The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-17

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their tributaries on the other. Though
many of the streams crossed by the rail
| road are drivable for miles above the
CROSSINGS they have not been driven.
The pine has therefore not been called.
The character of the Wisconsin river
pine is well known to lumbermen. That
! on the line of the railroad is admitted to
| be better. The timber from the right
| of way of the railroad has been hauled
over the road to Gill's Landing, taken
| down the Wolf river to the mills at Osh-
kosh, and even by rail to Fond du Lac,
and notwithstanding this increased rate
of handling it competes with Wolf riv
| er pine The railroad company offer
| excellent inducements to millmen.
The lands Of the company are In the
alternate odd numbered sections for a
distance of twenty miles on either side
| the railroad, and being thus arbitrarily
selected they of course vary in character
though nearly all heavily wooded either
with such hard woods as white and
black Cor red) oak, hard and soft maple,
| butternut, ash, Eastwood, beech, birch,
| etc, or with pine and hemlock. tits no
uncommon thing to find land that will
| cut IL, 900 feet OF pine to the acre.
The railroad company has done wise
| ly III avoiding the common course OF
| land and timber owners generally. 1t
| has made development its watchword.
| It seeks mills and settlers. The millman
desirous of locating on the line of the
| Central is furnished with all necessary
information and with a compete guide
! to aid him in the examination of the
pine in the various localities, generally
to aid him IN selecting a suitable loca-
ton. Selection being made the COM
pany reserves for him the pine in the
vicinity for term of years at reasonable
prices and on the most ibral terms of
| payment, generally requiring payment
only as the pine IS cut.
| Eireights on logs and manufactured
| lumber are very reasonable. Pine can
also be obtained Of settlers and other
parties at reasonable prices. The large
percentage of the higher grades Of lum-
Der on the line of the Central is just now,
in the low state Of the lumber market,
an especial attraction.
There are also excellent locations for
the manufacture of agricultural imple-
ments, pals and tubs, hubs and spokes,
slaves, etc The material is abundant
cheap and good.
Large amounts of hemlock bark are
being shipped from various points on
the railroad to the tanneries of Milwau-
kee, Chicago and elsewhere. The sup
ply is inexhaustable and;at present prices
there is unquestionably a good profit IN
this business. In short, northern WIS
consin abounds it undeveloped wealth.
Fortunes are made there, and numbers
are seeking their fortunes there. We
are informed that almost every train
that leaves Stevens Point for the ''end
of the track" takes some enterprising
mill man in search of a mill site, not to
mention the pine land hunters and set
tiers. But northern Wisconsin not on
| " offers to the manufacturer and spec
ulator an ample return for capital in
vested, but it offers superior induce
ments to the poor man seeking home.
| He may secure land under the home
stead laws, which offer to every man a
| home at the sale cost Except the land
| Office fees) of a residence on and i'm
provement Of the land. Or he may pur-
chase OF the railroad company, which un-
like many land grant companies sees
that it's true interest lies in securing set
tlers-thus increasing the business Of
its road-enhancing the value of its I'M
sold lands Hence it offers it's lands at
low prices to actual settlers and on easy
terms Of payment. Good lands within
easy reach OF a station can be bought at
from 50 to $40 per acre, according to
location and character. All necessary
information is given to parties desirous
Of examining and selecting, a guide be-
ing furnished when necessary. Build
ing material costs only the labor of cut
ting and handling, and the log house Of
III
as any frame house. His fuel and fenc-
ing are ready to his hand and inexhausti-
BILE. We would not, however, recon-
mend any one to settle in northern Wis
consin who is not prepared for hard
work. The land is heavily timbered-
the labor of clearing is considerable.
But besides the advantages of cheap
building material, fencing and fuel, he
the prairie. The mills now in operation
and the large number of others in course
of construction, and to be constructed,
with the logging operations, will furnish
him employment at any time. Besides
which, the hemlock bark, hard woods
and pine Gf any from his own land, will
find ready market. He may gather {.
crop before he plants.
loan. That it is productive the follow
ing actual results will show. And it
must be remembered that in the figures
of areas given much unproductive land
is included. The land is hardly cleared
more than enough to allow tue access Of
the sun. The stumps and many Of the
logs are still on the ground.
One settler near Dorchester has raised
this last season 454 bushels of potatoes
on two acres of ground from II bushels
of seed, and they were of the finest
quality. The same party from a little
less than one quarter acre has raised q
bushels of ears of good corn (yellow
f1int.) Another raised 119 bushels OF
rutabagas from three-fourths of an acre.
Another clearing yielded three tons per
acre of timothy hay. Another 100
bushels ''Dent'' corn (ears) per acre.
Garden vegetables, cabbages, tomatoes,
onions, melons, &C., yield well.
AS to fruit IL is too early To daoida