Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-02-10
Come to Iowa.

A recent writer in the New York
independent paints the following
truthful picture OF Iowa. 1t is so sell
dom that an eastern writer does the
West justice, that we are glad of
the ch nee to quote this one:
"Comc hither We anxious sons of
toll. Come, We distressed and care
worn hanger on Of city life, and find
country where there is room for ac-
tivity, energy, and 81 riqus oppor-
tunitics. Come here We who long
for health, and you will find in these
cooling brcezes your life will be re-
ncwcd again and again. We can
not commend the beouty spot of
America too much. There is every
thing to welcome the immigrant.
Rich land, cheap land, railroad ia
cilities, good water, good markets,
mild climate, short winters, and
within the confines of civilized life.
The post Office is close to your door,
ant yet the land is but S. to $40 an
acre. | have no doubt 4 little mon
cy invested here will double Itself
every three years. Lands are con-
stantly increasing in price, and the
opportunities for the successful
management Of cattle and sheep are
alone sufficient to guarantee fortunes
to well invested capital and directed
energy. know of no spot i'll the
entire West where can more safe
Is recommend the immigrant than to
Iowa. A very desirable class OF
settlers have located upon her soil,
mostly of New England parentage,
with all their high desire for schools,
is ,ciety, and re igious privileges,
they form :, community OF rare val
ne, and give high character to the
destinics of the State. The increase
in population is astonishing beyond
precedent, the capacities of her soil
are but just being developed. Her
position RS the greatest wheat grow
ING State in the West is now bat
tjir@, while there are millions OF
acres It'll waiting for the plow and
reaper. Good water is found 1t the
short depth Of rs to 80 feet. The
health Of the country is beyond con
,raAiction. The State is crossed h,
three admirable lines of railroad.
each connecting at one end with the
Pacific Railroad, while on the other
there is opened up all the Eastern
markets of Chicago, st. Louis, Gin
clnnati Pittshurg and New York.
The great Mississippi river gives
them cheap and advantageous
route to the entire South, and water
connections for transportation across
the ocean to all European ports. In
the eastern part of the State lands
are we'll settled, ana we observe"
(Splendid evidences Of taste and CIV
llization) large orchards of fruit
frees exhibiting 4 fine healthy
or with. The Traveller will be as
tonished at the immense corn fields
he passes. The railroad track often
divides a large corn field in two,
aud for miles we pass 4 succession
OF acres devoted exclusively to this
crop. The average produce oi
wheat is twcnty bushels to the acre,
md corn itly-iivc to ninety. The
soil is ,oamy, very deep, and does
not suffer from drought. While we
observe fields in Illinois bare and
srre from the effects Of the drouihs,
we SAW at the same time no esi
icnce of injury on the Iowa lands.
The roots of the corn run down TIL
thcy find moisture. \ single crop OF
corn or wheat will pay for the land.
Cattle increase with great rapidity.
The old farmer, who married OF his
daughter, instead Of giving her y
marriage portion in ntrsc4, settled
100 COWS upon the couple and lc!t
them to take care Of themselves. In
less than five years the" were en- joN-
ing IN income Of 5000 to $1,000
a year from the Increase OF their
herd. Such is lie in Iowa, and
such the Inducements TO migrants
to make il their home"