The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-06-08
Change Of Northumberland.

facts gathered, and observations made. il
central Missouri
Many citizens Of Wisconsin, in common
with the inhabitants OF nearly or quite all
the northern States, since The great eve
iopener-the slavery rebellion-have dweIl
more or less on the advantages of mider
climate and better fruit region some,
where to the southwark. Some have de-
teImined TO seek more genial climate at
all hazards. To such, what have to say
will not be undressing. .
But first and finally, it must be con.
ceeded By every one who has seen much
Of the world, and has had bis wits about
him while travelling, that within the limits
Of The temperate zone, all things considered
tvery climate and locality hes its adyan-
'ageS and dra~Jacks. Having lived for
some time in each of seven States, repre-
senting the extremes of east, west, north
and south, and extending from New Jer>
sey to western Kansas, and from Wiscon
sin to Alabama, am forced to the con.
c!usion that advantages, Mough differing
IN kind. are oboat equally distributed.
If were TO express a Preference COW
ering climate, soil, range of productions
and picturesqueness Of scenery, 1t would
be for middle Tennessee The combna
ton ofqualites to be found in this delight
tul region, putting aside all questions of
social status, is better than that of any
single locality in which it has been my
fortune to sojourn. Still, in this and in
every case, the law of compensation holds
good. What is gained in one direction is
lost IN anether The law is universal, and
almost as invariable as the fixed laws OF
mechanics. The only matter Of choice is
as to what qualities one most desires to
gain and what he least cares to lose
But this is DEPRESSION.
Northern Missouri preaents few points
OF superiority in climate or other respects
oy4 southern Wisconsin. | cannot see a
sufficient inducement for well>set,led fam
lilies here to emigrate thither. South OF
the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
there may be advantages of timber, fruit
and cheap lands to attract men from this
section. But to gain much in the way OF
climate, soil and productions, one must
. 0SSh q iO'iiS ooutI VI tue MISSOURI river.
The Union Pacific Railroad passes all
the way from California Station to Irde-
pendence through most delightful and
fertile prairie country. Timber is abou,
as plentiful as in southern Wisconsin,
much less being required for fuel, and
coal is abundant in many places. The
best counties have seen are Pettis, John
son, CaSs and Bates. If hemp growing is
to be engaged in, Saline, Lafay cite and
other river counties are preferable The
greatest draw back to this region at pres
ent is the want OF cheap building material
Tie resources Of the country in clay and
stone will doubtless overcome this in time
Pine lumber has all to come from ST.
Louis, aud costs for first clear, say from
SedaIia to Pleasant Hill, according to cost
of transportation, $65 to $50 per thous-
and.
Land within ten miles Of the railroad
ranges from 81 to &25 per acre. Any
thing desirable is worth from IS to SIS.
Fruit grows in great abundance, and is
almost certain crop. Wheat and corn
do spienddIy' Stock of all kinds
thrives remarkably, and s.o:k raising,
from the little feeding require! in winter,
cannot but prove immensely profitable
Water is good chiefiy limestone water
aud there are occasionally very fine
springs OF the running streams | cannot
say mnch. They are not up 20 a Wis
consn standard Of "clear living streams. .
The soil is so soluble that nearly all of
them are tingeL with soiI-coor, and NAM
of them :" dry up" entirely, skinner
down." in the dryest seasons. An old
settler told me that be bad even seen the
Narais DIT CNgne so dry that lie could
touch eff gunpowder on its rocky bottom.
Game abounds in the timber and over
the prairies. Chickens, quals, ducks,
s, csc, turkeys and occasionally deer are
found.
Of the counties mentioned, Cass and
Bates, have the cheaper lands. Twenty
to forty miles from the railroad good lands
are held al 50 to SIS per acre.
The most promising points for thriving
inland towns, as far as can be at present
foretold, are Sedalia, Knob Noster, War
rensburg, Holden, Pleasant Hill, Harris
sonvllle and Butler. The two rival points
at present on the line of the Pacific rail,
road are Sedalia and Pleasan. Hill.
Two classes of men can 90 with profit
to this region; those who have from So.
600 to $4,000 { or more) to invest in
lands and buildings, and are willing to wal!
five or ten years for social growth, and
those who having but little means are will
ing to rough it few years, live in log
shanty of their own building, wear home.
spun, and dig and save, and temporarily
turn sem-savage. Both these classes will
DO we'll, and acquire property and enjoy
life.
On the other hand there are two classes
who had better not 90 to Missouri. Those
who having money expect to be able to
buy beautiful old homesteads, widespread
ing and well laid-out plantations. and
ideal sunny South villas, for t:ihe,
or even "lmproyed farms" lin any north
ern sense of the word) without paying
the full value Of every so called "improye-
ment;" and those who having little mons
ey hope to get lands for song and i'm
provements for chorus, in a lovely
country and climate, where all is
enterprise, progress, social refinement,
culture and religious privilege. All these
things will come in due time, COR the
oourtry IN cuactiCp ic ~, ~,