The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-15

- The Land ,
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When you can buy land for less than
you now pay for rent? Large tracts of
railroad lands are being bought up for
from IS to $40 per acre, adjoining good
hOmesteads that can be had for the
| asking. We can locate you on free
homestead and sell you land as rich
| as any that lays out of doors, adapted
! for producing wheat, corn, oats, rye
and other grains. These lands are
close to good stations on the main line
OF railroad. Located within 80 to $50
miles Of Denver and Colorado Springs,
better markets for all products than
any of the eastern markets. These
lands are smooth, level, well grassed,
no rocks or alkali. This is absolutely
the best proposition in cheap lands in
the United States today.
The Climate
Is fine, the atmosphere is clear-you
can plainly see Pixies Peak, 100 miles
distant. An average Of 300 days of the
year are GLORIOUS WITH SUN
SHINE. The average temperature In
the winter is about thirty degrees
below zero, but then only for a day
or two. In summer the temperature
averages about seventy degrees.
J. The Water
Pure and sparkling, flows from count
lessless springs. Wells of good. pure
water, the best you ever tasted, are OBJ
tanned at depth of from Is to 40 feet.
The country undulates just enough to
form it's own natural drainage.
The Soil
Is a rich dark brown or black loan,
and the subsoil is clay. All our farm
lands are free from alkali stones, boul-
ders or gravel. Our lands will produce
equal to any prairie lands in the United
States.
The Products.
AS in all new countries, farming has
been done in a very crude way, but
with such surprising results that it Is
difficult to determine what crops may
not be grown at profit. Settlers liv-
ing in the vicinity of these lands are
now raising winter wheat, macaron1
wheat, OATS barley, rye, flax, corn,
broom corn, alfalfa. millet, kaftir corn,
potatoes all kinds of vegetables, ap-
pies, peaches, pears, plums, apricots,
cherries and all small fruits. and the
latest, sleekest cattle. horses and
sheep in America.
Advantages.
1t will be difficult to find more ad-
vantageous region for a new settler.
Most men, to find cheap lands, are
compelled to go far away from rail-
roads, towns or markets, hoping that In
time a railroad will be built through
their region and new towns estab-
lished. Here the new settler finds
trans-continental railroads, towns.
In advance of him, and good prospects
of rural free delivery in the near fu-
ture.
Why Has This Country Never
Been Settled Up?
The reason is very evident. When
the Union Pacific railway was built
through this country the government
gave them each alternate section for
| twenty miles on each side of the track;
| through one of the best grazing regions
in the United States. These railroad
lands were quickly gobbled up by the
big cattle barons and leased for as long
q time as possible. And for years they
have persistently published to the
At for grazing. These lands, along with
the government lands, were fenced
iltthereby excluding the small farmer.
The suits in the United States courts
| against these cattle barOns to compel
them to remove their fences. will verify
our statements, but now the leases
have expired and the railroad company
refuses to release. but have put the
land on the market and are aiding In
every way to get the country settled
up.
The Rainfall.
The record Of the rainfall taken at
the experiment stations at Cheyenne
| Wells, Colo, shows an average for the
past II years Of II inches annually,
| which is more than enough to produce
full crops.
According to the census statistics Of
the United States. wheat has been
grown for 40 years on an annual rain
fall of IA inches and the same cond1-
lions prevail in the Big Bend and
Palouse districts in Washington. By
| referring to the table below, it will be
seen that the rainfall of eastern Colo
RADIO comes from March to October,
just the time needed for vegetation,
leaving the winter months dry, which
IS greatly 10 the Denent OF i've STOCK.
~. H0mesteads.
AT the present time we can locate
you within 2 to miles Of town and on
the best Of land. If you want claim,
go now as each excursion will put you
back from to 2 miles, and within six
months they will all be taken.
What About Markets?
It is seldom that new and undevel-
One6 country ia S0 faVOrah1V situated
with reference to markets. Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo all lie
within radius of about 100 miles and
have a combined population of over
200, 900 people, while Omaha and Kansas
City lie less than 500 miles to the east.
The whole mountain region is grow
ing market for the rest of the state.
Railroad facilities are Of the best. The
c. r. 7. & P. Ry., the Union Pacific Ry.
and the Missouri Pacific main lines
cross the country.
What About Fuel?