Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-05
FROM WASHINGTON rEaRlrosr.
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try Thinks Of IL.

FROM WARRINGTON TERRlTORY.
what q Leading Citixen Or thas Conn.
try Thinks Of IL.
WAIrsBURa, w. T., April G, rs.
EDITORS COURIER "A few of the
leading citizens of our part Of Wash
ington Territory have organized what
they call an Emigrant Aid Society,
and have scattered broadcast, printed
documents, well calculated TO lead
many, who are doing well enough, to
conclude that we have here perfect
Paradise, thus causing numbers to
emigrate from tho Western States,
who are doing better there than they
possibly can do here. Tho truth is,
this country has been appraised for
more than II Is worth, aud desire
that those who contemplate settling in
the Walla WallA valley should do 60
voluntarily, after knowing the fac,s
In regard to our future prospects, as
well as the present inducements. Es-
pecially to husbandmen, this question,
like every other, has two sides. lfs
man oniy wants land, il is the place TO
obtain il, Real estate can be purchas.
ed for less than what the improve.
ments cost. The reason IL this: our
valley and city were populated when
the rich placer mines of northern Ida
no were first known; our country was
built up on the excitement OF gold
mines. Now those placers are fast be-
ing worked ont. conference.-the we have
very hard times. "A yervssmall nor.
ton IL good agricultural land. and that
is not half settled. You must bear In
mind that this county IL very large
near one hundred miles SQUARE. In
the best localities water is scarce tim.
Der to haul twenty miles. in MANY
places. and scarce AZ that. Fonr YEAR
ago. the assessablc property OF onr
county wse over s4OOGOO0: now II
falls short of $500 COO; does mot this
show q retroarade moyemont,
When . man pulls up stakes and
leaves the Western States. where
everything has a permanency. where
there are ilourishinr echools. proeper.
GUS churches. and good society. GOOD
markets, Quick and cheap transporta.
ton. fertile soil. and, In fact. every.
thing Qrsduallv on The rise in the shane
Of land, he should know for what he
10 trading, and withal he 10 yery liable
to get cheated. We are the most com
pletely housed in. of anv people. beinr
three hundred miles from the ocean !:
our only outlet, the Columbia river.
and that owned BY one company ex.
clusively, and taxed to death nearly
with heavy freiQhts. or course these
exhorbitant charees ali come rom the
consumer. The freight from Portland
to Wella Walla. our shipninr point. n
S25. 90 per ton measurmant Which h
equivalent to $50 90 ON MANY articles.
and IS. 90 Der ton from shippinr points
to our city-Walla Walla. The fact
10 this: We nav higher for every ar,i.
Gle wa bnv. and receivc Ia.s for every
Article ~. nroan.e th.r ~ .r-;oni
tnral neonle an osrth I..e vess -.
: noor ann .a a 20 AZ :. .. ass Ia .o.s
irr ~ sa,I "a .;e o - :. 49,; oi nsu - av ~.
acconrt snd 10 hsva in.. S.s.s al .h ~.
Oau, snu W n.sS Juss pssseu InEo
: v11y poor Wi9ter, the mercury most
~ v1,, .ne uine ~ Geerees Doiow notning.
WIZ ~ snas, Wnest, our only nope, 70
woa.n ous 90 CENT PEI ousnei. we
u .. ~ Mslaet Only nome c0nsump.
VOL Wnlcn donI cring 2 dollar into
sno ccunary. we nave NO railroad,
sW1csptn one' morse ns[roW-gsuge rom
WaHs Ai1 20 tue ColumDle river,
not yet finished, to feed this Oregon
Steam Navigation Company, at whose
mercy we constantly are. The past
winter killed over half the cattle In
the valley, and We have more yet than
there 10 any demand for. Many fam.
lilies are ready to leave just % soon
40 they can cross the mountains. Some
are for the States and others for Low
or California. They are leaving their
farms, not q few only, but by hum
dreds. They cannot sell at any price
and now, April 9th, the snow 10 one
foot deep ON the best soil in this val
ICY, ana from twenty to twenty. five
.ees deep IN the mountains. Snow
Ie'i isst nignt 70 the depth Of six Inch.
": 90 mucn Ior the climate
or u nc Nv. vsl'sy Is not -. 90 healthy o. lows
M. - .sc', ny OF ,ne Msstern STATES.
W. W. lave taxed laiiroaa ior ten years,
U NV ~ tIn 90, ou.o Ial!roaos' ana tne
p.osPs.a ~ .ail Ior us 70 ges NO com
except what We have. The cold win.
Yer killed sli the peach trees and ONE
nail the other fruit trees. which We
CALL a SAD CALAMITY And wa unnld Al.