Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-24
From Missouri.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, May l2th, 1867.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, May l2th, 1867.
EDFfoR REPUBIIcAN:-
Previous to leaving your busy city l
promised many of my old friends to COM
municate through your paper in regard 10
this part Of the country. shall only give
YOU partial history, as my observations
have not been quite as extensive as some
others who have resided here much longer
than have. However, | shall endeavcr
to give a correct statement. Jackson
county before the war was the 2d county
in the State, but during period of five
years things became somewhat changed
previous to that time this county could
boast of as fine stock as any other in the
State, now il is different, much finer stock
can be found in your county. But the time is
coming and that not far of, when this part
Of the State viii be filed up again. During
the wal there was but little farming done,
consequently there was very little pro-
duced, and since that time a great many of
The old farmers have sold out and new ones
Z HAVE Nbsllt H. 1t " III Ia At Ntul VI lNO
yet for business TO revive.
In regard to land and soil, this cannot be
beat in the world Old farmers tell me
that the soil viii last longer than the soil
in Ohio or diana, with less care. was
out prospecting to-day with a friend, and
he directed my attention to a field on which
his father had raised G3 bushels per acre of
winter wheat. Corn, with three times
blowing. Yields soto ll2 bushels per acre;
oats yield large craps; potatoes are inferior
to the yield in Northern Indiana vegetables
of all kinds do well here and cannot be
surpassed; apples. pears, plumbs, cherries
and peaches all yield large crops. The
peach crop will be short this season, owing
to the cold weather in March. Grapes
bear well; one man sold his entire crop, on
/ four acres, on the vine, for 81 800, co.
/ These are facts That is about as much as
uncle james Thompson viii produce and
and sell in one year on his extensive farm,
besides he will require twenty times the
amount of labo to get his produce ready
for the market. In regard to this place,
1 Independence, it is the county seat of Jack
son county, its population is be-
one OF the handsomest cities ever saw
Tile streets are all graded and macadami-
zed, but owing to the scarcity Of good
/ farmers business is very dull but ten
e II
second Chicago. Business of ali kinds is
good. There is where l expect TO locate
have bought house that is used as a
boarding house. Ny father and are 60
ing to use ii for the same purpose, as that
business pays very well,-S7,OO to 5000
per week,-and when we get established |
will write to you again. Kansas City has
population of 10000. Wyandotte, across
the Kaw river, has population of 5000,
and is a very handsome place. Kansas
City is going to improve very much this
coming summer. There is company at
work bridging the Missouri River at Kan
sas City. The bridge has to be built high
enough for boats TO pass and repass, and
when completed will be great benefit 10
the city. Kansas City is bound to be a
large place, for it has the trade OF large
scope of southwest No., Kansas,
Indian Territory, Colorado and of the San
Ia Fee trade; il cannot fall short of St.
Louis or Chicago in a few years.
Regards to an,