Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-07-12

homo or the $4,000 acres Of land in our coun
ty II is estimated that this year (lS7b) there vii
DO 10000 In corn, $4,000 In wheat, 10000 In cot
ton, and 10000 acres In miscellaneous grains
making IN aggregate Of 100000 acres In cultiva
ton, leaving n balance Of ever 100000 acres un
improved. The improved lands are held Mt iron
IS TO S25 per acre, and the wild lands from 81 .b'
to % per acre, the general average being abou
$3.50 per acre. The bottom lands, however, ART
held at somewhat higher rates than this. A
these prices the Immigrant OF limited means car
soon have a comfortable and attractive home, and
good market for every product VI his farm
garden, dairy, or orchard. Stock requires ne
feeding here In the winter, except be such as u
worked. We know nothing Of laboring through
the summer to gather forage with which TO feed
our stock through the winter, and yet, good
horse, fine mule, or hne COW, will command a'
good price and as ready sale here us In Ohio
or Missouri, even though the absolute cost Of
raising them Is little more than the cost OF rails
ing u chicken. Grape culture has been com
menced in this county with fine prospect Of sue
cess. II Is asserted by persons who have been
engaged in the vineyards Of California, but who
are now engaged In tho cultivation Of tho grape
In this county, that our soil and climate have
advantages over that Of California for the success
ful raising of the grape. Large quantities Of
wine arc being made every year by our citizens
from our native grapes, and that too OF excellent
quality. 1t may be q matter Of interest to many
to know that in settling In our county they will
not be among strangers. Our population is made
up Of immigrants from every State In the Union.
Every trade, profession and occupation Of the old
States have their representatives here. Nor will
you come among ignorant and debasea people.
For general intelligence, industry, sobriety and
enterprise, the citizenship Of our comfy (barring,
Of course, those recently held in bondage,) will
not suffer In comparison with the citizenship Of
any inland community Of the same size In Ameri-
ca. Numerous schools and churches are scattered
all over the county, and are well attended. No
settlement OF any size Is without It's schoolhouse
and one or more church organizations. In Waco,
the county seat, are ten church edihces, all but
three Of which are large and oommodious and
built Of brick. In these worship the Baptists,
Old School aud Cumberland Presbyterians, Metho-
dists, Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, Lutherans,
and Christians or Cambellites. Here also are
numerous FREQ and private schools here the Bap-
lists have University, the Methodists Female
College, the Prcsbyterians aud Roman Catholics
each High School, all we'll sustained and well
attended. Here, too, are published two daily
and three weekly newspapers, all well sustained
and syeraly devoted to the principles Of tho yari-
Gus political parties Of the country also three
planning mills, two foundries, and one large cotton
and woolen mill and two large Touring mills.
The whole city Is built Of brick, and Of the most
substantial character. In closing this letter we
do not know what better proof we can offer to
substantiate what We have here presented with
regard to the inducements our county presents to
tho immigrant than to furnish the following sta
tistics McLonnan county was organized In
1850, with only few hundred population. The
census Of 1860 showed the county to have . apopu-
lation of 1905, Of which Waco village contained
about 500 The census Of 1870 showed the coun-
ty to have population Of l3,5Oe, of which 3,6ls
were within the corporate limits Of Waco. From
information gathered from the assessment rolls Of
the city and county for the years ls7s-5, We can
confidently assert that to-day the population Of
tho county Is over $4,000, and that Of the city
$4,000. The assessment rolls further show that
In 1874 there were in the county 10000 head Of
horses valued at an average Of 5000 per head
that there were 2l 500 head Of cattle valued at on
average of $3.50 per head that there were $50
mules valued at an average Of s6O.5O per head
5000 head Of sheep valued at an average OF 81 60
per head and that the value Of the assessable
property Of the county was over $4,000, 900 that
there was shipped from Waco during the year
ending Sept. i, 1874, $4,000 bales Of cotton, So
523 pounds Of wool, as the crop Of 1874, aud from
March /, 1874, to March j, 1875, 81, i5o pounds
Of hides. Such is the county and county town TO
which We invite the attention Of the immigrant.
Are you u capitalist We want you. Your
money will net you good per cent. any way you
may wish to invest IT, Are you farmer We
want you to deyelopc our wild prairie lands into
magnificent fields Of corn, wheat and cotton. Are
you laborerg We want the sweat Of your brow
to enrich our soil and surround you with plenty.
Are you merchant We want you to assist our
farmers In manufacturing thee machinery and In
building their homes. Are you lawyers, doctors,
teachers, or divines We want you to settle our
personal and pecuniary rights, heal our diseases,
teach our children, mend our morals, and last,
though not least, secure 10 yourselves wealth and
honor. Respectfully,
o. II, Leland, =. 5. Hammond, @. c. MoGreg-
or, W. A. Taylor, N II. oonger, Committee.
will here state that the persons from whom
this information has been obtained are gentle
men Of good standing and responsibility.
Yours, eFe