The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-06-19

are Il the present time attracting a
large SHIRE OF the immigration, still we
bslieve, that to him who fairly and dclib.
erately considers the matter Iowa possess
ses Ia an eminent degree all those requi-
sites which entitle it to the preference as
home in the west. The excitement
which has attended the agitation Of the
Kansas question throughout the whole
country, has thrown that State into the
foreground, and this with a certain pres
tage which every new country carries with
u ispsoping i rapidly during the pres
ent seasou. ss
Missouri, with her mincrals and gradu-
ted lands is employing every means to
secure emigration to her borders, while
Minnesota 10 receiving additions to her
population through the instrumentality
Of her influential friends at the East.
Notwithstanding all this, the tide of
emigration is steadily flowing into this
State, and men with stout hearts and rea-
dy hands are making their homes upon
our prairies, preparing to develope the
rich resources of the soil, and to add their
energies to the enterprise and wealth of
the country. There are cogent reasons
why, in selectinga State in which to set
tie, the immigrant should choose Iowa,
some of which We will enumerate:
1st--Therc is no State west Of the
Mississippi SO easy of access, none can be
reached with 50 small an expenditure as
that required to place the immigrant on
the spot chosen for settlement within her
borders.
2d--The lands are cheaper, their supe-
rior quality and position considered, than
those Of any other new Western State.
They have been purchased for the most
part by actual settlers, and speculation
has not placed an over valuation on them
and thus held them beyond the reach of
the immigrant with humble means -
Thousands Of acres can now be had at GO
vernment price, thousands more viii be
in market on the FIRST Of june, compris-
ing the choicest and most valuable lands
in the State, at the mere pittancc of
S2. so per acre, most of the latter in the
immediate neighborhood of fourishing
towns and villages. on the lines Of rail.
roads. which are being pushed forward
with the utmost rapidity
sd-The soil Of Iowa is beyond all pre-
cedent in it's richness, fertility, and I'M
bounded resources. Indeed, no other
State in the Union possesses so large u
proportion Of arable and productive land.
Every man who has travelled over it, CT
has any experience in cultivating it, has
been astonished at the ease with which
crops are secured, and the unexampled
abundance with which a little labor is
blessed
4th-The climate, in point of health
fulness and salubrity, ranks second among
the States, and it's peculiar position in
the scale of latitude adapts it especially
to the devclcpement Of strong, hearty,
and most energeti. population, who will
before many years make this State " be-
vopd cavil and beyond competition the
great ultra Mississippi empire.
5th-It is well watered the Missis-
sippi on the east, and the Missouri on
the West. each the recipients Of tributa-
~ streams. some Of which are also navi-
gable. furnish the Stste with an ample
supply Of water, both for commercial and
agricultural purposes.
6th-There is timber enough in Iowa
for all practical purposes, and the quanti-
ty is probably rather increasing than di-
mini.hing. Timber can be grown artif-
cialIy in few years time, with but tri-
fling expense. We are aware that pref
udice against our beautiful prairies exists
in the minds Of many who have been liv-
ing under the shadows of the sturdy oaks
and lofty elms Of the east. If such pre-
fer 10 waste the first Eve years Of their
settlement in clearing sufficient land to
enable them to realize crop, they must
seek home in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ne
braska or Kansas; but if they desire to
live where they can at once realize the
fruit Of their labors, they will come to
Iowa. At the same time. no western
State has more ample proportion Of wood
and timber than this, while in those dis
tricts where there is scarcity of wood,
IN abundance Of coal may be had at a
pricc far less than that at which any other
fuel can be obtained.
7th-The population Of Iowa, compos.
ed chiefly Of emigrants from New Eng.
land, New York. and Pennsylvania, are
intelligent, moral and thrifty; lovers Of
law and order; promoters Of every work
for the advancement and Improvement OF
the people. dilligent in the establishment
and liberal in the support Of good schools.
Sth-The immigrant to Iowa 10 not
called upon at once to contribute from
his scanty means for the payment Of
heavy taxes, which the large debts Of
most Of the other western States make II
necessary to levy upon the settler. Our
debt is 80 small ~ to make it almsst un.
worthy the name Our State bonds are
to-day among the best. the choicest and
most sought for securities At the East
We are laborine under no embarrassment.
oar taxes are light, our people happy and
prosperous.
With these considerations before him,
how can the immigrant hesitate 10 his
choice Of home? Come 70 Iows,--for
sro other State or Territory cfFers great.
or Inducements in chcapness Of lands,
fertility Of soil. rich abundance Of mine.
| ral wealth, healthiness Of climate, greater
freedom from financial burdens and heavy
taxes. more moral tone Of society, bet
/ Ter schools. more churches, greater FREQ
! dom Of opinion and action, than our owr
glorious state of Iowa. ."-Real Estatl
Register
a Prolific Hen.
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