The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-04-11
A Few Words About Missouri and the Ozarks

number acting together suitable tract of
land available for agricultural and horticultural purposes ms
divided into farms of different Sizes and In some proper To-
cation there is established village with the allotment OF
tracts of few to all who members of the colony
From their homes the village they the short distance
Cessary to cultivate their farms.
THE establishment of successful farm home colony has
in it only of actual benefit to the participants but far
greater educational general beneficial influence upon
the economical conditions than from the establish
of number of social settlements in the crowded portions
of large city.
Something like dozen of such settlements have been
successfully established in the state of Missouri and others are
OF development The amount OF undeVeloped land
in this state Notwithstanding the fact that the first state
lying wholly of the Mississippi be admitted to the
Union has made favorable field for such enterprise Of
the foour millions of of land that constitute the sur
face of Missouri nearly oneha has been touched by
powshare and that portion that has been unoccped and
developed lies for the most part the southern half Of the
This section only offers better advantages for good
at reasonable price than found any place the
Mississippi valley north of Mason and Dxons line but also
offers favorable conditions of life The experience of
dhas demonstrated that the temperate the best place
ornan to live and that has also shown that
the best place for human habaton is at that point farhes
south where grass grows we'll
The southern half of Missouri the Ozark regions conced
ed to be of the best producing sections the Msss
spp Valley And here with land to be had from So to SIS
with conditions of life which free from the hardshps
incident to northern climate and from the depressing nu
due to southern be found the most favorable
opportunities for successful result properly organized and
and directed movements back to the soil.
Some will ask, How is it that land is cheap in the
Ozark Perhaps for the that land in Redwood
county few years from $40 to $40 owerha
in counties around and further west where land
is good is here One is that the state of
Missouri until last spent dollar to advertise its
lands and another thing that the railroads would sell home
seekers tickets cheaper from eastern states to the west than
they would to the state of Missouri Last year the mgra
ton bureau spent 100000 let the people of the United States
know about the opportunities in southern Missouri and there
has the states history been such rush for cheap
land there to that section last fall and indeed few
away without buying The party which went from here last
fall composed of T. D. LYMAN w. H. Logan, d. L. Crmmins
and S. O. Peterson, purchased 2OO together while Mr.
Logan bought $50 besides having quarter interest the
large tract These lands all located in Texas county Most
of the undeveoped land the Ozas covered with oak tim
Der enough than pay for the land Some sections
covered with fine lot of yellow pine timber.
ere you 80 $50 cities that
stock for the growing of fruit for poultry raising for
ces that permit individual ownership any may come
Or ark farm and freedom.
It Only $500
among which Sioux City, Ia, Omaha Neb
sale in both large We handle Frisco r.
Land Co. of St. Louis No. which land all the
nd unmproved, sold Prices from SIS
land railroad in Take a trip fine fruit and
or call get illustrated folder booklet map
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Redwood Falls, Mimi.