Holt county, its soil, climate, and the advantages it offers to immigration .. . rrito-ries West of the Eocky Mountains. Usually our Western is ourbest market, but we are so situated that we can avail ourselvesreadily of either Western, Eastern or Southern demands for ourproducts. St. Joseph, one of the most thriving and enterprisingcities in the West, is within three hours by rail of the extremeNorthern portion of Holt county, and is thedistributing depot formost of our surplus products, as well as the point at which our re-tail dealers obtain most of their supplies. Produce of all kinds hasn
Holt county, its soil, climate, and the advantages it offers to immigration .. . rrito-ries West of the Eocky Mountains. Usually our Western is ourbest market, but we are so situated that we can avail ourselvesreadily of either Western, Eastern or Southern demands for ourproducts. St. Joseph, one of the most thriving and enterprisingcities in the West, is within three hours by rail of the extremeNorthern portion of Holt county, and is thedistributing depot formost of our surplus products, as well as the point at which our re-tail dealers obtain most of their supplies. Produce of all kinds hasnot unfrequently commanded double the price at St. Joseph ofChicago quotations for the same days. The being that has been, and still is, largely engaged in the Mountaintrade. At no time during the past five jears have the cereals ratedso low he ye as on the Mississippi and Western Lakes. Thus, whilewe raise as large crops as any portion of the West we always get alittle higher price for them than our neighbors further East. inxji^ i FOR BARGAINS IN. FURNITURE -GO TO- FOREST CITY, MO. They keep the only complete stock in the county. HOLT COUNTY. 15 SOCIETY. I am aware that many persons East are afraid to venture intoMissouri, lest the society should not prove congenial. Especiallyis this true since the close of the war ; man}^ persons supposing thatwe are still in a condition of anarch}, and that life and propertyare held by a somewhat precarious tenure. No idea could be moreerroneous. Holt county, from its contiguity to Iowa, Nebraskaand Kansas, was scaicel}^ visited by the contending parties, and isnow, and since the spring of 1865, has been as safe as any portionof Illinois ; indeed, there is more safety to person and property,and I might add more loyalty in the county than in some portionsof that State. By reference to the paragraph on Churches andSchools, in another portion of this pamphlet, it will be observedthat our citizens take a lively inte
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