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

they must even grin and bear with what
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 nov have
added to our population and business COM
munity, Lawyer, Major Overton: Allopathic
Physician, DIR. Wait; Homeopathic, Or. haine: q
Druggist, NJ NJ. Moore, one Livery Stable,
Hutchins & Loyett. Messrs Woodley & Shu-
maker have come up to start a brickyard, and
propose to construct block OF i've brick
stores on the south of the Depot. MIR. Perkins
from Red Wing has a 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 Of lots 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 theirs are ssmillions' between here and
Shutdown.
Parties have been coming up all winter and
selecting lots and lands, and are coming along
in increasing numbers by each train. The
Minnesota Irish who are prccluded from enter
ing the Swift County colony push right along
10 Stevens county, which adioins Swift county
on the )rth, has better SOIL 70 ling land and
more desirable country every way, with just as
good railroad facilities.
Post offices and mail routes are being estab-
| lshed throughout the county good national
| roads nov exist: the streams are being bridged
| and every preparation made for the reception
| the fool Of emigration that will pour in with
| the advent of spring.
Within three years the wheat forwarded
| from this place has increased from one thous-
| and to one hundred thousand bushels. No.
wheat 81 cents
Think Of that, We slow old togies Of
countries that are settled up and fin
ished off and sailed down! An increase
OF wheat shi pments in three years from
one housnnd bushels % one hu,ul1cd
Thousand !.
One hundred thousand bushels OF
wheat received and nearly one hundred
thousand dollars disbursed in a little
village of dozen houses! Hancock
can tell nearly the same story and Doug
las in another year will do us. well.
Hancock is village nine miles south
east of Morris on the line OF the railroad I:
| and Douglas isa railroad station nine
miles northwest OF Morris. Oi 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
1873, $1,000 bushels. Its entire receipts
from last years crop will probably AZ
gregate &c. 900 bushels.
Where the wheat comes. trade will
follow. Where trade is population and
Improvements will follow. Where these
are, $ ,hools, churches and the refine ments
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 Il per ct. interest, after paying
all taxes. on $4,000 per acre; conse-
quently the land is intrinsically wortt
slj per acre. and it sells for : 80 OF
$500 per acre simply because there j:
such An abundance Of it. But If an acre
Of land in Stevens county costs $500 pei
acre and yields as large an income a
land in OImsted county worth 81, 90 pc
acre. why is it not practically WORT
SJU,H per acre.