Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-03-19
LAND.
South Dakota's future is beyond com
prehension Of many people to-day.
Land owners independent-Great Wealth
for them IN years to come.

Land owners independent-Great Wealth
for them IN years to come.
Vermillion Republican: We be-
lieveitto be self evident truth that
every man owes it to himself and
family to make the most he can out
Of the capital and resources at his
command, and as agriculture is the
basis of all wealth, it is especially
necessary that those engaged in the
profession Of farming should con
sider the question OF location as a
matter Of importance and choose a
country inwhich they will have the
ordinary income from the the farm
and an additional income by reason
Of the increase in the value of their
land.
History shows that every locality de-
volops its period Of greatest activity
at the time when the land, by reason
OF the increase in population, is daily,
weekly and yearly rising in value,-
thereby accumulating " easy dollars
for the owners without indivinual ell
lort other than the exercise ol their
Judgment prompting them to buy at
the right time.
But many intelligent people overlook
the Importance ol buying in the right
place, at the right time, and seem to
forget that millions upon millions of
property havebeen accumulated sole
ly by following this simple rule.
Beginning with the states bordering
on the Atlantic every neighborhood
in its turn has passed through this
stage Of prosperity until itmay be said
that the high tide OF land values has
at last reached the Missouri River.
In those thickly-settled commu-
mites there are thousands of farmers
practicing the utmost economy, den
wing themselfs and families of many
Of The comforts of life, and at times,
in cases where they are paying interest
on mortage they are actually grow
ing poorer with each succeeding year
It is difficult for them to overcome
prejudice and suspicion and hard for
them to realize that they are absolu
tely certain of bettering their condl-
ton by seeking new location.
Unfortunately they regard the old
homestead or their particular state or
neighborhood as being the only place
ION earth, wherethere are other local
tiles often within a few hours ride
where the application OF the same
amount Of capital and energy would
| in short time make them indepen.
dent, if not wealthy.
From westerner's point OF view,
as the editor of the Pierre Capital
Journal suggests, it seems almost a
crime to waste time and energy in
an effort at agriculture in these older
communities where, by comparison,
the disadvantages are SO apparent.
We think it can be demonstrated
that small capital judiciously invest
ed in the right place in the right
place in the west at the present time,
will give even greater results thar
formerly, Tor the reason that lane
values in certain localities will in.
crease more rapidly than ever before.
The wealthy farmers of today are
men who secured their land while il
was yet cheap. Thousands OF acres
in the central west have increased ir
value tenfold during the lifetime o
one owners, and it naturally follow.
that the wealthy that the wealthy
men Of the future will be those who
are buying good, cheap lands now.
The lands to buy today are thos,
that, all things considered, will bring
the largest returns on the amount o
money invested. To illusttIae: &C
cording to the census of 1880 th'
states bordering on the eastern coas
produced an average value OF crops
Of about $1oo er man, while tor til,
same year the greater portion Of th'
country situated between the Missis
sippio and Missouri Rivers produces
crops to the value Of nearly $500 pc
man.
This great advantage, couple'
with the additional increase in value
shows conclusively that the centra
west gives the best possible results
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