The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02
CORRESPONDENCE
A Ringing Call to Debt-Ridder Farmers to
Migrate to Stevens County.
Hermann STATION, Nov. 22nd, 1875.
Editor anti MOuODOltst:

HERMANN O1AAAON, INV. A-AO, 1000.
Editor Anti-Monopolist:
Westward Ho!
| wonder ii one fourth of the readers
OF the Anti Monopolist know what a
grand region of country lies on the line
OF the St. P. &. P. 4. r., stretching from
the village Of Lltchteld to the Red River
of the North? l wonder if it ever oc,
Cured to the thousand and one stunted
anu tax-ridden farmers OF the older
counties to sell their hopelessly mort
gagged farms and strike tor the unbroken
soil OF the west, where land may b. had
almost without money and without price.
Here is a glorious country waiting pa
tientlv for the hand OF toll and industry
to unlock its vast stores of bread and
butter tor hungy world. Ho, tax-rid-
den farmers, what's the use OF your
struggling against tate? What sense is
there in tolling and sweating to support
some fat capitalist or greedy corpora ion
who holds deadly mortgage On your
10 nestead Sell out at the bt st terms
you can get and strike TOR the free prai-
ries OF the west, and when you have Sc.
cured home that is free from encum-
berance. let it be your eternal resolution
that the avaricious capitalist shall never
fasten his greedy clutches upon that
home.
l need not say that am delighted
with this part OF Minnesota's heritage.
Though visiting it under the most unta.
vorable conditions, and although | have
not yet selected the exact place where l
shall locate, yet am quite sure there is
spot somewhere in this region which
was designed from all eternity tor me.
And now Mr.. Editor, am forced to
make confession. have tor some
time been the subject of . growing disgust
Tor the railroads, also tor railroad men.
and for the whole railroad system, !. fact
for which the Anti Monopolist is no
doubt largely responsible, and the Chi
cago, Milwaukee ard st. Paul Railroad
Largely SO.
Hereafter let me say that when the
Anti Monopolist attacks railroads. if it
does not make honorable exception OF
the St. p. & r. r. Z. and its corps of Of
ficers and employees, | shall consider it
my tuty to write to the editor and say,
..stop my paper catastrophe awful 10
contemplate. beg the Anti to heed
this warning.
When Mr.. Young, of the Grange Ad-
vance, said. a few months ago. that Geo.
L. Becker was his choice tor Governor
of Minnesota. thought him crazy
Think OF it. a railroad man for an Anti
Monopolist Governor! And yet. sir. il
Geo. L. Becker was candidate tor that
r. r.ar,ll hara trHry. 49,.
THAT is if Young didn g back on hin)
Why, sir, you feel the moment You gel
on this road that you are in different
clement Every officer, 81 far rs haue
met them. seem to take pleasure in Civ
ing information and extending courte
sizes. Even the very conductors are gen
tlemanly and accommodating. Let a
discriminating public give credit II
whom credit is due. even If it be rail
| road.
Hermann can boast of her musical tai
ent rs perhaps no other village in the
west can. Like an oasis in the desert OF
the sweet sweet strains Of the Bird 81
Paradise is the inspiring music Of Miss
| viii not speak her name, or St. Pau
might lure her away, ard then what
W uld become Of Hermann. know an
but poor Judge Of music. but viii say
that this young lady is the peer Of any
oryanist ever heard.
Hermann is beautifully situated on the
bosom of gently rolling prairie thai
seems to extend indefinitely in every di-
| rection. 1t has two stores that are DOING
an immense business, q grain elevator
that has already taken in about 81, Oo1
bushels of wheat, and three saloons tina
furnish the last proc of their perfec1
civilization The surrounding prairis
abounds with lakes and ponds. which
furnish ample inducement to the sports
man. Let all lovers Of the gun. the trap
and the fshpole come west Immediately
This IS perfect Paradise for SUCH
Finally, Mr. Editor, would say feel
ingly and sympatnetically, this countr,
Affords = fitting ratreai for all the de
fe Ated candidates Come west, m,
brother, find home on these delik httu
Irairies, nestle down among TIL
lakes, ducks, geese and fishes. and 70,
win find that tbey win never liz q d