The Newtown bee., 1878-03-07
Young Man, Don't Go West.

A correspondent of tue Wlllimantlc JOurnGI, of Feb. 18th, say We believe in most cases people will do better tO stay ln Connecticut than 10 take their chances among the wiids of the west especially is this the CaS5 if tue parties are going to en- gage i'll agriculture. The census of 1870 sho ws that Windham county has l90, ,G90 acres of improved and 10, ,309 acres of un- improved land. Now VIC ask why not Stay al or near home and reclaim some ot Con nectlculA waste or unproGuctlVc land ,lA- stead ot going 10 the western wilds 10 endure 1arusnlps and priValions no New Eng lander would attempt 10 undergo AuiG? ? Let any family Ill New England live as poorly, dress us they do n tue west, have no more luXurleS Ut lie here in CouncctlcuL than they have, in saCn case live by larmlng, we do not hesitate 10 say tl.e laTRseTsln Connecticut will save twice the money he can Tn the west. WeknoW by experience, farming is d slow way of making money, but the family, either tarmtr Or nlchaElc, who dU not save something above d living, If they have talr health, is tO blame. We ale not much in sympathy with any one who Is cIouking about hard times, We know ot no one who wants work but gets il, aL soI.e price. 1he idea that d poor man must feed his family every day on the | very best sirluin steak or brull.d cIiCKen and oysters every Sunday Is foolish. The noli~n mus, he 0usled from his mind. We believe there is no people so eXtraYagant | England. It is of no benent, but it is an injury 10 them. and the family who do no. save money in Connecticut will not be apt 10 to aGy better west. We well remember our visit To our uncle, in the spring of 1868, about 90 mi!es south of l Chicago. When we arrived he had just returned from driving his cattle four Inilts 10 water, il being the nearest to be had His farm consisted oi 80 acres of rich prairie land, fenced with posts and wire iu company with his neighbors all embracing tract of 500 acres. The whole 80 acres with the exception of two acres about the house Was planted with corn. By hauling it fifteen miles lO Joliet, he got 8 cents per bushel. We well remember seeing numbers of houses mounted on four pair of cartwheels be- ing hauled d few mics tO new farm, the house being occupied by the family 1 at the same time We also remember of not seeing Church or q school-h0use for miles, but We shall never forget how the chill wind pierced our clothing and seemed to blow from everlasting to ever | lasting; no trees or hills break its force for miles.
 We say 10 our young men or women stay al home help improve the soil, dun't go west 10 endure privations you know nothing of, practice Sell,deniaI at home and if you have good healtI you can save money every year keep an ac count of all money received and paid out, amt Dc sure 10 make your expenses less then your income You can go d litlle back from our village and buy farms fol ten tc twenty dollars per acre with build ings comfortable for your family and 1 your stock. If you have little capital pay it in, mortgage the farm to secure the balance and you have advantage; you cannot obtain in the west with lht same amount of money"