The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-12-06
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4 private correspondent from Tar %,
Dakcts Territory in orms lie that Rev. @.
B. Stevens formerly Of this place, has
selected that town a. his future home,
h,yirg already organized Presbyterian
Society an viii probably build a church
for worship during the coming sumner
largo may congratulate itself on having
secured man whose business enterprise
energry ani capital, combined with great
personal iuteg,ity AMI an unsuIied lite viii
have lasting effect for good or their rising
young town. lis work here cxtendi. Z
oyer nine years viii always stand an enlur
ing monument Of his public li5erahty and
christ au ,al. Ia speaking Of the futare
Of DlAoti, the GORE, pondeat says:
''In soil it seems impossible that land
should be more fertile than is this Of the
Wiley of the Red river of the North Land
broken rom tile llrairie a year ago, produced
this last season from "euty to twenty-five,
and thirty bushels to the acre Il would
cost only about seven dollars per acre to
cover all the expenses Of the crop in b.g4
ready for market and on the line of the Y
2. II. Il. it would SCI. for but little less
than the mark ct price of Milwaukee. From
ten to fifteen dollars per acre is about the
profit the farmers here are MAXIM at the
close Of their second years occupancy OF
sheir lands. These lands by actual settlers
can be pr emptei u the extent Of 80
acres, can be taken as homestead to tie
ext mt Of $50 acres N IRE; and for setting
out forty acres il tree that viii be needed,
another 16D acres Gree Claim" can lie
secured or foar hundred and eighty acres
Of the best soil ever made can be reached
by the poor man in the course Of two or
three years. As might be supposed hun
lreds, and thousands are fastening to take
advantage o. this opportunity. | cannot
tell how much land has been entered during
the t1re2 weeks l have been here but
would slppos scores of thousands of acres
would be within the limits Of truth And
this 3 vast region to BE- occupied.
"Qcelns # land is the phrase a friend of
mini, wlo htd visited here. Used to de-
s'fib. i. Since have been here l have
travelled down the Rel river eight u.iIes,
AMI find it al inst as valuable am toIl
that to eighty mi. bcyoul to Ptm5na-
it Is still tie same. So too south Of Us
hundred mile. up t.is river spg,ads cut il
broad prairies this fertile valley Of the
Red river OF the North.
know that the climate would BE the
Tread of many. Doubtless the mercury
settles away down into the bulb sometimes
n the winter. But It Is prepared ror-aud
encountered without much suffering
For grain farms this is Of little
consequence. Fer stock Using I
should not re ard our winters here as very
unfayorable. The wild grasses are very
uutriojous, aud 81 unlimited in am0an. tina,
the literally leI animals thrive upon it,
and come cut in good condition 10 the
spring. Where the buffalo without human
care hYed aud thrlvei, in vast herds sun
meg aud winter surely stock raising may
male very profitable By human foresight
. n care.
But how about schools and churches
rs everywhere in new counties: except as
this seems destined to be ssstlel With a
rapidity and with pecuaiary advantages |
almost unprecedented. 1t Is pretty sure
that very soon the school house ana the /
church will be reared to meet The wants of (
these incoming malst4des. These multi. :
tades are now { N ". IN twc years Of /.
good crops almost every expense of a good .
home ought to be me. by the thrifty aud :
frugal, and then en- abundance would soon
enable So .ers TO buill churches and
schools. largo has NOT been occupied yet
quite seven years Is rapid growth j. Of /.
much more recent dats still And yet
with a pepulation Of seven hun red It has
Pretty well sus aimed schools it has
two church edi6ces Episcopal aniMetholis.
The Presbyterian Society Just organized
IRE hoping 20 start aat as a self sustaining
and are pretty sure to erect
nice place ef worship this ensuing season.
i bank with capital of $50 .Q09 is said
. be in contemplation when spring comes.
There IS hotel her about lae tie Beck
nan House of Sle5oyZan and tao Others
f good capacity. Another three story
,ody aad wing four story with basement
.ouuted, Is rapidly Fastening TO completion