Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-12-08
Letter From Missouri.

BOLIVAR, Nov. so, 1869.
EDITOR CHRoNIcLE:-I left Warren,
the 9th inst, In the midst Of snow and
cold weather, and arrived here the fol-
lowing Saturday. The weather was
pleasant, no snow hsd fallen up to that
time. Since then snow fell n day
about half an inch deep, but it melted in
a few hours. The weather has been
mild most OF the time, with occasionally
a warm rain. Cold weather set in, in the
latter part Of October unusually severe
for this latitude. Much damage was
done to apples and potatoes, which were
not gathered OF properly taken care of.
Within a circle of ten miles, thousands
of bushels OF fine winter apples are still
remaining on the trees, being good only
for cider. This is a fine fruit country.
Fruit trees grow very thrifty; have seen
nne large apples grown on trees the
thlro year after being set out, and the
trees are four to five inches in diameter.
Our town and county seems TO be teem-
ing with emigrants. Some days thirty
or forty covered wagons pass through
mere, some stop in the county, others go
farther south and west. They are mostly
from Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. The
arrival Of nearly every stage coach brings
strangers into town, who are looking for
farms, and business locations or chances
for investments. The prospect Of a Rail-
road commends us to their favorable no
tce. The survey of the Laclede and
Fort Scott Railroad, is nearly complete,
and the engineer corps reports a favor
able route. Contracts for grading the
west end Of the road, will be let the 1st
OF December, and work will be CON-
menc0d at once, but no heavy force will
be placed on it till March, when it is in
tended 70 push the work forward to an
early completion.
The prospect is quite flattering of the
town becoming in a few years, a place of
several thousand inhabitants. This sea-
son a brick block, of four store rooms.
has been built, a frame hotel is now be-
ing built, also frame business blocks
and a good many residences. The pros
pect IS that quite a large number of build
1ngs Will be erected mex year. There is
quite a colony of Trumbull county men
here, some in business, some have
bought farms and others are buying.
MesSrs. Whaley, formerly of Gustavus, |
bought last week a hotel property called
the Sherman House. Consideration 81
500 cash. Real estate is changing hands
and all the time advancing. |
II has about doubled within the Last two
years, and yet it is cheap compared with
county farms.
1 - oSCC0 SO1AIA " 0aAAN 4
men. The soil is fertile, and well
adapted to the growth of timothy, clover
and Kentucky blue grass. Clover will
grow for years without r~e-seeding. Good |
water is abundant. The prairies furnish /
excellent feed from March till August,
when sowed corn would be large enough
10 feed, OF COWS might be turned into tame
grass pastures, hui having nutritious
food during the milking season. Besides
The winters are usually Of only two to
three months duration. Cows can be
bought for SIS per head, and cheese Is
never less than twenty-five cents and
sometimes forty; at present there is none
10 be had at any price. There will be for
years, a ready market, for any quantity
which might be made, not only here but
and south.
So far, / like the country, and think it
good place for young men, and men Of
small means, to come and live and grow
up with the country, but would not ad-
wise those TO come who are advanced in
years, and well situated in the east.
Yours, H. J. HYDE.