The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-06-10
EMIGRATION TO MINNESOTA.
1he English Middle Glass Strongly Inn
pressed In Favor Of Emjgrating to Min
nesOta.
Philadelphia Press, Maq 3OA.

Philadelphia Press, May soM.
The middle class on the other side
of the Atlantic, but chiefly in Eng
land, seem to be strongly impressed
i'll favor Of emigration to Minnesota.
The persons who are looking out for
good place to settle in are generally
well educated and intelligent, with
some means, without "a trade at their
fingers end,' but not afraid of such
industrial occupation az, without too
severely tasking their bodily strength,
will give them not merely the bare
living they now obtain at home, but
materially and permanently better
their condition. It takes too much
money to settle family in the Brit
lsh co]onies--particularly in Austria
liza and New Zealand-while the dis
tance Of these Pacific settlements is SO
great that, except in the event Of
great success, the exiles cannot afford
the expense and the time of visit to
their native land, where, reversing the
order Of things SO much regretted by
Oliver Goldsmith, "every rood Of
land maintained its man." An Eng
lishman Of this middle class, after
hesitating between New Zealand "a
charming country when a person has
reached it, after voyage which oc-
cupies months) and Minnesota, of
which he had heard favorably, re-
solved to try his fortune in the latter
place, there to purchase land and set
tie. In letter to the London Times
this gentleman (Mr. A. Waters, of
Ongar, Essex thus details his expert
ence and convictions. He says:
"Early in Liverpool, and in fourteen
days arrived at our destination. We
found most charming country, a
most enjoyable climate, and, what
was more to my purpose, soil Of
rich, black loan, fertile even beyond
my expectations. Last year was a
bad year tor farming operations in
those parts, on account Of the plague
Of grasshoppers which exceptionally
visited this State, but notwithstand-
ing this drawback, experience teaches
me, and this is confirmed by the set
tiers who have located themselves in
Minnesota, that taking one year with
another one hundred per cent. per an
mum profit can be realized on outlay in
the purchase and occupation and cult
vation Of the land. To sporting man,
too, Minnesota offers special advan-
tages, which can hardly be surpassed
in any country to which Englishmen
emigrate. Prairie chickens, rabbits,
and wild fowl Of all sorts and descrip-
tions are to be found in abundance, Civ
ing constant sport and an excellent
supply for the table, I could, indeed,
mention many other advantages and.
luxuries which are to be found in this
delightful country which cannot be
had by men Of limited means in any
part of Europe, nor, l believe in most
of our colonies. But fearing to tres
pass too much on your space, I will
only say in one word that I cannot
believe any country will afford so
profitable investments of small capt.
al, such cheap living, and such sound
advantages as Minnesota. Family
circumstances will keep me in Eng
land until next spring, and in the
meantime l shall be glad to give every
information to any intending emf
grant" After this no one need Won
der that a considerable emigration to
Minnesota from Essex will take place
this year. What a farmer pays
| yearly rental for Indifferent land in
Essex, one Of the poorest Of all the
English farming counties, will pur-
chase an equal quantity of admirable
land on this side Of the Atlantic.
There is the advantage, too, of SINH
larity Of language, law, and mode of
life.