The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-09-05
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DAYTON, w. T., Aug. 2S, 1879.
Editor Democrat
Being constant reader Of your paper, and
having seen no communication from this
place, l take the liberty TO send this, trust
ing % your known good nature for is escape
front the waste basket rather than 70 any
merit in the article. Should you see iit %
publish Il, Il viii answer numerous letten
from friends In the WebfOet nation. which
have not time TO answer separatolyi
This country Il rolling, with little timber
oxceptin the mountains and on the nnmer.
Gus creeks running through Il.
This place has . wooden factory, church
q, large dry goods stores, grocery stores,
4 drug ssoros, several cigar and notion stores.
hotels, numerous restaurants and boarding
houses, two blacksmith and tinshops, 2
butcher shops, livery stables. planning
mills, grist mill, 2 bakeries and too many
whisky mills-as every place has Two
newspapers are publiahed here
ofcOurso every one wants TO know II this Il
. healthy country, and what the chances arc
TO get rich. As TO the first, can recon.
mend Dayton e. being healthy place 70 10.
cate, both from observation and experience,
as also the surrounding country. Having
came hero In . very feeble state Of health
(the doctors having told mo they could do
no more for mel am now blessed with
sound aleep and an appetite that would make
an invalid stare. waila walla however has
the reputation Of being good place 10 move
away from, owing. IL Is said. to too much ir-
rigAtion- Many In poor health got - far ~
that place and feeling no better, bat rather
the reverse, 60 back discouraged
When wo got railroad here, which wa
shall no doubt do within year. strAngeru
with capital viii flock here, where We have
the advantages Of water power and the best
country in the world surrounding ns foE
grain, fruits, and In fact everything thai
grows out Of the tropics. No rust On the
wheat here. Many are buying property in
anticipation Of the railroad, and those desiF,
ing homes should secure them as sOOn -
possible. - property must rise.
Our Oregon friends viii not fail 70 ses the
familiar faces Of many old 0regoHiAns. who
are here to stay. and already have pleasant
homes and are surrounded with all the com
forts.
We. like all the world. have experienced Z
cheated term" Of shsrt duration, about snS
week bring decidedly warm, but, judging
from present indications, thsl worst i over
for this year. Yet perfect - tho weather i
here many are in tho mountains enjoying ths
wild freedom Of camp life. which means
making bacon Of themselves. cooking what
they would not cat at homo over . smoky
fire. And the world viii never know. per-
haes. just how many Of them found cut how
sadly sweet It was TO rise up saddSaly from
. bed Of bruah-with hornets nest therein.
Bat we must and will ''recreAte" II we wear
ourselves and everybody else out At IL
In telling Of the advantages forgot "a
mention one slight drawback to cur country
II doa't mean the ''pullbaeks" Of the L.
dies dressea, though wo have them. too.
But we Are 80 old.fAahioucd and behind the
times that We have none Of the modern i'm.
provemsnts" in the way OF sunstFokes, tor
nadoos, hAilstogms, and not eyea . case ol
yellow fever. We don't want Il supposed
that this Is from any lack Of energy or en-
terprise on our part, but somehow it's iusl
our luck never 70 have anything.
Us.