Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-30
FROM MINNESOTA.
The Winter at st. Paul-THe Farming in
Winnesota-Efects Of the Panic-Emigrants
WGnted-Mueh Room for Farmers-Ihe Gu
mate and CoasumptiveS.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 20.

Wdnted-Uueh Room for FdrmerS-1he Ctt-
mate and Coasumptives.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 20.
AT this season of the year, when there is
no business-no amusements, and no travel
ing in this section of the country there is little
OF interest to write you. Our city is quiet
place during the winter season. The river
closes with ice about the 10th of November,
and from that time until about the 10th of
April there is but little going on. All the
business, the amusements, the journeying, and
hustle and confusion of active life are carried
on during the summer months. Our mer-
chants generally take the winter months to
close the business Of the year, and visit the
eastern cities to purchase their years supply of
goods. Many ladies take the opportunity of
Their husbands business trips to leave with
them and spend the winter among their kim
dred and friends St. Paul during the winter
months seems more like quiet country village
There is, however, much business done by
the farmers, who come daily to our city with
the products of the field, and with beef, pork,
venson, make profitable bargains. The past
season farmers have brought in for sale largo
quantities OF grain, oats and corn, which have
sold at high prices. Wheat now is selling for
50 cents per bushel, and oats for % to so cents
The crops the last year were very heavy. All
those who raised good crop will reap a rich
reward.
The great panic" of 1857 completely pros
trated business in Minnesota, although it did
not begin here till 1858. For more than
year our merchants have been struggling I'M
der the severe pressure, and many have sunk
under the burden. No state in the Union has
felt the panic so severely as Minnesota, and
none has so heavy debt to pay and vet
under all these burdens, she has done we'll
For many months to come, our merchants
mechanics, and farmers, will feel the effects of
this pressure, and it may be one or two years
before business will become healthy and pros
penty dawn upon us. immigration is what
we need. There is room for thousands of farm
ers, and they are the class of people most
needed. No state is better adapted for farm
ing, and IN no state can so large crops be rails.
ed as here. The climate is perfection. Never
Is 1t too cold for crops for while, last
year, nearly all the eastern and mid
die states had frosts early and often,
we had none here till late in October.
Minnesota was the last state in the Union that
had frost last year. Our winters are clear and
cold. The thermometer varying from 40 de-
grees above to 40 deg. below zero. While the
thermometer ranges from 80 to 40 degrees be
low, it is apparently no colder than in Worces-
ter at zero. The probable cause of this is,
that there is but little wind, and the atmos-
phere is clear and dry, entirely free from damp
ness like the east wind. We never have over
four inches of snow here and that gives us
excellent sleighing, which lasts the greater
part OF the winter. We have no rain here
from October to April, and were it not for
few showers in spring and summer umbrellas
would be of no use. The weather of this state
is better adapted Tor consumption than that of
the south, and yearly large numbers of that
class of sickness visit our city. Those who
aro far NIL tlo
recover. know OF several cases of entire
cure from consumption of those who were not
expected to live to get here when they left
their homes. BY all means, then, left those
afflicted with that terrible scourge, visit Min
nesota in preference to going south They
will find warm friends here, who will welcome
them here as to a land of health happiness,
and peace, and we hope soon to add, of pros
perity. IRyING.