Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1890-03-07
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rabbits, but have other enemies
such as mildew, vine-hoppers etc,
which further south have destroy
ed many vineyards.
The vines root deep, and some
are of the opinion that ON low
ground where it has become
thoroughly saturated with water,
the ground becomes cold, and
consequently the roots rot, and
the vines die.
1t is argued here that a family
can do well on a twenty acre
lot, but while many families are
living in that way, still they do
not make much, having to work at
a disadvantage from the fact that
the amount of grapes raised do
not Justify the expense necessary
to properly pack them, consequent
ly they must be sold to the pack
ers at combination prices.
Many advise new comers to buy
wild land and set it out to suit
themselves, and thus profit by the
experience of others, but if you
buy improved land you have an in
come the first year; in either case
you will pay your money and
take your chances and good
many chances.
The vineyard work is mostly
done by Cinnamon, whom Mr..
Beecher said must be pagans,
because every holiday they pay
their debts, forgive their enemies,
and indulge in a general hand
shaking" but the vote taken in
this state in regard to exclusion
settles the matter so far as the
opinion of the people here are
concerned, it stood for exclusion
l6S,OO0 against 500.
Land owners claim that they
cannot depend upon white labor
to do this picking which occurs
during the hottest of the weather;
and the white laborer claims that
he cannot stand the treatment be-
slowed upon hired help; no hire
ling here expects to live with the
employers; each man must furnish
his own blankets and he can sleep
anywhere on the ranch. The
Chinese usually do their cooking
in tent, and sleep anywhere, and
as the season when help is en-
ployed is short Chinese are given
the preference because it does
away with any care or concern
on the part of the employer so
far as board and lodging are con-
cerned. When the picking sea-
son commences the owner of a
vineyard comes to town and goes to
Slop-Chop, or some other Chinese
employment agent, and contracts
for so many men at so much per
day, and board themselves. and
that ends the deal SO far as men
are concerned, the settlement is
made with the agent, who loads
up his squad, supplied with rice,
dog, or anything he may fancy as
food, and when the work is done
they come back to town to live or
starve as the case may be until
wanted again.
In regard to price of land | will
say that / think it is bringing
about 80 per cent. of prices asked
and paid two years ago, and but
for real-estate boomers could be
bought for 80 per cent of present
prices; but everything here for
sale is put into the hands of agents
and each agent has all the land at
the same price, consequently there
is no competition.
Although this state has many
attractions, still the actual settler
will meet with many obstacles not
set down in boom editions sent
out to attract homeseekers.
When this reaches you we
expect to be among the orange
groves in the south, of which |
may write at some future time.
Yours Respectfully,
JOHN p. WILLIAMS.
Gov. Mellette has made the fol-
lowing nominations for the state
board of regents of education:
Alonzo J. Edgerton, of Dawson
county; p. +. Mcclure, of Hughes
county, and A. b. Smedley, of
Grant county, for six years; G. NJ
Howe, Of Sphinx county; W. H.
Stanley, of Fall River county, and
f. +. Hewitt, of Edmunds county,
for four years; r. Q. Brandt, of
Deuel. county; Paul Landman, of
Bon Homme county, and ID. L..
Talcott, Of Clark county, for two
years.
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