St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-06-21

ton. Are not these facts alone sulli-
cicnt to brand with utter condemna-
ton and infamy the statement Of this
" gentleman of high standing" as en-
dorscd by the Observer
As to the value of real estate, we
will say that we own unimproved land
two miles from town which we would
not sell for $l5 per acre, and there are
many others in this county who hold
their lands equally as high; while
there are improved farms valued at
twice that sum. 1t is true, however,
that wild lands in many instances can
be bought cheap. They arc held by
non-rcsidents and such spectators as
our Get al" friend, who are anxious
to sell at any price in order to relieve
their pockets of the cramps"
These false and slandcrous stories,
which tend so much to detract from
the fair fame Of Iowa, are told for a
purpose, and this purpose has its orr
gin in the cuplliiy and knavery of tho
authors. In many instances these
fellows have been entrusted with the
money or goods of Eastern men, and
having squandcred the same, excuse
themselves from payment Ivy cursing
the country. Even pretended philan
thropists and ministers of the gospel
have repeatedly libcled us through
the religious press of the East, for no
purpose" only to obtain money to
line their individual pockets, and there
by loiter about and live at their ease
We caution the religious and bencvo
lent people of the East against al
stories about the starvation or heath
enism of people in Iowa.
Compare the statistics of pauperisn
and crime of Iowa with those of any
Eastern State, and mark the difference
In all this county of Floyd there is
not an individual maintained at tho
public charge, nor needs to be; and
in all this county there is not crimi
nal-no Jail and no necessity for one
What county Of four or five thousand
inhabitants in any Eastern State car
say as much -?
As to the starvation our people
have been vastly amused, to read in
Eastern religious papers of the vari
Gus contributions taken up in the
churches, to relieve the starving and
suffering people of Iowa. Why, dc
you not know, gentlemen, that oul
soil yields from twenty to forty bush
els of wheat, and from sevcnty-iive to
one hundred and twenty-five bushels
of corn to the acre ? Then what need
of starving, if man is willing to
work =? 1t is true that some Eastern
men come along who expect to live
here without work, but such have now
mostly gone to Pixies Peak, and may
prosperity attend them ! When oul
Eastern friends wish to know some
thing of the starvation of Iowa, lei
thoo, Ia>,--o. .Lo Now ynrl- ...-.l.~
reports and see how many cattle an,
swine the infant State of Iowa fur
nishcs weekly to feed the dcnizcns OF
that city.
Here is an item going to show that
Iowa is not exactly the poverty-strick.
Ell State which specializing knavcs
would represent her to be:
1.-THE Dcs Moincs Commonwealth
says that James c. Jordan, Esq, OF
that place, delivered to an Illinois pur
chaser over two hundred head of fat
cattle, on Monday last, which the buy
cr will take to the New York Market
Iowa is fast becoming a large export.
ing State"
TO give an idea of Iowa farming,
here is sample, as related in the
Freeman, published at Webster City
in Hamilton county a county which
five years ago, was only inhabited by
wolves and Indians. The Erecma,
says:
"Mr. Joseph F. Burr, from Mt. Hol
ly, n. j., has commenced opening 8
farm of 1920 acres in Norway town
ship. Henry Ten Eyck from Cazcno
via, n. T., is opening one of COCO
acres in Marion township, and John
G. Bonner, formerly Of GAINESVILLE, O.,
is hard at work opening one Of 1900
acres
These extracts are taken from our
exchange newspapers received by the
last mail, and do not look much as if
Iowa people intend or expect to starvc.
In this county the census taker is
now busy, and will complete his re.
turns in few weeks. We shall then
be able to show how many thousand
bushels Of wheat, corn, oats, &C., have
been exported from Floyd County, and
also the number of horses, cattle.
sheep, swine, &c, that have been sold.
The figures will astonish the old fogies
f "down east" and yet Floyd county
vas wild land owned by the U. S.
Government only five years ago.
But we have not time to pursue
his subject further, and will only add
hat Eastern skeptics are advised to
ONE and see for themselves when.
Ike the Queen of Sheba, they will be
ID to exclaim that "the half has new.
L been told them"
WAR on THE DoGs.--A large number
our citizens have signed a paper