New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-01
MINNESOTA.
To The Editor Of The N. Y. Tribune.


SIR: The time il row rapidly approaching when the
annual tide Of emigration from the East to the West
will commence its onward progress. Permit me to
Soy through the columns of TIE TRIBUNE, afeT
words Of the inducements offered to the settler, BY
Southern Minnesota. BY Southern VI Minnesota mean
that portion Of the State lying south Of tho Mnnesots
River, and extending westward to Dskots. Ispesk Of
this part Of the State because it is this part alone
which have personally visited. was born on Long
leland; lived there till hsd attained the age of 81
have been in eigh teen different Sates; have now lived
in this country four years and when speak o. the
relative nents of the East ana the West, II VIII DC
more by personal observation than by hearsay'
AND Inst the fertility Of our soil L. ~ 10 Onmon
thing for farmer in the East, who cutva'es W or %
acre. to psy $500 year for iertizsrs have known
s~Iuers Oh Tong leland to raiss fair crops se them
for good prices and yet the net proceeds would barely
pay for the seed and the manure Here we can raise
The largest kind OF crops without any manure. Aud
when they carried to market, they Will brng
nr1ty good prices Wheat sells IN this town Ter
So cents per busLe cash; for 60 cents, and oats
for 50 certs By way of mammoth vegetables, |
win mention squash raised IN this county, which
wac brought to this town ami found to weigh IA
pounds. .,......
impression that is too lar north but if they
VIII look aI map of the world, they viii ind that
AL Sfeet Britain all of Germany Sweden, Russia,
{ Switzerland, nearly all Of France aud half even of
4
| as Minnesota. Our latitude cOnduces to mental aud
! physical yigor In the Sumner We have good health.
I'm the Winter our light SHOWS furnish excellent sleigh
log e several months while further south, there is
otter so much mud that II is almost Impossible ~ ge
about.
cause the snow protects 1t in the Winter Vegetation
does not start early in the Spring IN Minnesota as II
does In States further SOUTH but, when II does get
started II less liable to be ured by fr0sts IN the
| Spring OF the Fall, and consequently our crops are
| more certain.
! , We have good, pure water here. This is quite
item for one who has been obliged, for epy length Of
time to use such water as | did while travelling
tI,oncb I'M northern part Of Missouri. There is IN
tbis y1city In the bluffs bordering the Mississippi
and other streams, plenty Of store for building and
AGAIN. the farmer here has clear prairies to work
| upon. Break the prairie one Summer, the next you
car raise good crop of anything; and IT often the
case that good crop of corn, potatoes or buckwheat
is raised the first Think Of this, ye whose fathers
settled who're il takes the fist generation to get tue
timber Of above ground the second 10 get out Tue
| stumps ard the third begin TO reap the proits Be
sides our praires afford Doundless range or cattle III
| tie Sumn.er, and plenty Of hay can be fatleTea GA
them 10 supply all our hive stock throus the later
Timber Of various nds Is scattered throughout the
state for the farmers use The pineres OF the north
furnish employment for thousands of hardy men; the
products Of their labor moi only supplying our oEn
State, but beirg carried down tAe ~ ssiSpP' u ''
Louis and then again up the Missouri .
Land il cheap. Millions of acres OF the best !ap1 10
the world open for preemption at 81 % per scr;
On the lines Of railroads they can be had Tor ~
willie there hundreds of improved farms near iiou;
ishing towns and railroads or nsvigab!e MYERS when
may be had now for 80 low price tnat for those who
have the money, j. will be quite as profitable as BUY
! il. Government land.
On several of the streams 10 this part OF the Siatc
ave excellent water.pOweIs AID as ours Is l4atQle
in which manufactures flourish there u reason to be-
heve that We will day have cities to we Win
| Lawrence and Lowell.
Another consideration for the emsrant is the sort OF
society lie will find here large part OF oar popula
ton ia composed OF the natives Of NewEuelard and
Neg.York aud the attention already paid to churches
and schools in our borders warrants the belief thAt
ouIs will be an int ligeut aud virtuous community
Win0ra s the largest town IL this part OF the state
and as il s tue eastern terminus OF the ITAlsil hA1
| road which is to extend westward TO the MISSOURI.
lie probabilities are that il always Will be- WIZ
further state that about fifty miles OF this rosi are
row graded There have been Diff 1ities IN the
ueeotatiOn Of the State Railroad LOsn but WORK mas
nj on this road been suspended. About 1OJ men are
nov at work OF the line
TheIe is already uninterrupted rair ).d commune 4
ticn from New-lOrk TO Is Crosse 10 Wisconsin, only
| forty miles from this place.
II we carefully weigh tie advantages and disaiyan,
sges The t rts and dement's, Of toe various paris Of
~ Ms believe that the farmer or mschanic, the
n-e,clsrt ar professionsl msn, will hnt a no place
greater Inducements Offered than b! SoaIhtrn h'nne-
/ sota. .
/ Wirsna. Miaze,Std, Feb. q lSa
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