National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-09-04
Letter From Wisconsin.
APPLETON. Aug. 23, 1868.

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Wr. Cobb Before ] removed
West ! promised many friends that
| would write and tell them about
this country. can't tell them all
but will a few things.
| will first state Il few facts in re
gard to removing west. Any per
sons who remove west bringing
their goods should bring them by
water from Ogdrnsburgli. BY 50
doing one-half the expense in freight
can be saved. The goods will come
very near as quick and full as safe
| " as by rail. brought my good,
| by rail- believing they would cont
with more safety, but | was disap
pointed. Several boxes were br0k
en- and some OF my goods consider
ably damaged. Some OF my beds
got wet and in consequence mil
! deWed. Some of my furniture was
broken and the box on my safe was
entirely torn Off and lost. When
they arrived at Appleton some OF
the boxes were bottom up, some on
one end, and in short everything
bore Evidence that they had been
! pitched into the ear without any re-
gard To care or safety. | doi't say
these things reiiecting on railroads
or railroad operators. 1t is a ncccs
Slty growing ont Of the hurry with
wEich they are obliged TO do every
thing. If | were to remove west
again | would bring my goods Ny
water. Had | brought my goods
thus | woulc have saved about
9ll0.0o. This is quite a little item
The freight to this county from New
England is large proportion Of il
:. hroagh by water, either from Buf
ialo 0l Ogdensbursh.
Agriculture here pays. One.man
along can raise thousand dollars
worth Of wheat and ether grain
1t Is Just as good country for rails
ING sheep and cattle as Vermont
The fertility of the soil is what
makes the farmer rich in any coun.
try. Here no fertilizer is necessary
TO make a good crop. 70 plow, SOW
a ld harvest is all that is Necessary
In thls section OF Wisconsin the soil
Is red clay covered with a darl,
loan. The timber is white and red
/ oak, rock maple, beech and hickory
Ten .0iles north of here we find the
pine belt. II is pine alone from
there t Lake Supcrior through th,
nofthe.. mart Of Wisconsin, m,
soil where the piur crows is sandy
The advantages Of soil here is tulI
we'll enough known in Vermont.
lud ermont BOYS in almost cv.
cry school district in Wisconsin and
Iowa. They say they did not come
here to Get rid Of work but to oct
pay for it. We have as GOOD school,
IN Wisconsin as we hnd in Massa
chusetts. We also have as good re-.
iigiouS privileges as are found in the
eastern country. \ uerSou coming
west don't lose any of these priv
leges. Agriculture and all kinds OF
trade pay better here than in New
England.
Iour paper always find, Il ready
! welcome i'm my family for bv il ",
keep posted nm in matters ot oul
pld home. We are always clad T,
receive it and hone Won will contiu
ue to puhliSh the truth without tea,
Or favor. would like 10 he IN
Bradford tin after the election i.
over and do what could TO advanc,
the cause of Rcpublicanisni.
enclose a circular YOU NAV pub
li>h in connection with this letter
which will inform my friends of my
location and it's advantages may
draw some of them to Applcton.
Nours lrull.
\. VI. MOVE.
Through this city flows the lowe
Fox river. it's rapids. or the Gran,
Chute a. it is called. at this poin
forming the best water power in tn,
State. II is bat thirty miles from
Green Bay. into which il flows. an,
hnt five miles to Lake Wiuuebauo
from which If is spnnlicd in n dov
No regular rs to prryrnt IFS risipo
in extreme hioh water in snriu"
more tl,an thrrn feet nb,y. it's low