The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1895-03-08
MILBANK, S. d., FRIDAY, MARCH 8. 1896

Mr.. Victor Fonder, who formerly lived
in the Milestone valley, but who ls now
located IN Mesa county, Colorado in re-
newing his subscription to the HERALD
writes as follows:
like this country here real well, the
winters are mild and short and there is
no wind except IN spring and early sum-
met when 1t is pretty windy. The prin-
cipal industry here is fruit and alfalfa
raising; fruit OF all kinds, excepting
falfa yields from to 6 t,ns per acre in
three cuttings. Vegetables and small
grain also do we'll Every thing is
raised by irrigation; land is quite high;
wild land from $50 to $40 per acre; cult
waited land from $40 10 $500, the latter
price for orchards in bearing and it is
rapidly rising in value
The party of excursionists who made
| trip to Texas a few weeks ago returned
home last Friday While greatly enjoy
ing their visit 10 the sunny south, they
are not completely satisfied that there are
not Disadvantages and difficulties 10
overcome in that region as well as in the
north The portion of Texas where they
spent most of their time la at present
! being doomed as a fruit raising country,
but the industry is as yet in an expert,
mental stage. although there are few
orchards that have been planted and
have been in bearing condition for a
number of wears. The land has hereto
fore been largely owned 10y cattlemen,
and has been kept for graziug purposes
but is now being opened up IN small
tracts for fruit and vegetables. The
latter are said to do extremely we'll, al
though of course receiving different cul-
tnre from what they do in the north !.
The fruit trees appear 10 do well and
bear abundan,ly when not injured by
frosts Of the early spring or winter, but
they are liable to meet with this disaster
t any year, when the crop is more or less
! destroyed Just at the time OF the ar
rival OF the party the country had been
subjected to u heavy snow storm, one OF
the worst tor years and the weather for
the early part OF their visit was not q
the most dellghlful kind, the trip from
New Orleans to Galveston showing the
carcases Of hundreds OF head OF stock
that had perished for the want OF food
and shelter in the storm. The members
of the party seem to think that While
: there are portions OF the country that
Sc, M to promise reasonable prosperity
they passed that white man would do
we'll to shun. To any one who has an
intention Of en-. igrating from Dakota to
the south most valuable piece OF
advice would be 10 first make visit to
that section and II possible remain dur
J ing the four seasons of the year, and
then il deemed advisable select a
location. The man who sells out his
home in the north at a sacrifice and goes
south expecting to find u garden OF eden
is doomed to the sorest kind OF disap-
; pointment.
The Galveston (Texas) Tribune Of
March /, has an Alto Iona correspond
ence AS folio 1s:
The following northern people are
here with the view of Investigating the
coast region and Alta Iona: L. L.
Conright, A. J. Fairchlld, +. D. Ely,
w. B. Saunders, n. j. Bleser, @. G..
Middle brook OF Mllbnnk, s. d., o. NJ !.
Chaplin, II. n. Soenningson. Hgge
jacobson, Halvor O. Solsten, p. Mattson,
NJ. Jurgens OF Montevideo. Mimi, II. w.
Anderson, X. J. Holslad Of Madison,
/, Wis, n. c. Little, Bird Island, MINI,
and John j. Ryan, 3. +. Raymond Of
Minneapolis, Mimi.
Mr. @. NJ Chaplin, a merchat OF Mon
tevldeo, Mimi, is most favorably in
, pressed with the coast section and
speaks OF opening general store AZ Alta
Iona.