The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-12-24


TERRITORIAL. Agricultural SoclErY.-Con-
ference having been had among the friends of
agricultural improvement in different parts OF
the country, and u general desire having been
expressed for the formation of a Territorial Ag-
ricultural Society, the undersigned, delegates
from tue Agricultural Societies of lIennepin
and Benton Counties, have deemed it expedient
to call convention for that purpose, to be held
at st. Paul on Wednesday, the 4th day of Jauu-
airy next. at two O'Clock, Z. NJ, at the Capitol.
The different Counties Interested in this mea-
sure arc respectfully and earnestly solicited to
send delegates to the Convention. that the whole
Territory maybe. represented in this desirable
object In addition to the business of the form
alton of a Society, an address before the Con-
rcntion may'be expected on Thursday, the 5th
A. NJ lIOYT. O. H. KELLY
y. Is. STODDARD. W. NJ. CHAMBERS.
JonN ii. STEVENS, W. W. WALES.
BOsTON, Mass, Nov 90
! Mr. BOND-DEAR Suit has been my in
tentiOn for some time past to cmigrate to
Minnesota, and have eagerly sought for in
formation in regard to it, but found nothing
definite. until | met with your book, which has
given me much valuable information. There
are yet some things Of less Importance, but
which would be really valuable to me having
but a very small stock OF money, | cannot at.
ford to spend much in travelling abOut for a To-
cation. on have said in your work Won would
cheerfully give advice to those that desired it.
l therefore wish to avail myself of your Kind
offer. 1t is my intention to come ont newt
spring. want u good farm on which to make
apeI'n'heht residence. The main feature of a
good farm consider to bc-a fertile soil nurn
water, Il sutfciency of wood and timber for
farming purposes, and last, but not least. stu
ated IN healthy climate. wish to locate il
On uhsufreyed land, where can nav for il nv
the sale OF crops, when brought into market ne
cannot do it from my present resources If
you t,ihk snail he able to do this. what Ioca-
lion 40 you think would best answer NV mr.
pose: what place do you consider best for
AMI Ioi.nS rom thls way to buy live stock
ana what Will be the probable price NO vt snr;ng
! for horses, oxen and cows At What t;nn =,
the spring ought to be there in order IN bn
zoo. enough TO get a comfortable shelter for nv
'"ihii! ana 4 lew acres under cultivation
would IKE very much to have Won inform mn
upon these points, and any others which Won
NUN "o"iI oc OF use to me; also, such advice
| as you would give friend in my situation.
am tweht!.seven years Of age have spent near
ioul VI IL IN boston; prior to that my home
Was Oh farm among the Green Mountains of
cfmont, (where very few can afford TO eat tho
pfeao Vi ldlencss): have Il wife and two chill
| ureh came to Boston with the intention Of
earnlh@ money enough to purchase me n farm
IN \ermont. anu had began to get discouraucd
"neh my attention was turned to Minnesota
where believe may make me a home much
eHs!e.. After passage out, shall have but
ABOUT TWO hundred dollars. and it will nroboblv
cost thirty of that to pay freight on orr Gods
" nat does it cost from Galcna pcr hundre1s 7
nave now made a candid statement of INV cir-
cuhistanccS and ifyou will favor me with vour
ADVICE shall be extremely thankful. Yours
truly. o"i
I'iasihUch as an answer to the above. through
Inc columns of newspaper, will be an answer
10 hundreds of others similar which Mr. RonJ ;S
receiving by every mail since his well filled and
highIy interesting volume has made its appcor-
ancc at the East, he has handed the letter ovcr
10 US ior That purpose AS this is a private
letter, we suppress the name of the writer. He
belongs TO a class as we'll i'm age. cnternr;so
AID condition as in pecuniary circumstances.
numbering its thousands and tens of thousands
IN the Eastern States, the individuals of which
once awakened to the Importance of the move
mcht TO themselves and those dependent upon
'hem, would he found depopulating the barren
rocks OF New England and bearing westward tn
minnesota e" masse. We answer his questions
WIN great pleasure. lie can find location
sGch us he desires almost anywhere in the Ter.
rltory. The land is all before him whore 70
/ choose: In Fillmore county, adjoining tho
Iowa line-'iron Cannon river-all along nm
the valley of the Minncsota-out at Lake Min
nctonka-up the Mississippi, as far as the white
settlements extend, are hundreds of Sites pst
such rs he desires, and ncighlorhoods rapidlv
popuiating with pleasant people from his part
OF The Union. y healthy climate fertile soil :.
pure water; plenty of timber-whv. he can
scarcely 90 aliss for any of these, and all of
them combined, in any portion Of N:nnosot,
ne pest place to purchase live stock VIII pro-
badly be III Illinois: as TO the probable price
We are unabic to state. You should he here bv
the middle ofApril...at which period you will
I De a'ie to approach within fifteen or twenty
miles oil Gacna, by railroad from Bosto, anil
can, If You SO choose, come all the way to tho
"'S"'ssippl ny that conveyance, by taking the
cars from Chicago to Rock Island, one hundred
h'iies below Galcna At either place. boats
VIII DC III readiness to convey you hither.
our freight from Galcna will cost Won twenty
hVc or thirty cents per hundred. provided the
packet company return from their dipcino
prices OF last fall to the old standard. and wc
nave 10 doubt they will. We would, by all
means, advise you, and all other Green Moun-
tam Boys ill your circumstances, not to think
oil making living by dclving for soil amonp
the granite hills of your native State but to
come West with all possible despatch, and take
yourselves farms.
ihANks'iFiS'i.. ADrIcE.--The following ap-
p~"',u III Tue local column of the Cleveland
lierald, Tn. day previous to the recent Thanks
giving In ONO Its good advice, and we hope
was observed -
~ you are Democrat, foot up Medills ma
!Or!ty In Ohio, and be thankful IF a VIII
look upon the scattered remains of Locofocoism,
IN New \ Ork aud be thankful. liza Freeso;jor
Halter yourself that if the other parties wero
,ify,f hall IL