The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-01-20
NAME PRAIRIE, Jan. IA, 1870.


EDlToH JouRxAI.-Ths civilitiss Of The
day srs scarcely pronounced before the
farmers Of this community will Inform you
twice, yes thrice. Of the ''hard times"
lox prices Of grain, etc., with any amount
Of severe eensure Of the commercial gentry
Of Saint Cloud. regard It - obvious
that should wheat decline one cent more,
year sanity city will be disrobed OF it,,
sshctity, sven shoald nothing moro serious
befsll her. But reader permit reason to
perform ito legitimate Office and lot u,
calmly survey the sources Of your COM
plants. There 10 IN adequate cause for o.
cry issue, bs it religious, moral or COM
merei.l; hence the Intelligent mind will
trace the present pressure to it, legitimate
source, 7 heard gentlemen remark the
other day that our present monetary crisis
is the expected result Of . Republican Gov
ernment. This is not perfectly transparent
to your correspondent. History, II faith.
full ID IL trust, reveals to ~ tho fast that
Europe with her crowned heads and Dis
tingaished titles should blush ct her ree-
ords.of suffering. 1t cannot then be ow-
Ing % pqi fornsof sovsransnt that wheat
il worth only fifty cents per bushsl, and
I am told by those much older than your
certsspsndent, that the present srs but
shadows Of the times which bsar date with
our Dsaserasie legislation. I repeat, thss,.
1T us consider; for b assured to attribute
. result % sources not IL fountain nsith-
er removes the difficulty nor relieves Tie
mind. AZ I cannot diversity ~ eor.ss-
peadsnee With items Of travel, I beg per-
niniea T. specialize little. You farmers
Of Maine Prairie have much for which you
should poseess gratitude 70 God md our
gsves.ns.t. Yoa Asve here Implanted
within your 70 .aad climate The sleasats
Of health and great pr.dastiveasss. while
~ country which protects you has given
aa.y Of you homes On ths ftss trade yls.
These ars indispensable requisites to tls
spjoy9qt 81 ne1kied :aad dsya's9ssa'
Of ~ eeualry. You have practically
sdsptsd 'tas popular objections urged
against our Stats, vis.: that yes eaa only
raise wheat BY lutsiag ysur farns cut IN
wheat nd eats.H Il h doubted By May
whether Aiaassot. a. produce :. pound
OF pork Or bssf without involving ths pro.
duesr In loss. Il Ais trss9 While o&As,
subjects srs being discussed In your lyee'
un with profit, let this one receive yea,
attsatioa bslors The balny days Of spriIl
ard The xarblfnss Of merry soag,tsss IN
1oanss H. downing Of another sesd tin,
| s.4 svle. Minnesota has predaes.
r.t. 'assiay in excess Of hs.s eo.sump
tie9ead tho resources Of = ssw country
aad now finds herself shsed Of rsilros,
soaaunsssGios With eastern markets
/ hence the present low prices. Let No pre-
! seat II. f,llovins r,a,di.s
LIST. Let every farmer put out nike
crop, spat Il ont in season, and not e
lar E. ''''" In =" N.,...% 49,
-. wy w A0uO aVOo soUs SWO q
}Ithres pig, aad these very peer e.ss, ~
s.oaxA q stsak 'htn Of. on, huadre
|aud sixty aeres. - ''''''..,. .-r- ..;'',.'
Sd. Sop szesaasiag wheat at fl
sslss md soats u twsnty-siSht cent, ?,
! bu,hsl &rpsrf u 80 pr evt., ;;iaia l.r
!. st twenty-five sssts pr iouad. "..,s.
AR 10il1oA ,rsllrssA Aext Year,:
eosnset yourselves With ~. Cleaa sad Pc
ut city, ssdtks2 l5e1s cst61 hea Ia,
i, Superior which is eontee 70 g. Cler!!
eea8, o., i Dea't; ,tep., Ut :h.e.su :! u
Il have the other. You nssd both 81 <besld
}, w. hist n6s tsks Ill The trade IRON
CfoGa II oans. :" I'D isis 94i-e.-4. x.zit
= Y5s5reSI 57SIw 3sj.t i..4 ,9ssi.y..5 . LIN:
}. 1ostAz 9 Cestsast 40 asbt: daring ~ ~
+ 1870 which viii ess,ane ysur srsl' bses
/ proddessd.i Better iivso % - tsnd pess
Z Ak5 adiie sasti6et s ys4ts:p>.os Il nj,
u reputation. seod xi11 = 'yes.lr vile aaa'
: IN :nstEtIA ~ - . thnxs I.
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