Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-06-23

fures-Sorfal Scss Sce--Tne fruit sea-
son-The Fruit HegsoD-Changes In
Egypt-m Land Grant-In-
crease of Popuiation-Twenty
Thousand Homes-Unsold Lands
Three Men Killed by Lightning.
CHICAGO, Juno IL, 1S70.-After long sea-
son of droCth, We, last week Friday, had a
copious shower, and, since then, have had
several small drizzlCs, and come quite cool
DAYS. 1t has been \ good time for grain,
grass, and weeds TO get strong root. The
season Is much earlier than last year. Have
had peas and beets for q week on my table,
grown, IN nay garden, in the open air.
Is now in the duh season, and for two months
to come trade will be quiet.
THE MANUFACTURERS
Arc very busy preparing for the fall trade.
There is a very large capital invested in man
ufactures here, and the yearly product
amounts to many millions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
The annual meeting of the Western Social
Science Association was held in Farwell Hall
on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
It's object is ito promote the public welfare
by a determination of the principles of social
science, and by their practical application to
existing social evils of anv and every sort. "
pretty large field of inquiry and effort.
MOSt Oh ll6 Lttltt UI the MEETINGS were Occu-
pied in the reading of papers on various sub
jects. Prof. Goodwin Smith made an able
and interesting address the last evening on
the present political crisis in England in its
bearings on political science.
THE FRUIT SEASON.
The Chicago market for small fruits has the
range OF the whole temperate zone, and the
season lasts from March to September. The
Illinois Central II. r. Co runs special trains
during the irnit season in Southern Illinois
for berries, tomatoes, peaches, apples, grapes
and sweet potatoes, giving ample time at the
stations for careful loading. till the limit of
the fruit region is reached, when the throttle
is lOosed and the train run swiftly into Chi
cago. The first shipments Of strawberries
are from the extreme South and from Califor-
MIA. Next they come from the middle South
and from lower Egypt, and as the season ad-
vsnces the ripening belt moves Northward
Michigan.
IHR FPJif REGION
of Illnois-chiefly In Egypt-thongh not as
proiih as III some seasoCs, has produced a
largo crop in the aggregate. The Illinois
Central Road brought from Southern Illinois,
in the fifteen days II wing May 23d, 4S0, log
pounds OF strawberries, amounting to 81, $50
bushels. for consumption here, and distribu-
tion to all parts of the country.
CHANGES IN EGYPT.
There has been great change effected in
Egypt within few years. The construction
of the Illinois Central Railroad has opened a
road 454 miles long, through the heart of the
state and m de a market for the products OF
the farm, orchard and gsrden at every mans
door. This great thOroughfare, together with
the m.idness and sslubrity of the climate,
the fertility of the soil aud it's peculiar adap-
tatiOn to fruit raising, and the cheap ard
easy terms ON which land could be bought,
have attracted large class of intelligent and
enterprising settlers from all parts of the
Northwest, as vel, as many from the East;
so that the old name of Egypt, bestowed on
it years ago, has little Specification in respect
to the inhabitants, and applies chiefly to the
climate and soil. No more intelligent, enter
prisinx and prosperous communities can now
be found anywhere than in Southern Illinois.
THE MUSIFIcENT LAND GRANT
OF 2, 500 900 acres 10 the Illinois Central Rail-
way company has been wisely managed
in harmony with the interests of
the railroad company and the people. The
policy of the company has been to promote
the speedy settlement of the POI ton of the
state through which their road runs, and in
which their lands are situated. There have
been no "ringsn in the Board OF Directors
as is so ofton the case in land grant roads-to
buy I'D the lands for speculative PURPOSES
but they have been sold at q low price, for
one fourth cash and the balance in one, two
and three years, at six per cent. interest, and
the company has never troubled DELINQUENT
purchaser who was making improvements
and doing his best to pay his indebtedness
Their policy has been to encourage actual oc-
cupancy and cultivation OF the coil, and the
result has been an
INCREASE OF PoPUL ALTON,
in the fOrty-nine counties on the line OF this
road, since 1850, of a million souls-nearly
four-fold-while the increase of wealth has
been far greater. Over two millions of acres
OF the land grant have been sold, making
TwENTY-sIx THOUSAND HOMES
for as many comfortable, independent and
happy families, in the most favored region ON
the globe, most OF which, but for the con-
struction of this road, would still be a wilder
ness without inhabitant. 1t is the only in
stance within my knowledge Of land grant
road whose lands have been so disposed of as
to be positive, enduring blessing to the
railroad company, the people, tho state and
the general government.
UssOLD LANDS.
Some 450, 900 acres Of these lands are still
unsOld, chiefly in the southern, or fruit re-
gion OF the state, and contiguous to the rail
road, and can be bought in tracts OF 40 and 80
acres, or more, "a purchasers may desire, at
from 81 to $1z per acre, on three-fourths
credit, at Fix per cent. interest. There are
Thousands of people in the Northwest-some
OF them on farms. where by the hardest work
they can scarcely make decent living, who,
by purchasing these fertile lands, in a mild
and healthy climate, would insure both health
and life and achieve Observation-Disclosures
which they can never realize in their present
locations. Adam left Eden only on compul-
sion, and returned not because q flaming
sword guarded the entrance. The settlers
On these lands are free to leave, III thew
choose, but l never heard Of the ir wishing to
return to their former bleak and less fertile
locations. Those wishing full information in
regard to these lands should address John
ID. Calhoun, Land Commissioner. Chicago, Ill.
THREE MEN WIRE KILLED
by lightning in a thunder storm in this city
last week Friday. b.