i. at some early day. | care not
if j, be brough! up at our next election,
and you will find that unless there is
more light on the subject, land perhaps
even then, for the truth does not always
convince | will no. be SO wofully in the
minority, as Y. A. asserts. There is in
this county in round numbers, 276,000
acres of land. Any intelligent farmer
will tell you that one third of this void
be low estimate TO consider as tillable
lands. Let us divide this one third into
three parts: say wheat, corn and grass,
and we have $1,000 acres for each.
With proper cultivation and an induce
ment to exerlion, there might be
surplus of bushels of wheat per acre;
10 of corn, and half ton of hay, which
would amount to 100000 bushels of
wheat, 100000 of corn, and 5000 tons
of hay annually; the other swo-thirds is
fair pasture land, which will suppors i'm
mense herds of cattle and sheep. What
this county can do, some IL or Is coun-
ties in this valley can do; you have bns to
make these assertions reliable, and east
ern capitalists will build Road for US
before five years expire. t. c. o.