Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-21
HAPPIER HOMES IN MINNRsorA.
A Scotch Gentleman's Advice to British
Farmers.

A Scotch Gentleman's Advice to British
Farmers.
The writer of the following letter, which is
clipped from the Perthshsre Constitutional and
Journal Of Perth, Scotland, may be remember
ed by some of our readers aa having visited
Minnesota in 1878. He was formerly associated
in Brainerd with J. 81. Drake, ESQ.,, of the st
Paul & Sioux City land department, and came
here to visit him, but is not personally con.
nected with any land business. nor has he any
interest in our country to Influence him to ex-
aggerate its advantages. His letter, therefore,
will doubtless appear there, as here, to be
based on facts and to embody good advice to
those for whom it was written. The letter ad-
dressed to the editor of the Scotch journal
named is "a follows:
sIR: observe in your paper Of 10th July, note
under this title, "Worth Looking After, y calling ct
tention TO letter from Minnesota which should ue
full Of encouragement for the poor fellows who are
struggling at home with bad harvests, high rents
expensive education, and dear living. The strange
thing that they should struggle on until all their
substance ts spent when there is land of plenty
wit in fourteen days of their present homes where
with very moderate capital they could set up not
only as farmers but as landowners cultivatng their
own SOIL and living In comfort on the fruits OF their
labors, with no rent to pay merely nominal taxes
free education for their children and moderate ex.
penses In every way. What prevents the struggler
dN6luu6 ul1lleoll VI Ill tu666 aQVaOt886bV In
many cases he knows nothing of them; or knowing,
does not believe; or even believing, he hates the
thought Of leaving the old home, and banishing
himself from his native land. Much as we may
honor this eeng, 1t is after all to be much regretted
as stands greatly In the way of his own happiness
I know the pang Of 'sleaving for fortune my dear
naive land )" but the first pangs over It ID wonder.
full how easy and pleasant it all is, and how soon
the mind turns to new objects of interest and
sources Of enjoyment. The plan to make the
separation easy, and to soften the wrench of
broken ties, would be for the farmers Of district
or their SONS, and all who find 1t difficult to get on at
home to form little societies, and emigrate together
sail In the ship, settle in the same DISTRICT and
establish small colonies and so be able to help each
other In working their FARMS and get the benefit Of
congenial society, gathering together afe the days
work over to have crack, or tell Scotch story,
or listen to Scotch song. which would thrill their
souls and their hearts with thoughts Of "Auld Lang
Syne'' in way that they cannot dream Of now,
am led to make these remarks from the fact that
have telegram from st. Paul, Minnesota, to-day,
telling me that the crop of spring wheat is estimated
thirty and forty bushels to the acre Think OF 1t,
and this on land that be bought at 25s Per acre
in fee-simpleto have and to hold, etc., etc. The
value Of the wheat has never to my knowledge been
under 80 per bushel; SO that thirty bushels gives
9Os and the cost Of raising an acre Of wheat in Min
nesos counting everything is about 30 that one
such crop would pay for the land and lesve as much
more to 60 against Dad years whom they come.
Hoping that these atements which are given on
good authority, may induce some Of the struggling
ones to look for happier homes ACROSS the Atlantic
I am, ETC., RoBr CRaIe
Liverpool 2sth July, 1880.