Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-25
The West and the Far West.

Western pioneer work east of the Mis-
sisslppi river was accomplished, except
as to a portion of Wisconsin and small
area in Minnesota, about twenty years ago.
That is, at that time the States east of the
father OF waters were thickly dotted with
settlements: Since that time they have
filled up fast, and already they are be-
ginning to give up of their population to
the States farther, West. Now, Iowa and
eastern Minnesota are we'll settled 4
braska has been rapidly filed
up, and the hardy pioneers are fast
driving out the wild buffaloes and the
wilder Indians from more remote territory.
Even Dakota territory is making rapid
strides in population and wealth, and it
will be but few years before civilization
and its accomplishments Of Northern
emigration, school houses and churches,
will be found scattered over the fertile
districts Of the great outlying region on
both sides of the Missouri and its tribu-
taries.
Within the last two years, large por-
| ton of the influx to these western states
and territories has been made up of in
dividuals, mostly young men with grew
ing families, pioneers who carry with
them education and its accompanying in
teligence. Many of these have come
from our cities and their suburbs. and
are of almost every grade and profession
tisans and laborers, who know nothing
about agriculture, it is true, except
theoretically from what they have read.
They will make their mark in their new
homes. Their intelligence will soon en-
able them to become adopts in the mere
routine work of the farm, and their read
ing Of intelligently edited agricultural
papers will keep them fully abreast OF
what is constantly coming up new il
agriculture There is another thing this
class of men will do. As they prosper in
their labor, they will beautify their
homes, orchards will grow up about
them. groves will be planted, and flowers
carefully tended by female hands will
not be wanting.
The great prosperity Of Kansas, and
the gallant struggle for success the early
pioneers Of that state made years ago,
is due to the high order Of intelligence
of her early settlers, who carried their
schools and churches with them. 1t is
the same with all the Western states.
The rapid and increasing advance made
i'll all material prosperity is the result OF
an emigration composed OF intelligent
and educated men, the best and most
enterprising Of the several states and
countries from which they came. Rail
ways quickly followed, and to-day the
great country west Of the Mississippi, is
working in emulation with that East in
sending forward year by year, the vast
surplus of bread grain and fat cattle and
hogs to be carried to the remotest parts
J of the earth.
The census of 1880 will probably show
the centre Of population Of the country
to be not far one way or the other from
Indianapolis. The West now holds the
balance of power in the government
The time is not far distant when she will
hold sufficient population to carry wha,
measures in the national congress hel
people may choose. That it will be done
wisely there is no doubt, for where intelli.
gence and education 60 hand in hand
$ with labor there is little fear but that
patriotism will dictate the right.-Prai-
RTE Farmer.