Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-22
Better STAY A NONE
Mr.. +. N. Sutton 10 Not Favor
ably Impressed With Okla.
homa Conditions.
The Good Lands Almost as High
in Price IS Those Of Mar
shall County.
Soil. Crops. Rainfall. Etc. 1.-THE
Kiowa and Camanche
Reservation.

had intended to write you a letter. but
expected to wait until had seen some
developments upon which ID base my
statements. In view, however, of he
mass Of immigration now flooding this.
country believe can give your read
ers some Information which will save
them money as we'll as aid them in
their Investigations
Oklahoma is all that its name signi-s
FEES beautiful land. A "trip here un-
wells revelation, one which is a pleas
ure and disappointment. Practically
every quarter section in all the counties
sof the territory, with the exception of
the extreme western tier OF counties,
has been entered upon. Each quarter
has its house. barn and fences and all
indications Of a people contented with
their lot and prepared to make ii their
permanent abode.
The disappointment comes to those
who expect 10 find Lana lying cast Of .lls
Chicago d Rock Island railway Mt low
prices Lands adjacent to god country
Towns sell Tor $40 to $50 an acre. Out
fifteen miles from the railroad land sells
for $3.50 to $50 an acre The high
prices arc for lands such as we, have in
Marshall county and the lower prices
are for lands such as Marshall county
people would not have The soil hsre is
of three kinds-black or chocolate loani,
red land and black jack land The claim
SIS made tina. the red land Is as produce
tive as the black. However u Marshall
county man sa Missourian when he is
u f1,x,f ~
i have failed to see wheat growing as
nicely on the red land as have seen
on the black land and have also seen:
that the man With the black soil farm
is far more INDEPENDENT when he comes
Ia talking OF a sale han the man with.
the red land. Oklahoma Is not Iowa
No one need come here expecting TO
find IT such. He will be sorely disap-
poiuted and make needless expenlli-
ture OF money. A Marshall county man
cannot come here and get the same
kind OF soil In the rain belt without pa v
ing Very nearly as much as he would
pay there, location and lay of land be-
ling tn. same. He can count on that.
Another thing. If he comes and gets a
farmers price he need waste no time
trying to jew him down. The farmers
| here are contented, They have had good
crops. statistics show they have never.
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