Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-09
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IOWA AND OHIO

Wecan weA the time xhs, n.
ras boxed - NJ Eastern People - n. y
800 r. the Nlst, snd the tide OF e,,;~s 80 "
ffc56 New England, Pennsylvania. arS oa
York. set in one unbroken currens tovs,a. ss
fertile fields Compared With the BARR ~. ~
Of New England and the more desol.,s :. s's
of Northern New York, Ohio was ,.s oas
PROMISE, and 70 the agriculturalia lana .s ~
1diisc. The emigration however wa .los ~
pared TO emigration nowadays. The .. eoa-
ance was mostly by land carriages, the s;...J
grcat and the journey long and ted;ors 1 Q
State covered an immense surface o. 90. re
the land rich, the original growth Of .,.a,
large, and to settle It, clear il, and fuv 49,
ope il win be the work of centuries. s''a'
Not sowith Iowa. Here is 1 yom, a.,
about the size Of Ohio. II has a debr;s :. S.ss
richer and deeper than Ohio. Il Is alread, -.
ed ready for the plough and has upon 4. :.
face the vegetable manure Of ages roi,ino !, 20
sun. Il is reached by Rail Roads, and nv NV. -
courses SO as to make It easy Of access ~ wa .s
emigrant. It il Prairie State, but mo,. as
eny other State Of its kind Is plentifullv ~. A
sperscd with rivers and rivulets, groves "a ~ -
est trees. Its browning glory however i. 70
cheapness Of It's lands. We
We may talk about Banks, Tariffs, Fre r,.a.
Churches, Schools, Colleges, and our R.r.a,s
can Institutions generally, but there is M Is.a
tuition in this coutry, or in any other m, ~
at ten shiilings an acre. This more than n II.
facilities besidesis what is making Low, n.
now the o,nnisan gafheram, of the world. I.ss
intr,nsicaiiy worth FIFTY DOLLARS per ACRE q,
| agricultural purposes, is here obtained ~
Government for TEN sHIILLINas, and from ina
persons, spectators, from two to three IA a s
| in1tora A 10 haf r.,Fvk wv
presumption right and without a dollar IN ss ss
ey, than with title deed to farm In yex r0a
land, provided he is farmer BY profession -. y,
seeks to live by the sweat of his brow Tsa nv
Eastern Agriculturalists who have been Al ~
lives scraping cobble hills with grub boe. ~. ..s
to little account, have just found out th,, ~.
energy and industry have been sadly misan,I. .a
and that it is matter Of great gain ab,oIs,.,,
demonstrated to even GIVE away tbe;, s...,
EAST and PAY THEIR MONEY for farms r,a
Although more lands were sold bv f;ov.,
ment in Iowa last year, than in any. And al n.
States besides, there is now every prosrrct ,I,,
the emigration to that State the comm, go
will exceed the last, or what has ever been n.
fore. 1t is said by those who know. Tina, \,
June next there will not be quarter section mn.
entered left mt for use, provided the govern.
ment Agents can do the business of enirv ma
, transfer. Every part Of the State seems 10 IA
settling at once, and the people are everywhe,.
lighting down upon it, there being comparative.
ly no waste lands in the State.
, What change will here be wrought in an in.
credible short space of time. The actual settlers
are practical farmers, independent in eireuu.
| stances, having sold ont their possessions Ia,
and having no occasion to use their surplu,
funds to any great amount in the purchase Of
: their farms West. They build their domicls and
q dive into the soil for that wealth which with Il.
0 least possible labor is sure to come A r,rr
Q few years and Iowa will be the richest Agricul.
tural State in the Union, the grain growing
c beef raising, vegetable garden Of the World