Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-06-01
Letter from Nebraska.
NOT 4 VERY rLArrrRINo ACCOM-

OF the Bellows Falls Times.
OMAHA, Nebraska, May 10, 1866.
EDITOR TIMES AS the East has been
Hooded with pamphlets, newspapers.
speeches and letters setting forth in the
most extravagant terms, the beauty,wealth,
and glorious expectations Of the
Territory Of Nebraska generally, and the
city of Omaha particularly, consider it
my duty as one of the victims of such
representations, false as they are in gene
raj and detail, to give true statement of
facts as they exist, and if any one who
reads this statement should hereafter emf
CRATE to Omaha City, have only to say
that he deserves his fate and viii at any
rate not be entitled to,nor shall he receive
my sympathy Omaha is small town
consisting principally of one story and
one story and half frame houses. Its
business consists of about half dozen
miserable apologies for hotels, Il will
mention none of their names, but will only
say to those who propose coming here
that they may stop at which one they
please, and they will wish they had went
to some other one in twenty-four hours,)
of an immense number of one horse
boarding houses, worse if possible than
the hotels, with from three to six beds in
a very small room, and two in a bed A
number of saloons are in operation some
of which appear TO do an extensive and
profitable business; this is in brief a sum-
mary of the business of Omaha. There
are stores of Dry Goods, Clothing, Gro
ceries, Drugs, etc, but doing so insignifi-
cant and unimportant business as hard
ly to be considered in speaking of Omaha
as place of Importance.
The surrounding country is destitute of
: timber. The land seems TO be tolerably
good, and if irrigation were possible might
be made to produce moderately good crops,
but with the small quantity of rain which
falls in this country, agriculture can never
be made profitable and know of no prof
liable use 10 which this country could be
devoted unless it would be raising sheep,
and before that could be accomplished in
Vulnerable wolves wonld have 10 be des-
troyed.
There being no timber and the coun-
! Il
try being comparatively level the wind
: has fair sweep, blowing stiff gale al
most without intermission. Clouds of
dust constantly fill the air, filling eyes,
ears, nose and mouth, never renting ex-
cept to change its course, and the only
speculation of a doubtful character the
people here indulge in is as TO the proba-
Bile character and direction Of the wind
tomorrow.
Hundreds of deluded victims of decep-
ton and misrepresentation are now in
Omaha, destitute of means, no employ
ment TO be obtained, and many hundred
. miles from home, their situation is deplora.-
| Bile.
George Francis Train, by his lectures
throughout the country, and his falsehoods
and misrepresentation in regard to Oma-
ha, its business prospects, population and
extraordinary demand for labor here which
never did exist, Is justly entitled TO the
execration of all honorable men, and the
curses heaped upon his head by the hun
dreds of disappointed men, deluded by
representations are loud and deep. 9th
ers of less note have helped to spread the
delusion upon whose heads the exeera-
tions Of many suffering ones will fall. In
conclusion, Mr.. Editor, allow me to say
that Omaha is humbug, a delusion, and
a snare, and TO advise all persons who
contemplate coming here, to stay away if
they do not wish to starve to death.
Yours Respectfully,
WILLIAM FARR.