The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-05

fear shortage In the production Of the
substantials of life this year In the Central
States, which are the great corn and wheat
growing sections. There will be enough
md 10 spare, therefore the present high
prices must 10 down 10 q basis that will
enable poor man to live. 81
/ stopped u halliday at Chicago, but will
pass II with the single observation that It
Is, aud perhaps always will be, the great
business emporium OF the central and west.
ern portions OF tho continent. 1t has the
bulge on St. Louis, and will doubtless keep
It 2f &
l want 10 repeat here, what have said
In these letters in each particular locality
Of the far West, that Us an agricultural
country, II can never amount to much.
After yon pass the Rocky Mountains, moth.
ing will grow without irrigation, and a
country that has no rains can never com.
pete with those sections where nature
does the irrigating. In this great belt oil
non-agricultural localities l will class a
part OF Kansas, all OF Colombo, NIL OF New
Mexico, all OF Arizona, all OF California, all
OF Oregon, and all OF Nevada, Utah, Wash.
ington. Montana and Idaho Territories.
For minerals, and minerals only, are these
States and Territories valuable. Outside oi
few rich valleys in each OF them, com.
paratively nothing is raised. Certainly out.
side OF California, Oregon and Utah, nearly
everything that the people eat aid wear
are produced in the Central or Eastern
States. II ever 90 West 10 live, 1t will
never be beyond the Missouri.
In my opinion, the richest coal and sill.
,.ar lnf, Of 4
main is in Arizona and Now Mexico. Its
true, mining down there Is vet in its in.
fancy, but the ores are nevertheless there
in inaxhaustible quantities. The reason
that these Territories arc behind the rest
in the development Of their resources, is
because Of the warlike nature Of the Indian
tribes, and the hitherto lack OF railroad
outfits. With the exception Of the Apaches,
the Indians are pretty well subdued, and
the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific railroads have recently
opened up these two great Territories 10
the people outside. From now On YOU NAV
expect to hear OF wonderful discoveries Of
silver, copper and gold in that locality.
The average speed OF railroads west Of
the Missouri river is less than 25 miles an
hour; and at all railroad eating houses the
regular price OF meals is 81. II is much
warmer in Arizona than in the Gulf States,
which are in the same latitude, It is ac-
counted for in the absence OF moisture in
the atmosphere and soil. The ground is
as dry and as parched as desert; and 10
see stream OF running water is rarity.
The distance from Wheeling 10 Kansas
City is 967 miles; to Dsming, New Mexico,
10 NJ. tn, A -,
10 San Francisco, ria the Southern Pacific
route, 3,e97 miles, and from SIN Francisco
to Wheeling by the Central and Union
Pacific railroads, is o,92S miles. Tho rail.
road fare from Wheeling to Tucson is
500 30, and from Tucson to San Francisco
it is $50, from San Francisco toWheeling
by either the Central or Southern Pacific
routes, is Sl2G so. The sleeping car fare
from Wheeling to San francisco rid
Southern Pacific is $50; and returning BY
the Southern Pacific it is Sls II any one
contemplates the trip that | have lust
taken, would advise them, by
all means to prepare a lunch bas-
ket for use beyond tile Missouri
river, as the fare they set ut the railroad
eating houses is only OF the plain, substan-
tial order, and costs s. day. A s. bas-
ket will run man nearly from the Mis-
souri, river to the Pacific ocean, and besides,
it is quite fashionable. More than hall
the people l Travelled with spread their own
lunches on the movable tables oi the sleep
ING car, and Jared much better than those
of us who had 10 jnmp out OF the train
three times day and eat with our hats on,
and pay one dollar for tough eggs and beef
steak, without vegetables or lu1uries.
The best hotel at Tucson is the Palace:
at San Francisco the Palace, or the Bald.
win; ut Salt Lake City the Walker House,
and ut Omaha the American. The Oldest
city l saw in the trip was Santa Fc, the
busiest was Tombstone, the coolest,
San Francisco-for almost iroze,-the
prettiest, Salt Lake City. The best fruit
country ! saw was Los Angeles, California;
the best wheat locality, Salt Lake Valley;
the best grazing section, Wyoming Terri.
tory the richest farming section, in n
general way, lies between Kansas, Nebras.
ka. Iowa and Illinois; the best climate,
California; the grandsst scenery was in New
Mexico, and the hardest looking citi.
zens were the greasers near the old Mexico
line. z5E,l
People may say what they please about
the :Great West" and would not in the
least detract from its greatness and its vast
facllities for the good OF men; but, after all,
my friends, it cannot, in any respect, be
compared with the East.
"The rich East blooms fragrant before us ...a
All fhiry.land beckOns Us forth:
We mnst follow the crane In her flight DER the
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From the fros;s and the moons Of the North.
g. Z. . i. .
"Our s!res. In the youth OF the Nation,
swept westward through plumber md blood,
But hollrr quest calls US back 10 the East,
We tsht for the kingdom OF God" f2-