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The Western Exodus

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
March
Year
1883
Copyright
Public Domain
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Never. in the history ot tne country, has there been such an exodus of the better class of our farmers and mechanícb to the new and growing Western States. The reasons for this are readily found in the fact that a man who has secnred for himself a fair competenoe is not supposed to continue in the same limited sphere when, by slight evertions, he may secure, for a nominal sum, a farm rivaling in its fair proporttons some of the principalities of Europe ; and by which a few years of toil can be made to doublé itself in value. The emigration during the coming summer will be without precedent. Akeady the railroads are crowded with people seeking new homes in the West. Whole commumira are preparmg to move from some sectionu of Iflinois and Wisconsin, the farmers selling their lands and, with the proceeds, moving to larger and more fertile fields. Add to this the immense foreign immigration that has already started, and it is not beyond the range of possibilities that the summer of 1884 will see whole counties of, what is now vacant land, as thickly settled as Michigan or Illinois. The Democrat has followed, with interest, the emigration to Dakota. Every train on the Northern Pacific railroad carries one or more colonies to some point in this territory. The section field is the principal town, on the Union Paoitio railroad, seems especially rich and fertile, and in a fair way to secure the bulk of emigration this year. This section ia particularly rich, the yield averaging fully thirty bushels of -wheat to the acre- potatoes, oats and other crops being correspondingly large. Belfield is a üourishing to n, built by a party of Chicago capitalists, who are sparing no expense to make it the supply point of that section of the West. These gentlemen are selling the lands at low figures, and in other respects offering every inducement to emigration. The entire country in that vicinity is 3 ;A tttC+V n 4irQ finnlii'.v of OOal. ij Lili I I l 1 í 1 1 - b ■ - - - - ■ - - i r costing only the labor to produce it for fuel. This town is only a sample of rnany on this railroad, each of whioh is growing beyond all precedent. If any of our people are thinking of moving West, they can do no better than investígate Summer Valley, and its soil, before deciding upon any other location. Attention shoiild have been called to the cattle interest, which, although in its infanoy now, is destined to be very great. The stylographic pen is one of the :rt„ rt# ,in ,- miilorn p.ivilizatioTi. IL Hood's song had been "Dip, dip, dip." Instead of "Stich, stitch, stitch," it would have lost its text at the handa of Mr. Livermore, who has given this age this perfection of pen, penholder and oase, and ink- all in one- handsome, and always at hand and ready for use. The inventor has put some new improvements into it, and now what remains but for every acribe and letter writer to find it on his desk. Ink, flller and cleaner all go with it. And to crown all, the price has been reduced to two dollars. Send that amount to the eole agent, Mr. Louis E. Dunlap, 290 Washington strest, Boston, Mass., and the return mail rill bring you this most perfect pen. - [Contributor, Boston, MaBs. B. J. Conrand contémplate removing Albion.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Democrat