, 1885-01-31


OrR people hardly appreciate the
Importance Of the book that Is about
70 be issued frum this oaice up n
Eastern Washington and Spokane
Balls Theso are thousands Of good
men in Nc fur east who ace looking
toward Washington Tertiary with
an eye toward making their home in
ihia region. They are desirous Of
suruing reliable Information upon
tie country, and this work in pre-
psratlon will supply just the points
they desire to know. The work
q not built up from imagination. It
4 clear, concise presentation Of
facts, aud many authorities are
quoled In its pages. 1t Is Just the
thinE TO put into the hands Of the
farmer, the kaborer and the capital
ist There Is to be a large emigra-
ton to the Pacific cogst during 1885
and the section that becomes the
better known through the instru-
mentality Of publications bearing on
the subject Will be the one that will
catch the bulk Of the travel. We
elsim that no other portion Of
America lying west Of the Rocky
mountains possesses greater advan-
tages 10 the sober, industrious man
than Washington territory. We
havea grand country that Is capa-
BILE Of sustaining and supporting a
vast population. The openings are
more numerous than elsewhere and
the industries are more diversified.
We do not wish to be understood as
representing that . fortune awaits
every man who casts his lot In East
cru Washington, but to the man who
+ not afraid Of work there Is a chance
10 earn a livelihood aud a good pros
pect Of conletency. We want no
droneA There is no room for tho
idier nor adveniurer. At the present
tine perhaps there Is no place where
the drift oi public sentiment Is 90
apparent. as renards the popularity
Of any one division Of the country as
a place to imigrate too, as at the
New Orleans exposition. There
thousands Of people are congregated
70 gaze upon and admire the pro-
ducts OF the world, and the repre-
sentailons Of the various states and
territories are daily piled with In
Vulnerable questions as regards the
promises and conditions Of the sec
lions they are representing. Com
mlssioners having In charge the
exhibits from these different COM
inonwealths Are opportuned c0ntin-
ually for information, and pariicu-
hTly y the case with those who are
experimenting the departments
assigned to the western territories.
This T. one reason why the press Of
this territory have 70 ronstan;ly
insisted upon a liberal display Of the
agricultural, mineral, horticultural
and other products Of Washington.
When such exhibits come under the
immediate observation Of thousands
upon thousands Of people who other
wi-o could form only a very indef-
mite Idea Of the possibilities Of this
section, and those Ideas Cleaned
from the occasional writer, who
often gives a very garbled report
based upon hearsny, are from notes
made along The line Of the road with
out going 10 the trouble Of extend
ing his observations Weknow that
on a number OF occasions such cir
cumstances, absurdly false In their
general construction, have l'een pub
lished IN the eastern press much to
the detriment and injury OF this
region. The New Orleans exposl-
tlon Is one opportunity 10 an age to
reach that class that would make the
most desirable citizens, and itshould
be the aim Of our people to put in
their way all the information in their
power Our commissioners at New
Orleans are wide-awake to the inn
portanee Of distributing reliable In
formation upon this territory, and
viii do all in their power to iurther
shat object. Asa proof Of the inter
est taken by those gentlemen it is
only necessary to publish the follow
rng letter that we received this
"Wednesday morning;
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 10th, 1885.
Spokane Falls "ReUieg," Spokane
FaQs, VT, Sir ~ see by your issue
of the 10Th inst, that you arc about
TO publish a hand book Of your city,
and surroundings. beg leave to
suggest that 1t would be a good idea
20 send liberal amount Of them
here as ourcountfy Is much inquired
about, and matters u that kind are
very convenient way Of giving in
formation.
Respectfully,
y. C. FERGUSON.