Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-12-25
VALLEY FARMER HEARD FRnv
ne Is BAsKrNG IN PERpErr.r .r,.

~ ~ rEhF ETUAL SUMNER
An INTERESTING LETTER
=, ~, esteemed friend "Valiey Farmer ,
we mas becn spending the winter IN ~,
u'ueh state, writes us from san ~ :,
s'soo. we are glad to know thar h.. !,
enjoying the plea.ant breezes Of III. Psci
- ooast--'he gentle zephyrs OF an mend
'"s summer. rrdDlent Of the incense !,
perpetual hpwcts. lie hassloud of man
severe winters N NJ m,ana. and h,s M
li!erous friends III this valley Will i. ia
'aeu - itafh That be Is enjoying himself.
SUEsAN VALLEY, December 10 1a,,
FRIEND jon:
INC hrst numbers Of your new Couric,
nave Just reached NE, and thou "a small i,
s'Ae' az the distance OF fifteen hundred
'Aio7 "cle very ncW>y TO an Old Montan
-, anu thinking tina few jo,tinus
"n ~ "'ysiue might assist You 10 fiji
~ ~ eApann little more ih.n your fir,
proportions prompts The eff ri to reu, v
ne association that once existed
- ~" mat you have another (BOztman
SeW>) paper tor thefnfurlnaliun and rn
,shtehinent ~ the denizcns OF the Rocky
HAouhtaihs ana the balance Of mankind.
your spa;c VIII be deprived or Il great
ail'uh. " matter that assisted You IN fill
ing your Columns heretofore, unless per
chance you take issue with how thing.
should be done, or object TO a man t.,ol,n,
Lls own horn, OF iuady,nr 10 n,r,,,.s ~
official position. or parting his h..r N he
'nluu'e; then you may bc wanting greater
prnpOrtlons Tor your tuIm,natlons
bdt having that matter al 10 Won I
started out 70 talk little about JaIlf.,rni.
v ht!t all the reports see and h ar II. n
Aunlana speak OF the SHOWS ana bows
y seems strange in contrast with Eal,f.r,
ma. wnerc, up 10 tie present TINE (near
the middle Ut Decenlbcr), ,her; has been
nothing resembling winter ia aDy Of I'M
many beautiful valleys contiguous 10 The
Lay OF San Francisco rhouyi. we have
oitetl heard, II yet seems strange. Tia,
lierc are many portions Of California
adapted to, and grow, the most tender
vegetables. sufficient to supply The ma
kct, at any and all seasons Of The Year. anl
tnat, too, out III the open fields. withon,
iesortlng 20 the artificial means Of hnt
houses or hoi BEES. just think OF il-pnli
Up big he ID Of cabbage and set out a.,
other plant in the same pace the same
day, and that's the way il is done her. IL
California. by coaxlng the sal with 4
Itt!e water, tbs a.w Tvs ready to reward its
abuh'a't punishment, necessary rs hall
intact the material ard immatrrial cl.-
menis necessary 10 the existence uf The
human family
In all that is necessary to make a pcopl.
prosperous California is UNSURPASSED
We have Of e, he r,.il said that
Ca''fnrnians love TO boast, bu, even
lille bo.s ing is not vanity where
fhhrk ia y, t.>e
who boast have seen o'her countries. and
b I'VE yet vivid rec elections Of fire. ling
Wlnfeta, s'u-hy springs and NIL lny sym
merS. through which their more youthful
DAYS were pissed. One can hardly real
ne hat winter IS here these charming
days, with ,hs songs of tll- buds falling
upon his ears, famed by sWect winds OF
summer snfinc>s. blessed with AR rich
with the perfume Of flowers ami fra ,rali,
with the balm IF spring, while the hills
and fl Ids are growi green from refresh
ing showers. and the gardens are gorge ,us
with >enl tropical luxuriance, and ali Ia
turc ems crowned win smiles
But those who enjoy continually the
boantfnl feast which Natures God has
provided on this Coast need not la ish e.
upon it. Travellers. experienced
and eloquent, have ahnndantly done this
How unlike the bleak, win,ry DAYS If
other sections, where they are uvrrsnad
owed ny skies Of gloom and severity, with
weeping winds OF ~intry fcre.nors
drifting SHOWS and icy blasts, that almost
CONCEAL the npDl III the veins and freeze
he marrow in the bones.
And withal there is fault-fnding ele> |
ncnt here a. in other communities |
tulglng in criticisms uf the cold winds. |
Fngs and earthquakes which sometimes |
1ist then. and srumbllng about the low
prices for which they have to sell and The
Ugh prices a, which they have to buy
8lt, then, ,h-y have Ii the world for a
market. and all manner of cheap transpDr-
a'ion to send their abundant surplus to
he different parts of The world Not like
,ur Montana, cprnerci up without lngress
n egress for one half the year. and then
My a. thu snail pace Of III dark ages.
Vow, how lorg is that cnnd ton Of
hings TO exist, that makes it necessary for
he farmers Of Montana 10 inquire annu~
~ how many ct their population ere
one. ard h;,y may consumers are lc1t,
hat they may know the amount recess nv
. be produced before The planting season
ON nrnces? The amount pro lncei must
= graded 10 The amount Necessary to be
onsumcd. NJ man, whatever his means,
an continue q business which has no
rDfit in the present nor promise in The
uture. Isolated rs we are in Montana,
nth orr sparse population, our grca'
aUit has been over production, and the
.eming necessity Of coming in competi-
on with one another
BY judIcious combination some degree I
prosperity may be attained. but there
~ be nothing gained in war against
,e inexOrable law Of supply and demand ,
Sad experience. dear school, has tauy ht l
lat much to one Ii
VALLEY FARMER. /.