New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
THE vIITE OF Firms.
From The Poughkeepsle Eagle.
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From The P0ughkeepSe Eagle.
Within the last eight months ! have travelled eI'
tensively through the states OF New York Pennsyl'
Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska. In conversation with
hundreds Of farmers and business men In each one OF
these states. have learned that the verdict Is nearly
unanimous hat land has been Increasing IN value
steadily for nearly two years past
This general assertion Of Mr. Horr Is backed up
by specific statements from various states showing
that the advance In price runs from % to olo per
acre. and that it Is apparently general throughout
the whole country. Mr. Horr. however. admits that
man By travelling through country can see
and reach enough people 10 form an opinion on 80
important "A matter that will be accepted conclu-
sive. and he therefore asks people who have an ac'
quaintance with farm values and sales TO write to
him I'm care of in" Tribune stating the result of their
observations He says he does not want any extended
OF m vS net have so e Increased or d
ihed or remained stationary in the sections referred
We are inclined to think not only that Mr.. IIorr
is correct In his observations, but That this country
IS On has eve never S b BEFORE ERA been and IN h be-
lief we know that We have the concurrence OF many
wcll-informed men. The reason for the depression
tvatlon. Where could be raised Just success.
be- had On nd S ' Te homestead w s for nothing as
could on land that cost 500 an acre, 1t was not
latter price, and II had TO come down. And the
mighty development OF our railroad system has
become able TO compete with the East in almost all
other agricultural products, as well as corn inc
OF distress among FARMERS mas not so
tho decline In prices received for their products for
such prices have been quite well maintained AS
those OF other articles. II has been mainly because
Of tho depreciation In the selling value OF the land IL
self. And the of this depreciation Is
rapidly passing away, and Will soon cease TO exist.
The fertile unoccupied land Is nearly taken up. The
mighty rush OF settlers when 4 new reservation Is
opened Is proof that the demand already exceeds the
supply. The homestead act. which was undoubtedly
n valuable thing in It's time. has completed It's
usefulness and should be repeaed-will be. In the
natural course OF events before very long. Land
values mt the West must advance as Mr. HORT says
they already are advancing. and rs Eastern farms
will necessarily always be valuable than western,
their depreciation must cease II 1t has not already
done so. and n fresh advance must set In.
At the time the development OF other In.
dustrIes goes rapidly that the demand for all
farm products must nearly approach the supply.
We have always raised more OF grain and other food
than could use. and have exported the surplus.
Rapidly rs our cities and factories have grown, our
farms have grown still more rapidly, but presently
this must change. The great cattle ranges being
broken up. more careful and scientific style OF
farming is taking the place OF the wasteful methods
the We going To consume
nearly all that raise and the old prosperity Is
going 10 return the Eastern farmer, well the
Western.