, 1883-09-15
HELENA, Mont, Sent. :. ISsS

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long period. There is no place on the North.
west coast that can approach it for bushes.
energy. Seattle has the will but not the
hacking Spokane Falls is In its infancy and
IN comparatively undereloped section, and
Waila Walia is comparatively dead along.
aide OF il. Mining interests are the princl.
pal cause Of this for in this section ~. NO.
merous mine. on paying basis. Anu much
Eastern, British aus German gold Is ali the
time flowing in to assis: in developing the
hidden wealth with which the mountains q
Montana are literally ribbed. The city is
prosperous and money more plentiful rnan
ever expected to see again, after the dull
times We Of Walla Walia have lately erpe.
rienced.
To-day l waited the county fair grounds,
and, while the graia did no: amount to
much, there We're some fair sample bat
Tue vegetables Uere fully eqnl 70 any We
can raise In our world renowned valley Of
the Waters. In order 20 build up at ace
helween our producers and this section.
6ave TO day msh- It my business IL make
searching eLquiries, aud tind that 20 iar our
peop,e have been very remiss IN 10, extend
ing tier business over here; Tor many arrl-
Gle. that have literally been gong to waste IN
Walia Walla uoulI here command q good
price, and have been brought all tie way
from Cahfornis. Apples Il very Inie' ior
quality retail seven pounds f,r one dollar.
Peaches are 30 ceurs per pound green corn,
very small. l2l cents per dozen and tomatoes
20 cents per pound L. .s peculiarly unfor-
turate that this section cannot sapply this
market with fruit, for the merchants here
will have to send east for their require
ments. Some apples | have seen brought
from st. Paul are miserable looking things
that cur farmers would not ship, yet h=re
they fetch the highest price. The business
meE here tell NE tha. they have written to
prominent houses lii Cur city, asking fOr in
formation in regard TO shipping early vese-
ceived au answer to their correspondence.
After the last spike ceremonies are over,
at the request Of several business men,
shall return here aGd do my best to Open up
a business that cannot fail to be beneficial
to our valley producers This is bound &c
be a number one market. and those who
early avail themselves OF IT viii prcht &c
c,rdiug to their enterprise.
NJ travelling companion SD far has been
SIR. c. T. Dearborn, young gentleman who
has invested considerably in our city and
Territory. Like myself, he is much sur
priscd at the want OF enterprise On the part
Of our business tGel, IN not araIiin2 them
selyes Of the avenues ihroTn Opsn 20 them
on the completion OF ths Northern Pacific
Railroad for our surplus products. Helena,
with a population o: 1000 inhabitants, sup
potts two newspapers, daily AID weekly,
and they say here that they are as much as
they can find tine to real. But they ere
well Supported, and ii some OF Our adYer-
.isers who think they are dong tneiE home
papers favor by giving them an advertise
ment amounting TO one dollar and "a
snd two dollars per month. were to kno"
that here papers get 81 so for the same
space, and that paid cheerfully. they would
soon fiud that they are behind the rest OF
the world in their ideas OF what advertising
really Is. Yet, with all the prosperity h /
ena enjoys, 1t has not one tenth OF the ad'
ysntaees Of Wslla Walla, which, | grieve to
saw, is fast obtaining the reputation abroad
of having too many moss-bsck. amcng her
ciri,en, for her benefit When 8 measure
here is of q public NATURE the people pull
toretber. and Woe be to those VINO at'smpt
TO frustrate It. Ia our city, how dill rent
No matter now materially the community
ma be benefited ther, BY, unless certain
st have their own way, everything IL upset.
and the peoplr. instead Of sitting down upon
them. allow them to do as the pie ase, give =
groyl and allow the others TO congratulate
themselves that they have gained another
victory. II is these few that have spoiled
Walla Walls's prospects several times
during the past three years.
This afternoon NJ Willard, with his Est
ern guests arrived On several long trans
The citizens turned ou. ea mGSse TO recfiVe
him. and many o; the party were driven
around in carriages 20 view the city. Cari
Schurz was heartily welcomed when he ap-
peared and looks to be quite a young man
Mr.. Willard | saw on the platform and he
locke. we'll pleased at the end OF his pis''i'
;,c ro!. rtakinC. General Grant was The
other h.b.robbed with, and well pleased /
WAS 10 shake him by the hand. The = old
msn "!o,,ks we'll and hearty and spoke quite
pleasantly Tor sw hile after was ia'rodnced'
lie has .ood memory, fer, On Mr.. T.. J.,
Emmons. the Superintendent q Bridges anu
Buildings alorc the y. P. beng introdacea'
the Genera! immediately recognized MIN As
one his best f.huns men, "ho served w'th
tie Array of tac Potomac ia tae 9sh Army
Corps.
,, An early hour u, o,morrow Saturday
i,iu the invited quests on fifth section o'
srecisl :ra;u, to eel, brate the completion o'
the Northern Pacific Railroad l shall he
among some pretty hig men for 'lme' "'''
do no, fee! my infer!ority with them one
slf as much as DO when asking gorgeous
hotel CLERK j question, and hoping A1dins'
hope fsr civil answer. even oFs'h y
think there are msn IN the ""riI 1u'ti n. " IN
,or,art as the editor of Wslla Ns!a
morning newspaper. +. >. I rANAi'A
The wheat Market