, 1877-05-05
T,e Tide OF immigration.

The Tide OF Immigration.
Immigrants are pouring into ,his valley
BY hundreds. Very many of them come from
the Willamette valley, and these as class
are the poorest immigrants. Those who come
through bv railroad to Ogden, end thence
overland to this po:ut, usually have means
and in making purchases Of our store keepers
aud others invariably gay cash The bulk oi
Immigrants are Of the clos known as "smal!
farmers, - aud are just the people required TO
settle op the great interior tssin.
We have here TO repest What we have al
ready said, tbn, professional men, and traders
are no, requirsd. We have more than SUIT
ficienoy. Even any considerable number OF
mechanics would find it difficult to obtain
employment. The carpenters, bIacksmiths,
wagon makers, ETC., now here are generally
employed, bat any considerable addition 10
their number would overstock The labor mar
ket.
The immigrants TO whom the country pre-
sen,s Inducements are those Tho wish to take
I'D their quarter section Of land, and engage
in tilling the soil. For this class there Is DO
country in the world that presents equal ia
duoenen;s, and no where else can they obtain
land On equally favorable terms. In Whit
man county alone it is estimated that eight
thousand claims of 100 acres each are open
TO settlement. These lands are known by
actual experiment. TO be unsurpassed as wheat
landa, 30 TO 90 bushels TO the acre being 10
unusual yield. On the secure Of trsnsporta-
tion ,hvy have great advantages The Snake
River skirts the whole country, and wheat
delivered on It's banks is taken to ride-water
at a figure not to exceed IS ton.
Ia Columbia county large tracts of land
still remain open to settlement, and can be
htterallv had without money and without
priee. If the newcomer wishes TO locate
near the old settlements. land can be had at
from s. 10 $50 an acre, and this land of the
very bes, quality, such as in few years will
be quite sure to commend $50 ard 500 an
acre.
Southern California as a home for small
f,rmers is an exploded humbug. The VIII
lame,te valley is OF limited extent, and all
tn desirable lands are taken up and held at
figures that place them out of the reach oi
ordinary immigrants Puget Sound is exclu'
sirely lumber aud eo.l country, and offers
a wide field 10 miners and lumber men, but
! as a farming country it is a talure, and 1t l.
an absolute imposition to invite the class that
make ap he bulk of the immigration TO 90
to that country. Once there they are sure to
become dissatisfied, and rue the day that they
gaz-d for the first time upon the " finest
sheet of water in the world"
California, and Western Oregon and Wash
ington being out of the question, the tide oi
| immigration must necessarily seek this great
IL TERROR basin, aud fortunately We here have
a country that meets ali their wants. Broad
aud fertile praiTries that produce more bush
els of wheat and CORN to the acre than any
other land urou which the sun shines, can be
had unl,r The promp,ion or homestead laws
the only absolute cost being that Of filing
On the land and occupying it. The lands
fertile beyond comparison, We have a climate
that one year with another Is remarkable
for it's mi.dness- High mp in the North
latitude, our average temperature l. atont
that of Richmond, Virginia, and for general
comlor, is even preferable TO that highly
favored section of country. With broad and
teemiug acres and delightful climate, We
can liz gh'fully invite the tide of immigration,
and assure them one and all thkt they ill
/ here fiud health, conteutmeut, and happy
and prosperous homes.