Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-08-10
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Iowa...Its inducements to Immigrants

Iowa..-Its inducements to Immigrants.
Now that the war has closed, the
currents of emigration will, doubtless.
set somewhat in new channels and
although many persons have believed
that it would be substantially South
ward, we have not been satisfied that
such would be the case, except with
a certain class of foreign emigrants
and for these reasons The people
of the North and of the South are not
vet fully reconciIed and will not
readily forget that they have been
fighting each other as enemies Tor four
years. The people Of the North will
not care to move into the land OF the
conquered rebels, until time has al
lowed the feelings of animosity to
subside. The emigrants Of Northern
Europe will follow westward on the
parallels of latitude of their own
homes, with, perhaps, the exception of
certain German States, who seem in
clined to settle in Missouri and Texas
Let us consider the inducements for
these and all Industrious immigrants
to make Iowa their future homes. In
the first place Iowa possesses a eli
mate which for physical health and
vigor is not surpassed by any West
ern State. is not too cold or too
warm the winters are of moderate
length the springs early aud favorable
to all agricultural pursuits, the con-
tour of soil such that in very wet sea-
sons the crops are not drowned out,
nor in very dry seasons withered
with heat and drouth While the
land is not fat like Illinois, it is not
billy like New England, but gently
undulate so that heavy rains run off
into raviues and sloughs. In fact,
Iowa is the last Western State this
side of the Rocky Mountains that has
a uniformly fertile soil large parts
of Nebraska and Kansas being ster-
lie sand plains. The Mississippi riv-
er on the east and the Missouri on the
West afford complete water high
ways to carry off all products of the
State to domestic and foreign markets,
and the internal rivers and railroads
already afford ample local transporta-
ton. The great Pacific Railroad tra-
verses the central portion of the State
and when completed will turn the Pa
cific travel and freight through our
State from every part Of the North
west.
We have also inducements for la
Dor which few States possess. Our
railroads are not completed as in 9th.
er Western States, as Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, but only in process OF
completion, and thousands of laborers
are constantly required to carry or
these works of internal improvement
atliberai wages. So that the foreign
emigrant who comes here can find i'm
mediate employment, and good wages
until he can look around, become ia
miliar with the State, find out TIL,
best locality and then wisely and pru
IDENTIFY select his future home.
Our schools are Of the best. and We
do not believe there is State in tho
Union in which the educational inter
csts receive SO much Of the attention
of the Legislature as in Iowa. Moth
ing will satisfy our people but thu
very best sytcms.
In short, there are few States pos
sessing the combination of advantag
es that Iowa has to invite the emf
grant to hasten hither to seek ant
make home. We hope there will b
q general effort on the part Of th'
people of Iowa to present our snperio
inducements to immigrants that WI
may obtain our share Of its wealth
and power Let each citizen do biz
share Of this good work.-Darenpor
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