The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-03-30
they must even grin and bear with what
ever burdens are imposed upon them.
In the meantime Stevens county is

buty uuSG even EIlu duu UC1I Wleu " l"s
ever burdens are imposed upon them. :
In the meantime Stevens county is
growing rapidly. A correspondent of
he News-Ledger, from Morris, says: =
Morris is progressing finely. We now have
added to our population and business COM
munity, Lawyer, Major Overton; Allopathic
Physician, Dr.. Wait; Homeopathic, Or. kaine:
Hutchius & Loyett Messrs Woodley & Shu-
maker have come up to start brickyard, and
propose to construct block Of five brick
stores on the south of the Depot. Mr.. Perkins
from Red Wing has stock of twenty livery
horses on the way, and large stable being
built. Mr.. Shumaker from the same place is
about to build a residence. Mr.. Pearce has
purchased block oflots and will erect brick
house as soon as the weather will permit. He
builds OF Minneapolis brick. Several entire
blocks of lots have been sold within the past
few weeks. All of the r. r. land and home
steads within six miles Of this place is taken up,
but there are ssmilliOnS" between here and
Sundown.
Parties have been coming up all winter and
selecting lots and lands, and are coming along
Minnesota Irish who are prccluded from enter
ing the Swift County colony push right along
to Stevens county, which adjoins Swift county
o.1 the )rth, has better soil, rolling land and
more desirable country every way, with just as
good railroad facilities.
Post Offices and mail routes are being estab
lished throughout the county; good national
roads snov exist; the streams are being bridged
and every preparation made for the reception
the flood of emigration that will pour in with
the solvent of spring.
Within three years the wheat forwarded
from this place has increased from one thous-
and to one hundred thousand bushels. No. l
wheat 81 cents
Think of that, We slow old fogies Of
countries that are settled up and fin
ished off and salted down! An increase
OF wheat shipments in three years from
one thousand bushels to one hundred
thousand :!
One hundred thousand bushels OF
wheat received and nearly one hundred
thousand dollars disbursed in little
village Of dozen houses! Hancock
can tell nearly the same story and Doug.
las in another year will do as. we'll.
Hancock is a village nine miles south
east OF Morris on the line Of the railroad I:
and Douglas isa railroad station nine
miles northwest Of Morris OF the crop
of the year 1874 there were received at
Hancock. $4,000 bushels. OF the crop
Of the year 1875 there were received at
Hancock. up to the 10th OF November
1878, $4,000 bushels. Its entire receipts
from last years crop will probably az
gregate 20, 900 bushels.
Where the wheat comes, trade will
follow. Where trade is population and
Improvements willtollow. Where these
are s. .hools, churches and the refnements
and comforts OF lite will follow.
Where land yields 20 bushels OF wheat
to the acre, and one third Of it is profit
it yields II per Ct. interest, after paying
all taxes, on $500 per acre conse-
quently the land is intrinsically wortt
&lj per acre, and it sells for $3.50 o1
$500 per acre simply because there j.
such An abundance Of it. But If an acre
Of land in Stevens county costs 100 PEI
acre and yields as large an income a
land in Oimstcd county worth $50. 90 pc
acre. why is it not practically worth
Sj0,W per acre?