Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-03-27
CORRESPONDENTS
A word from Missouri.

Mr.. f. >. Howard OF ChardOn, who
has recently returned from Chillicothe,
Missouri, furnishes us the following
facts in reference to the advantages
which that section of country furnishes
for those who desire emigrating to the
far West. The present era of good
times and increasing business, leads to
the developement of new country in
the hopes that the rich harvests of grain
which are sure to reward the cultivator
may furnish prosperity to those who
are now struggling for maintenance.
The thoughts of emigrants are almost
universally directed to the far west for
getful of the fact that more substantial
satisfaction lies in working where some
of the benefits of civilization are appar-
ent. Limestone County, Missouri, is
one Of the localities where such benefits
can be realized. Chillicothe the county
seat is distant from Chicago, 473 miles.
from st. Louis 226 miles, from Kansas
City 96 miles, and within easy reach of
Hannibal, Quincy. St. Joseph, Keokuk
and other prominent points of interest In
that section. 1t is the point of crossing
of the Han. & st. Jos., and the Omaha
line of the St. L. X. G. & N, roads, and
the Ch. r. I. & Pacific, and Oh. Burl.,
q LIZ w udVO lnSauC Sul tOyS III OiC COu-
tinuing Of these lines to Kansas City,
through this place. The future Of
Chillicothe is that of railroad center
and with the shops of the Chi, Bur-, &
S. w. shops situate will become thriv-
ing and busy town. The schools are
we'll conducted, a school house having
been erected at cost of $36, 900 and un-
der the control of an excellent professor
from one OF the Eastern Colleges. ALI
religious denominations are represent
ed and have large and active member
ships. This town is the center of as
fine an agricultural country as there is
this side of the Missouri. Improved
farms within ten miles of Chillicothe
can be bought at from $40 to $50 an acre
which will yield 20 bushels an acre of
corn, 40 bushels of wheat, 40 bushels of
oats and other grain in proportion. The
wheat brings in that country f1om 80
cents to 81. per bushel. 1t must be re-
membered that these estimates are upon
| farms. which are already improved and
provided with buildings and conYenlen-
ces for farming. Unimproved lands
are procurable at about half the above
rates, which will produce the same
grains and in the same proportiont.
The land being rolling prairie is
equally we'll adapted to either stock or
grain raising. The population of the
county at the last enumeration was 49,
074 justifying from past increase, the as
| sumption that it has reached fully 20,-
| 900. The county has a guaranteed
school fund OF $l30, 900, the interest of
which together with the pro rata school
tax furnishes yearly income of $780,
600 which is entirely used in school ex-
| penses. Scattered all around the county
seat are smaller thriving business towns,
peopled with live and active men, eac h
| with facilities for the distribution OF
supplies at prices which represent all
the markets of the country. Fruit of all
kind is abundant, last years shipment OF
apples amounting to upwards of $780,
600. The climate is tina. of Cincinnati
and Kentucky, pleasant and equable
the length of seasons abundantly
adapting the country to the production
of corn. Many are now selling all they
haYe preparatory to the occupation OF
those lands which can be obtained for
"almost nothing" fOrgetful of the fact
that this movement has been going on
for some years back, and ignorant OF
the fact that good land cannot be obtain
ed in this way. Again in a country sc
recently settled all the discomforts OF
pioneer life are realized during the
many years necessary for the develop.
ment into more civilized comm unity
such as Limestone County has become
The possessor of wild land in this
country has all the advantages of his
eastern home with good markets large
yields and quick returns. To bust.
ness man the towns of this country af