Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-11-27
Maine and the Yeat.


Az ihe present time many OF the yosng
.nsn OF Mune are contemplating going
Wet " settle. They are ofthe opinion
sha, moosy eau be accumulated there much
nor. rspliy Than II can here. That many
ren 90 West and become rich cannot be
dsnied even oy the most eu,husiNtie sd.
Noesie OF The theory tas, Maine is the best
plsoe Toe her young men 10 settle. But
ne f.e, l. ths, we are likely 20 hear only
one side OF The story. AZ IL wholly nsiu.
fh. The man vho goes from the Es., and
becomes wealthy. IL perfectly willing. and
even anxious ths, his prosperity should be
kuoun IN The friends be has left behind
him. Hence Il II that We hear that esr.
taia m.n Who have gone from our midst ~
The Tar West have become wealthy. bot
there IL another. and q much larger class
that ~ 90 not hssr from amer they 60
West They are the men who 70 there
and make only living. and often poor one
~ hssi. Ia the mii.t Of such discomfort.
a. they little iho1ght Of when thy lsft
good bone and q good living Ia the Ess,.
have recently returned ffom the West.
having spsnt several months In Colorado,
where | bad an opportunity % Jadgs some.
thlrg ~ Ne In ths, stste. COlofsd1 has
ihe rvputAtl0n of paying good wages for
al Er.iss of labor. aud the reputation IL
lastly deserved Hot while the matter OF
wages l. u The highest importance. there
are other conditions ~ BE- taken into con.
slisrstiOn. such q. the cost Of living. the
society with which you must mlngls. cli.
msis, etc. My nfst experience was In one Of
IN miulng to-r.. which I found to be
over croSftd with men looking Tor EN-
ploymsut In every branch OF iudastry
Through The itfaence of friends obislnsd
. siiuNtion With . lumber nrm. and r,msin-
"A there soms time. bot WAS compelled 10
pass msnv days 10 idleusss on account Of
sch % wotk. bot Asr. wN no suspsn.
sion In The matter of sxpsusss, which
ssrs higher In proportion than the wages.
and l bscsme conviuc~d that ! ~ss not
dolng much h~tter thsn should n I had
., maiued Ia M,ine. At lspgth wss ODER
81 positloa In small town on The
plains, sud accepted The ofsf. There I
bed chsrEe of lumber YARD. snd The WORK
as much ssslsr than IL was iu ths moan.
tsius, sni The pay ~as gord. bot The place
So snch a. would soon slcksn one %
western ne. supposirg II - hs sample.
rhsf. vtr~ four sslOOns snd fTe stores
shsrr Eo,ds % various kinis ~,fe soli
sbi 90 ~ these kept uquor. making Eve
places that soli liqaor. A. q result the
place ~ss fsli % rOagh., aud Occasionally
. crowd of cowboys -Oud cone 10 aud
m.ks things lively for awhile. TIE water
sss not a. 10 dfiuk. bsing 50 fall % slksn
that 10 isft q scspy taste In the mouth snsr
dfinkiug a. There 10 no doubi that The
qasllty of this wAisr largely decreased The
-. 80 -.
thsf. fsw weeks. cane % the conclu.
sion that ~oald Try ani oonisut myssn
iu Ns~ EaRlsni, sni leave the western
couairy N those Who sri,y roughibg II
os,,sr than dii.
N1s. 90 not Wish to say that there Il
% merit In the West FOR that wouli be-
The height % folly. Every iu,slligspi msu
kpows that there are advantage. there
~hicA Ncw EsElsnd doe. DOT possess.
The most noticeable ~ these ars soil and
climate an speskiug OF Colorado ouly,
AMI not of sny other ~ the Western
Ststs. Thsfv d. soms very rich land
there. ard there .. other land that 10 al.
most worthless Bat even where the soil
4. rich. agriculture can b- carried ou oply
~ irrig,iiou 90 aeooaui of The altitude of
ihe stats. snf ,he small qu,btiiy % rsln'
fall 10 the eastern part ~ the State, 10
some seasons. ther- 10 sufficient rainfall to
raise crop. withoa, irrlgsrng. ba, in very
dry yssr. thsy sr. lsb.e io prove fsiiarr-
Oue f.rmgr Who hsd come inio town
tfofiy.dve mi's.) for q load OF lumosr.
aid "a planted ssyeniy.nve serss of
corn. ans shall 20, gsi fodder enough
ffum II % win,er horse ="
DsfiuE ny stay In Colorado, talked
wiih qaits = number Of men Who bal gone
thsrr from New Englsnf, ani formed
uumhsr % oplui1ns As - the relative msr-
n. OF The Two sections of The country.
Thsfe we're soms Who sait ihsy would
not 20 bach Essi ~ live uudsr any eifeun'
.tancss there wcf, oihsfs Who were go'
Jog back there - live las,~s sOon - they
had accumulated property snoush ~ salts.
" then Thee P'ople very seldom, "
ever. fsiafn ~ their nsiive Stsies Oas
mar, who he'd lsft . wife and chlliftp si
acne. ani hAi gone there io WORK BY The
d,y, s.ld 90 me. Il sm longing to ct back
10 Maius and shall 40 this fall. sni when
e., home an goiug % s,sy there
Ny brief 'xpsrisnce In Colorado led me
20 cotcluds ,hs, the msn without money
20 invest w,s j1st A. vel 90 here a. be
wood be there. C,plisl can be Very
pfr a,shly invested thsrr, aud that IL also
true of 10. E,s, Bat there are men who
20 Wet wiih0ut msan.. and succeed ~
their own ,xsrtions. Taose men will sue
esed wherever they go.
III. not for me 20 sdvise the yourg msu
Of Maine no, 20 20 West. would only
.sy to them. think well OF II before you
decide % 20 there % settle. Remember
tha, fir every Instance of meu becoming
flch snd prosperous there. great msny
others arr barely msking = living. dspriv.
"A of msny ~ the comforts of New Eog'
lard M. sui 10 good .ocieiy. which you
srily MAINE. In the M,ius Farmer.