The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-01
Nice Farms i'm the East.

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shouldn't have it. 1t will not cost
much and there are hundreds of own
ers who would just enjoy selling
their farms to you.
| This is the impression we get from
the April. 1909, issue of a monthly
bulletin of farm bargains issued by
an eastern firm which makes a spe-
cialty of helping people to satisfy
their yearning for rural real estate.
1t is an impression which is consid
erably strengthened by personal OBJ
servation.
| Any one who has even a slight &C
quaintance with New England farms
will quickly understand why the
owner is so very willing to sell. Even
New England farmer can't remain
on the farm for several generations
without feeling a sort of hankering
to raise something. And when once
that idea gets in his head he natural
| ly wants to go somewhere where 1t
can be done. le s
1t can't be done at all in New Eng
land-and very little in any part Of
the east. The eastern farms produce
nice scenery, mortgages and mill
hands They are also very fine when
used as country seats by men who
can afford to support farm. But
otherwise they are quite useless.
We notice from the circular that
most of the owners give as their rea-
son for selling that, by reason of adj
vanced age, accident, sickness or sex.
they are unable to care for them"
That surprised us-we confess. Be-
cause a farm is old and poor and mo
count" is no reason why one should
MT have an affection for it. 1t rather
seems an additional reason for cher
ishing it. Those fasteners are a
hard-hearted lot.
Perhaps you have desire to taste
the joys of Vermont rural life. You
can not only taste but drink deep for
the sum Of $400-a very moderate
price to pay for country estate. Let
the advertisement speak for itself:
| "Only three miles from Manchester
depot, located on best road in the
state; it is right here that General
John Stark crossed with troops to the
of nt0
right on premises and lots of them
are killed in this vicinity every year:
stage passes twice daily; telephone
wire in front of house, easy to con-
meet; two-story, eight-room house;
large spring good water; stable for
COW and horse; right in midst of
maple shade; large trout brook
crosses land; will cut hay for COW
and pasture her; wood and lumber
standing on stump is worth more
than the price asked, but the place
must be sold at once to settle an es-
tate. and you can secure 1t for only
$500"
Think of the pleasure of coming
home at night, after hard days
work trying to discover the soil on
the 80 acres, and sitting on front
porch built almost over the spot that
General John Stark trod on when he
crossed to the battle of Bennington.
There are hundreds of farms valued
at large sums in other parts of the
country that never knew the foot
prints of General Stark. One shu.
dders to think what their owners
would ask for them if the general
had been seen in the vicinity in rev.
dictionary times.
If Vermont doesn't suit you. Con-
necticut awaits you with open arms
and cheap farms. You can get $50
acres at Winsted for $1,000. On the
$50 acres will be found without diff
ficulty a large two-story, ten-room
house, a horse barn, four henneries,
large shed and Toulouse, hog pen.
woodhouse, fine shade, excellent view,
| so young apple trees, and other
things too numerous to mention. And
other places in this and other east
ern states are to be had on equally
satisfactory terms.
| In reading this circular we under
stand as never before the strength OF
| the black to the farm" sentiment In
the east. The eastern farmers are
solidly behind it. They went to sell
ont to the city farmers and come
west and be real farmers.