Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-03-11
LErrER FRoM AZ OLD IDAHOAx.
ITHIcA, Gratiot Co, Mich, |
March /, 1879. !

if the SEMr-WEEKLY WORLD keeps me
Of almost OF quite every
note worthy incident around Idaho
City, once SO familiar to me, and still
near to me, and in Boise Basin, Boise
county, and, in feet, Idaho Territory
as well, and, it is useless to say, in-
terest me greatly. ! sincerely hope
the Territorial Legislature will not
let the present session pass without
taking some steps for the organiza-
ton and permanent maintenance OF
Territorial Immigration Society in ac-l
Icordance with your suggestions some
time ago. I know of no one thing
which would more speedily and con-
stantly and certainly insure to the
best material interests of idaho.
Since the financial crisis of 1873, now
some FIVE and half years, the flood
gates of immigration to newer sec
tions Of the country, have been open
ed as never before in the history OF
the country, and nearly all OF the
/ Western, and several Of the Southern,
States have not only such societies,
but active agents soliciting immigra-
ton and making arrangements with
leading railroad lines for reduced rates
of travelling fares and freight to imnli
grants and land lockers Idaho, one
of the most healthful, inviting
and in many localities fertile
Of all Il nnrepresented, and the conse
a'nence is the tides and currents of i'm
migration flow elsewhere Many res
idents Of that beautiful Mountain Tel
, ritory, and perhaps some Of the men
: bers of the present Territorial Legs
Iature may not be aware Of the vas
L influence upon the lasting well beln
5 of the Territory and future State {
= Idaho such society, with prope
,. means to sustain its being and to iii
= fuse abroad information of its Undue
, ments and resources, would have u
- der its control and at its dispose
Your valuable paper teens with US
. full PRACTICAL suggestions for the COZ
!" mon veal of your section of countr
but none which has struck my mil
= more forcibly than this. Residil
" where | do, with companies and co
MES going from various parts Of t
State and occasionally rom this COT
:" ty and vicinity t. Alabama, Tex;
no Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Nebr
nc ka, Colorado, Dakota. Maryland, Y
GINA, Oregon, and Washington Tel
VIC tory, | can realiz, the full force
-'' the disadvantages under which Ida
~ labors III being so little known abro
''' and it is only by such society |
the means put at its command to
'A' fuse information concerning It's 5
" face, soil, Climate and resources /
~ for many years much will be known
W. the beautiful "Geln of the Mountain
'"o the queen of all the Territories of
United States
laft
= The winter has been a very s.
and one in this locality with almost u
,aft terrupted sleighing since early in
bev cember last. Business generally
been fair, although farm produce
,ere this agricultural region has bror
very low prices, still merchandise
,ere been correspondingly low, and
will year crops were abundant.
1t gratiies me to see b. the w
[. that there are good prospects Of pl
dent of water next season for mining
Tus- poses and of a good mining sea
IS us All there most certainly have my :
will est and sincere well wishes, and
&l,.>,, sEtbc hnnaS