Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-11

Does the speaker know the " deficiency
of timber" is hardly realized, we fine
so good substitute in wire fences, viii
low and other hedges, stone walls, tn,
herd law, and our coal mines that yield
abundantly. Our improved wire fence
can be built for fifty cts, per rod and ha:
been so thoroughly tested and approved
farmers are fast adopting it all through
the Western States Rock is found in
lodges and farmers neither have to pillow
around or remove hardheads before they
can till the soil. Our blowing, planting
reaping and moving, is all done by ma.
chinery that only require man to ride
and see that the machine performs the
work we'll One team, man and boy
can easily cultivate eighty acres of land
and should the boy be minus oftentimes
girl can fill his place, and yet Western
etiquette will allow her to be lady.
We often see wealthy farmers daugh-
tiers, who have the advantage of good
education and can execute any piece OF
music equal to the best, do the cooking
for the harvest hands, or take their place
upon the reaper and with reins in hand
execute their work there equally as well.
Education here means useful as well
as ornamental. | admit some parts of
the West are poorly watered, but they
are exceptions. Most parts are we'll
watered In Iowa boiling springs,
brooks and creeks are numerous.
In other localities our drilled wells
often go down to the depth of several
hundred feet but good water is always
the result.
The little State of Vermont produces
more according to her population than
any other State in the Union"
think if you will canvass thoroughly
you will find you have not acres of land
enough to do that. Here cornfeld a
mile long and a mile wide is no uncom-
mon thing.
In reply to the question, Shall we
all leave" ETC.. would say, no, indeed
that would be like the minister's prayer
for rain, overriding the thing" You
have beautiful homes and many privi-
leges. Enjoy them to the fullest extent,
hut tbooo u,ho have ,,o+ ,n1 nil 49,,
West. will find healthy climate in spite
of the rainy days or mud and the
terrible winds that blow almost inces-
sanity are healing, pure and utilizing,
the changeful weather you will soon
become adapted to and but comparative
ly few people die of pulmonary diseases.
To say we have "a coarse country in
habited by a coarse people" is the most
unkindly cut of all, and will never be
substantiated by those who know the
west or her people.
Hon A. A. Wyman says the great
trouble with New England is we have
been inflated. New England is all right,
it was only the speaker.
New England, although largely en-
gagged in manufacturing, can produce
everything they require if they will, but
in that event where would the west be ?
Weexchange our productions for theirs.
You will have to borrow some of our
western soil, construct gardens and set
aaoat on your streams if you do. Never
you fear, dear sir, in that event we
should not go unclothed or unfed Are you
aware the western states are doing a vast
amount of manufacturing, with ca
pacity for doing much more? You
might move all the manufactures of
New England into this broad west and
we should hardly realize we had any new
neighbors.
Long distance to market is rapidly
becoming one of the things of the past.
With our numerous railroads all i'm
portant points in the west can exchange
produce with you without a change Of
car. The monopoly corporation called
railroads" we find an important help
here where we raise grain by the hum
bred acres. Perhaps in New England
you might take your produce to market
with a one horse cart and be independ-
, ent of railroads.
We apprehend no danger of becom-
ing bankrupt" THE high rates Of
interest have prevailed here for
years, and yet "the people prosper,
the centennial year find US a glorious,
free and Independent people. A man
who is indolent or lazy is truly a poor
man and not likely to succeed well il
the west, but with strong arm and 8
will to do, no mans family need wan
the comforts of life; yet in any climate
E we may often see men toll energetically
and never amass great wealth. Is i
kind to tell them they are INDECENT Oh
. no fnaneiers because kind fortune ha
not smiled upon them as profusely a
q upon US? My western education would
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