The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-11-07
Mestarn Emiyratinn.

TIE Age says: ave tool occssiOa more
thsn year slnce. to speakof what amount
Of money . man should have before he
should attempt TO leave this country and
settle himself in the West on a nav form If
Government land, aud il we reeollect right, |
We put the SUN at Seoo.g FIRST, We sci a.
part 200 dol for 100 asres or Government
land; second, 500 dol. for a good team.
SagOn and necessary outfit, which would
leave balance Of 100 dol IN the hands Of
the smigrant 10 move bis family to the far
of prairiss Of Illinois or Iowa, and build
a cabiu. buy COW. provisions for his fam
lily until he could raise his own, buy his
farming tools and all these little necessaries
that do not grow spontaneously on The prai.
ries.- At that time we found many who
disagreed with US that 50 much money was
necessary, and a western correspondent ar.
gued that it was better for poor man to
come to the west if he could start with but
$500, than to stay in coshoctOn county and
pay the exhorbiant rents thai were paid on
the bottoms in thisgoanty; but. il we are
not mistaken. our correspondent has found
out ere this that we lid not name large e.
nough amount Of ofmoney. and we have seen
and talked with many since who have return.
ed from the West disheaftened because they
had went there without the requisite me ans
to support them until they could fence and
improve enough Of their farms to make hy-
ing on. We know man in this county who
rented river bottom farm whep some or
these men went to the West, who has made
enough from it to buy thousand acres of
land in the West and has made enough mo
ney in addition to putup good buildings and
have enough cash in his pocket when he gets
there to live on some time, or until he can
improve bis farm enough to make living on
it.
at will be remembered that in our 5000
calculation the emigrant had only 100 in his
pocket when he had his team hitched up
ready to start, and was bidding his friends
farewell, with high hopes and anticpations
in the future. He has his land and his team
which has cost him 500, now let US count
the cost as he proceeds and we shall see how
far his money will go. We will suppose his
destination is 500 miles from here Suppose
his travelling expenses are two dollars per
day and he travels Is miles per day, if he
has no unpleasant weather he will reach his
destination in 90 days at cost of 40 dollars.
Then be nsust procure cabin until one can
be built In short time, if help can be pro-
cured. he has the logs chopped and hauled.
(recollect house logs don't grow in the mid
die OF them big prairies, and his house IS
put up at cost of25 besides his own work
and it will be only a temporary thing at that.
The next thing nee2sd is a COW, and that he
gets for Is. He has laid out 20 for provi.
sions and that has taken all his lo0.. Ii il
be in the fall Of the year it will be year be-
fore he can raise corn crop He is now
! without money and must depend on his labor
to support bis family, and his COW and his
horses must browse on the prairies and live
as best they can. st
"Now let us see what money he needs TO
proceed with his improvements ashe should.
He should have 100 dollars at least to get
provisions for his family and grain for his
horses until he can raise corn crop. He
must have plow. harrow, hoes. axes. and
other farming utensils, which will cost him
not less than 40 dollars. 1.-The raises much
Of crop, he will need hired help to the a.
mount of 60 dollars to fence and break the
prairie and tend the crop. Thus we see :ha,
200 dollars more will be needed to carry him
through the first year, and if he has no sick.
ness and happens to have good crop, per:
haps he will then be in a fair way of "cet.
ting through the woods" butif sickness and
a poor crop is his luck. you viii see q fellow
with the horrors pretty b ID. and rather pool
opinion Of the country, be it ever so good
It will be seen, then, that to go 10 new
country to commence farming Immediately
on uuimproved land without money, is ralh.
er al uphill business, and that men who &c
there under such circumstances ar. an injury
to themselves and an injury to the country.
They must either drag along for years and
live by day labor and improve what little
they can, or pull up stakes and come bach,
| Iiftbey can raise the necessary means to &c,
back, and they would be right glad If they
had their money back too. ,.s4,
"We would say. then, TO those who gel
the western fsvor. study the matter sell
first. figure a little on The cost before you
try the experiment, and don't 60 without
enough money to live On a year, If YOU are
going on new land. We see covered wag
ons passing through town almost eyeiy dsy
and good many have vent from this coun.
ty this fall;-wehope they 60 prepared for
these emergencies for which so few 20 ore
pared. We do not say butthat many persons
may better their conditions BY going to the
West. but they should not go with empty
pockets. A little figuring and careful re-.
lection beforehand will save much trouble
and yexation afterwards" ~
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