Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-11-20
"SHAII GO WEST?n

This question still comes to Us from young
and old men, Indicating degree Of restless
ness that is fatal TO success in any locality. One
of the best things for man TO do when he set
ties on farm is to determine that ii is 10 be
his permanent home, and work accordingly.
The determination to abide in one place results
in an accumulation Of influence AMI ability 10
succeed that tie mere temporary sojourner can
not acquire. "Shall 90 VEST" asks young
man who has nothing but his hands to work his
way with. No! stay here Rent some Of these
neg ected and almost deserted farms for term
Of years aud make money enough of Of IL to
buy IT, Keep as near the large consuming mar
kets rs You cau-eyen though You DO have TO
pay double tor your land. Labor will be more
plenty and cheaper and manules more easily
obtained.
"Shall 60 Vest" asks \ man past middle
age who has "a hard, though good and we'll
conditioned FARM that yields him fair income
with hard work. No! II you value life long
friends and associations and the comforts you
have accumulated about you, stay whore you
ara. Better go East instead of West; and this
remark reminds US of an editorial We saw in
the Prairie Farmer not long since, discussing
the question sis ii best TO go Vest" 1t struck
us as frank sensible kind of talk from West
ern journal and We cut 1t out. Here are three
paragraphs from ii:
That young fnrmer with the hope Of many
years. before HIM, and the means TO buy sec
| ton Of land the other side OF the Missouri, has
| good encouragement to go thither and build up
improvements, and embark in stock raising is
certain. But il the farmer is somewhat adj
yanced in life and has but short purse, the
| case may be different. The former wants q
large farm OIL which lie can realize on the rise
Of property The latter needs place where
he can be surrounded with the comforts of life
| and can have ready market for the things he
4 ha lat far ole md fbara tunt
do well to look about them, and possibly trave
East some distance, before they make up theil
| minds that their condition can be improved only
| by going in one direction. Doubtlessly many 8
| farmer W i'll leave Illinois befor next spring fol
the west when he might have done better tc
have bought out some farmer living East o.
| him who had the Western fever.
Estimating the cost of the buildings, fences
wells and orchards at their lowest cash value
and deducting 1t from the price demanded fol
farms in many localities In the well improved
portions of the West and it will be seen tha
the soil is held at figures hardly above the un
fenced praries lying toward The land of sun
set. live now subtract the value Of public i'm
proyements that are ploportioEate TO the siz,
OF the farm in question, We shall in many case!
find that we are getting land at about wha
railroads are asking for it five hundred mile
TO the West. As TO schools, churches and othel
things that minister to the needs of civ ilization
their value is estimated not In greenbacks o
even in gold, and are therefore left out of th,
comparative estimate Of value. Nor can w
take into the account the worth of friends an,
acquantarces who arc within visiting reach.
Butthere are other things in favor CT goinl
East instead of West, ifthere is reason for chan
ging ones location. The further we 60 to.
wards the seaboard cities the higher are prices
for everything the farmer produces, while the
further we go West, till we approach the mining
! region, the lower is the price Of nearly every
article. Particularly is this the case with but
ter, egg, poultry and garden Vegetables; tn,
things after all, in which there is the mos
profit, considering the cost Of their production
Then again, it must be kept in mind that tn
further West We go the higher becomes tn
price of nearly everything farmer has occa
' sion to buy, whether it is any kind of building
material or articles for the use of the family