The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-10
Letter. from Kaas.
a land not Flowing Wi Miik and
Roney.

GIRARD, Kansasec. "a, 1873.
EDIroR CANBRIA FREEMkNlsnr SIR: I
Thought perhaps a short letter In rne would
o'. "esld again, although sJfne oty woud-be
friends nTade quite an ado over tIest letter
hal in the Johnstown Democrat. ause IL WIS
different fn tone from others Id written.
Just as ~ they Themselves had nsr been de-
ceived by any one. True, once think ibut
this country was good one or Md he a! q
tuture time, and I think So yet in sse respects
but not In all. As far as farming concerned
so ONE SHOULD LEAVE PRNEsYASIA,
TO come here To hetIer his conditiosy making
money. II they have . acres there is hetter
than the best lou here, for the priceSe 30 low
that farmers cannot live. Corn ne cents;
oats. l21S wheat. 60 pork. live hos $I.15 per
ewt. and no sale, from the factat h there is
nothi6g TO consume whafts raised. afthe rail-
roads charge too much to- tuStifyhipping.
True. some quail and prairie chickeI4re ship
ped Out that IS about all and unless The should
hc some kind OF manufacturing esfalshments
started, things never will he any bett.
You have heard nf the 60 bushels OIL heat TO
the acre; the 100 bushels of corn thd0 hush
els OF potaiOeS. and the nice fruit ra ~ here.
This is allsvery lne on paper, and sis those
p' rsons who have bought from leo 70 Oo acres
and want to fool some one in to ouy. tell this
kinS OF story. But let man come ere and
huY, as l have done, on the say-so OF en who
are back IN pennsylvania, or men heraud
IF THEY ARE NOT DIsAPPoISTE
win then take ihr Re- Have you NJ heard
the story that cattle could live almost winter
here an the prairie, or that three or forinonth hs
was the most they would feed ? Lefus sec.
We commenced To feed on the first OF flct1ber
are sure three more ahead Yet To fee Welt,
bur they all say this is a remar<a bi csrason-
never had il so before. Bot then ya heard
thein say this is nothing; in ~ and ave had
n rain TO wet the ground deeper thattvo in
cheS Tor fourteen months. and tberewas no
snow or ice. They would say il wouIdSiow up
ana be cold for day or SO, but never vt below
zero, or at least not more than two degrees
II so, this must really he remarkabitS ear, q:
On the Eth OF DcceBber /; commenced Ia raiT
and slect. aud frOze to the fruit nd slide tree
nntii all that did not break down wer{ bent tC
the ground. 1t WAS the heaviest ice hve eve
seen ON trees Then IT commenced Q freeze
nud. since. the thermometer has beerEtaudtni
NJ from . above to 70 below zero. Inhey ueV
rr before saw ice over Tour inches tfck. nov
they can get plenty Of IL ten inches. aud pOta
toes have been frozen ten inches under tia
ground. To he canrid and homes about tn
matter, never seen any harder freeing berOr
the holidays ia Pennsyiyania. Ii the countT
is as good in every resIie ct as wa s reprrsente
TO me aud Others. why is il that
ALL WANT TO SELL THEIR FARMS
and ledveY 1 d"not know of one man that doe
MT want To sell his farm. 1t maybe that the
all want to 20 further West and grow up vii
tht' country. do think that business her
with the merchants, is better than in your coD-
y, pnt merchandising is getting overdgIind
men are comfortably sitItat ed,r % as -.
j tgsS uu r4a tH nnleH edHrBtentmcnt here as IN you
Sfntr. True there are some poor there thu
have to be provided Tor, and are, but here th
poor have to do the best they car. Thci
houses in many instances are not good enOug
for catrle sheds, but they must live and liv
sume way.
CROPS AND WATER.
To close. II you near OF the large crops OF
here, jt.si understand that II means from {
IL bushels OF wheat, IRON 20 to so bush. lis &
corn, aud about 20 bushels OF potatoes. and otI
grain in proportion, with the poorest wa.e
iu the United Suites, unless you go down froI
p to so feet. Then you get wuter that
pretty good, but there Is no running waite
They say there is 10 sickness but chils Nh
fever, but there Is as much typhoid fever her
as Huyw here. dnd all other kinds OF sicknes
Anyone thinking OF coming here should com
aud stay six months, aud not buy In advance
| dId, and at 5he end OF the months he wi
be satisfied to go back, II be can, aud stay I
Pennsylvania.
Yours, very respectfully.
=. NJ. WOLfsLAGIE.