, 1883-10-20

..ss Iisdp StISu, a-u h'schS IN SN
tsr it All The so.c,lIed pasture lsEds lcok
very sere iade,d, eKcep: where they have
Alfalfa OF Lucsrne grass growing. t~no
longer q cattle country or stock country OF
any Kind. 1t is exclusively devoted to the
small grains, especially wheat. Wheat you
see everywhere. Coming over the raul
road to this place, / saw it piled upon plat
forms in sacks, and in riding around the
country since my ARRIVAL see it piled ap In
the fields beside tho straw piles, where it
was thrs.hei out. They never stack wheat
here. Taey us, header mach ines and thIesh
it as soon as they gather it. They can SOW
il in either The fall or sintsr. SaGmer fsl-
lowing Is Gai,e common. III which case ihey
only get cryp every s,cond yea-, but WAS
told oi lands TIA. rad teen crclped right
a!ony f., :wru,y yes's snd tnat cortlnued
TO Sis'd p 10 81 bushels pr Gcrs. TIE
.roub:c j. 90 e. tho ground h7cse n
tame q. the fail hen 1t - 90 very dr. ard
dusty. I.aw parties narrowing With three
horses abreast, and the cloud, 0! dust we're
so thick .ast you eould scarcely Giscsrn the
me- beh'r the horses.
TIE lard, OF W,ils Wsi,a corntry vary ii
price from Sl5 to s25 per acre, according 70
loea ion, quality sni character Of the ni-
provemen!s. Il Is, as you may Judge rom
what have said, tfsm0us wheat region
the equal Of the best whest sections ct Min
nesota OF DAKOTA. Lands have about doub-
led in tho last TN years Further east and
north-in what is known as the PaloIse
country, Ard Upper Snake nver country
they arc much cheaper, hut are advancing IN
pric, as the country is opened up by the lat
eral railroads that feed the Northera Pacific
End its leased lines. Wheat raising mas ap-
parentfy got ahead q trsrspcrtatlor. and it
is estimated ths, the crcp OF Eastern Wash
,ng;on will not be go, CT. before New
Yesrs.
rIG ISfBBEsT.
This is hard on tire f1rrlc1s Of liHite1
means who are compelled to borrow money
at one, ono and half and even two par cent
per month.
TIE very lowest rate Tor -lODey out here
is ten yer cent. On lopg gilt-ed2ed iosas. Sc
cured ea farms at about one-tniri tne!r va
De. i great deal more money is loaned st
10 Yer cent tn4n at 10. sHi che per cont. per
monk n,ay he quoted a, the gcin9 rate for
An arerase n,or.ssge Of one and two years,
while op- sri s ks,. IL the bank rate OF
tirs EOnths' pspei.
Ths lsts Mr. Woud ssri, Of Wheeling
USED 10 say that "the banking end of rts
nai b-sines. vas tn fancy cod" Of Il And,
jus: go the .nor-y-!ead,pg business out here
IS - !.ncT eHa Of wheat raising. The hank
10 - nich / reisr, the firsl Satiorsi, ha2
:cur or .ire h-sccle. scattered abort st Oil
.erent s,nail ceut.rs ia this resiou, AID they
sr- gathering IL the sheayes ana shsckels &
good dsal faster tLan the farm.rs. Rish in
terest dces rot mean poor secur & cut here,
the Puke = wel!ipss ssou's remark to the coz
,rary notwithstanding, Tor tire stcuri.y is
the very best. 1t is the eterBsi law Of supply
and demand ,ba, is asserting itse.:
S..eaking Of money-leuding, they Lsve
Just pu. in to.cs mortgage law 10 Oregon
that is Causing go,d deal of Comment The
Law Provides that all money loaned on rea,
estate shall bo taxed at Us full vslne, and
tha. the owner Of r,al estate who is in debt
for money may detUct the mor'sa: 9 from
his return hy psyIhg tho :a1 on Il ara hald
iny II a. a set cf for 50 r.uch irter,s. paid
the rort,cce. TIT result hss been 70 divert
nOney f:om OrsSoa 20 this To.r:a.y-shere
tnerc IS 10 usur. ls< Z sh, per cent. Is
rhe iog., rate Ia Oregon uen par cent. by
coDtEsctl Na!.e hc-e sLytting you agree 20
pay Is legal. Eastern a. wei :. foreign cap
Italists lave s,.t at great %e:! OF money
h,1c % ne ic.uli ~ r,sl est4ts, and /: mas
be = .ut ont 8. :ea sti twelve per cent.
nst, a. expense. Isid ty tho borrower. How
trely Gii ~i-e olt Sc!o.nou say that " the
borrower i. serveu: 70 .hs lender"
.wELL FINED COUNTRY.
Tbs is ws,i fenced country, considering
tha. tim;,er IS Sc scarce In this immediate
portion Of Z. Tee asea; Gsids vary in size
from 50 to go a,rss. AMI there beirg no
stock Law. i. is necessary 70 have fences to
secure the grain A Virginia worm fence "
cost. SIX c-pts pc. rail or $3.50 to S4OO per
mile. There is very little wire fence az Jet
Fuel here costs from 81 to ss Per cord for
wood, aad Sl3 per ten for Puget Sound coal.
Farming implements are fram 50 To 100 per
can't. higher than with you. This. togethe.
with iss,r is why it coats forty e,nts Per
bu.hel 10 raise wheaf. Beef that you get IL
Wheeling for l2s and Is cents. sells for 20
cents per pound here. So that it en..s more
to keep hou,e IL this place, town OF 8. o
people, than IN Wteelins. Bot you neisEsr
see nor near Of want o, p,ivaticn In tbs
country. EFerysoiy seeu,s to hare monsy.
ard gold AID silver c.rculates freely, and Is
TIE money Of Ii. corn.sy. All CHECK. n
bsns are pad in coin
lhave met some very ple,s.n. and cuia-
vasfd people here. ildecd they have 10od
society IN these prosperous and growing
toEns- The z. 5. Land Register here Is Or.
JorEra-en, formerly member Of Cona,e,,
.rcn the peser.nu-g dnuic: in V,rginia, .
nsss genisi suo urosae Een.lsGaR. To hin