Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-02-22
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Communication.

Nh. EDIToR-I judge from the tone of
your paper, and from conversation with
some Of your citizens, that the inhabitants
Of Iowa County have renounced their mi
gratory habits and are settling dogh to
develop the resources Of their own county.
When this is fully done, and your citizens
begin fally to avail themselves Of their
productive powers. iowa county, not8ith-
standing her 6onds, will take the lead
among the counties Of the state in wealth
and influence. For n9t 70 has gratuitously
furnished her with h fuL share Of the
material from which wealth may be MANI
featured
go glad also to see that the great prac-
teal problem involved in that part of The
science which treats Of the production Of
wealth, is resolving itself into a discussion
Of the means by which Labor may be rem
dered most efficient. Permit ne occasion
ally as time viii admit, (2-thougk not one
Of your citizens now 10 take part IN this
discussion, and thereby eonfribote my
mite toward promoting the interest Of 9
county. once my home, and in which J
have now maoy friends.
Ia discussing that branch Of scienc.
which treats Of the production Of wealth, it
Is Important in the first place to be well
posted in the nature and extent Of the ma
terial from which wealth is to be produced.
In the next place in the means by which
labor ia general may je rendered most
productive, and how it's powers may be
Increased in al the departments Of indus.
try, for we must remember that it is Ia
Dor that gives value to tbe products Of
nature, and it is labor that gives to ma
ton. state, or county its wealth
Did ii ever occrr to yog OF to you
readers that your county is naturally divi
ded into three belts of land, running il
almost parallel lines throughout The entire
county from east to west, each Differing
from the other in its natural productions
each capable Of sustaining different and
important branches of Industry, and al.
destined TO unite their inaueaces to pro
mote the wealth and interest ofthe county
On the south side Of the county we fine
belt Of mineral land about ten miles wide.
extending from the county line on the cast
TO the county line on the west. On this
belt Of land We find some Of the most pro.
ductiye mines in the state, and from it ha.
been taken a larger amount Of ore thar
from any other in the mining region,
On The north Of this mineral land, ana.
running parallel with it through the
county, is a belt Of prairie lying on the
south side of that elevation of land known
as the Old military road. This belt Of
prairie, several miles wide, running thro
the county, and gently incIining towards
the south from the summit Of that eleva
ton, is second to none in the state for
agricultural purposes.
On the north side of this prairie anG
close t. the summit Of this elevation is !
belt of timber land about twelve miles
wide, very broken, it is true but yielding
a large amount Of timber; and although
destitute 10 a certain extent Of the agricu-
cultural advantages Of the middle belt, and
altogether Of the mineral advantages Of the
southern, is nevertheless but little if am
below The Others in poiat Of value, When
all things are considered Situated on tn,
north side Of The elevation of land referred
to above, and sloping rapidly towards the
Wisconsin river, it affords many valuabl.
streams capable Of running quite nun
her OF factories, which in connection with
the large amount Of meadow land in The
valleys, and pasture land on the slopes Of
the broken ground, WILL in the full devel
opment OF its resources, support almost i
not quite as large population and yield al
most if not quite as large a revenue as tn
agricultural and mineral belts Of the coun
ty. II is not my intention, however, to des
cribe fully the resources Of these belts
OF land now, nor Tho diversity of their pro
duets nor the advantages arising {. ON them
and their close connection, but to suggest
these things for future discussion.
Mszo Mamie, Feb. 10 1865. j. NJ.