The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-30


this issue of the ANT1-MONoPoLIsT
reaches it's readers.
There is this advantage for Home
stead.settlers in Stevens county, espe-
cially in the neighborhood of Morris.
Large farms have been opened and are
about to be opened there by men of
means, so that the poor man on a gov
eminent claim in, the neighborhood of
such farms would be likely TO get work.
A great drawback to Homestead set
Elements, is, that the Homestead lands
are generally far away from any labor
market, the poor man, who has to wait
a whole year before he gets anything
from the land has no opportunity to earn
any wages to keep afloat until his first
crop comes in, for all his neighbors are
Just as poor as he is and cannot hire help,
much as they may need it. if he is "a
man Of family, and without means laid
by for years support, he must leave
them in the wilderness, to go in search
OF work, if he is single man and goes
hens race from his home for the same
purpose some churlish fellow Jumps his
claim"
Now, from the facts we have already
stated, it appears to US that poor men
making government claims in the neigh.
borhood OF Morris-the present county
seat of Stevens county,-will have pltn-
ty of opportunities to get work without
leaving home.
AS a general rule the lands in the
neighborhood of Morris are excellent,
well adapted tor stock and grain farms,
indeed the settlers, west of the big
Woods" boast,-and this year not with
out some show of proof-that they can
raise the best wheat. grown in Mime
sofa.
But persons must be careful in their
selections for there are good many
sections on which there is little or no
tillage land although the very finest for
pasture and hay, then again, there are
sections almost wholly adapted for til
lage and stock raising.
Timber is so distant from Morris as to
be unavailable, the railroad company
supplies the settlers with cord wood at
the following rates: oak wood $3.50
cord. best maple $3.50.
The difference between the Morris and
ST. Paul wheat market is from II to IA
cents.
The railroad fare to Morris is about
eight dollars.
At present the settlers in Stevens
county are quite convenient to running
water, and those who will settle there
within the next three years are likely to
have the same advantage.
We do not know anything definite in
regard to the bonds on the st. Vincent
branch of the St. Paul and Pacific rail-
road, but we do not believe that they are
available now as the bonds on the main
line are.
And now we will explain why it is
that there has been such rush OF late to
get land in Stevens county
Neither location nor quality of soil -
though the latter cannot be surpassed in
any other portion OF the state-would
account for it, but, the opportunity to
get good land, and immediate title at a
price lower than government land, with.
in railroad limits, does
The bonds of the ST. Paul and Pacific
railroad company. known as the six mil
lion loan. can be bough. at very low
figure and are taken by the company, at
par. in payment for land; that is man
can pay, say, thousand dollars for
which he has paid. say, two hundred
dollars.
These bonds can be put on the lands
belonging to the company extending
from Morris to Breckenridge.
They have been selling in this city for
about 80 cents. but in our opinion they
can be had cheaper. we have heard of a
large sale where the purchaser bought
the land from the railroad company q;
Is per acre. and paid for it in bonds
bought at 20 cents on the dollar which
leaves him his land tor $3.50 per acre,
with his title deed in his pocket and no
fear of being Jumped"
1t is our opinion that rich men can, a.
q general thing. buy cheaper than poor
men. there are many reasons why
they can do so, and in this instance q
man buying large amount of bonds
may be able to get them at flower price
than 3 man who only wants as much as
will pay for 3 quarter section. tor the
former can send direct to Amsterdam