Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-27
Letter from Minnesota.
WINNRBAGo CITY.
Mar. Il, 1873

WINNEBAGo CITY.
Mar. IL, 1873.
To The Editors Of the American -
DEAR SIRs-wc have had very cod
winter hcre.but the appearance is now that
We shall have an early spring, as farmers
commenced sowing wheat the tenth OF
this month; we have had no rain vet. the
snow all went off by the warm sun which
has made its power very materially felt
here. Our railroad has been blockaded
most Of the time for two months and the
result is that the warehouses are all fun OF
wheat, and farmers have not been able TO
sell, therefore money is very hard to be
got and commands high rate of interest
There is, think a pretty sure prospect OF
North and South railroad being built
through this town the coming season which
will give us two competing roads. My
own opinion is that when we get that road,
Blue Earth Valley will be one Of the rich
est ard most desirable locations in the
United States.
Most every farmer here has now under
cultivation one hundred or more acres
can stand in the upper story Of my house
and see thousands Of acres OF wheat and
corn fields, also see the ears for eight, or
ten miles out on the prairie. The great
organization Of farmers into the order cali
ed Grange" will In due time. think.
show its fruit.
The tariff must be materially reduced
and look more towards revenue than pro-
lection. SO far as I can understand the
feelings OF western farmers. think that
they have already paid about their part OF
the war debt, and they mean TO propose 10
the manufacturers and other classes OF the
people TO pay something Ia the future.
Another great want of the West Is cheap
transportation Of their crops 10 the East
This they will. think, In a few years get,
by ship canal from Lake Superior TO the
river 81. Lawrence. The people As a
mass have lost confidence to very great
extent, in their Congress. They could
perhaps stand the Credit Mobilier because
they could consign those of whom 1t was
the Government Of forty millions, but had
about the same as committed perjury. TO
Political death. They could stand also.
The increase of pay Of the members. but
when they voted themselves a steal of Ave
thousand dollars each. money they had
not earned, that was the "fcather thu,
broke the camers back" | think the peo-
eise tnat mas been done yet not excepting
old Pomeroy's buying his election, or Pat
terson's Perjury. was very glad when
learned that not any Of the delegation
from the good old State OF Maine had any
part In the steal. do not know a. they
are more honest than others, but they
have proved they had too much sense to
dig their own Political Grave, and then get
Into it, Twas truly proud Of my own ma
tive state. How fair she stands alongside
of the Buffers, Ameses, Banks, Dawes, &c
l was very much disappointed In n. p.
Banks, also In NJ. II. Dunnell. We claim
him no longer rs a son of the good old
State, he must he an illegitiniate child at
most. but do not believe he was born
there ut all. Jas. G.. Blaine did honor TO
himself ana State when he refused to peck
ct that steal.
intended to have given you the objects
and ends for which the order called
Oranges are proposed to be organized not
suplosins that any are organized in that
state. We are jus, organized, only met
two nights and already number over one
hundred just west OF US lodge was or
ganized with 80 members the first night
The order will be composed Of the best
farmers in the country. reckon myself
one as have 100 acres under the plough.
Yours, ID L. W.