The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1876-12-09

LETTER FROM BOSTON.
Boston Mass. Nov. Goth, 1876.

DUSTIN MASS. NOV. LUtu, 1915.
EDITOR TELLER Il am in receipt of Nos
one, two and three, of The TELLER, and
from careful perusal of the same, it is ap-
parent you are AS earnest as ever, as fully
alive to the situation as in former years,
fully demonstrating that you are ''never
weary of we'll doing" The revival Of the
local paper must be very welcome to all the
people of your country round about, and
have not "hidden your light under bush
ELL but after q thorough reading have
passed it around and find many persons
express surprise at the number of adver-
tisements in 'tsuch an out Of the way
place" indicating that they had previous
y entertained the idea that your people
were not alive to the advantages to be de-
rived from judicial expenditure in printers
ink. The iuvariable expression has been,
swell, it speaks we'll for the business men
there Your paper should be well sup
ported, thus giving you the siuew Of war
to the end, that you may the more effectu-
ally disseminate information relative 70
the resources of North Idaho, which will
compare favoraby with any other section
| upon the Pacific Slope, and is head and
shoulders beyond ansthing On this side of
the Rockies. The mineral resources of
North Idaho are believe, scarcely appre-
ciated even by the men on the ground
Your agricultural resources are not sur
| - cd Inv f,,rr Ii I
say the only consolation | have when suf-
feriag from the rapid aud radical changes
of weather on this coast, is that know a
country where climate compared with this
is paradise to the Internal region, and
hug myself over the knowledge, getting
some little satisfaction from the thon ght
that ere mary mouths elapse will again
be quafing the life giving breezcs of Idaho
the gem of the mountains. Your article in
No. 3. of THE TELLER upon "Need of I'm
migration" is the right sort. We're people
Informed Of the advantages offered by your
section for farmers tram. the older states,
and were that information persistently dis
seminated you would quickly see the bene-
fit thereof in the increased numbers of well
! to do farmers from this side, who are tired
of this country, and Of working laborionsly
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behind. and drawing upon their reserve
fund accumulated in days gone by. Your
country is indeed somewhat isolated, suf-
/ furs from limited and insufficient means OF
transportation, but compared with many
| sections of the east, now densely populated
which but Il few years ago were considt ed
out OF the world you are highly favored
rs you have great natural outlet, it W IL
| ID init of - i,
improvement will invariably follow upon
The heels of agitation for appropriation
from government for the purpose Of i'm.
proving your natural highway See that
your representatives are liberal, independ
ent and progressive men, who have at least
the greatest good of the greatest number.
and many Things shall be added INTO you,
the present absence of which work to YOUR
serious disadvantage. 1t is to be seriously
regretted that there is no organized move.
ment by men having the future growth of
your country at least for cooperation with
parties in the east for dissemination of val
liable information regarding the resources
of your section among men here in the
east who are anxiously looking for some
country to immigrate to, which shall COM
bine as many ratural advantages as posi-
We. CaiiioInla mas ner agents scattered
through the large cities of the east. | am
told that Washington Territory has a bu-
reau of immigration, doubt if there is any
agent hereabonts. Oregon has such an
agent here in Boston, upon whom have
called, was cordially received and highly
entertained by his account of the induce
ments held ont to settlers by Oregon He
was very courteous, but he had very little
to say regarding Eastern Oregon aud ada
ceut country, tho he allowed it vas a "tine