The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-02-01
Wisconsin Letter.


ED. REPUBLICAN, -
We venture a few
more words in connection with this sec
ton of the country, and more especially
this county. Barron County, Wisconsin,
is one of the best, if not the best county,
prospectively at least, in the great north
west. Its soil is principally rich clay
loan and produces splendid crops of
wheat, oats, barley. corn, potatoes and all
other farm crops usually grown in any of
the northern or northwestern States and
it seems that the yield is far heavier than
in Surrounding States, as is evidenced by
a continuous influx of emigratis from
every State in the Union to this immedi-
ate section of country, and the cry gener-
ally is ''that they left on account of poor
crops" Grasses of every description
grow in great luxuriance, and this, al
though it would be hard to make some
people in the older States believe the fact,
is the cattle-raisers paradise. The people
of the older States would be disinclined to
credit anything of this kind is because
they have always been led to believe that
the largest portion Of our year here was
winter, which is one of the grandest mis-
takes of this enlightened age. Up to this,
the 9th day of January, 1882, we have had
three inches of snow yet, and there never
was more pleasant winter weather for out
door work Of all kinds. Then again, when
| spring breaks the grasses of all descrip-
tions start up luxuriantly, and the pastur-
age being burnt up by the summer suns,
as it is in some of the older States, is q
thing unknown in this country. AS to
fruit we cannot speak with so much GER
tainty, rs the county is not sufficiently
developed, having been settled only few
years, to give satisfactory assurances yet
from experiments made and from samples
exhibited at our county fairs, we are free
to say that we believe it will be fully up
- the standard of the northern and north
western States in the production of fruit
The present population of the county is
about $500 and will be 1000 before an
other two years roll around. Produce of
all kinds finds ready home market, and
as to water, why we have the best water
in the known world, without any excep-
ton, and our climate is delightful and
healthy Money is plenty, and labor
finds all it wishes to do and at good pri-
cesi there is scarcely person in the
whole county who is dependent upon
public charity for support or even aid
indeed we have never seen a community
where there were so few people in needy
circumstances as there are to-day in Bar
ron county, which by the way, is in strik-
ing contrast with the dozens of counties in
any of the older States.
AS to our financial condition, we will
venture the assertion that very few coun-
ties in the northwest are in as favorable
condition financially as ours. We are in
formed by the county treasurer that there
is on hand several thousand dollars over
and abovd all demands against the county.
In addition to this the county holds about
20 forty-acre tracts of land on tax deeds
which have ripened into perfect title by
the statute of Limitation and these lands
are worth any time more than the taxes
which they have cost the county, so it will
be seen at glance that the days Of high
taxes in this county are past. Therefore
TO any man desiring a good homo and
good health and rich farming lands, or
who desires to enter into any other legiti-
mate business than farming, should come
to Barron county, and take look at the
situation at least, before locating else
where. man can live anywhere with
money but here he can live with or with
out money, for no industrious person
need he idle here.
" truly VOurs y 9 r,,r