Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-08
THE GREAT WEST.
Splendid Inducements to Permanent Set
tiers I'm Northwestern Iowa, South
western Minnesota. Eastern
and Central Dakota.
[From the Chicago Ledger. !

From the Chicago Ledger
The winter just past, with its "cold
wave," depression in many branches Of
trade, and reduced wages to employees, has
pressed heavily upon the working classes
Of the Eastern and Middle States. Thou
sands have been idle; and in many instan-
ces actual suffering has occurred. Good me-
chanics become disheatened at the dismal
prospect Of an opportunity to expand their
energies and ambitions. Many have fami-
lies to support, and are anxious to become
permanently settled where they will not be
deprived of employment that brings good
returns, through strikes and dissensions
among their fellow-w workmen. Their only
salvation is to
and locate IN some of the numerous grow
ing towns constantly springing into ex-
istence, whore thoir skill and genins will
be recognized, and where, in short time,
by careful management and economy, they
will become employers instead of EN-
plOyes.
To those that prefer agricultural to
mechanical pursuits, the great belt of States
and Territories from the Mississippi River
to the Pacific coast-including Minnesota,
Dakota, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Washing
ton, and 0regon-invile the occupancy of
millions of acres of the most productive
lands in the world, at n nominal cost.
Those already located in this vast and fer
tile section are fast accumulating fortunes,
and there is plenty of room for more who
have the nerve and determination to work
and win. The intending settler need not
expect to find titled farms fenced in, with
barns, fruit-trees, and live stock, waiting
his acceptance. But he can take his choice
of fertile, well-watered, virgin soil, where
all the conditions are favorable to success,
and where one, two, or three years at most
of industry and economy will place within
his reach a home of his own, with pleasant
surroundings; farm we'll stocked and in
an advanced state of cultivation, and all
the advantages that independence and easy
circumstances afford.
A COMPARISON.
The Eastern farmer who pastures his
stock on meadows valued Mt $50 to 800
per acre cannot compete with the Western
Farmer who gets the same service from I'M
PROVED LAND which cost him only Sc,
so, or $40 per acre. The owner of one
hundred and sixty acres costing 500 per
acre must first lay by as interest 81 900 be-
fore he can reckon up any profit on his
labor. On the other hand, the owner of
one hundred and sixty acres of improved
land at Sc per acre has to provide only S96;
at SO only $160; and at $40 only 1920 in
terest on his original outlay. The Eastern
farmer-to put the case more plainly
ON the same amount of ground with the
same amount of labor. raise two thousand
five hundred and sixty more bushels of corn
at fifty cents bushel than the Western far
mer does, TO make his chances even. The
further fact should also be considered that
Western prairie needs no preparation, but
is always ready for the plow, and that sod
crops yield enormously, not only of wheat,
every description.
The home seeker or intending settler who
wishes to take up Government land under
the homestead or pre-emption laws, can
find millions of acres of the most desirable
quality, scattered all over the Western
States and Territories, but those who want
to buy and settle upon imprOred farms in
really choice localities, cannot select from an
area so diversified and extensive. We can
confidently recommend such, however, TO
carefully investigate certain sections of land
situated in Northern Iowa, Southwestern
Minnesota, and Eastern and Central Da-
kota, where there are not only two million
of finely cultivated, stocked, and fenced
farms, where the soil is of the best, the eli
mate healthful, educational and social adj
vantages frst-class, markets near Mt hand,
railroad facilities unsurpassed, and ALL
the conditions favorable to longevity, good
morals, rapid wealth, independence and
! happiness exist. Farms of this kind can
now be had there all the way from 81 to
$12 or $40 an acre, and each and all will
prove BARGAINS to Eastern purchasers, es-
pecially those who have had some expert
ence in farming.
REASONS FOR SELLING.
Because Western farmers are all, to a
greater or less dagree, of migrating nature
and there is an illimitable and inviting
| field still further rest of them 10 which
they are ever turning their coyetous eyes.
They possess also, to an eminent degree,
the true pioneer spirit, and the dangers,
hardships, or privations which would daunt
an Eastern man have no terrors for them
Heace they are prepared to literally dis
count to incomers the actual value of theil
property, to crafty the insatiable hunger
that impels them 10 conquer new homes IN
some Arcadia on the borders of remotel
civilization which has not as yet been en-
croached upon by the tidal waves of emf
grafton.
"THE LAND OF PLENTY"
new and interesting pamphlet, bearing
the above title, has recently been published
in Chicago, which gives detailed descrip-
ton of the country above referred to
its soil, climate, water, yield of grain ant
vegetables, statistics of stock raising, dairy.
ing, timber and stone supply, railroad com.
munications, ETC., which will be mailed free
to any one who will take the trouble to write
to E. st. John, Chicago, ILL.,, and ask for 1t
The information to be found in this publica.
ton is of great value to any one who desires
a correct practical knowledge of the countr,
it describes, whether he has any intention
of changing his location or not.
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AN old Western hunter hearing. of