The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-07-29

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its inducements and advantages t.
the immigrant, cannot suffer them t.
remain unknown without having hi'
attention directed to them. Oul
Governor, writi,g to Peter Cooper
Esq, of your city. under date o.
last November says: "From twenty
to twenty-five millions Of acres oi
prairie land have not yet been touch
cd by the plow. Homesteads may
be secured in many of the counties
of Northwestern Iowa, on Govern.
ment lands. While the greater por-
tion of unimprovcd lands may be
bought at from two and half to ten
dollars per acre. and nearly every
acre Of it as good land as any which
has yet yielded its wealth to cultiva-
tion." .-. -.
His Excellency in giving the for
eign population Of the State, makes
a rather marvellous omission. Here
are his words, as found in the letter
already alluded to: about one
sixth of the entire population came
from foreign countries. Germany
largely preponderating, Norway, Hol-
land and Sweden among the minor
nations of the Old World, have also
thriving settlements in this State. -
Now Of the entire foreign population
of this State q large portion is Irish,
and yet our worthy Governor is ST.
lent as to thcir existence in it. Can
it be that their religion or their poll
tics or both is barrier to their rec
ognition by the Governor? These
are confesselly among the very best
farmers Of the State and yet their
existense in it is ignored by it's chief
executive who appears to be on all
occasions SO laudably anxious to peo-
pie our state and develop its rcsour.
ces. We would supply this omission
by the foregoing, and at the same
time make it an inducement to others
OF our countrymen to come and do so
as thousands of them has done here
and who, by so doing, have made
themselves prosperous and independ-
ent. While VIZ unhesitatingly say
that our soil is unsurpassingly rich,
affording an abundant supply Of all
the nccessaries and many of the lux.
uries of life, for the Iowa farmer can
raise almost all kinds Of farm pro-
duce. Wheat is grown in every
county in the State. More than
thirty millions of bushels were raised
last year. Corn yields very largely
not less than ninety million bush
els having been grown in 1865
While Gov. Merrill estimates that
the census Of the present year
will raise these figures to one hund-
red and twenty millions. ......
This would place Iowa third in the
order Of the States in the production
of corn. .-5 .-@ @.: "s@ a-r.
Oats, rye, barley, potatoes and
vegetables Of all kinds yield abund-
antly throughout the State. -'5
The large unfeuced prairie lands
still a bounding in this state make it
one Of the best western states fol cat
tie raising. -. @--
The quantity of nay which may be
bad on the pralries, for the mere cx-
pense Of cutting and curing, makes
it easy and cheap to winter feed cat
tie and horses. During the year end
ing April 30, 1860, there were ship
ped by railroad alone over $1,000
sheep, 80, 900 cattle, 4l2,00O live
hogs, and 13, 900, 900 pounds Of Dress
ed hogs, and about 8, 900, OOO pounds
of wool. Yet notwithstanding we do
not pretend to affirm that we can give
a paradise to all comcrs. They must
como to do work; but work that will
pay. We want men of moderate cap.
ital who would be prepared to 60 on
those rich aud fertile lands of ours.
Any such persons emigratins to the
west with say $500. can in few
years make themselves comfortable
and happy homes. ---"'
You will see then, Hon. Dear Sir,
that We do not want pauper emf.
grafton, neither do we want . labor
ing class Of emigrants, for our la Dor
market is more than sufficiently sup
piled. Those who can buy them
selves good teams and make the first
payment on tho land, can, in one
year, and from one crop, realise
enough to make the next pa ymcnt and
support themselves in the INC antime.
Thus Gar of agriculture. :-a..~ Is
saaa aal> PUBL. ts.ea. aa~ u.
Our coal beds, tho broad dest and
deepest in the world, still hold undis-
turbed their exhaustless wealth.
Hero they lie, with a great river on
either side and with outlets in the
shape Of railroads which traverse
our State north and sonth, aud make
transportation cheap and convenient.
Now, those lands referred to above
arc owned by tho following Railroad
Companies :asea saniiGI = i
~ 9..asn5 He 4E.sHaa Acres.
Burlington & Missouri River. 90, ,O45
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 48i ,474
Cedar Rapids & Missouri River. IT'S, ,595 ..
Dubuque 4 Sioux City,. ,226 ,55S 81
McGregsr 4 Sioux City. $3.50. .372 800
st. Paul & Sioux City,. 1913 900
Des MONIES Valley. 4s6 ,02s. Al
Let US take this latter company
and sec what they propose to do:-
"Our lands, they say, "vary in
price, ranging from four to twelve
dollars per acre. averaging about
eight per acre, and will be sold on a