The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-05-30
THE NATIONAL COLONY.

THE NATIONAL COLONY
Once again (but not once for ALL We
wish to announce that the National
Colony is located in Southwestern Min.
nesota and Northwestern Iowa. and
that in these sections is contained what
is called the cream Of the prairies. We
do this because we wish to say word
to our friend Of the Sibley Gazette in
response to an article which appeared
in that paper last week. The Gazette
says:
AS regards soil we have heard it init
mated that it is low and wet. with nu-
merous sloughs near w. Certain it is
that Slbley receives a good deal Of
trade that would naturally 90 to w.
but for bad roads. Concerning the
Advance, itself, we ALWAYS EXPECT to
get something fresh and livelv in it's
columns, and are never disappointed.
but we must confess that we do not
like so much assumption of extraordi-
nary advantages possessed by the Ma
tional Colony-as though the lands of
that Colony were especially favored by
gods and men.
Now we do not wish to be under
stood as comparing Worthington with
Sibley, for the former is a '!citvn and
the latter only a lively village, but have
noted a few facts of general knowl-
edge. We do insist, however, that we
have as blue a sky, as balmy an air. and
as excellent a soil as the good people of
the National Colony.
And so do we. Sibley is only 1s miles
from Worthington, and the mere fact
that an arbitrary Estate line'' crosses
between the two towns does not change
the soil nor the climate. The Nation.
al Colony extends into Osceola county,
Iowa, and many of the settlers now To-
Gated there, and whose trade goes to
Sibley, were attracted to this part OF
the West by the advertisements of Mil
Ter, Humiston & Co., setting forth the
advantages of this locality. The Colo
ny Company have advel tised these
prairies to the extent of column to a
column and half in between four hun
dred and FIVE hundred different news
papers throughout the United States,
and have done more to call attention to
the State at large than any one
company has ever done, not excepting
even the railroad companies.
The soil and the climate of the Ma
tional Colony are especially favored of
''gods and men," And we want to say
to the Gazette about what we intimated
last week to the Rock co. Herald, that
when surrounding papers attempt to
detract from the National Colony they
detract from themselves. The AD-
VANCE has spoken for all this section of
country and not this County alone.
Southwestern Minnesota and North
western Iowa are :'all of a piece,'' and
are destined to become one of the finest
garden spots of the West. AS to Wor-
thington and our people, we take a just
pride in them, and we have the testi-
mony Of scores of outsiders that the
community is a model one in culture
anu character.
For three years the National Colony
Company has been shaking the bush
and the surrounding counties have
been catching good share OF the birds.
OF course, the greater part remain here
in Mobiles County, but Rock, Cotton
wood, jackson, and Osceola across the
line, have scores of settlers who were
brought here through the agency Of
Miller. uumiston & Co. Thus are we
doing good to those who ''despitefully'
use us. We are overrunning them
with blessings and with generous treat
ment, and, without confessing it to
themselves, they are adopting or IDEAS.
The temperance feature is a leven which
is pervading the whole lump Of coun-
ties around us, and all the children are
beginning to cry to come up to Worth
ington and go to the Seminary. We
shall not stop doing good to our neigh
bors because they receive it in mar
row spirit.