The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-10-08
OTTAWA, ILL.,, SATURDAY., OC OBER 8. 1S5a,

should he successful, and it would have been
slTdnee II these had not truDphed. The result
was the production ot % pluw, manufactured
believe about lsio, at Lockport viii county
which was the first that ever executed the work
! OF puiveriEng our prairie soil wuh ease and
success. In detail this pow has been improved
since, tut substantially in principle and pattern
believe that the most approved pows Of 1852
are similar to the Lockport plow ofisii.
/ We all know that at the worlds fair in Lon.
don the piize reaper was man IfAclurcd IN Chlca-
60, and by citizen of this state II il true il
was Invented in Virginia but the fact that the
Inventor sought this state az the principal seat Of
the manufacture aud sale Of his reaper, almost
eDtltle. Illinois To the honor Of ayinR given his
great invention to the worli Bat It ia no, as ge.
neially known, that twelve years ago, Mr. Alfred
Churchill then and nov believe, n citizen OF
Kane county IN this state invented reaper
which was used IN that county. and but iuI the
fortunate Intervention Of MCormiyk's more per
!-cted mven'ion would probably have supplied
'ha place of that valuable implement. The ma.
nufactories of La Sale county now supply you
with reaper perfected by yonroun citiz ms, pro.
tahl, superior to McCormick's. There are many
things presented by confast Of the position Of
I the farmers Of La Sale q few years ago. with
their position to-day which it may bs useful "a
well ~ satisfactory to notice. Besides the hard
work inseparable from the 6rst settlement Of
wilderness. want Of mills. schools market,
roads. and the upcessaties of llI. There was AZ
much later period when these diff, ,ultir. had
been nearly overcome. other things that made
our position very different from what it is now
Previous to the completion Of the Illinois and Mi
chigan canal, the emigration to this county was
composed Of persons whose only wealth vas ID
large and dependant families, and whose only
hope Of income rested in their strong hearts aud
muscular aims To buy their land aud pay for
ito plough. fence aud build prepare il to pro
cure their necessary teams and s,otk to cottiha,
With poverty and sickness, anu all thi. in the
midst Of u community whose situation generally
was similar t. their own. and aaie enough to oc
cupy their attention until these obstacle. were
aurmounted Three or four wears have made A
wonderful change In these respects Then.
| think the farmers were generally IN tebt-neces.
/ salv SO, in paving for ,her lands houses aud
stock, supporting their families aud receiving
but moderate price for their grain. Now, if
am not mistaken, Il majority of the farmers of
thi. county, who have been bere four or five
wears and UNIV ards ara independent That is To
saw. they have comfortable improvements, con.
yenient stock. and more than sufficient cash
means to paw their debt. Relieved, therefore
"A, the great body Of the farming interest of the
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