Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-08-26
W. l.. YEATER.
From County School Superintendent


W1LL1AMsPoRT Dak., Aug "a, 1885,
To the Editor of the RECORD:
In response to your printed request I take
pleasure in tcstifying to the merits of Dakota in
desirable place for man Of moderate means to
attain independence and ultimate wealth. No
country on the globe guarantees such complete
Of Emmons county will compare favorably with
the very hest in Dakota, or any other territory in
the me In'on, ss % as the magnificent haryess Of 1881
practically uninhabited. During that year few
hundred acres were seeded to wheat, oats, bar
pectation; wheat averaging from 1B to rs bushels
per acre, oats from ~ to rs. and potatoes were
Sssy aIso proS S "gfe and Of e1Sssns aus
1884 were expanded into thousands the present
year, and flax and barley were more largely sown,
,o trm m. lat TO ny tha,
justice to the present crop. For the acreage
sesded the most favored country can show no
time, either as to quality or quantity per acre
AZ am engaged In thrashing grain, have some
reason to know whereof ! assert, and the daily
assertions hear from lifelong tilIers of the soil
that they never saw better crops anywhere than
we have here, nor Of equal quality, convinces me
The rainfall since the settlement Of the county
deficient when it has been most needed
Of all kinds, and especially horses and cattle,
have done well. What more could any farmer
want or reasonably expect, and what other coun-
try can show ampler returns for an equal expend-
iture OF labor, means, and thought? Nor do
write thus without challenging the most rigid
facts comprise the most prominent features of the
county.
We have thousands Of acres/yet open to settle
| ment, though the influx of settlers during the
past six months has been great.
One hundred and sixty acres Of land here will
prove as rcmunerative equal amount Of
land in Ohio or Indiana, and will cost but $18,
while there 1t will cost from 600 to $l5 or,
In other words, it costs from nine 10 fifteen thou
sand dollars to be independent in most Of the
Eastern States, while the same degree Of indie
pendcnce and remuneration can be had here for
eighteen dollars, as far the raw land Is con-
cerned, and few hundred dollars more will
provide comfortable buildings.
repeat that this Is the country for men of
moderate means. With 900 cash capital a man
can obtain . choice farm, comfortable buildings
team, and necessary implements for farming.
He cannot surround himself with luxury, it is
true, nor possess all the conveniences Of farm
life; but he can place himself in the van that
moves on to complete success. The annual ren-
tails paid by thousands of poor families in tho
East would start them hsre, and in q few years
they would lend instead Of borrow money.
among all CLASSES is y strong evidence Of the
superior advantages to be obtained in this fa-
vored and famous Missouri Valley.
Taking all things into consideration, am thor
oughly convinced that the Of moderate
means now renting land in the East, or owning q
few acres there can not AFFORD to let the oppor
tunity pass without securing a good farm here,
before the choicest public lands are exhausted.
Respectfully, J. H. WoRsr.