, 1882-03-11

lrRox oUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. !

TRox ouR SPECIAL CoRREspoSpsST.
Weston should be the county seat OF Una.
tllA fa surroundings and the numberless
ranches comfortably fixed in every respect as
regards fencing, barns. houses and substan-
| tial improvements for miles, dotting the pic
raresque scenery around this Eden Of the
Blue mountains when compared with the
bare, bleak surroundings OF the Umatilla
reservation which encrcle Pendleton oetoken
that our legislative donkeys depended more
upon the length Of their ears than the merits
of the position IS regards the location Of asuit-
allie county seat. But would recommend
the division Of the county 3. an early date
The Solons who have an Ak t. grind would
doubtless object TO this. Let them object
but show by your ballots, Westonites, that
you are not like Balaams ass, gwen to bray
rather than to act. A word to the wise is
sufficient The ablest, honestest and most
spirited men of Umatilla county are IN favor
Of division. Why. the county is larger than
some Of the eastern states. Now is it not
absurd for man to have. in order to settle
some tr,hing legal business, to SO distance
Of over q hal: hundred miles at considerable
risk and expense, when the same matter
could be settled within few miles Of his
door at quarter Of that expense:
It is all foolishness for man to say there
Is no proht in farming. If there Is n failure
tbs fault is in the man and not in the vOca-
ton. The truth is. those men will always
fail who only farm As agents for the mer-
chants who furnish them their supplies. \
rsucher in Centerrille told me yesterday that
h had kept correct and accurate record OF
his rsnehing operations for the past five
wears and he has cleared over FIVE thousand
dollars in that time independent of all eI-
penses. It is noteworthy fact that agri-
culture is becoming recognized as science
and requires as much skilled knowledge as
any other branch of industry. The old say
,ns that anybody can farm" is a gross mis-
take as proven by practical illustration. The
rancher who would succeed must proht by
experience and close observation as we'll as
economy in the management OF his affairs.
Twas more than pleased with the Eden
of the Blue mountains, Weston. as, in graphic
and witty words, that king of brewers,
Berry. of the "Lion," now Of Blue mountain
fame, sketched in the howery language Of
MacCaulay, the great historian, the future OF
Snowy bestal virgin-WestOn-" Here are
his words: Language would fail to convey
to you in words the wonderful renovating
power Of this section OF tie country have
gained twenty pounds IN flesh and consiie
ably in pocket since l left Walla "alla
few months ago.
Look at our enterprising firms and their
substantial brick buildings. Dusenbury
Bros, own nearly as important a branch
here as the present house in Walla Walla.
There's Jones, the hardware man, who has
built himself up by hard work AMI industry.
Why ne can supply you with anything from
an anchor to needle. His bird cages,
flower pots and hanging baskets all manu-
factured OF Blue mountain foliage, would
show You what this district is capable of de-
veloping. Sailing L Reese have 4 stock OF
general merchandise Of immense variety
and princely wealth. Steinaker Il Wolfe
can supply all the ladies in this extensive
county with cloaks; dolmans and chemises
of the latest styles. J. W. Young keeps a
full line of hardware goods and does not in
tend TO be undersoli by any opposition.
Look at our Weston Touring mill. run by
Prebstel Bros; why some OF its -four sent
to Europe took the prize against all competi-
tors.
Our hotels are credit to US. The "Wes-
ton, run by Ridemour & Son, sets table
second 20 none in the valley. whilst the st.
,Iohn affords excellent beds wherein a tired
man can sleep forty hours and then regret to
leave bed.
II you want anything nan has notion
for it can be got from The genial Pauley,
whilst if man only wants to go to Wood
river. he can get an outfit from ]. b. Dupius
on the strength of the dust" lie may bring
back. McColl Miller own the city drug
store wherein prescriptions are carefully
compounded. Itwould be well for all drug
gists to be careful how they give too large
quantity of ''sulphate OF morphia" to stran-
ger. There arc four well conducted saloons
and now you can step in and try the pro-
duct of the Blue Mountain Brewery.
Your reporter thanking the genial Berry
stepped in, and as he is now drinking "Nec-
tar for the Gods of Olympus he intends to
have jolly good time of it and drive care,
sorrow and misfortune with all their attend
ant Satellites as far from his memory as this
ale is Superior to the rot-gut Of one-half your
Walla Walla dives. When l have drank
one barrel of it, which will be about this
time tomorrow evening, I'll write to you as
fresh as a three year-old colt getting the
gear" on him for the first time.
Amos