The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-05-05
IMMIGRATION,

immigration is pouring into the State at al
points, This is true of both the northern ant
southern sections. The Platte and its trbuta
ry valleys probably never received such an in
lux at this season as it is receiving now:-al
without organized efforts to tell the world O
the advantages offered by Nebraska for thos.
VINO seek cheap homes or rich lands, if we ex
cept those of Mr.. Davis, who is just getting th.
| Union Pacific lands into notice. Kansas is get
ting the great bulk of the emigration of thi,
kind, because of it's being better known. ani
on account of the idea that has So long dam
aged Nebraska, which causes so many to re-
gard it as an uninhabitable country. Our i'm
migration comes to us by natural gravitation
from contiguous States. It does not come from
tne OLD States, but from the new, and until the
party that rules here shall place Nebraska un.
der the control of capable men, in the execu.
1--WE and legislative departments, we shall be
compelled to witness the spectacle of seeing
the great tide of emigration diverted to Kan
sas ana Minnesota. whose agents are constantly
ut work at every Atlantic seaport, and enioy.
ing monopoly of the benefits. But Nebraska
is rapidly filling up. and will continue to do so.
Railroads and telegraphs, the newspapers and
the people, are doing good work We are on
the parallel of empire, and all will be well with
US. Rival communities may lead us in the race
OF settlement and population for the day, but
the race Is not always to the swift, and time
VIII make all things even. Our progress, if
slower, Is not less substantial and prosperous
than that of our neighbOrs. We have had to
contend against mountains of ignorance in the
past, but we are making rapid strides in over.
coming it now. year or two more of ener.
getlc effort will dispel the errors that have 80
long clouded our prospects and obstructed our
progress, finally and forever. These vast and
fertile domains will soon be occupied by indus.
trIous, and thrifty populations. The expert
ence of Illinois will be our experience. What
that State achieved in twenty-five years Ne
braska will accomplish in about half that time.
Lyman Trumbull is our authority for the fact.
and we cheerfully take the responsibility of the
prediction.
The foregoing upon the important subject of
Immigration is from that able journal, the Oma.
ha Herald. Much it contains is very applica.
BILE to Idaho. When we resort to the same
means and measures as Nebraska, we, too, shall
find immigration of an intelligent, industrious,
respectable and valuable population pouring
into Idaho, and making permanent aud com.
Portable homes where now is nothing but the
primeyal wilderness of nature. Like Nebras.
ka, we need the aid of railroads, telegraphs,
newspapers aud people" Newspapers and the
people we have, and with what instrumentalty
We have, can accomplish something towards the
desired result. Newspapers can do much, but
the people can do more. Will our cotempora-
ries of the press consent to aid all they reason.
ably can in this matterl The more that is
known of our fair young Territory. the more
will Its permanent population increase; and
with increase of population the development of
It's material resources and the increase of its
wealth.