, 1867-10-04

cOmplisb 50 much for our comfort and happiness,
cannot zoe afford to do something for future pos
terity7 But we have not lived here in vain.
Where eight years ago there was scarcely
church or schoolhouse, aud at most, 10000
bushels Of grain raised, we now ind not only
good public schools, well attended all over the
country, but several very excellent high schools,
and as many churches, that would be q credit
to any country, and last season there was raised
10 this valley over 500 900 bushels of wheat !;
250,0O0 of oats 200, 900 bushels of barley l5O,-
900 of corn, and other products in proportion,
and yet we are still but in our infancy.
TIE FUTURE HISTORY OF THIS VALLEY.
As the greater portion of the last decade of our
nations history will be written with the CORY
pen, dripping with the fraternal blood Of our ma
tions best and trayest sons, and with it will also
be written up the close of the most unholy and
wicked rebellion that ever cursed the face of this
fair earth, and at the same time will be recorded
the downfall of that institution which has ever
been a curse to our fair country, and has degra-
ded the dignity of labor. Just as plainly will
the next ten years be marked with the march OF
internal improvements and the construction Of
railways. Before the close Of the next ten years,
| firmly believe that, there wiz be two grand
trunk railways passing on the borders of this
Valley one connecting the Central Pacific at a
point near Soda Springs, with the Columbia
river The other passing down near Snake river !;
the third, the great North Pacific line, connects
ing Puget Sound with Lake Superior, and line
running directly across this Valley, perhaps
through this town, connecting these two lines.
And then this Walla Walla Valley will be known
as the great -four, and bacon, and beef aud horse
and mule, and butter, and cheese, ard fruit de-
pot of the great Columbia Valley; and every
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be raised will End ready market, whilst these
great works are building, and afterwards an
easy outlet to the Seaboard, the great highway
for the commerce of the world.
What we want fol, the present. farmers, me-
ehanics, merchants and all, is to go slow, keep
out of debt, improve our farms, our workshops,
our places of business, and, particularly, our
homes, = as we can = slowly, without inFolv,
ing ourselves and be ready to pitch iu when
these good times commence. From this time
forward San Francisco will slowly but surely
to be the only great centre of trade for the
Pacific coast. Tie straits of San JUAN and Pu-
get Sound, are no longer on our extreme boun.
dary; but in the purchase of Walrussia we have
come into the possession Of 400, 900 acres Of
land, and sea coast nearly 1900 miles in exc
tent; so that Puget Sound is very nearly in the
centre of our possessions on the Pacific coast,
and directly on the shortest and most practical
ble' route across this continent from Asia to
Europe, and on that great inland sea will be
built one of the most magnificent cities on the
American continent. These results, will of
course, effect every branch Of business carried on
in this Valley. Such conceive to be the future
history of our country
TIE Utility OF AGRIoULTURAL FAIRS.
One of the best results of these fairs is the
getting together of the whole people from town
vyba III fall tha
common interest, and free inter Ohange OF
opinion and thought when religion and politics
and every thing that tends to divide US up into
sects and societies, at other times, are all eu>
tirely laid aside for the time being, and we miu.
gle together neigbbOrs and citizens. We
find that this subject has enlisted the attention
of the wisest and best of men. 1t is only with
in the last twenty-five years that these agricul>
tural fairs have been properly attended and
appreciated. Thirty or forty years ago, there
was little or no disposition amongst the rural
population to think or read much on the sub,
ject of agriculture. 1t was considered a busiN
ness that any iguoramus might engage in sues
cessfuily,-it not thought necessary to
tighten or brighten the labors of the farm by
any rays OF scIence or CLEANS of Intellect from
the world of thought without. Work was the
oae thing wanted, from sunrise till bedtime, and
the requisites sought for in the hired man were
stroug limbs and the power of endurance, and
his labor was paid for much brute force
book farming was considered humbug.' Bu
through the influence of our glorious public
school system, a great improvement has taken
| place. Contrast the farmer now with his father
| on the same farm half a century ago, and see il
there is not some improvement that can be traced
to the widespread publication of books and es,
says and journals agriculture, and to the so
| cial influence of these fairs ard societies.
| ,b; ;ply al Ind
| that large proportion of the actual improve,
meuts that have been made in farm stock
farm implements, and farm products may bt
| traced, directly or indirectly, to the influence
| of the agricultural associations of the country
To appreciate this influence it is only necessary
to consider the immense facilities which a wei
conducted exhibition gives, not only to the agri
cultural mechanic, for making known the na
ture and value of his improvements, but TO tht
| farmer for becoming acquainted with them
| Many iuveGtion would have slumberd in OBJ
iyion or enjoyed only a local fame, had it no
have.been for the mutitudes brought together a
| these fairs, which, it will be seen, furnish
a most admirable medium of communication
| both to the mechanic and farmer, making it TO
the interest of both to attend and avail them
selves Of the facilities offered them. And wha
is true with regard to agricultural implements
is true, to nearly an equal extent, OF every thin
else brought Tor exhibition to the fairs OF tn
society For instance there may be some YER
fine breeds fhogs aud sheep brought from Lew
iston or Touchet, and there may be some frou
the Umstilla, this gives every person wishing
such stock an opportunity to examine and com
pare the different breeds, side by side aud decid
much better which they would purchase, thai
it they bad to examine them apart to say moth
ing Of the hundred and fifty miles they woul
have to travel to see them at all. So it is will
every other.article ou exhibition here. Here W
see horses from the Coppei, cattle from the foo
OF the mountains, jacks and mules from the Tum
alum, hne specimens of fruit, poultry and'butte
from Dry Greek, and every part Of our NAlle
representedin in some way, so that a stranger com
ing into the country can have a better opportu
nifty of leerning what is in tue country, and bC
coming acquainted with our resources, by al
tending this fair two days, than they could b
travelling over the Valley month. Add in OF
/ der 10 make this fair a complete success we wal
every particular branch OF industry aud busine.
fully represented-both the ornamental and sui
stantial We want the ladies TO have on exb
: bilion all those beautiful little articles of n
6nement aud luxury which always indicate a
: Intelligent mind and refined home | kno
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