The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-02
SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED..
ANDOVER, MASS, July %. 1877.

ed me quite a number of questions
some of which was unable to answer.
l told them you would answer their
questions through the columns of the
ADVANCE. One of these gentlemen
gave me dollar to pay for six months
Of the ADVANCE which YOU will find
enclosed in this letter. His address is
as follows: George Martin, Slater, S. 0tl,
Street (Spinney's Wharf,) South Bos.
ton, Mass. Mr.. Martin does business
for himself in slate, tin and compost:
ton roofing: lie is also a plasterer and
chimney builder. He has a grown up
family Of five sons, and he wishes to
know If a man with such a family and
about two thousand dollars could make
good living. He talks of renting a
farm and putting his money into stock.
He wishes to know if he could find EN-
ployment in his line of business. His
idea Is to work ut his trade himself an d
let his sons work the farm. He has
had large experience in his business
and is able to compete with any firm in
the Northwest. John McNye (Mr.
Martins br0ther-in-law) will accom-
pany him. He has about five hundred
dollars, and lie wants to know if he
could succeed we'll in the west by put
ting that amount into stock. lie has
had four years experience of farming
in Scotland and he is a firstrate Slater.
1t you have any OlOny Journals. please
to send them one or two. -.
Yours truly.
JAMES CULLEN.
We are glad to see that our friend
Gillen, although driven out Temperate
ly by the grasshoppers, does not lose
his interest in Mobiles county. Now
that the danger from the pests is vir-
tually over, we hope soon to see Mr..
Gillen back working his farm.
We will answer Mr.. Martins ques-
tions as we'll rs we can:
l. For the first year after his arrival
here, We do not think Mr.. NJ. would
find much to do in his especial line of
slate, tin and composition roofing. In
a few years he might, with headquar-
tiers ut Worthington, build up quite a
business in this and adjoining towns.
AS a plasterer and brick mason, he
would find a good deal to do next year,
and IN increasing business every year
after that. 1t looks very much as
though the locust visitation was end
ell for some years to come, and, if so.
Worthington must now 60 forward
with rapid strides.
2. 1900 dollars would not start
large stock operation, but it is enough
to make good start, and we do not hes
itate to say that if Mr.. Martins sons
Will come on, invest that amount iu-
diclously i'll stock operation and man.
age it with ordinary skill, they will be
rich men in ten years. They are men,
we Judge, who are not afraid to work.
IT so, they cannot fail here. We know
men who came to Worthington four
years ago without money enough to
buy a good suit of clothes, lived here
through all the depression of the grass
hopper period, and have come out with
property worth from 81 900 to $500,
besides making living. The secret
Of their success is they ecorked and liv-
ed economically, instead of loafing a.
bout the streets and waiting for the
grassloppers to leave.
3. We can answer Mr.. McNye's ques-
ton as we answered Mr.. Martins.
Five hundred dollars will start him in
Il stock operation, and if he has had
experience i'll farming in Scotland, lie
will know how to use it to advantage.
There are farmers in this county who
are saying every day, IF l had just
five hundred dollars to start in stock,
l would he all right.''
We say to these gentlemen come on.
There are hundreds of men here who
have remained through four years of
locust devastation and who are DETER
mined to stay on, having undated
faith in the splendid outcome Of this
beautiful country.