The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-08-01
Missouri CorrespOndsncs.--No. :.
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estate In southwest Missouri. since my
arrival in Lansing. ind the question.
what can land be aoagh. Tor there ~
I prominent among tie many questions asked
NE concern. rg tha, country. have a.
ready answered q; something iess than "a
thousand times. and perhaps q thousand OF
YOUR readers NAV he Interested III The same
question.
Upon leaving home pl- .nJo my qoche,
= copy OF the H4SSot.ri Wsetlg Patriot. a
paper published in Springfield under the
date OF July 18th. lS66. Ii contains s col
amu OF descriptions CT farms in tha, vicin-
ty. Tor sale hy HarwOOd & Lisenby. reai
estate brokers OF that city. Below l give
selections from that list, - probably more
10 the point Oi the question asked. and
more satisfactory 10 Your readers. than any
thing ! might write upon the suh.ec, !.
viii be seen that the prices Of these farms
range from - 10 So per acre. ] have seen
some OF them. and know them 10 be very
fertile soil, and capable of producing, even
undeT the southern style or culture. which
az the best. : very slack and Imperfect
abundant crops OF wheat. corn. tobacco
and az the grasses. As 10 The buildings
mentioned ! mast say, that As 10 other
countries. some Of them are very good. some
from fair TO mlddling. and others very poor.
Many OF the fences are stone others Usage
orange hedges. and others rails. The orch
ards are al good, producing ereTy year the
best quality of fruit ! have never set seen
a w0rmy apple in Missouri | need not say
10 YOUR readers that these improvements
alone are worth in many instances from
TWO TO three hundred per cent more than
a. demanded for the entire farm.
Fit shall De asked. why are these farms
offered AZ 50 low a figure. / answer. FOR
three reasons: first. because they lie from
one hundred 10 one hundred and lfty miles
from any railroad. and The owners OF many
OF them have no idea that the approaching
South Pacific Railroad will be Of any benefit
10 them, never having seen "a locomotive OF
tram Of cars in their lives. secondly. be-
cause they have now no niggers 10 work
them, and they are too lazy 70 work them
selves; aud thirdly, because those of them
who have not already lost their lives IN The
rebellion, have lost their political rights, -
don't like the new constitution, can't vote
nor hold Office, nor sit on juries, nor wallOp
their niggers. This is not all, nIggers can
now sue and be sued, marry and be gwen
against white folks, as well as black folks |
In short, the old order OF things is gone
forever and all things are becoming new 10 |
them. and they don't like II. They are nat
ural conservatives, fossils and 10 is their /
manifest destiny 10 leave and make room /
for live men, men OF progress, who lral /
possess the land, and ere long make il to /
blossom as the rose. They are not admir- /
ers of roses. They want TO 20 10 Texas |
the paradise Of rebels and conservatives.
Rnt what Of the farmse
loo acres 90 acres IN euillN atieLi good house,
'pIius ii-it tr.7 &c 40 ues northwest 81 spring
le.d frl'e, 81 SEQ
80 acres al nnimproved land, situated liior west
p cEeenrl, "a TIE r. scott road, al lrarle Price
!, per acre, OF $500 ior the trac,
Farm u $50 acres lu Polk COUNTY - III. .es fron
Bolivar. 1870 acres ia cultivation good hewel log
lou7e Win hse rooms large N0olel barn aud shed
'lauesi "iei1Iu o. 40 ut acre. contain ne 900 or
100 tr.es u" spring branches ai,a oif never ains
y rings % t-e piri-i7es- -fi'e' S'.S''
A farm of IT'D acres. 10 miles northwest from
springfield; tie farm coed tWo story nsuse
mall orchard d. god snriug Asher Crees runs
through --r a' % acres l.. cr.tFatia-- ~ &C..
"Ve
Fine l4ril oi 10 acres utar tLe IKE 80 t~e J. g.,
80 acres TIMBER. 10 pra -lc 81 acres i4 cultivation
apple and peach orchard. good frame house
ooms frame smoke house and cabinet shop. good
obacco .srn, stables and cribs. Price 81 TOO
One 81 the best farms r. Greene county containing
81 acres 40 acres timber. 947 prairie .oO acres i
cultivation watered by pond and spring. q good
richard. two story log house weather bearded Ehe
iezer o on one corner Of the arm. 100 acres II
Ae best muatto land Price. SIS per acre.
farm Of o40 acres f. miles south e,st f-o-,
led Two houses. one frame and one log weather.
,osrdes. loo acres fanced 20 or en- IA ,,i,.,a,-o
moke house, stable, &c = mile from san and Erist
nil, good spring near the house. Possession given
N short notice. Price 80 30 per