Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-10-30
Out West---Eo. .

Out West---Eo. .
In my ia,t letter to my friends through
the columns Of the Democrat, promise
was therein made to write again, and io
give them .amc general observations upon
,bs agricultural products and resources Of
thc rmirioI Wet. The observations then,
which are hero made, will, il is thought,
apply 20 Illinois generally, and al-o, in
many respects, To adjoining S'alos. ! am
here In Earlyi.'c, Iasallc Co., Illinois. Thu.
is trim and thriving lttlo village, l0,s
compact, bat somewhat larger than your
own South rar.. IL il situated midway,
in au almost b0undlu- prairie. The Chi.
cagp aud Burlington Railroad runs through
10, passing IN 20 the States ol Iowa and
Wisconsin. North, South and Wet is one
bouudlrss aud uninterrupted view. Moth
ing seems o. ol.truc, the vision, except o..
ward the North, apparently some ten miles
distant, tie IIairic risos grAudIy up into an
e, "a and mngu,io,ntiy rolling well, rc.cm-
bling nothing 20 much a. the bold, smooth
aud steady ground ,wcl.s of the ocean On
the ea,t ul this village a mile or ~ distant,
stands apparently iu youth and yicor, an
oak grove, gratifying and relieving one,
tired and weary Of gazing too long and con.
.hui'y out uI0u the iutcrmiuabIc prairic-,
Of which o., TOMS mo- ju.t idea, cyopcd zap
amcuc he bills and mountain. Of dear
" old Onord' Earl,ilIa is a new place,
ju.t IN 10, infancy, only Of about four year,
lilr aud growth
There are some ten stores doing a large
and Increasing business, three hotels doing
a fair business, three physicians young men
In active practice, one, DR. Wiley, cousin o.
Dr. Wiley, Of Bethel, in our County, grown
rich and out Of practice. Two lawyers, one
Of whom, \. j. Grover, some four years
since from Albany, In our County, j.
young man Of recognised talent, aud hn.
already made Oh. mark in the We, and as-
cumulatci lauI.1m. property. tn, poo
pie hero are L,l oi energy, highly In,eili.
gent and civilized, -chopl.so.us and
church.soins people, largely Republican in
politics, anti ;. \. Douglas % the core
rich and getting richer rapidly, most OF
whom arr recently from the Fast, iar
proportion from our own STATE. thus
particularilc ia relation TO this village, De-
cause IL any one desires 70 90 West and set
tla in Illinois, be could hardly DO better,
probably, than "riri m" here in Earl.
yillc. Pcrhar. my friends would prefer TO
have me now redeem my promise by giving
an account %. tho soil and products The
.oil I, rich, deep, black prairie, indicating
no aprcnnrc, Of deterioration, by reason Of
continued cultivation and cropping. Tho
farmers DO however, many u them, lightly
dress their lands. Lands here under cul,i-
walton arr not much higher in value than in
our State.
Whoa, and corn are the staple products,
the chief crop, On which the farmers rely
They never fail. Their crop Of wheat and
corn /. up more than an average this year.
Wheat il now Gu, and either thrcshcd, be-
in, ,hrcshsi, or standing in the stack. The
largest portion is now standing unfinished
in the .,acl. much Of which will probably
remain 30 ill spring. Grain = ihrcshed Ia
orcn field with eight horse power win sAm'
kind Of machine uscl Fast. Farmers will
,hrr.h 800 bu.hcl, Per day Messrs lloyt
4 Stil.5n have built the past season a large
.,orcbou.e At a cost Of Sl5, 600. This store.
house /, capable Of containing in store loO,-
600 bushes Of wheat. Tho farmers from
the County around, arc now daily bringing
Tor sale to this firm, or storage to avail, an
anticipated improved market Of >, 600 bush
els or upwards per day, and from three TO
four bushels Of this wheat pass OF Per Gay
in cars to Chicago, the greatest gram mar
Ike. in the world. The farmers drive their
teams upon the platform beside this store
bou.o and pour from sacks, or shovel from .
wagons into spouts, prepared for the pur-
pose. Tho wheat runs down into sink
or hopper, resting upon scales, is weighed,
a valve is opened and the wheat runs down
into a large bin 10 the cellar below. and
thence by elevators, carried by beautiful
little steam engine, Is elevated nloit into
different bins, the various grades OF wheat,
Of which there arc many, passing into It's
own proper bin or apartment. The whole
arrangement is wonderfully convenient, and