Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-07
5reat Wealth for Land Owners
in the Years TO Conc.

We believe it, to ha self avi ent
truth that every man owes it to him
self and family to make tae mos le
can out of the capital and resources
a: his command, aad as agri uT>fnre
is the basis of all wealth, il is especially
nee ssary that those engaged In TIE
profession of farming shan!d consider
the question OF location as y matter Of
Importance and choose connTy in
which they will have the ordtharV i'll
come from the farm and an additional
income hy reason of the iNctelse iu the
value OF their land
! History SheHs thai every locality
developes its period nf areateSt ac
tivity at the time when the land by
reason of tse increase in population,
is daily, weekly and yeariy rising IN
valne thereby accWuGlatiMg easy
dollars for the owners without indi-
yiduai Efforts other than the exercise
of theT Judgment prompting them TO
buy AT the right time
But many intelligent people over,
look the Importance of bUying in the
rig ht place at the right time, and seem
/ to forget that millions upon millions
of property have been accumulated
solely by following this smp'e rule.
Beginning with the states border
ing on the Atlantic, every neighbor.
hood in its turn has passed through this
stage of prosperity untn it may be said
that The high tide Of land values has at
lastreached the Missouri river.
In these thckly settled communities
there are thousands of farmers pract-
icing the utmost economy, denying
themselves and families Of many of the
comforts Of life, ANA at times, in cases
where the are paying interest on a
mortgage they are actually growing
poorer With each succeeding year.
4 It is difficult for them TO overcome
prejudice and suspicion and hard for
them to realize that they are absolutely
certain of bettering their condition by
seeking a new location
unfortunately they regard The old
homestead or their particular state or
neighb0rbood as being the only place
on earth, when there are other Iocai-
ties often within few hours ride
where the application Of The same
amount Of capital and energy would III
a short time make them independent. if
not wealthy
From a Westerners point OF view
as the Pierre Capital journal sug-
gests-it seems almost crime to waste
time and energy in an effort ut agricUl-
ture III these Older communities whore,
! by comparison the disadvantages are
so apparent.
Wethnl it can be demonstrated that
a small capital, judicoUsIy invested IN
the right place in the west at the
present time, viii give even greater
results than formerly, for the reason
that land values in certain Localities
will increase more rapidly than ever
before. The wealthy farmers Of today
are men who secured their land while
it was yet cheap. Thousands Of acres
value ten-fold during the lifetime OF
one owner. and it naturally follows
that wealthy men of the future viii be
those VIII" are buyiUg Z Cd, cheap lands
now. Inc lands to buy today are
those that, ali things considered, viii
bring the largest returns on the amount
according 70 til" census Of 1850 Tie
states bordering on he eastern coast
produced an average value Of crops OF
ABOUT SlOO per man While for e e
same year tie greater portion of th,
country situated between the Missis.
sippi and the Missouri rivers produced
crops TO the value Of ieArIy S40O PEI
man.
This great advantage coupled WIKI
the additional increase in vaiue shows
concusively that the central west gives
the best posslble results.
Among the raw materials belonging
to All agricultural community are corn
| wheat wool, butter, beef etc. and il
should be kept III mind that all these
can be produced here cheaper than
elsewhere, and for tins reason it viii
always be impossible for the east tt
! successfully compete with this region
and the person is unfortunate wht
fails 10 comprehend this great truth
and act accordingly
OF course it does not follow tha
everyone gets wealthy, even in The
most favorable location; but it is true
that thousands are successful, and from
small beginnings have accumulated
fortunes in the newer countries wht
would have toiied their lives away
without results had they remained il
the east. Western Progress.
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