The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-11-28
VOLUME 25-NUMBER :

regular; and the MiHDesotiaB prefers
his winters to any ether, because they
are never open, rainy and mujdy,and
because sleighing is generally good
from the holidays until spriug. TIE
cold winters, no doubt, deter many
persons from a settlement on the
MinnesOta pCsirieS but there is great
uniformity in the statement while
the temperature is lower, yet people
do not suffer from cold in SIinnssots
as in the dsmper l2titudes. The the
Ory is that the dry atmosphere is like
a dry blanket to the skin, while
damp atmosphere is like wet Biau-
ket and produces ehilliness-
Another objection to the prAiries, is
the lack Of timber. But the prairie
settler Of Minnesota to-day points to
the prsiries Of Illinois and Iowa to
prove that timber San be grown soon
er than it can be cleared OF, and that
a farmer can grow rich raising wheat
on the prairies, while he is getting
ready to farm in a timbered country.
The saving Of labor on the prairies is
an advantage which Over-baIanees
many drawbacks.
THE NATIONAL COLONY
Is in Mobiles county, ,MinnesOta, selected
because Of its rich soil, convenience
to market, and freedom from. con
sumption and agUe. The enterprise
was set on foot last winter, and to-day
the settlers number several thousand
within the limits Of the Colony lands
The lands Of the Colony are admitted
to be the cream OF the prsiriss and ths
garden Of the State.
The soil is a black, rich, sandy loan
from two to four feet deep. The
prairie is not fat, bat rolling aud self
draining, and watered by lakes and
streams. There sreprobAbly City Of
these lakes within the limits OF the
Colony lands.
Worthington issitustedon the north
shore Of Lake OkabeBs, commanding
q fine view Of the water and Of the
prairie for miles beyond. This lake
is about seven miles in circumference,
has elevated points for building sites
along itsshores, and furnishes water,
ice, sand, gravel, boulders, fishing,
bathing, hunting and is a most bssuti-
ful feature OF scensry.
Graham Lakes are two beautiful
bodies of water with timbeFed shores,
where next Summer hotel win be
opened with q view to making these
lakes place Of SuuImerre resort. Where
neither lake nor stream is near, the
best Of water is Obtained by digging
from nine to twenty feet.
The Sioux city and st. Paul Rail-
road keeps the Colony in daily COM
munication with both cities. This
road is the chief link in the route,
connecting the Union Pacific with
Duluth, and this route to New York,
by lake and rail, is a hundred miles
shorter than the present route by Chi
csgO, hence 1t Is reasonable to expect
that most Of the through freight will
pass over this road.
Duluth is several hundred miles
nearer to the great heart OF the COR
tinent 10 be supplied tran Chiesgo,
and as this route is one Of the great
trunk lines running from the head Of
the lakes TO the interior, It is destined
TO do an enormous business.
a branch road is to be built from
WOIthington to Sioux Falls, there to
connect with q road TO YanktOn.
This, it is expected, will draw to
WOrthingtOn the Southern Minnesota
Road, thus giving 20 WorthingtOn
pass and making Il iii QUE 6f 'ttiie "sesr
Railroad centres in the Southern part
Of the State.
There are three towns, or Railroad
stations in the Colony, the principal
one and county seat, being Worthing-
ton. This is town OF between five
six hundred inhabitants. It already
commands a trade from four sur
rounding counties, besides MOBILES,
who come there to meet the Railroad.
Two warehouses have been built to
accommodate the grain seeking that
point for shipment, much Of which
comes q distance Of thirty miles. One
great want az that point now, seems
to be a Touring mill, aud any one who
would erect such mill, wOuld 10 q
large business. a sprightly newspaper
is printed there, called the Western
Adrdncc. A hotel has been built in
Worthington at n cost Of $4,000, and
is conducted on eastern plan, BY Mr..
Lyons, very worthy gentleman, who
understands the business aud takes
pleasure iu accommodating those who
hnG a temporary home in his house.
A public hall bsndiDg is about COM
pleted at q cost Of s., 900 md a union
school building is soon te be erected
, at q probable cost Of SIS. OOO.
A Seminary under the auspices Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church is also 10
be located at WoTthington and friend
wrote me q few days ago, that the 10
eating Of the SemiEary there is GER
tainty thus every energy is being put
forth to make WOrthington an edUca-
tional, as well a. rail road centre.
Professor RumistOn, the resident
manager, formerly Of Cleveland, is
IN educator Of nbOut thirty years ex-
perience, extensive travel and close
observation, and will do all possible
to aavance the educational interests OF
the Colony. He has already ordered
at a considerable cost, quantity Of
apparatus for the illustration ofpbysi-
cal science, which he viii donate to
the Seminary.
The high moral basis Of the Colony
enterprise, especially the temperance
feature, has drawn together q com
munity from Che better classes Of the
east. It is eastern society transfer
red to the west. The saloon being LEFT
behind and hence many Of the attend
ant evils of intemperanee are not to
be found there. All attempts to sell
liquor have been promptly suppressed
and there is not now drop Of intoxi-
eating beverage publicly sold in the
Colony. Worthington has never been
frightened with dellrium tremens,
nor dug a drunkard's grave.
To those who wish to find a new
location, where there is no liquor traf-
fc, no ague, no consumption, no Pois-
onous reptiles in summer, where there
is good soil, good climate, good
market, and good society and where
there will be superior church, school,
rail road, social and other privileges.
The government will give the settler
the land, II he Is willing TO go 9or 10