Nebraska advertiser., 1856-09-20
Correspondence Of the Nebraska Advertiser
NEMAHA COUNTY, n. T.
September, 9Th, 1856.
r. w. FURNAs, ESQ.,

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R. w. FURNAs, ESQ.,
DEAR S1R:-Truly Nebraska may be said
to be a fast country, and from the present ap-
pearance of things she is fully keeping up with
these Railroad times in the way of improve
ments, &c. Quite a number of families have
moved into this neighborhood recently, and
the cry is "still they come" Three or four
new houses have been raised in sight of where
l live, within the past week, and material al
ready on the ground to raise several Others, all
of which are located on as rich land as can be
found in any of the States, where it sells at
from SO to $50 dollars per acre. This they
can get at S1,25 per sore. There are already
some farms made here of over one hundred
acres, which have as fine crops growing on
them as can be produced in. Ohio, Indiana,
Missouri, or any other State. The average
yield of the corn crop in this neighborhood is
estimated at from Go to IS bushels per acre,
including the sod crop. Wheat and oats was
raised this year with equal success.
There are, also, good church and school
privileges convenient; we have a school house
and a school now being taught of 35 scholars,
and the farthest of them do not have to travel
over a mile and a half-so people living out
of Nebraska, need not think we are out of the
world. If they would com and see they
would imagine themselves in the heart of cre-
alton. Yes, come, and that very soon, for land
is being taken up very rapidly. But good
chances are yet to be had to procure homes, and
the longer you stay away the farther you will
have to 90 back from the great and mighty
waters of the Missouri, whose banks are to be
found along the entire length of the Eastern
side Of Nebraska, thus a%ffording US a Transport
tation by water to and from our numerous
towns that are now being built up along ouI
border; a great many of which are fast growing
into wealthy and populous cities.
1 will here say a few words to the citizens
of Nemaha county, by way of enquiry. There
appears to be a kind of predjuice or hard feel
ing existing with a few of the people of This
county against our present county seat. Now
if some of those orposers to Brownville viii
tell US why they are so down on the citizeni
! of said town, we will be very glad to hear
them; and if there is really anything wrcns
about the B~rownville boys, let us all hear th,
particulars, that we may all be apprised o
their tricks. But, gentlemen, if all this hatred
toward the town has arisen from some alleged
misconduct of one or two of its citizens, ther
t why are you so opposed to all who live there.
There seems to me to be no good reason il
trying to defeat the progress of one Of our own
t county towns, because it may have beer
e thought some imprudent men who have aztec
. unwisely, reside therein. w all know tina
: it is to the interest of every farmer in Nemaht
e county, to build up at least one fourishing tow
e within her limits. Then, l would say, let u
e all join together, and push forward both tow
S and country alike, and if BDwnville shoul
go in advance, let it go; if Nemaha Git,
d should make the most fourishing town, al
right; if Mt Vernon be the place of n~oteriety
amen to it. 1 have no sectional views towar,
either Of the above places; nor have I a dime
worth of property in any of them. But I we
know that every exertion we make to kee
down one portion Of our community, affects a
alike. As well might we say that all the Ian
i in the North half of this county, shall neve
advance to more than So per acre, as to sa
that we, the farmers of Nemaha, will max
this a great farming country, with wide-sprea
fields and fine mansions, but that there saa
never be a town of any importance anywher
in the county. One would be just as impossi
bic as the other. If we make arich county i
a point Of agriculture, we are bound to build u
he a considerable town somewhere among us.
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