Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-27
FROM IOWA.
An Interesting Letter from Hon. H. H.
Gray.
Tho Garden of the World. Land
Hunters. Crops Soil. - Gil
mate s-Churches.

Hon. II. Il. Gray writes as follows
from Lcmars, Iowa, to the Darling
ton Democrat of May Goth:
Never before since the completion
" the railroad into this garden Of the
world has there been such arrivals
Of settlers, the trains daily bring land
hunters and with them come the fam
lies Of those who bought last year.
The immigration arriving this year
brings with il everything to com
mcncc farming, many of them bring
ing their lumber already framed for
putting into houses. Although
there was much suffering from snow
blockadcs il is all forgotten, these
warm summer days the cattle are
feeding themselves upon the green
blue stem grass, and daily ship
ments are being made Of fat cattle
that were fed here during the win
ter.
All the towns along the road are
erecting new buildings. The crops
Of all kinds of grain were good last
year, which together with the high
price ST dairy products, makes the
farmer generous i'll his purchases,
and the book agent and lightning
rod man sing praises to Ceres for
bountlful harvest.
Seven years experience III this
part of the state satisfies me that
there Is no other place in America
Offering rs many inducements to the
farmer from whose thrift all other
people must thrive
Healthy climate, pure water, good
society, schools and churches, the
richest soil III the world, cheap fuel
and railroad facilities in all direc-
tlons. of ninety nine counties all
have railroads but three.
We are i'll the English settlement,
described i'll the May number Of
Harper, under the management of
the younger brothers of the Earl Of
Hastings. This is 4 settlement of
the sons Of wealthy Englishmen,
well raised, well educated in the
best colleges of England, well man
nered, good looking and quantity
dressed. ENtravagant stories are in
circulation about their wealth. They
evidently have plenty at present.
While they are polite to our people
they DO not intend to change their
customs nor adapt themselves to our
fashions except the bend of the ell
bow and the backward bow of the
kentucky gentleman from Burbon
county. But a few of them have
declared their intention of becoming
citizens of the Unitod States. There
are shout |, 900 Of them in Plymouth
county, owning about 100000 acres
Of land, which they are improving
and renting, usually to Americans.
The young men under the manage
ment of the Close brothers go among
our farmers to learn farming, they
pay their board and work when they
choose, all having a Sne saddle
horse to ride to town when thew
choose. Their headquarters are at
Lemars. They have 4 number of
club houses with the royal names Of
House of Commons" House of
Lords Z and Windsor Castle" 1t
is 4 problem how they will be abb
sorbed into our mass Of immigrants:
but as the Englishman has always
succeeded III every part of the globe
we need have no fears of young men
with the broad culture Of the English
university, and the society of the
highest military and civil person.
ages Of Her Majesty's empire, with
instructions from manufacturers.
shipbuilders, farmers and CONNER
cial men from all parts Of the globe.
No people III the United States have
retained long their identity of dis
similarity except Cinnamon. We
may soon expect to see these nobby
young subjects Of the Queen trans
formed into blarsted Yankees.
Politics is one of the lost arts here.
Most Of the grangers think Conkling
is a democrat, while some of the of
flee holders think Garfield is meaner
than Andy johnson.