Osage Valley banner., 1879-10-02

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Able staiIslicIans calculate that, IN view
Of the depression OF trade, an the scarcltf
Of food, from the bad infringement Of she
lands by the British government, five mIllione
Of the people Of the British Islands could
pro6lab TO the government aud the people.
immigrale to America. The desttution ana
oppression OF the people Of Germany, with
the religious warfare carried on against th6
Catholics will bring that frugal peope
to the United. States In SHOALS In search y
liberty and prosperity.
For years past the ScandinayiAns hatt
been leaving their eterilO soil and ffozQ&
climate In search Of a mare grateful elimAsA
and more generous soil. Hundreds df
thousands from Norway, Denmark end
Sweden have been pouring into the NOrtht
western Statep, and ara now changing thetr
course towards ManitobE.
There are, Ia the older States Of the Union
thousands who arc unable to secure homss
for themselves there, who are anxious %
md homes elsewhere. ~
There are others who have gnss - y,
end iargs families, who are Hn& N fflea
grsts whore they eau provide homes ios
iheir children.
The practlcd question is, what Induce.
ments has Missouri TO offer 20 immigrenti
from the Eastern and Middle States, and
from Europe.
oPTHE LANDS THAT MAY Bk PURCuAsED.
Immigrants coming 10 the State of Mis
souri,, who desire TO buy and improve lBtdA
will have thsir choice Of tho following
namely:
Flrst-There are 2,4Oo 900 acres yet be.
longing to the United states, subject 10 sslt
aud homestead entry. These lands lie prin
cpslly south of the Missouri river, 10 coun
ties heavily timbered, well watered, and ari
smong the best iruit and pasture lands ia
the United States. IL 10 deLitablo that ihess
lands should be taken as hoGlesteeds BY tht
poorer class, who will improve them, ant
add TO the taxable wealth OF the State.
Second-There are yet large bodies q
swamp lands In different parts of the State
These lands are the richest AllDyisl lands ID
tho world. which are subject TO oecassoDa
overflow, which make the best meadow ano
pasture lands.
Third d-The land grant made by the gen
erai government TO the Agricultural College
remains unsold, and sre now IN mtrket.
Fourth-Tho lands belonging to to the
various railroads, which were granted then
by the general government, ale yet for sals.
These grants embrace some OF the best agb-
cultural lands in the Slate; we'll located, a..
cessble TO market, with all OF the ooa-
yiences Of sn old settled country, OF ehurches,
schools and markets.
Fitth-There is y large amount OF land h
the State owned by ron-residents, specull.
tore, widows and orphans, who are anxious
to part with them.
Six,h-There are many large farmers in
| the state who are anxious 10 divide thbr
farms to enable them to reduce these farms
10 cultivation, and still others who through
Age, inilrmity and other causes, deslFs TO
change their business, and will put their
land into market At a low rate
Seventh--There are great many PERSONS
whose property is mor'gsRed, aud who arc
| compelled 10 make sale OF it to save their
equities that remain alter the payment Of
the liens.
The entire aggregate Of these lands
amounts to several millions and they are
scattered through every part OF the State.
Tho products ot the lands embrace every
thing which may be grown In tho temper
ste zoue, from the apple to the orange and
6g, from hay TO cotton, the Irish polato TO
tue yam.
The climate OF Missouri Is the most desira.
BILE on the continent; lying south of Iowa Il
is not subject 20 the rigorous cold OF that
State. North of Arkansas. il escapes the
terrible heat Of the country lying south OF It.
The climate OF Missouri is well represented
by that OF the States OF Kentucky. Virginia
and Maryland, with ali the agricultural pro.
duetions OF these States In their perfection.
The soil Of Missouri 10 adapt ed to produce
everything which may be grown from the ear
tn. 1t will produce wheat of thu first quality.
The aour made OF wheat grown 10 Cape
GirArdeAu county took the premium at the
Worlds fair at Vienna.
Corn grows with a luxurianee which beg
gars description. Cotton can be profitably
grown In the southern part Of the State.
Everything grown in this climate grows 10
perfection In Missouri.
The forests OF Missouri embrace all OF the
pines, poplarF, ash, oaks, hickorys welnuts,
elms, birch, mapIes, aud every kind OF tim,
ber used In ali kinds of mS1uiaclores OF
| wood. These torests are extensive, and very
proportionately distributed throughout the
State.
The minerals Of the State embrace iron,
lead, ziuc, cobalt, copper, and silver, with
| coal OF great extent distributed throughout
every part of the State.
The state is especially adapted to stock
| raising. Horses have less dsesso, and grow
with lesscare to . higher perfection, than In
any State IN the Union. Mules by The sbous.
and are annually exported from the STATE US
a staple product.
Cattle can be raised at very small ex-
penss, and are annually exported by the
hundred thousand 20 the markets OF the East
and TO Europe. Blue grass pastures, and
blue stem grasses Of the prairie wonder
fully adapts the State TO cattle raising.
Hogs are raised on every farm, whilst im-
mense droves ieed annually on the mast OF
the forest. Sheep are healthy and produc-
tiye, and are extensively raised 10 every part
OF The State The extent OF the profitable
| Sheep walks OF the State can only be meas.
nred by the State itself. The entire country
toulh OF the Missouri river is ono great sheep
pasture with dry soil and salubrious climate.
The short winters and natural pasturages
| afforded by the highlands OF South Missouri,
make the country eqHal 10 Spain or Mexico