The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-08-11
c. D. Burris Has
Faith in Minnesota
Writes MahnOmen Land Com
pany That Minnesota Land Is
His Best Investment
MANY OPPORTUNITIES LEFT
Regrets Not Coming to Mime
sofa Instead of Wasting Time
in Ohio and Iowa

In the recent "Mahnomen
Country" booklet issued by the
Mahnomen Land Company, C.
D. Burris of Redwood Falls
writes of his experience in buy
ing Minnesota lands. Mr.. Burris,
who came to Redwood County
from Illinois few years ago
and purchased section of Red
wood County land. His VEN
lures in Redwood and Mahnomen
County farmlands are told in the
following article, which is the
major portion Of letter writ
ten to the company July 20.
No Risk in Land
after eighteen years of con-
tinuous struggling, and by per-
sistent effort, I accumulated
enough to make a small pay
ment on a farm in Paulding
County, Ohio. Six years ago,
after my wife and I obtained
what little means we had been
able to lay by, being aware of
the fact it would not cover much
territory in central Illinois,
where the price of land was so
high, it fell upon us to find a
location where we could buy
enough land by spreading our
little mite out as thin as it was
practical to do, a friend advised
us to go to Paulding County,
Ohio, to look, which we did. We
liked the country very much and
bought 240 acres, which was a
big undertaking with what
means we had. We raised three
good crops, but realizing the fact
that we were carrying a heavy
load, and having an opportunity
to sell at a nice profit, we did so.
We were fully convinced by this
time that there was no risk
whatever in buying good land
and going considerably in debt,
if one would put his shoulder
to the wheel and attend strictly
to business.
Great Chances Here
1--WE were advised by a friend
who was in the real estate bust
ness, that there was great OPP
portunities in Minnesota. Not
being familiar with the climate
up there, the name Minnesota
would make the cold chills creep
over our bodies, but we decided
to 60 and look, feeling the neces-
sity of going where there was
cheaper land. To our amaze
ment we found a grand, good
country with great opportuni-
ties, and a climate unexcelled.
We purchased 800 acres of land
at $4,000 per acre in Redwood
near Redwood Falls, and
later in the season purchased the
south half of the same section.
After holding same for two
years and getting two excellent
crops, our same friend who adj
vised us to buy this tract, sold
it for us at $4,000 profit.
Decide on North
''It again fell upon us to seek
another location. AS land had
advanced in price there, we felt
we should seek cheaper land. I
began the search and after trav-
cling over a great deal of terri
tory throughout Minnesota and
North Dakota, I decided that in
my judgment, the greatest OPP
portunities I was able to find was
in Mahnomen County, where I
purchased 700 acres in Popple
Grove Township, in January,
1914, and am frank to state that
this was the best investment I
have ever made in real estate.
The only mistake we feel we
have made was that we did not
go to Minnesota when we moved
to Ohio. Had we done so, we
would have been many thousand
dollars better off today, and
there are still great opportuni-
ties open for the man of moder-
ate means, as well as the specu-
Iator. There is no country, in
my judgment, where a man with
little means can get ahead fast
er than in northern Minnesota.
Yours very truly,
CHAS u. RTJRR1S.