The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-22
Emigration 10 the West.

Oat local exchanges abound in para.
ppA, like the following, which we take
Ena Ii. New Philadelphia, Ohio, Adro.
I'll
Va Thuralay last qnite a large crowd
isabled al The {. T. V. & W. depot to
~ goodbye and extend we'll wishes to
A.Iiailies Of John Heller, Calvin Hem.
arf, Fted.Swansy and James Mcknight
. tbsir departure for Kansas. The
Einsu party embraced a few who went
q bu.int" and will return again and
ltastd altogether thirty.nine persons.
NJ le,'e.tAEings we're sad, but all bore
sPUnd.t them with a good deal Of forti-
tas.H
lhsnn a tremendous emigration to
tA WsIths Spring, especially to Kan.
~ According to the Miami County
Ala'p) Spirit, al least 100000 people
Mla added to The population Of that
SAs sAh 'easOn. There ia also a vast
'als'tt'n to Minnesota this Spring, and
eooHd'lbIe 10 Iowa. And yet thousands
SlAe'e sniS'ants are leaving good op-
P'tuSlIe' behind them-better than
IA'y vii meet with in the West. Read
a Ia' ittiss which we publish from the
n" Yo'k Tribune to-day.
lAl cause Of this great hcgira to the
wei il The feeling Of business discour.
ls'asnl' % prevalent just al this time in
as AiSEIy populated districts Of the old
sal''. !. !. People who have failed, or par.
alI' i'iIsd, in business, or who are out
"@' satisfactory employment, and who
NJ anxious 10 get away from scenes and
ssoE'l'I0n' S that are no longer pleasant
sa'm ''e swelling tllis great current OF
,lR'A''on' The hard times are dctach.
s@oa'ind' Of people from their old
.'ue' and setting them adrift ia life.
's 0e'aehlng proce@ will probably
4'lae IhI" year. The Cultivators oil
-, ~" nave been immensely reinforced
1as The last two year,, and a great
AZ sa'0' recruits will be further added
= !s&' Tremendous Crops will bt
aNa1AtouShOnt the west. The wheal
y s'l already Onc-Iourth greater thar
%@@'aad, no doubt, the same increas.
S''n planting will occur. II the sea
t..I !l'otabls the largest crops evel
~ ~, 10 this country will be gathered
s's. ss.s B'ead'tulT. will be cheaper thar
sSn ~ 'la' since the war, provided ther,
nj, nl,'u'UAace In Europe TO create al
.s S''s'd Tor demand. Low prices TO
cotn aud hogs will no, enabl
IN, 'l's'ant' 10 meet deferred pay
~. Nv % their land, and conseqnen,l,
~. a aen will be just as ready /,
S.,. ~. % their old homes next year a
S.l Hs'' leave them this year.
s,s ',''' let US not discourage any mar
~. ~ gong into agriculture who cal
6,;. % 20 with any show for success
IN, .1 that, Only let every such maj
,ssaa at' whether he cauuO. do as wei
|,,,,a.. ~ a'ae-nesrer the markets for hi
s,,ss 1-a' out West, away from til
nv. nv. Corn i" worth, say 10 cent
I'M Saa'l in Kansas to-day, while IL /
a' Is cent. in Wheeling. TIL
NJ 'aS' oil 30 cents represents tranSpor
NJ. 70 paying market. Here we ca
H.. ,."''!'hing that can he raised n
us. such as wheat, corn, oa,p, hog
49, sN sheep. The United State
ss' s,,''aia' y, report for 1876 shows tha
%Sm,'a'' ,'''' more wheat, corn, oats an
u i. ,s'.,s, ,,s acre in West Virginia tha
&S..,ssd ..',sd In Illinois. Any one curl
hss',,.'. IS The comparative yield Of ID
'' can turn to pages 95 and 90 !